Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-08-04
REBEL ACCOUNTS.
The Late Conflict i'm the valley
Union StrOngholds Thrown Open
D TO Invasion MA ryland and Penn
syIvania at Early's Mercy, &c. 1855

| Union StrOnghOlds Thrown open
TO Invasion Maryland and Penn
. syIvania at Early's Mercy, &c. Fs
From the Richmond Examiner, July 27.l
No doubt as to the victory in the valley
seems to be possible. The terms of the
dispatch indicate what is now seldom seen
the rout of large army, in which all or
der and attempt at organized retreat was
abandoned. Pursuit was made by the
whole Confederate force for ten miles, and
continued further by the Confederate cav
airy. Such an event atones for all the
shortcomings of the late campaign in the
valley and on the Potomac. To the distant
spectator they were not few. Providence
seems to have given lis, of a sudden, a whole
handful of those splendid opportunities
which were showered ON the Confederate
Generals in the first year of the war, and
they fell, as then, unimproved to the
ground. Lynchburg, Harper's Ferry, Bal
| timore, Washington-from such chances
the army had returned with beef The first
news of its return was the deplorable affair
in which Ramseur's division was humiliat-
ed in the dust. A scandalous affair! On
that dag three Confederate brigddeS had to run
d,cdy toithout eUen formation IN line Of battle.
Although no great loss of men was sustain
ed, it was disaster such as never before
fell on any portion of the Army of North
ern Virginia, and such, we trust as will
never again be known on the soil of the
State. But all regrets and SORROWS disap-
pear before the glorious tidings from
Kernestown. Perhaps the modification of
the preceding days nerved the vengeful
blow.
This battle may be simply glorious, butit
may also be a most important event. 1t is
believed that the forces sent by Grant to the
relief of Washington returned to him as
! soon as our army had passed Winchester.
The. troops defeated by Early must then
have been the thrice-whipped host Of Hun
ter, now transferred to Crook, and the
scrapings of the garrison in Washington.
| They are in no condition now to renew any
conflict, and the door of the enemy's strong
holds is again, perhaps, wide open. 1t is at
least probable that the States of Maryland
and Pennsylvania are now at Early S mercy.
We have no reason to doubt that he will be
swift to use the immense advantage he has
gained, though.we have to-day no news of
his march toward the Potomac. The next
news of Early will probably come to us
through the Northern papers-and lively
news it is likely to be.
From The Richmond Dispatch, July27.l
1t was rumored yestel day afternoon that
our troops in the Valley of Virginia had
engaged and defeated the enemy. This
news was confirmed by passengers on the
Central train, and at late hour last night,
the following official dispatch was received
at the War Department: |..'
HEADQUARTERS, A.N.VA- July 26, 1864.
Hon. James Seldom:
General Early states that he attacked
Major General Crook on the 18th inst, on
the old battlefield of Kernstown, COM
pletely routing him, and pursued him five
miles beyond Winchester, when he was
compelled to halt from the exhaustion of
his men, they having marched twenty-five
miles that day. ~ Ee' --4.-i 81. 'eL
The pursuit was continued by the cavalry.
[From The Richmond Examiner, July 81
General Early's victory in the valley has
had the desired effect upon Grant. 1t has
convinced him of the Importance OF doing
something ION this line" at once, instead of
idling away the summer, now more than
half gone, shelling the little town OF Pc
tersburg. His first step has been to increase
his force, already strong, on the north bank
of the James, at Deep Bottom. He sent
over some troops on Saturday, and, on.
Tuesday night, threw over Hancock's corps,
thereby increasing his force on this side of
sent over, on Tuesday night, twenty-five
pieces of cannon. y.--t
His force at Deep Bottom is ascertained to
consist of the 10th, the 10Th, and Hancocks
corps. Hancock is probably In command
This force assumed the offensive at an
early hour yesterday morning, resting their
left on Deep Bottom, while their right
stretched away to the northeast toward
White Oak Swamp aa9I
Between and 8 o'clock A. NJ, yesterday,
the first collision in this quarter took place
at New Market, which is a mile north of
Deep Bottom, and twelve miles from Rich
mond by the New Market road. We have
no particulars of the fight, except that the
enemy were SO far successful as to capture
four of our cannon. We did not hear of
them taking any prisoners, and consider
1t hardly possible that they could have done
so, If the accounts that reach us of the ra-
pidity with which our men ran be true.-
The fight lasted but. a few moments, and
was probably brought about accidentally,
the enemy stumbling upon us before either
they or we were aware of it. Some mus
kerry skirmishing was kept up during the
remainder of the day. N lA41D1d
THE LATEST.
BY letter received late last night, we
learn that the guns captured belonged to
the lst Rockbrfdge Battery, Capt. Graham.
They were twenty FOUNDER Parrott guns,
taken from the enemy at Harper's Ferry
We lost no prisoners and no horses. ro'5
N 1t is useless to speculate upon Grants
plans. The present indications are that he
proposes making his next attack upon our
lines at three points simultaneously
Bottom, Fort Drewry, and Petersburg. We
see no reason to feel the least apprehension.
,Aswe have before remarked, we believe he
appreciates the necessity of doing some
thing, and that quickly tif
Grant is yet in front Of Petersburg. His
mortar firing and cannonade have slacken-
ed in the past few days. He is said to be
mining. He has been reported to be doing
this for month. 1t IS quite time he was
springing some of his mines. ~ ~
PETERSBURG, July 26, 1854.
To-day (the forty-second of the siege)
was decidedly the most quiet of the cam
paign. There was scarcely any picket fir
ing, and not, more than one or two dis
charges of artillery. sa. fasss.1s.f III
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