Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-06-14
REBEL ACCOUNTS.
Hunters victory nt staunton--
Death Of Keitt.
from the Richmond Examiner June ~
THE BATTLE AT sTAUNToN.


from the RichmNnd Examiner June ~
~ THE BATTLE AT sTAuNToN,
The news of yesterday was the report
that got noised around the city OF reverse
to our arms west Of Stauntcn.. Ilie rumor
was soon caught up and greatly magniheu.
The facts of the case, MS we were aDle 10
collect them yesterday morning, seemed 10
be about these: On Sunday evening the
enemy. in very heavy force, supposed to be
about ten or twelve thousand strong, anu
consisting of infantry, cavalry, and thirty
pieces of artillery, made an attack upon
detachment of our troops, then near MOUNT
Crawford, twelve miles the other sue OF
Staunton, under command OF Generai VII
liam r. Jones. At the time of the attack
n large portion of General Joness COM
mand had been detached to operate IN
another direction-where, 1t is not prudent
to say-and had not come up when the
enemy made their appearance: our forces
made gallant resistance, but III the lace OF
overpowering numbers OF the enemy 70
whom our forces were but as mere hanu-
full. defeat was inevitable. At the point
where the fight occurred, there are Two
roads divergihg, one leading to Staunton,
and the other to WaynesborO, a small town
on the Central Railroad, on the other side
of Blue Ridge mountain, Immediately at
its foot; both points are about equally DIS
tant. Fearing to fall back upon Staunton,
lest the enemy might cut them off by mov-
ing on Waynesboro, our forces retreated In
the direction of the latter places saving
their artillery and wagon trains. There
was a rumor on the street that our forces
1ad been routed, ana had sustained conslu-
cradle disaster in their retreat. but this Is
not so. A dispatch received yesterday
H., nf stated
distinctly that we had saved our artillery
and wagon trains, pretty good evidence
that our retreat was conducted in good or
der The worst news of the whole af-
fair is, that General VIM. Z. Jones was
certainly killed in the fight. This
is melancholy news, indeed, for he was
decidedly one of the best cavalry officers
in service, and one whom the country
can ill afford to lose at this juncture. He
was an officer in the old army. five mistake
not, where he left record of much dis
tinction, and was as brave spirit as ever
drew sword. His operations in this war
have been mostly confined to Western Vir-
ginia, and are two fresh in the mind OF the
public to need any review at this time
Since his demise, the command devolves
upon General Vaughan, who, we believe, is
of Tennessee. The enemy, we learn, was
under the command of General Hunter,
successor of the vanquished Dutch General
Sigel. The dispatches received yesterday
by the Department were contirmatory OF
the facts stated above. 1t is understood that
q dispatch had also been received last even
ing, reporting that the enemy had taken
Staunton. Fortunately for us, If this even
be true, they can do as but little harm, un-
less they burn the town, which we think
they will hardly do, all our stores and
supplies having been removed from there
as much as week ago. Rumors were fly
ing around the city last night reporting
that the enemy had also reached Lexington
and burned the Military Institute. But we
believe this report entirely destitute of
truth. Certainly no such information had
been received by our authorities up to last
night: -
From the Richmond Examiner, June Al
DEATH OF COL. L. NJ. KEITT, OF SOUTH CARO-
LIMA.
The remains of Col. Lawrence M. Keitt,
of South Carolina, who died in this city from
a wound received in the battle of Wednes-
day, were escorted to the Danville depot
yesterday afternoon, and departed en- route
for the State of his nativity. A portion of
the Public Guard and band, with the South
Carolina Congressional delegation, accom-
panied the remains to the depot as escort,
the latter officiating as pallbearers. Col.
Kcitt reached Virginia but FEW days agv
as the commander of the Twentieth South
Carolina regiment, one of the most COM
plete regiments in the service, numbering
over 1,200 men. Fresh from the memorable
defense of Charleston, Col. Keitt was justly
proud of his veteran command, and burned
to lead them to glory and renown. He led
them to both, but fell at the moment of
victory, pierced by hireling bullet through
the lun gs, dying in defense of the Capital
of the Confederacy, and pouring out his
blood on Virginia soil. Col. Keitt will be
remembered in the old Congress of 1878
as the colleague of the lamented Preston
Brooks. He was brave, talented and
chivalrous, and fit type and model of the
Palmetto State.