The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-04-04

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ba8 been lul recently pfoma
at position Nf. d.,d - ai.
IDS on ibe 2i'i. q August
he cataliies in ,hr I.feale, &c., l..is
sgtmcui sate l23.
The 22d q Aags il Brgad
ued 70 IlaYefs Ferry. slsre
remained salil the 2gdi. nhsa
moved again 10 EharifslaMn.
" N ~ePtrmlsfr they nUyei lrom
uleslown aboat ten miles, 10 Cir
Farms where ihry renamed us
September 18th. making. ia lhe
milne a reconn0 ssance to Ope-
river, IN which ibcy had q light
hrmish with The enemy losing ole
l killed aud ven Rouaded.
On tbg l9tb Of s.. tember. che (
,ade advanced. crossing RE Op,- I
al Q a. M, and s. eut into posi- (
under Lea shelIpg on tie
ryyille and Winchester Pike. iuI
Of a dense lhickei, the right tx. I
l ing 10 lbe read. Tie S xih reei.
na,, uglef Captain II. Warner Da-
mere deployed 10 ihe front and
lt ay engaged tie enemy xskirmisA-
af About noon general aIya ce
Was ordered, and The Brigade moved
W in splendid yle, hating a mo-
meat, after emerging from The woods
'o reeiiiy lbe alignment la front
ga a long strcIcho undalaling coun.
the enemy holding position to
mand the gorges through which
the brigade must advance The ad.
vance wassinade rapidly over the crest
sea face OF calling tire Of musketry,
at wing the enemy back in great con.
ia ion. About one O'Clock z. NJ, IN
Consequence Of the giving way Of the
9 ops on the right, The Brigade, which
] suffered severely from The fire Of
e battery and rife pits in their
.rnt, was compelled 10 fail back to
9g ition about half a mile in advance
4 The one from which the line origin. e
y started. The Sixth Regiment adj. q :,
need 70 the front line, where they
NAMED throughout the day, doing
>celleut service. About 4 +. NJ.
De entire line advanced, The Brig.
9 advanced steadily, exposed. when
y bad sTriEed within about a mile
Winchester to a heavy musketrv
g in front ard to an endlading fire
lm battery on the left. Here the
ecess Of the right was announced
ID the Brigade advanced 10 The town
thout opposition from that oint,aDd
camped about dusk More than
20 prisoners were captured by the
trieadc. The Brigade was commap-
q, IN this engagement, by Col James -,
4. Warner, Of lbe Eleventh Regi. Il
ient The victory achieved by the
oops engaged 10 this battle was bril- "
ant. II was the commencement Of :,
ie series of splendid movements and l.
iccessive battles, which drove the 81
bel forces from the Valley OF the bra
heuaudoal, .s ,I
Ibe oasulIies in the engagement ~
ere 256. FL.
In this engagement, Capt Charles I Isi
uxion, and Lieut.. Dennis Duhigg larg
the Eleventh Regiment, were XIII NJ,
!. They were b5th valuable ana "a. 9TH
.getic officers. Capt. Buxton had ts.t
ien promoted recently 10 he Major, msi
ID Lieut.. D-higg to be Captain, and Y
cir Comm sions had been forward. ,,T9g
TO them,-bnt nol received at the are
nc Of their death. l'F r.
No report Of the part taken by the ssry
ligade, or Of the casulies, IN the as'
bsequent battle Of Fisbcrs Ilill. or ava a,t
the rapid pureui, Of the rebel fore.
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