Shreveport news., 1864-10-25
The War News

particulars Of tire battle near Win.
chester on Moliaay last, from which
til. render can gath r an Ineligible
idea ct tn. situation ofrHairs on the
field, and "f the causes which led to
the reverse. 1t appears that about
daylight the enemy advanced by the
hcrryviile road on RaIrseur, who
was posted ut the Spout Spitng, Oh
the same road, some four miles east
Of Winchester, General Gordon was
n, Bunker Hill. twelve miles from
Winchester and ten miles from Mar
tins burg. on a reconnaissance. Gen.
Rhodes was at Hopewcl' Chhrrl,
near Winchester, to tl,- left Of I'll.
Ma'tinsLurg road. and about eight
mile. below Wile ester. Gordon
commenced moving back to ne poin,
of attack about daylight, and Rhodes
moved in the same dire, ton about
seven o'clock. Wharton, m-anwhil.
rr,na -,rd on the extreme left. t,n the
MartinshurS road, II short distancy
/ below Winchester. Between ten and
clever O'Clock all Of our troops we're
in position on the field, our line fat-
ing towards the east, the eneny's
towards the west. The situation was
a, follows Rams.ur's .roops
stretched from Abraham creek to the
Brrrvvile pike. Rhodes had taken
position between Ramscur and Cor
don, and Wharton, as above stated,
held the lett. The hattie now ragged
heavily and bore on strongly towards
our lrt;. Ii was ab"nt hal past
twelve when General Rhodes, while
placing Il battery in til" gap between
/ iims If and Gordon. was struck IN
/ tlr head hv IL ball and borne from
til" field. He was carried to Win
chester, where he died in about half
an honr after reaching the place.
/ The command of his division after
wards drrc!v-d upon Brig. Gcn.ral
Battle. of North Carolina. The enc
my now continued to push their line
around our left. and about four o'clock
! in the afternoon their cavalry on the
extreme right made Il charge upon
our cavalry. completely routing II.
/ Up to th, time the battle had been
progressing very favorahiy, but the
stampede oc our .vally enabled tlt
enemy to pass on our flank and III
our rear, and made it necessary for
our infantry to fall back, which i, did
slowly. reaching Winchester about
shutdown. The same evening our
whole army retired to Newtown, and
| the nr,t morning to Fishers Hill.
This position, pronounced by military
men to BE- the strongest i'll the Valley,
! i eighteen miles from Winchester
! and scvcn;y-two from Stanton. 1t
is overlooked from the east by the
! MasSauuttor mountain, from which !.
Is separated by the north branch Of
the Shenandoah river; while on the
Yves. it is protected by the North
mountain, and along its front base
flows a small branch called Cu,nber-
land run 1t cannot be tanked, ex-
ccpt by rircuitous route Of fifty
! miles through mountainous and
almost imrassable country. 1t was
10 ,hs position that General Early
fen back some two months ago. and
d.hcd Sheridan who casne against
him with an overwhelming force.
In the tle,which was aserereune
we took some five hundred or seven
hundred prisoners more, It is said,
than we lost, although the enemy
claim any number from twenty-five
| hundred to fly. thousand. In evacu-
ating Winchester, our severely
wounded and Some sick were left. and
/ fell into the enemv's hands: Thy
! asnbulanc.s, loaded with wounded,
came off safely. and our wagons. sup
plies and artillery, with the exception
of three pieces, were all brought off.
| In addition to tn CASUALTIES here
,otorc noted. we learn tina. Coton-ls
/ Hooper and Glover. Of Georgia, were
killed: Colonel George Patton, of
| Virginia. was severely wounded
Brig. Gen. York commanding Stat
! tord's and Hays Louisiana brigades,
| had an arm shot off +; Col Pickens.
of Alabama, wounded in the hand
/ Col. 1ho>. H. Carter, acting chief OF
artillery, wounded in the back by =
| shell.
\ report was brought last evening
! hv the Central train that two brigades
OF, the ,nemy's infantry were crossing
ing into C"Ip"rper at Wilford's ford
aud Lees spring. lfthis be true it
would Stem to indicate that flank
movement was in progress.- Rich
,uonI Dispatch. goth.