July 14th, 2011
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/14/2011
War-date Federal broadside, 1p. 9-1/2"x13-1/4", Spring, 1862, with headlines "Particulars of the Sunday Battle at Winchester" and "Reported capture of Kingston, N.C." it reads in small part: "...The Herald's Washington dispatch says that on Sunday morning at 10 o'clock the rebels received reinforcements under Gen. Garnell [sic - Garnett], numbering 5,000 men. The Union forces did not exceed 10,000 men, and with the exception of about 500, were of Gen. Shield's command exclusively. At half past ten the enemy made a feint on our left, commanded by acting Brig. Gen. Sullivan, opening a heavy fire of artillery, while the real attack was directed against our right, with the object of flanking it. Gen. Kimball commanded our right where the heaviest fighting was done. The enemy were strongly protected in the woods, behind a stone wall, and their artillery was posted on an eminence on both sides of their left wing. Our whole artillery force was engaged...the fighting being done by artillery and musketry at a range of not more than 3 or 4 yards, and after much loss the rebel infantry opposite our right debouched from the road and attempted a charge on Dane's Battery. The first effort was nearly successful, but a heavy discharge of grape threw them into confusion. A second attempt likewise failed and the enemy fell back with heavy loss, behind the stone parapet. Gen. Tyler now ordered his brigade to charge the enemy's battery on the left and a most deadly encounter followed. Twice our men reeled under the storm, but in the third effort they routed the rebels with tremendous slaughter, and with loud cheering captured two of their guns and four caissons. Our loss in this struggle was heavy, out of 300 men engaged in the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment, 26 were killed and 83 wounded. Col. Murray fell leading his gallant corps forwarded, and many other daring officers were killed or wounded...The enemy's killed and wounded strewed the ground in profusion and their left wing was utterly broken and their center was waving. On their side the 48th and 68th Virginia regiments suffered the most. The former was terribly decimated..." with more great content. The report from Kingston reads in small part: "...The officers of the Geo. Peabody state (according to contrabands) that our forces took Kingston, N.C., on Saturday, without sustaining any loss. The rebels lost 7 killed and 1 wounded....Gen. Shields has received a dispatch from Maj. Gen. Banks, dated 5 miles beyond Strasburg. It says the enemy are still in retreat with our forces in hot pursuit. The loss of the Rebels must have been enormous, they have abandoned wagons along the road filled with the dead and dying. The houses along the road are found crowded, and the dwellings in the towns adjacent to the battle field of Sunday were found filled with the wounded. The inhabitants aided the rebels in carrying off their wounded during the day, and burying them quickly, as soon as dead. Their army makes terrible havoc in its flight and the rout bids fair to be the most dreadful of the war..." VG.
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