, 1864-06-15
Ghtifjago Grtbnue.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE Ii, 1864.
!. FROM GEN. HUNTER.
account Of tie Engagements at
Nor'h River, Near Mount
Crawford, and at Port
Republic.
Splendid Combinations and
Successful Strategy.
Scenes and Incidents at Harrison-
burg and St.unton,

pnrg aud Staunton,
tFrom The n. T. Herald, juno 1s1
HEADquAR1KRs, DEPARTMENT West yrpa,sr.
oFAcfToa, Va. June - H.
AIHough Your correspondent has WRITE
pat nttie from this department In the c1nrs
o. Tue last few weeks, still, during that NJ
!!oo VI lime, military movements have bee
IN progress within lis limi.s Of tiChly In
pa.a po,.ant character. and having for their ultj
| kind. -. "elSat.
On several occasions during the last fl,
ieen GAYS you have been the recipient OF brje
oiepatches relating to our prosreaa m ~
iaf- 1amtd valley Of the Shenandoah Th
dispatches referred to were necess,-iI,
meagte, oecansc at the times they were writ
sfant, sGm tne,G M was not opportunity Or sspermis
SION Afforded to enter into details r. !,
10 give thcse latter, with incidenta1,r ~ -
compan ylng facts and figures, this cores
pond enee is now Forwarded.
PRELIMINARY TRANSACTIONS
before surprising the enemy. Gen Hnr+s,
took occasion to originate more thar III. r.
snfprse "at home,n Dy expeditIousIy rejieV.
ins every oalcer and man Of his tent and
oa oa6Sase, as aiso a. articles not absolutely
necessary on the line OF march contem pfa-
ted. Besides this, there was a general nnti.
Acauon that alter specified unber Of davss
[auons lad been exhausted. the fronna
would be required to subsiet on what cnnfd
be foraged IN the section Of the country
through which they were about to pasi.
1enefal Hunter announced in plain terms
that 1t was OF the utmost importance ttat
this army should be placed IN condition r for
immediate efficiency. To this end. he e.
planned how we were contendtpg arafnst m
enemy who we're deeply In earnest. md hnT
Il VIC expected to secure complete sucresz
We must be deeply in earnest, TOO. In refer.
ring to the Lieutenant General comma niIin~
the armies OF the Cnited STATES, be pointad..
1y made mention of the fact that f3ene,s7
G,ant expected much Of the coinmn o1erat. :.
liz in the great valley, as ALTO Of the other
column cooperating with 1t, md added
there must be no disappointments. Rv mia
latter announcement, both officers and men
knew what was expected Of them in 1he
erent Of heavy battle, and prepared them
selves accordingly.
In commercially short space of time
what We're deemed superfluities we're snnt
to the rear, aud We were then in readiness
for the
FORWARD MARCH
The first move WAS made from the ne{rb.
borhood OF Cedar Creek, (thc loca1itr ~
which General Sigel retired subseoutnt tn
encounter1ng BreckinrIdgc) to within two
miles OF Woodstock. Here the main army
FENAn.
noisance was sent out; but, as It found no
formidable force on our front, such was the
report forwarded to Headquarters. and "a
prepared to and did 70 on. Tn to this time
the column under General Hunters immed{-
ate direction had met with no serfons onnn-
sition nor oyertaken more of the stdire ca
lamitles OF war Than are attached to an oc-
casional bushwack and a few stra~rlin,-
shots directed against the extreme adSanee
ENEMY IN THE REAR,
Yet IT ~as In the rear the enemy had this
TIME chosen to annoy u.s. Detachments
IRON etveral rebel commands, Including q
small number Of men from the noted Wos-
b5's forces, were sent to interrupt our com
feqra Win tne Of the
must be stated that the rebels were nartIaj.
y successful IN carrying ont their designs.
they made prisoners Of one or two conriers
trtd on single parties and small Command
VI mounted men, and DESTROYED soma
bridges. besides attacking and burning a
trdin OF wagons on its way to the font
loaded with ordnance und other stores II
this attack We lost both in killed and pris.
ontIs. Having the coast clear, one com
mtnd undertook to inf1fct brrtalittas ~
some Of our men who fell into their hands
as prisoners Of war. It Is to be hoped that
the conduct Of these partisan rangers viii
in behalf Of the United States and tbat ~
prompt and jndiclous course will be- nnr.
sued IN retaliation that viii surely have the
enect Of preventing repetition Of acts sim
liar to hose complained OF. ~&
ONWARD MOVEMENTS.
