The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1864-05-27
From the Rockingham Register.
Ftaftle OF new Market.

tfOM tut iAAVChAuSts0Ni - 6Aos~AsS !
/, /, .z battle OF new Market. Il
Deteas and Flight If Gen; Siegle, ,fe., &c.
:, Sunday last, the 18th Of May, will belong 9
remembered by the people now living IN the I
lower. end of Rockingham and the upper part
,of Shenandoah cpuntiess The preliminary
military movements for u day or two had all
indicated the imlninency of q conhlct OF arms
that might occur al any hour between the
Cunfed crate fareess uuder that accomplished
and fearless leader, Maj, Gen. Jno. Y. Breck'
;nridce. and that willy, CARTONS, crafty yet
energetic Dutch Yankee Commander, Ten.
Il s known that d part ofaaur fsrces conl-'
n,anied i,y Brig. Gen. Jno.s d. lmboden, had L
been holding the enemy as bay and in check.
steadily and persistently dispu1ing bis pas
aret over every inchof ground IN hrs advance
10 the Valley from Winchester. The enemy
however, came in strong force, his n la
,aridusly estimated from 6,O0O to- IL, wv. ana /
| was evidently prepared 10. go to tSiaunson, /
/ the terminus of the Central II. X IN the up
I Der Part Of the Valley. Some decided esuc.
( cess had attended our arms In the movements
1 ii the cavalry on Friday evening and satur.
/ day morning, Gen. fmbeden ousgeuefalllhH
and entrapping the Ya.ikees;and tak'n ga =. mum
i N Cant. ghrisn,ar 5 company Of Rocking
! ham Reserves, thelnselves feshing their mai
4 dan swords in the capture Of come. " ~ more
i Federal prisoners. aasi'a A.F $50
/. lOn Friday evening We had scattered IN
fash, and os Saturday morning captured part
nf idots or Two of Federal cavalEy under
4 thenotorious Gen. Bodtry, who had paid us
: visit to Harrisonhurg, last December. Tins
8 Ganeral had come up the Page Valley, ex-
I Meeting to find Gen. lmhoden at "Radess
!. hin ."or Gen. Siegle IN New Market. Butlhe
8 was slightly mistakensin his calculations OF
. Ihe nrryranSme. Gen. Imboden WAS neither
: atr.Rude's hin' with the rear exposed 20 .t,
, tack throu a, the gap Of the Massanntton, nor
WIS Sierle in New Market Boyd came
chargins, down the gap of the Massanutton.
!. nnlv 4, ind In,boden Feadyeto give him .
! Unsuitable reception. He discovered too late.
: however. that he had made mistake, anu
7 so,oht 10 save himself and the planderlng
q l,borde Of vandals with him By pfeclp'tate re:
1. treat down road running along the base Of
.the mountain in the direction Of the Messrs.
Mems estate. They were here chased,
f i,driyen and starnpsded, and sought security
nv hiding themselves in the Massanutton
: monntain: Saturday morning our cavalry
i were. engaged in the agreeable pasume o
g hurting them and bringing them IN as pri-
1. soners Of war. We gathered, IN these noun J
~ tains.s some 25 prisoners, and what was OF o.
- ~ more value and Importance ~ US, some lou
az so On Sanrdayso one Of Gen. Inbodep's bate
r;cs was nlanted son Shirley's bill, mil
- West of NeKs Market, and the enemy's neal
In Strayer,s cedars, jast below Bushonxas woods
!. where they were held in check. For straesg
~ IL nnrn,nes Ten Imboden retired DARN
ne Saturday night, few miles above New MAJ
. Ler where he formed q connection with Ter
tor Rreckintidge, when the combined .Confede
rate forces moved down. The battle opene
bv cannonading OF, our part fFem W1llan
nd sos,n hill. the enemy's skirnishers BEN
be Idriyen back towards their main body, WIT
sl;.ht luss. al, either side.s Our army wa
f,rmea In line of battle near Williamson
house Init the enemy declined accepting tn
game and fell l,ach Below New Market, !
tLa;rsmn;n Iine We advanced steadily az
kS' randy to Shirley's hiA. West Of town, an
a. .Strarer's field, Southwest OF the yiiliag
- where we planted basteries, the enemy ioc'
tinr himself, ,nassing bis forces and piantin
his batteries in strong positions on hIcess M
The front of Mrs: Rices, and IN IIoasy' 9 mel
ma near Bushong's woods. Afuer an 'artthel
~ duelof not less than an hour, our line ,of eba
IN tie was advanced in front OF the enemy, sh'
,ort steadily retiring before US as we advance
i and carr ing their batteries with them, g,
7th neither side suffering much up @ 'seis nour
at They fell,baek to Bnshong's Held, in'froi
80 -af Rushonr's house, planting batteries
~ 'front.' and in rear Of Bashong's house, o
ssh enthusiastic forces still pressing On with gre
ia tardor.. AT sthis point charge was order
r n and made with ashors, our fotSes. taking
- -: lntt..pS and ssreyv;ng the pseland witlrYs