Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1864-05-17
THE BATTLES AT DUBLIN AND NEW
RIVER.
Especial Correspondence Of Daily Republican J

Editors Republican the 4th inst, Col
McCaasland, who was at Princeton, confront
Ing the enemy, received imperative orders tt
Withdraw via Dublin, which place he reached
on the 7th. Ths enemy were then reported te
have occupied Rocky Gap, thas having hanked
our position at the Narrows of New River. On
tSunday they We're reported to be rspidly aa-
! yanoing along the Wilderness road, and by sun
/ |set were known to have reached shaanoa q.
where that road intersects the road leading
/ from Pearisburg to Dublin. They tapped orr
wire and attempted to feel our streBgth at Dab
lin. In this they failed, being at once daGaeted.
Gen. A. J. jenkins having arrived, and bsins the
senior officer, declined taking poasos On the
summit of Cloyd's Mountain, and drew Nd hi.
| line of battle in the plain immediately soxth
of the mountain-Back Greek being betwess
| him aud its base. The enemy were then. north
] OF the mountain and five Iailes frem our line
/ OF battle, which was five mikes from Dublin
| On Sunday morning the 9th, the 18th Reaimsst
arrived from Saltvile, and with the Goth COR.
posed our right wing. The Yankees. IN Ssr
command of Gen. Crook, slowly descended tho
mountain, and deploying their forces along its
base attacked our right wing with three regi-
ments. They are believed to have lad from 5.
600 to 5000 infantry, pieces Of artillery and
800 to 1000 esvalry. They were three times re-
PutcsA " tuO tolil duQ OOlU 411bJ kl6H GA afCeg
furIously upon our right which was soon reisy
forced from our left by the 36sA Va. At tbis
moment they threw fsrwsnd their right and all |
So charged oar ssstre with their whole ssyatry |
force, Which enabled them to press our left /
back. Our right had inflicted tremenssss
slaughter On saeIn, In front beisg strswn with I
their dead. Most Of our gallant officers had 1
iallen General Jenkins was severely wounded +
asd fell into the hands Of the enemy. Lieut.
Col. Smith, of the Both, had fallen mortaIly
wounded, 1t is believed, having been shot ssF
times. Lieutenant Colonel Harman, of the 4StA
had been killed. Maj. ]. /. Breya, the Post q. I
Nj at Dublin, acting ss voluntary aid to Gen. ].
had hsea severely wounded and left in the exs
my's hands. For thirE five minutes the sastla
ragged furiously, Many of eur brave rses had
gone down on the bleody plain. The isnaltiur
colors of tie foe had been shot down several
times, but with no cavalry aad szly infanhy.
oar gallant boys could no lonssr resiss ths{r So
perior Numbers, a9d they fell back to q poiat
near the Camp of distraction, one zils fsoa1
Dublin. At that point they were iotse6 ~
500 OF Mergan's dismounted men, and for 4
while stasbornly resisted the advance of the
enemy. We afterwards withdrew to the right /
bank OF New River at the Railroad Bridge,
where an engagement with artillery ensusd.-E +
Cur poalNon being commanded by the superior
tSiS'lo iSfo " biIc SI6IDy On tif6 IetE b6Ek. I
and being susceptible sf q flank movement ~
way OF the ford at Peppers Ferry, ne subse-
quently withdrew to Christisnssurg. yAs,herI
the enemy will burn the Bridge, VIII. suppose,
depend OF big ability 80 remain.
at back Greek we lost two pieces Of artillery
ana in eur rstBsst abandoned one more. which
was Disabled. Near the Camp Of Instruction
we captured Battery, but were unable to rs-
tain it.
I
Gar troops are said to have behaved nobly.
and stood their ground as long as possible. The
10th regiment is said to have behaved with
conspicEcus valor. 1t is feared the gallant Col.
Brown, who commanded it, is either killed or
wounded as his horse was, during the engage
ment, found by q soldier, and ridden away in +
the retreat of eur forces. The rider said he
saw Colonel fall from the horse.
1t is believed that reports unfavorable to any
of the regiments engaged, are entirely unfound-
ed and that they al fought like heroes. Our nu-
aerous dead attest plainly the bravery Of our
troops. But the greater numbers of the foe
wks biz the dust they coveted, attest still more
clearly the gsory due to our brave boys.
TIE saezy's loss = hsksved to be from 40Ot
to 800. Ours, it ID faared, will reach S00
The facts relative to sAis engagement / have
frem IN eFe witness to most Of them, and are
as BeaHy eorrest as san saw be aseortaiEed.
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