Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-02-02

miles nuTih east ct inc town WIN iOIce
g, small a. 10 render an attack upon him
a a'too.i certain 10 result IN his capi0'e.
Acting upon his information Ramsuer put
his troops in motion, advanced TO attack
Avell.!, aud soon The forces on both sides
were engaged in an obstinate conflict
Rsmserr having moved wtlh too li'le
cahtlon IN consequence Of the reported IN.
feiorily Of his opponent
The result was serious repUlse by
Averll's Large force; she loss OF four pie
ccs OF arIl,eiy; The death Of Col. Boar
Of he Ssh Va, and the wOundlug Of
Gener,ls Lewis and Lilly. Many Of The
command officers and privales. beside
these gentlemen. were kIied and wound
ed When Ramseur fell back, as he was
compelled TO do 10 prevent himself from
be,ug flanked by large force approach
ing from BeryviIle. he left the ground
covered with his dead and wounded.
lie renred through Winchester; joined
Esr!y a! Ncwiown; and Winchester was
again in lGe han,s of the EederalIsts.
"W inchesltr" throughout the war
meant most Of al "the aCOmcn OF WIN.
CHESTER" Il q ss shis noble body OF high
souled and heroic women who now look
Ell with eyes iu'i Of Tegtet and lInsing
upon R4mseur's disappearing columns
and wit, ssdness unoueIabie toward The
bamie field Of Ike preceding day. "hereon
SO many Of their dear Southern defenders
were l'iGg in 'heir blood.
W.h lie women Of y inchesier 10 see
sulleting was 10 auempt courageousIy 10
teirve li-fot long years now, 'hey had
been arcustomed TO the war OF artillery,
the crash Of small arms; TO nursing Me
sick, succoUring The wounded, and .blud.
Ing up he btuised forms, broken and
blertlng beneath the chariot wheels OF
Ilnat ier,iLle Demon, War Have we moi,
eeen ,hem after Ktrnstown hanging with
sobs over the death Misunderstanding of
The soreIy hur, facing with Tears Of noble
sc0rn the enemies who were The masters
Of the moment!
Tia, was IN 1862, and be sure iha, in
1864. the long years of soul crn' hing war
hal not sna,ed one particle Of iha, proud
IIy {, t,fiam, that ,endetIy merciIul spirit
which though all the coming Tine will
remain h. glory OF their name. and the
ipride ol ,ho.e who draw their blood from
those true daughters OF Virginia.
OF ,he incident which we propose 10
relaie, We have an account derived from a
valued ftienl, herself ore OF tke Hotl :,
charitable young ladies Of the old boide
town; also another statement from an un'
known correspondent living i'll the neigh
borhood Of the bsIIIc field. Upon these
our narrative ls based.
Night had come, and a large number ol
ladies who had obtained permission TO
perform their pious duties from The Fed
eral officer in command d, Winchester,
reached iLe bstls field. |, was one oi
those marvellous niehts of July. 1864,
@hen the heavens seemed all ablaze win
he glory Of the iu,l o.bed moon. The
6e!d, covered with dead and dying, slept
IN lhe light Of ihis gtes, Doon-and the
! Frdcr.l Surgeons we're busy al their pain
lul day Of smputaIiHe limbs, probing and
binding up wounds, dcposlttng ihe suffer
ers 10 smbuianres, ara attending as lar as
pos.,tIe tn he pa,siul cslis Of each. A
batil~ field after hard iigbt Is spectacle
so ssd that tie who has looked upon IL
once, never Wishes To behold il again; aud
the saddesl Of all the terrible features OF
such scenes. perhaps, is the imPosslbIlI'
" Of promptly attending TO the wants OF
all. Your arm may be shattered by bull
let. bat your neighbours leg is torn TO pie
ces b. shell and he is bleeding 10 death,
Before your arm can be bound up. his
leg must be amputated-iti is piiilu' you
think, TO leave you wsilhing there, but
each in his Turn, friend-lhe leg before
The arm
:. II was real assistance when the Win.
chester ladies' came TO the aid OF The Fed.
ersl Surgeons, thus relieving the latter in
federate wounded. They sssiduously
applied themselves to the painful task be.
fore them, aud were ministers of mercy
once more, to their Southern brethern as
they had been before after so many hard
! fought battles in that country OF hard bat
lles, the Valley Of The Shenardoaih.
Among The young ladies was Miss.
we 90 no, feel al liberty 10 present her
foil name 10 the world; and 10 this fair
daughter of the Valley belongs the credit
Of The beautiful action. which We proceed
to recrrl. In passing amid the dead and
wounded now dimly discernsble only by
The Surgeons lan'horns the moonlight and
and The las, beams Of day, Mss-,csme
all al once upon youth who seemed 10