, 1876-06-24

tclttIrlIh t1 lnaQ lhelt plecGa wien tue
;,eh4ilnnts were not over ten PAGES distant. First
L' ruucll the E'lna wna Private koslt, tf tic
rwtnty-lhirtl, Il buy of lH, who spra!1g forwnrL
.r"ln the ra',ke, anu with shout thrust his cap
ino tic mllzxle Of ono Of tho capt.red ca1Inul.
enemy 1vi great stare by, aitl which Col. Hayes
men recognized rs ore t1lat }nd confronted
thin III nearly every fight in that part Of the
country. There l,cing dispute among the Hnl,
.licrs as to WIN captured 1t, tho buy Kos!,t
rc,.c.ct hja llasl intn tle n,1zx1e and drew out
lila cup, ttrrei,y proving indlaputably tic title
nf Ills regiment. Dublin Stutlpn, nIllcs l,c-
yu1id C!UydPs alDunta, was captured the follow
S % saSss a,%' gesy % %snttX 4tXar OF c
then broken up miles eastward, u the Now
K''"r h-''''". wl'rh waf n,rttc4l.
Gen. Crook now turned his column northwartl
by way ot Mcnlow Bridge md Salt Pond Noun
tufn, truvcrHlng one nf tle wftlcst mid toughest
SECTIONS Ut tnu Allegheny Mnultnlll region. rhr
continuous rains hal lnnle thu runla almost I'M
passablc, anti had 70 swollen tho strcainB tint
bntll tcainE an'i troups wcro sometimes lost III
tnIns the column ncruss the Kclsl forces TINT
lad fought u Coyl's Mountain, nl captured the
artillery that had been saved by the c1rny from
that engagement.
THE RETREAT YltoM LYHCnBuR9.
After lut1g sryies Of 1irinie1rs artl exhaust
rendezvous Mt Meadow Bluff, md being
there 1clttcd It pushed On, md Joined Gcn,
Hunters tUree Ct atatlnton, june J.. Hunttr,
rc!ntor< ct BY Cruok and Aycrill, at once be-
gun hts lnedltattti niyanco on Lynchhurg, nnl
On the 1Gth Hayes brlgadc marched to Browns
burg, - miles, sklrM,slling ncnrly all the Why
Tho column struck t!le Virginia q Tennessee
vicinity OF Lynrlrhusg, Crook's rondiand, on
the 1stl was sent tu tic right OIL 1lunklng cx-
1e1itlon, with view 10 attacking the city Iii tho
renr. While conducting shIa movement, Crook
received word from Hunter TINT sile enemy,
strongly reinforced from lsIcl,uonel, was abu1t
Ia nttack the ccntre In overwhelming furcr.
Crook therefore moved with the utmost SPEED
to tllu cxpuscd point, and by the timely nil nf
his command tllc u.tack was repellctl. The
TROOPS remained under nrns and under Tire the
remainder Ut the day, nnd Wien night closed III
began the retreat, which tic augmented unu
now overwhelming strength Of thu enemy rcn-
Col. Hayes brigade covered this retreat,
which proved TO he ono one uf the most artluuus
movements of tile War. Tic constant march
Ing, fighting, md exposure Of tho previous SIX
weeks llasl wnrli out thy men, anil t,cy had l,ow
almost without foutl. The rctrcatng column
moved westward, along tAe Hue uf the RAILWAY,
slowly pursued ly the Enemy. lIayes' brigx.e'
aaslstcd By the cavalry, hnd u brisk fight with
Of ths 1otll, md on the snor'ling Of thu eotll,
having skirEnisl,ed MI the wny, reached DufoYl'a
tiap, and, having huld tho Gap during the re-
,nalnlcr Of that day, FASTENED on tu Fcioln tho
uts'sio'. 4sea. nA'eu tne StaNe WIS atlackSu
wny through nnd pursued Its mugcls, skirinsll-
ihs i1ea'3iJ al! inc Frnalhdcro1 the dayand up to
~ o'c!uclt nt night, Thctroops were now almost
sTazea wth loss ot slcep, fatigue, ana hunger At
North Mountain tl'c pursuit. ended, but not tho
suiIcslugs Of tho soldiers. The country wns
pour, nlia thlhly pcupled, thc slppllcs A'.l long
ncrn exhausted, and no satlH1ls were obta!nc1
until the command reached Bly, Sewell Noun
ta1l', oh tI.n 9fth.
~ uaIMe ilio litllc uhSs pfecealHg tuls uatet
uen. Cron's division hau marched oyer. $50
miles, loslng many horses aud some men, from
exhaustion nnu want 9i ioq'l. The rctrcat ter
ml;.asea ny ahe aFf!vai o. the wearlcd columns
charlcston July !.
BRILLIANT CARRIER IN THE VALLEY,
Early, who commanded tho Rebel eorps scut
from Richmond to the rel!cf OF Lynclhurg, had
Into Maryland. Gcn. Crooks command was,
therefore, ordered cast, and seling ollt OIL tllG
10Th arrived by ratl ut Snrtnsl,urs On Tho it'll.
Thcre uayrs' brigade remained until the 18th,
When It advanced to Cahctuwr, III
miles beyond; 1Iarpcr's Ferry, md drove b.
the enetny's plektts, EARLY, after Menncfng thu
dcfenacs ot Washington, ,low Withdrew IRON
Marylgud, pursued 6y Wright's Sixth Corps,
July 10, driving back 'Wrght's adYanre witlii
considerable losa. Tie Rc5rl commander thct,
resumed Ills innrch an WIS believed to be max.
Ing his way up tho valley towards to1lollsyijlc.
Accordingly, On the I'll, C.l Hayes wus sent
out With Els brigade and two scrltuus Of artj!-
Icry to rcconnoitcr. Md whfIo cutircly uns,,n.
ported and wituu. c"nnunicatl"n Xiii tic
main lody on tllu other sdt OF The Sllcnalltlol
was completely surrounded by two tyisi.Hls ut
tho cnen.y's eayalry, int fought l,is way o,,t nn
rcju,uct 0cn. Crook on Tic asM Mt WiHrhcsirr
Oh .l,u 9Th Crook allyanceJ cnsi]y tlryimI. lin
enrnly's cavalry, supptsrt II, l,o covurlnf, tiID
Nehri retreat up tho valley, whun suddenly
ncar Kerustown, Early's who'll, army ,ieyclunti
Itself in battc atruy cio1e upu thE 1rft tlut,l;.
ut,l, Eouncing upon Crock, cn,lpclIcd lin to fnl'
back 'rupitiIy ii, Ma1tlntljurr. Cul. HIVES INV.
prcd tkiB fttEeat Ut, thp lrtt Will lIs iriroIir
n,ld stubbornjy rrslstcd Eariys jtnrWt,1u,,s nj.
ya,,eu, saved CroUk,s forvcs ir,m mntrriol Inc.
and enabled Him to drnw utr safeiy iii lts trnns,
aid artillery. A series OF marciies md co,.tl-
tnr,r -,o ;,,. ,,,, f,..,,a,,, .. .s A;l'@ taA',