The New York herald., 1864-08-24
"A Battle Near Charles
town, Va.
the UNION FORCES DRIVEN BACK
RumOrs or Their Crossing
the Potomac.
Loyal Citizens Leaving for
Places of Safety,
&C., &C.. %.

BALTIMORE, August %, 1884.
The foIaowng intelligence published this morning,
The substance which the would not permit to
be transmitted over the wircs last night
HARPER's FERRY, Va, August %, 1894
brisk engagement took place yesterday. two miles
beyond Charlestown, between the Army OF Western
Virginia the rebeforce in the shenandoahvaley
The battle commenced at eight O'Clock In the morning
by heavy column Of rebel infantry and cavalry attempt
ng to pierce our exten sive front Summit Point
After sharp but decisive struggle, our ekirmisheEs
were compelled 10 give way.
The First division, General Wilson'S, Of General Tor
betss cavalry corps, engaged right and saf
fered heavily.
General Nackintoshs brigade of that division, lost
uearly three hundred men, but only officer ser
ously wounded.
Acting Adutant Lloyd, Of the Twenty second Wisconsin
cavalry, and three other officers slightly wounded,
but have not yet left their commands.
The movement had evidently for its object the posses
sion OF Aartnsburg for AT the time that tho stack
was made at Summit Point another false movement was
made against left and the attacking column
moved slowly down towards right and then suddenly
body OF rebel troops appeared in front Of right
the Sixth corps
A short but determined battle tock place.
The sixth Eighth and Nineteenth corps formed In line
Of battle right to left, have written them
down.
The Sixth corps bore the OF the engagement aud
the Second division lost heavy-some three hundred
wounded and from sixty seventy killed and missing.
The loss Of the rebels was fully asg great
Among she officers wounded in the Sixth corps are the
following
Lieut. oo Geo. f. Chamberlain. 1st vsrmons
Lieut.. Col. A. A. Hale, 9th Vermont
Major G. w. Dwinell, 9th Vermont.
Captain q. B. Tabgar, eth Vermont.
Lieut. Redenbach, 61st Pennsylvapik.
Lieut. Charles c. Money, I'd Vermont.
Lieut.. J \. Price 6lst Pennsyivsnia. %
Our right drove the enemy mile and then fsl
back TO their cid line holding II until en o'clock, when
entks army retired towards Haltown, where they
lie, in line Of battle, the FIRST range Of hills In the
immediate vicinity OF that place.
The Eighth corps General Crook, were only partly
gagged and Lost but few men.
The less consisting OF the Nineteenth corps General
Emory, NOT engaged, their iise rested th
Berryvile pike.
Our entire line extended from the Bsrsyvile PIKE
the left. TO smhned pike, the right and occupied
the commanding line Of country running between these
two roads. situated two miles from Charlestown
Our cavalry after the enemy had shifted bis front
from lett to right retired down the Berryve
Pike and passing through Charestown bivouacsed In the
fields TO the right OF the town.
All las night troops passing through Charestown
the direction Of Hatown, and the by noonlgnt
was extremely inspiring one.
The cavalry left in front Of charlestown aad their
pckets relieved the infantry before daylight.
At sunrise "forward" sounded, and the entire
cavalry corps moved forward and took up the position
abandoned by the Eighth and Sixth corps.
AS rode away en- route for the Ferry sharp and
continuous skirmishng FIRE broke out and lasted until
nine O'Clock when 1t suddenly shoksnsd, and before
left Halltovn IL had entirely ceased.
Our cavalry have orders TO push through to Martins
burg, and The infantry are busy pitching impromptu
camps along their line or battle awaiting the result
Rumors afoat that the rebels crossing Poto.
mac At Martnsburg. What truth there them can.
not say. Certain Is, however, that the rebels have
possession Of Martnsburg, whatever may be their u
mate intention.
Large numbers OF loyal citizens here endsavoring
10 reach places OF safety further NORTH believing there
will be total abandonment OF the valley.