Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-06-20
PROM srAuNroN.
SFAUNToN, Va, June 8, 1884.

SaHOae s4ntettgencer: y
Thihking thatN some of Your readers
'Would1be Interested in the progress of this
column OF the army, i shall give you a lew
lines; commsnciug With May 2st6, the day
on winch mail communications were closed
with "Yankeedom."
On the morning of the 29th, Gen. Hunter
moved his column southwark, camping at
hude'S Hill two milessouth ofIMountJack-
son. where we remained -tilF five O'Clock
A. 41,T June I'd, when We, moved. to Harris
sso9Eppnrg, Va, where our advance cavalry
nae skirmish with Imboden's command,
which fell back to Mt. Crawford, eight
miles south of Harrisonburg.
From Harrisonburg We moved to Port
Republic, passing over the Cross Keys bat
tie ground on Saturday, June 4th. We
marched the following day, Sunday the
9th instant, on the direct road from Port
Republic to Staunton, starting at s o'clock
A. NJ. About'6 O'clock "A. NJ, our advance.
the LIST N. Y. Cavalry, came upon General
Imboden'B cavalry, about 1000 strong.
which was routed after considerable cav
airy fighting, in which the lat and 2lst
N. " and 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry reg
iments distinguished themselves by spleE-
did charge, killing 8 and capturing % pris-
oners. The rebels then fell back about
three miles, fighting all the way to their
main force OF infantry and artillery, com
manded by Brig. Gen. VIM. E. Jones. Here
regular pitched battle ensued, which con-
tinued without intermission till 2 80 P. NJ:
WhenI bY splendid flank movement on
the enemy right by Col. Joseph Thoburn's
Brigade, anda cavalry charge on the left
of their position, the rebels were complete-
~ r6Hted. Their loss in prisoners from
that one charge being $50, Including 4
Colonies, 2 1t. Colonies, Majors and 40
line officers and among their killed was
Brig. Gen. JONES, their commander, and
many other officers Of high rank. We bur-
led about 40 of the rebel dead, and about
40 of their wounded fell into our hands on
the battle field. a-s-aIi1 ~ lfTl
Our loss was about 90 killed aud $50
wounded. All our troops fought we'll, and
no praise can be bestowed upon one Dor
tion of them more THAI another, without
doing Injustice. IT. 90
We captured during the day 1 Gao pris-
oners, and on the morning of the 9th inst.
gathered up several more. On the 9Th
INST. Zen. lmooden was pursued by our
whole force, in the direction of Staunton,
but We bad not travelled far when it was
ascertained thathe had taken the road To-
wards Waynesboro, on the Stanton and
Richmond Railroad Gen. Hunter then
pushed his cavalry forward to this place,
where we arrived at 1:30P. NJ, our ad.
vance driving the rebel cavalry out of the
town Gen. Hunter and staff moved into
the town at the head of the main cavalry
column, with all the pomp and oircum-
stance OF conqueror, with the Star Span
gled Banner floating proudly to the breeze
and the bands playing Hail Columbia.
Headquarters were made at the Ameri-
can Hotel, and as the column has subsisted
uPon.th country through which it trayeln
ed for the past two weeks, 1t was not long
before certain class of individuals who
claim largely in the "Southetn Rights"
enterprise had very urgent calls from
iankee mudsills" for -four, bacon and
various other articles of subsistence. which
were apPIled to the keeping alive of a spe-
cles OF the human family known in this
section as ''Yanks. 'r1qls' - . .ifT -
Gems. Crook aud Averill Joined General
Hunters column to-day, and the prospect
is that the rebels will have to skedaddIe1
very soon, or else will have to driUs Gen
Hunter out OfDizis. i7aa.. r. a. q -
P. s. also forgot to say that Maj. Gen.
Stahl was slightly wounded in the shout.
der, in Sundays fight at Piedmont 1.-THE
name of a little village where the battle of
Sunday was fought, and near which Gen.
Jones was killed. The battle will be
known as the Battle of Piedmont"
Returns OF the Killed, Woundedand
Mllslng OF the 10 tn Regimen w.
sN:tSo oil. 1nfantry, An the battle OF
1ss1 VS. q, ON rsl the SIh OF june,
".tpF coHpGSY Al 'Sd5 sss--.
I Kflled-lst Serg't, Wm., H. Leach; Pr
" yates LeWlS Maipnipg, Geo. L. Jones and
Wounded Capt. Hsger. TomlinsOn, LEI.
fourth finger left hand off; CorD5I S $oass.
omm, head, slightly. Private Tbos St ~
Turner, left thigh, severely; Private VIM
e Magers, right hand, slightly. -
7rs5y raoI aapooAPAHY B. H I-gl- re- .s
. Roundsd-James B. Manning, left thigh,
.,t' '-- 7'-5 COMPANY o.sl--- VI srG
/ RiLledLNonaGG az .IaH.I1 sr -7g-
Wouadsd.-c6rp:a Benz. Chambers. isf.
arm, flesh wound; Corp. Wilson Chambers
upper part LEFT breast, not dangerous: VIM
d. Abercombie, shot through both cheeks
severely; Francis NJ. Gray, left tbiSb lI btoI'
ken, dangerously; Juo bacon. left hreastl
dangerously; Geo. Banes, right arm. fssh
wound; IsaacN. Fisher, second finger tigbt
handi Hartman Crow, right hand, slight
COMPANY D. 4
Rillsd-Sergt. A. K. Gilmore, Corporal
Joseph s. Halsted, color bearer; Priyates
o. w, Hamilton and Robert j. Anderson.
RouHdsd--Cerp. Dsnl. Maxwell, top of
head severely but not dangerously; Corn.
f. NJ; Adams. left shoulder, slightly; Jno.
w. Murray, right arm, severely. 60
-. . COMPANY. H.u.l D. als 49,
hfHed.-Corp. Jno, h. Wildman. n
Observation-Disclosures John H.. Bennett.
right leg, severely, and James BacchIs.
shot thfo ugh cheeks, dsnRefously n 7Ti'.