Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1864-05-24
(THE BATTLE NEAR NEW MARKET.


The battle near New Market on Sun
lday, tie 18th inst, resulted in one OF
the most brilliant victories Of the war.
The troops were handled with skill and
boldness by the commanding General,
and the soldiers fought with remarka-
bic bravery. Their conduct was such
as to elicit the praise and command the
Admiration of their gallant commander.
The corps Of Cadets, though they never
witnessed a battle before, acted with
the steadiness of veterans, and fought
with the courage of Trojans. Though
| their beloved comrades fell thick and
| fast by their sides, they faltered not, but
kept their line well formed and eontin-
ued to advance upon the enemy's bat.
terry in spite of its destructive fire which
was moving down their ranks like grass
before the scythe. Their noble conduct
on this occasion, will liyein history and
be immortalized in song. All of the
troops engaged fought nobly. There
was no shrinking, no taltering, on the
part of any of our soldiers they all
acted well their part. The 62nd Regi-
|ment of Imboden's command distin-
guished itself by the heroic valor dis
played on this occasion.
Capt. Chas. II. Woodson's company,
composed of refugees from the State of
Missouri, fought with distinguished bra
very and lost very heavily. This COM
pany of gallant Missourians went into
the fight with 70 men, and lost 40-5I
killed and s. wounded. The Cadets
commanded by 1t. Col. Ship. had 210,
infantry In the fight besides the artiile
ry, of which they lost 6 kill -
wounded. III and SO
The 62nd
act'o Regiment had about 400 in
.4on, and lost 43 killed and 20 wound
led.
i The battery Of the enemy was eharg-
ed and captured by our left wing com
posed of the gid Regiment, the Cadets,
i Edgar's Battalion and the 51st Regi-
Iment of Wharton's brigade. 1t was in
the charge which captured the enemy's
lbattery that most of our men Were
killed and wounded. Pa
| We suppose that orr less III killed ano
wounded viii probably reach 400, and
/ the loss of the enemy IN killed, wound
led and prisoners about 1000.
We have not been furnished with the
casualties in the 62nd Regt. and there
fore cannot publish them in this Issue.
| The following are the casualties il
Capt. WoodsonIs company of Missouri
ans, as published In the Rockingham
Register:
i KILLED.-2d 1t. j. w. Jones, LIST Serg't W
NJ. Day, Privates Thos. III. Gave, J. @. Morris
and r. P. Norris
/ WOUNDED. Capt. Woodson, in bib with she'll
slight 1st 1t e. IL. Schott, in arm with crap
shot, slight Sd 1t. Thos. S Bradshaw, in Les
with shell, slight Serg't Jno. J. Growing il
breast and head, with bali, supposed mortaliy
Corp. j. Ill. Dryer in face With ball Robert P
Clarkscn, in breast with ball, lnortally, (sinc
deaa); Thos. Gloomy, in face with bali, veH
dangerous IL. E. Collins, in shoulder with bali
MORALLY Thos. b. Dry, in leg with ball, slight
Henry Maupin, in arm with grap-shet, dang r
GUS Joseph Spence, in hand with ball, slight
S. Cooper, in shoulder with ball slight p. K
Walter, in leg with ball, dangerous G. Rear
don, in hand with ball, slight Chas. Duncan
slight W. FL. Hannah, in breast with shell
slight P. Ell. Moon, IN arm with ball, slight
H. H. Baton, dangerous j. w. Ballard, ii
shoulder with bail, slight David Bradshaw, il
leg with shell, slight Thos. G. Gibbs, in arm
with grape-shot, slight W. Ii. Tumey, in breas
with sleI. slight; James Nelson, in shoulde
with grape shot, dangerous; James f. Smith, il
foot with grape-shot, serious James Brady, ii
|leg with she'll, slight Thos. Thomson, in arm
with grape shot, slight r. E. Bobbett, in arm
slight; Thos. q. Logan, in foot with ball
Islight J. W. Lewellyn, in arm with ball slight
VIM Bare, in shoulder with shell, slight: Willis
G. Atchison, in head with she'll, slight Pit
4 Cloudas, in leg with she'll, slight.
i - We understand that Sigel's for.
ces are doing a great deal of damage
at and below Woodstock, arresting cit
Liens, plundering property, &c.