ANOTHER FIERCE BATTLE: Gen. Shields’ Advance Attacked by Jackson on Monday Morning; HEAVY LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES (6/12/1862)

New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 6/12/1862

[Homer_J_Simpson]

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, June 11.

Advices received at the War Department state that JACKSON'S army attacked Gen. SHIELDS' advance on Monday morning near Port Republic. The conflict is said to have been maintained for four hours by about 2,000 of our men against the main body of Gen. JACKSON's army. The enemy's force became so overwhelming in numbers that our advance was compelled to fall back, which it did in good order until it met the main body of Gen. SHIELDS' command near CONRAD's store. As soon as this was effected the enemy in turn retired. The fighting is said to have been very severe, and the loss heavy on both sides. No further particulars have reached the Department.

A private letter states that Gen. SHIELDS had previously succeeded in destroying a large quantity of supplies belonging to the rebels, found at Milford and at CONRAD's store.

The damage of the recent rains, including the carrying away of bridges over the south branch of the Shenandoah River, materially interfered with the Commissariat arrangements and the movements of troops.

LURAY, Tuesday, June 10,

via WASHINGTON, Wednesday, June 11.

Col. CARROLL, commanding the Fourth Brigade, consisting of the Eighty-fourth Pennsylvania, Eleventh Pennsylvania, the Seventh Indiana, and First Virginia, altogether about 1,600 strong, reached Port Republic on Sunday, reconnoitred, found the enemy in town, and had a skirmish. He concluded to hold the bridge, and ordered it not to be burned, and put guns in position commanding it. At 6 A.M., Monday, he was opened on by some twenty heavy guns placed in position during the night. Our forces tried to reach the bridge, repeatedly, to destroy it, but were met by storms of bullets and had to retire. A large cavalry force crossed and attacked our troops, while their infantry followed,

[Homer_J_Simpson]

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Another Fierce Battle: Gen. Shields’ Advance Attacked by Jackson on Monday Morning – 2
From Gen. Banks’ Army – 2
Another Battle and Victory: Defeat of the Rebels at Chattanooga by Gen. Mitchel, after a Two Days’ Fight – 2
From Gen. M’Clellan’s Army: Reports from the Shenandoah Valley in the Richmond Papers – 2-3
Important from Corinth: Gen. Buell, with 60,000 Troops in Hot Pursuit of the Enemy – 3
Affairs on the Mississippi: Latest News from Memphis – 3-5
News from Washington: The Proposed Issue of Additional Demand Notes – 5-6
Editorial: Rebel Movements Toward the Far South – 6
Too Sensitive by Far – 6-7
Burning Richmond – 7
Editorial: The London Times on the Naval Battle Below New-Orleans – 7
A New Method – 7

[PIF]

According to modern Ukraine war theory, the Union should have surrendered and avoided many needless deaths.

[Conan the Librarian]

Cross Keys and Port Republic.

Freemont and Shields had Jackson cold, but, Freemont being who he was, totally slowed himself out of victory.

With just a little more movement, Shields could have captured almost all of Jackson’s Artillery, but, slowed himself out of it (or the Rebs ran faster than he could).

[TTFlyer]

Too bad. If the Union had surrendered we might have maintained the Republic as it was founded. Instead, we have this “democracy” ruled by the mob and the oligarchs.

[PIF]

Union surrender would have meant the end of the Constitutional Republic and the institution of the Confederacy everywhere.

If the Union had surrendered, how many slaves would you own now?

[TTFlyer]

Horsehockey.

[PIF]

Go back and re-read your history.

[nathanbedford]

There was no time in the battle of Cross Keys that Jackson’s contingent was under threat by Fremont.

As to the battle of Port Republic, Jackson’s victory there was total after initial surprise by federals and hard fighting until the federal artillery position was turned at the coaling.

As a matter of personal information, I had occasion many years ago as a child to visit Conrad’s store (now Elkton) the place where the rout of the federals finally stopped. There a brick building was pointed out to me by my relative who stated that the building served as a Yankee hospital after that battle and that a pile of limbs grew on the ground outside the only window on the second floor facing east from which the amputated limbs were thrown.

The victories by Jackson at Cross Keys and Port Republic were complete and serve as a triumphant Conclusion to Jackson’s historic Valley campaign of 1862.

[cowboyusa]

Not even with it to argue. They are losers who celebrate traitors. They pollute fr with their nonsense.

[Conan the Librarian]

Yes, Fremont was just too slow to do much to Jackson, but, Shields got close to taking Port Republic.

By the time the shooting stopped, Fremont did have troops overlooking the river, but, he was just sooooo slow.