Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-01
rnE aATTLR. AE WINOAEsrER.


.r,,-,. s,.MpEpE OF A PORTION OF QUA CAVALRY.
A correspondent of the Raleigh COHSsrVatias gives
,bs following account Of the battle of Winchester and
the sht of cur cavalry, BY which our heroic ntsn ry
Loot the victory which their valor had achieved:
Atll, the action became general, and ragged with
great Jury for the space o. bait hour when our line
Of battle, being holly pressed, fell back distance Of
shout two hundred yards and reformed IN good order
The enemy continued to advance, and our troops,
though greatly outnumbered addressed themselves to
the work before them Ike men deter mined 70 do or
die. The Yankee line advanced slowly Our brave
fellows stood the fire like saamandeTsS and piled ihar
rifles ike men who we're fighting for all that 10 worm
living for.
sueh eczema never witnessed. TIE battle field may
not be deemed By some place for prayer thOk dit
fsrenly and tried In my poor way TO appeaiio help
| 70 the Lord # Hosts. Who would not when gszDg
AZ such scene as this The angel OF death Was reap
| rg fearful harvest The Yankee line IN a few minutes
began 10 look ragged and rent 1t 6Sysred confusion
easued and the mRiOns Of the tyrant turned their
hacks and rereaed in confusion. Then the shouts OF
victory rang og Ines so as to cheer the heart OF
4 every lover OF his country
| s sndpg on the bloody field, could not fortear to
n Cd uy heart aud say, "blessed the name of the
Lord who hath given the victory" The enemy re-
ur some die alcefand attempted to Fe!oim His ar
isry also el lack HIS FIRE had s!ackened, and eVory'
.bng on all sides combined 10 show taet Our victory
vas pIete. This about one ocOeki and thinks
/ ing the victory complete, was engaged oIirghg ire
/ wounded inro the city.
! little Gf.er three the enemya cavalry made de-
mopstfson on oar ls Along the har:iUc oprg turnpike.
AZ this point brigade Of cavalry called limbo
dens men ~ and although General Imooden vas ed
teousd when living o. the embodiment ef patriotism
| and ya'or, aad now when dead de is not dead
Whol Sc the useful and Ifi ,enS soldier, yet these
.p Sshcu. hein pressed gave way in cenfusion. and
CANA rushing into thu Two leading sIees Of the town
As much excited Is thsy had oosed the god Pan inthe
cr AID Cryjng out ss they came tusaiog aiong, tho
Ysukses ara esmIg" Whilst clouds OF dust we're re ng
/ 10 seighen .he scene. WssogsFs teimstsrs, anhp-
lance drivers negroes boys Ssulaefs from The battle,
and auads lettering sboDt ;ho bsd all eaugh; the panic
and fell inlO the general Iush, ulu Il construed
prfct storm o. the madness OF human Holly. soldiers
| tire down their mueSsts about the ne d. and the
streets, Invested themselves of cartridge beE's, KNAPP
sacks aud blankets ia order to ruu hgOt; ambllanees
iass returning tro the bate field vent gaoPing q IN
tls Wild Whulpcol filed With the agopiEng wounded,
| al tending 20 make "COntusion worse contounded"
was sigtinc N An ambulance 10 tho street., By the
| 3e8d body o. * Gsn. Goodwin, which had just as
.is,d in Or ng fl iha battle field, when locking down
&c street saE ths freI led rush coming on towards
ue ike hurricane. Dgeading It's contact, called 10
ne diver 10 push win all speed, and If possible 10
| ketp before this current OF madness until We could
clear the town. roach the commons, and thus escape
being run over. on CLEARING the town We hated
After the space OF Abou five mnues the passing, rush
/ rg mass OF usi0n had pretty muoA abated, and
oAssei on. get Gus - lo5k for Yankees took ele'
ya'ed ,sitions but, belOiC could nOs discover o
solitary "bus coat" None could be seer, for none bad
entered the tow. Officers Who have seen mucn that
q exciting ABOUT battle fields, tell me they never Wit
messed anything that Will begin TO compare with the
slar pade ~ Wine eater. Toe Jsg brigade Ct "II.
5olsos mon" communicated the panic also 70 POI.
ion Of HeOAuslsl0's command, who hld with them.--
Fni7 bFak upon our lst, at this period OF the day.
snsbld the emmy fI1k cur forces, and Gen, EATy
| deemed Is proper 10 fall back 81 dusk.