IN occnpying Woodstock We tonnd tho
MINORITY of the citizens seemfnp!x- verr
friendly townrds u.s. lfthey did not e1scf.
y open their hearts, at least some of them
opened their doors to all those Who desiead
hnf
aware OF the peculiar mannar in which ne
we're repeating IN adysnce up the valley.
when tLey learned we had come with n
euEaf or coffee to spare them, but, on the
eohlla1} 10 nncer' II oniously accommodate !
our wants from every mans lardes, long
iaes ana plous eSpsessns Of countenance
eoon took the place Of winning smiles aud
cheerful looks, while words which we're
more 1oic'tle than elegant fell from lip; that
n,,gat better have bten engaged 10 pro.
11ancths PRAYER, aud Others that had no
oonbt, but recently "opencd'' ION the llne'' |
~ ea ahe "1ender passion" Indeed, while We
,oano - ie" Who Seemed as though they
lnt 9th cir confidence, we die ,vcred not one
man " ho manifested any desire to receive
US into his smokehouse or corn crib.
AB had been expected they would, the
ptuple heard In advance OF our appro ach Of
The order. permitting fora:ing on the coua.
~, ono pa!Eiotlc.au1 lid thtlr provisions
in ont Of tho way places, and hurried OF
Iheir stock, to coLcesl it III the woods aud
mout tafns- In some Instances We liscor-
sred whtra 1t Aad been hidden, aud lelt it
there lo longer.
In lassiDg through, Mt. jackson, OF q few
of tit cltizens manifested an at least 40.
rafebt pleaseTe at our coming. They were
rally courteous in their actions. In sume
ladies waved handkerchiels from
tttwten bow winaoW-sEutters, and in other
Ways iadIcated to tue passing Yankees that
mother advance upon the enemy's works
vas not Objectionable to their personal aud
:olitical feelings. Noun. jackson at one
inc was place. OF considerable impor-
rnce. 1t is located one hundred and twelve
ntlcs from Alexandria, via the Maaassa3
Sap Raii1oad, and about sixty miles from
dartlEsburE and the line OF the Baltimore
md Ohio lsailrold- Since the commence
uent OF the var the place has fallen into a
,alld decline, us is plainly manifested by
leetroyed buildings and impaired railroad
property. In the summer season It used to
'e much rcsortcd to by pleasure seekers.
rho here took stages to the Capon Springs
I'D Virginia Springs. The scenery iti view
rom this point ts highly picturesque.
The next locality Of interest VIC approach
Was Aewmarket, tie scene Of Gen. Sisers
ncounter with Breckenridge. Our. move ;
1eoto Al Au35 ucIpHuo(uOOQ were, naturally | .
Rough, conducted with much caution: but.
We net with no opposing force, the field |
the late enguEement Was occupied with !
Z Hlgs more Of interest than excitement.
Ae ground on which the fight came Off did
at present any especially peculiar features
remind one oftllc contest A dozen or so :
raves indicated where were hastily buried
'mt OF Onr own or the enemy's dead. A
" trees With shattered limbs indicated
L ere shot and she'll had done their work.
i'd some people whom VIC met told tales Of
Eeckfnridsc'e manmuvers before and after E.
Re fight, mud explained the really gallant !
anncr in which the Dung cadets (boys Of
otn sixteen to eighteen years old} fought
I'd cha~@ed the Yankee lines and artilIe-
- Judging from what the citizens saw, It
TO Wonder General Sigel was defeated
p Breckenridge had engaged sir b!is,adead p
infantry, ln4bodtn's forces, the cadets add =
her scattering commands making in ali = =
tai Held force Of 1iiteen Thousand men. On i
G other hand, Gen. Sigel had in the field y
~ five thousand infantry and two thou-
I'd cavalry, Of which entire force only
irt!-tivc hundred men were actually en- t
Eed during The fight,
HaEins encountered no serious opposition /
or In the neighborhood of Newmarket q
z preE6td forward to HrrrIsonburg, r
On tEe wsy up the enemy undsrkonk tn i