Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-07-12
Especial Dispatch to The Cincinnati Gazottel
NEAR New MARKET, ON RETREAT,t
July 90 z. NJ.

Especial Dispatch to The Cincinnati Gazottel
NEAR New MARKET, ON RETREAT,I
July SOP. NJ.
As stated in my last dispatch, General
Wallace evacuated Frederick late yesterday
evening, and fell back to the Junction,
where 1t was determined to make a stand.
AT daybreak this morning the rebels en-
tered the city in force. About eight o'clock
General Wallace formed his forces, COM
posed Of two brigades, in line of battle on
the east bank of the Monocacy river. A
skirmish line, composed of two Ohio regi-
ments, was thrown along the railroad on
the west side of the river, to within half q
mile of Frederick. At 81 o'clock the reb-
els moved down the western pike and at
tackled the skirmish line, which fell back
slowly before the advancing column, and
joined our nam line, after CALAMITY con
testing every foot of ground. At nine
o'clock the enemy attacked our main line
with infantry and two or three batteries.-
They made three distinct charges, and were
as often compelled to fall back. At eleven
o'clock it was discovered large body of
rebels had crossed the Monocacy two miles
below, and were coming upon our left flank,
and it was now felt to be impossible to hold
out longer against such superior numbers,
and orders were given to fall back slowly
in the direction of New Market on the Bal
timore pike. AS soon as the enemy discov-
cred we were retreating, they rushed over
the Monocacy railroad bridge and succeed
ed in throwing our lines into utter confu-
sion.
General Tyler was taken prisoner here.
Our retreat now became somewhat precipi-
tate. For three miles the enemy pressed us
hard, but after this nothing but a small
body of their cavalry continued hepursuit,
and even this has now ceased. 1t is i'm
possible to give true estimate of our loss,
but it cannot fall much short of thousand
men, mostly prisoners. In killed and
wounded the enemy's loss wss no doubt
greater than our own. The lowest estimate
/ have heard placed on the enemy's force is
10000. may be wondered why Gen. Wal
lace permitted himself to he drawn into a
fight at such disadvantage, but it must be
remembered that up to the very hour when
the fight began, no one suspected so large a
rebel force in this vicinity yesterday. We
had whipped them handsomely, and the
general impression up to yesterday evening
was that only Bradley Johnston's force was
here. Prisoners all agree in saying that the
force with which we were to-day engaged
is Breckinridge's command. The follow
ing are some of the casualties: Colonel
Seward, 9th New York Heavy Artillery,
wounded, but not prisoner, Lieutenant
Colonel Laffe of the same regiment, killed,
and the Major wounded; Adjutant Martin,
S7th Pennsylvania, mortally wounded;
Lieutenant Charles Holk, co. X, S7th Penn
sylvania, wounded, and Lieutenant Sprang-
Ter, co. A, S7th, do; Capt. Sanues, A. A. g.,
lst brigade, Ricketts, division; Lieut.. E. p.
Detrech, killed.
The following are the losses in Ohio regi-
ments:
ONE HUNDRED AND TwENTY-sEC0ND OHIO.
Killed-Sergeant A. f. Linn, Corp. Chas.
Thompson, co G.
Wounded-Serg. McMullen,c co I; Corporal
Thomas Hutchison, co b; Corporal Thomas
Green, mortally; Corp. Murdock, slightly;
- Marshall, co G; Chas Sykes, co E; G.
Brock, co E; Captain Hathaway, CO C; Capt.
Snodgrass, co III; Capt. Trimble, co d; Capt.
Brown, co /, mortally; Lieutenant Moon,
co B; Lieut.. Stevens, co l; Lieut.. Shear, co
A; Lieut.. McMullen, co c; Corporal Perry
Albry, co c; private Elijah Brown, co G..
ONE HUNDRED AND TwENTY-sIXTH OHIO.
Wounded-Capt. Hoag, Capt. Weynand,
Serg. Jno. L. Macbeth lin hands of the en-
emy), Scrg. w. Simmond and private Jacob
Smith, CO |; Serg. Yautz, co |; private Van
dixie, co ID.
Killed-Jas. Greenleaf. o#
Lieut.. Col. A. w. Ebright, 10th Ohio,
was sick, and was sent back to Baltimore
on Friday.
Capt. Weynand was in command of the
regiment during the fight.
Only forty men of the 126th reported af-
ter the battle. Six men in company ID were
killed outright, and only two were left in
company G.