The New York herald., 1865-02-21
THE SHENANDOAH.
A seeuting Party Roughly Handled ~
Mesby's 0uerallass &se.
IN cuARLEs n. YARRELL's DnsPArcHns.

A seeuting Party Roughly Handled ~
Mosbyss 0uertllas, Ase. 1a
IN. cuAKLEs II. vARRELL's DnsPArcHSs.
wrUrsrIa Va, Feb. 10. lso9
scouting party consisting Of one hundred and twessy
nys men comprised OF Companies and 4, Of the Seas
sssnth PennsylvsnA cavalry OF ne Secona onos' ~
vhos uudsr command Of Major Thomas Gibson, In ohs.
dencs 10 insructions len thcr camp ~ Red rum nsas
thiu town lsst evening Captain Aandas, Of General
rorbsrs,s sta6 and Lieutenant Baker, Of General No
ritss STAR accompanied the expedition - voluntes
The command proceeded the Winchester ana -
yvns pike the latter place. and there turned sooss-
ward along the road running parallel and near sns -
nandoah river to Benys ford The troops crossea sns
river under Of the darkness without noaessae
from the enemy though with dincuty ON ao0osss
Of the high water. Reaching the opposite side Of ~
river they crossed the Blue Bidge through Ashbys 0s
and proceeded 70 PARIS arriving Paris after daysh<
passing through the town to UupsrvIe A. the see5s
passed through Paris rebel bushwhacksn fred fsw
shots at our troops from the adjacent hilA Prom Upp
VILE TO Piedmont troops engaged IN 1ssultory As
ing with miscellaneous parties Of gueraA On arriving
q Piedmont troops surprised party Of Acebys gus
las capturing many OF them, also acenmssary tssAa
and upwards OF hundred head Of horses and naasa
The prisoners were some OF Mosbys best meA IA ars
Our troops having attained distsnos Of thirtysevs
miles, marching over siushy and muddy roadA MsIes
Gibson thought Il advisable 70 return 10 csmp. The
turn march was commeaced proceeding the sans
route Hero and there seen the videttes q
tho mountains, but always .ss out sd.s Of range q e
trauspired, and nothing occurred to seriously im-
pede the march until the command reached .
denly force hundred Of Mosbys gueriIlas under
the command Of Captain Richardson, who werc lying -
ambush thirty yards from the point where our troops
were riding. rose from their hiding place and poured
deadly fre into our column Our roops returned . ~ .ns
fire. fought hand to hand with the enemy; 0ut the
latter having the advantage Of position and the presge
Of attack, overcame our men, killing, wounding -
making prisoners Of about ninety OF our men In sne
Lieutenant Baker, of General Merritts san VINO ~
In the ADVANCE captured but not until no had N
Hicted punishment on his opponcnts 4. xta VI
All the property captured at PIEDMONT was fecapus1. -
bv the enemy The fre Of unsnddlcd twelve -
fifteen rebels among whom was IN oncery supposee -
| have been Captain Richardson. aelefsst Sfa
Captain Dun of Company x, OF the Fourteenth Penn
sylyana cavalry supposed to Save besn killed although
that he was captured unnjured Major Gibson hs cen.
mander OF the expedition, was wounded In the thigh bNs
| made his escape Lieutenant Nesmith, Of Company u
j Pennsvlvana cavalry, Is wounded lieutcnam Hagox
was captured Captain Martndale OF General TorDerst
saG contributed valuable services In trying 70 ovsrcons
Major Gibson, finding further opposition unHva'haf
retreaed with about thirty.hsc men, arHvns nefe I'm
| afternoon. sef e.s.l IL. ]. 1.-.-.
small detachment OF tho enemy our troops
o Berry ford but wore unsuccessful In preventing the
rccrossing Of troops over the SHENANDOAH.
Union Scouting party captured q party OF fsoel
conacrlAnr ofoerS yesterday, VINO Mere plvl5S snop
Vocation in Clarke county. They brought 70 4wD
and placed In the guardhouse
/ aEac5F ssil WrscHrsrra, Feb. 20, isex
sincs writing the above many Of tho men supposed u
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