Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-21
FATE 0F THE 18TH IN. DOUBT
Gen. Ely Reported Captured Winchester Norwich in Fever of Expectancy Hear Definite News From the Front in 1s63-Lee's Army On Its Way to Invade the North.

mill, Greeneville, about o'clock Mon day morning. It is supposed he fell in during. one of the previous nights while laboring under bewilderment.
 Brig. Gen. Tyder of this city was in command at Martinsburg, Va, when it was attacked by a body of about 5000 rebels. The surrender of the place was demanded and 45 minutes were allowed for the inhabitants to Ieave. Gen. Tyler refused to comply with the demand and an artillery battle began. which was going on at the time telegraphic communication was cut off.
 Letter From The Eighteenth.
 A letter from an officer in the 18th Connecticut, dated Saturday June 13, states that on the previous night the regiment was ordered under arms on an alarm of the approach of the ene- my. They stood in the rain till next morning when on the report of scouts that no enemy was near. the tents were pitched again.
 1t seems probable that the Eigh- teenth was engaged in the fight at Winchester, and the news from there will be anxfously awaited. The loss- es ID Milroy's division are reported at rather a large figure. but it will doubt less be found that the losses in this division were much less than nave
 
 that some of the hardest fighting oc- cured in the night and that probably a greater. portion of the loss consists of stragglers and those separated from their regiment in the confusion who will report themselves from time to time.
 General TyIer's Lively Campaign.
 Brig Gen. Tyler of this city was re- cently ordered to report to Gen. ohn of Dolf INYD IN,,sxI 18th he was ordered by that officer to Martinsburg in view of the crisis there. He left on that day without staff or personal baggage; reached Martins burg just in time to send off his train and the rolling stock of the railroad at that place; fought the enemy all day Saturday to secure his own re- treat; beat him off and commenced falling back that night; crossed the Potomac during the night and arrived safely with his men at Harper's Ferry A short. off hand and brilliant cam paign.
 June 19. 1s63-H. H. Starkweather left this city fast evening. on very brief notice for Baltimore to ascer- tain if possible the condition of the Eighteenth regiment.
 Jewett City Livery Burned.
 The livery stable of Brown & Stan ton at Jewett City, with horses, 12 carriages, 5 sleighs. several harnesses, etc, was burned Thursday morning. Loss about S3,000.
 Report From The Eighteenth.
 June 20. 1S63-Capt. A. F. Palmer of Gen. Milroy's staff is the only officer of the Eighteenth Connecticut who has been able to communicate at all with those who so anxiously await news from our boys in the Eighteenth. We learn that the Eighteenth was in the extreme advance on Saturday last; that during the whole of Saturday and Sunday they were engaged with the enemy within the entrenchments at Winchester; that upon Gen. Mil roy's learning that the enemy was upon him in overwhelming force, they retreated: in their retreat were met by augmented forces. and the Eigh- teenth with. two other regiments were ordered to charge a battery which was playing sad havoc with our men; that three charges were made upon the battery before it was taken. and that in all these the Eighteenth-unmen toned in any newspaper report and not known outside of Connecticut to have been in the fight at all-charged, suffered and died, and at length took the battery to allow the rest of the command to pass by another road onl the way to Harper's Ferry The Eighteenth in one of these charges lost it's colonel, Col. Ely. who was taken prisoner; lieut.. Col. Nichols was wounded and left on the field, and Maj. Peale. with the assistance of Capt. Palmer, rallied the remainder charge in which the battery was talk en. Lieut.. Col. Nichols, Capts. Bowen and Bates and Lieut. Maginnis are wounded and prisoners.