Friday night, May 9, 1862.
Jimmy Tate came back this morning, after starting to
school to tell
us that a fight occurred yesterday, near
McDowell, Highland
county. The enemy were very strong-
ly posted, but were driven off by
Gen. Johnson, the fight
commenced at 5 PM
and terminated at 9 — the firing
during the day, which was heard
here, was the enemy's staitly
throwing shells +c through the woods. The number
of the en-
(reinforcements having been sent
from Romney)
emy is reported as 8000;ours, in the fight, much
smaller. Our loss 40
killed and 200 wounded, among
the latter Gen. Johnson, who has arrived in town. At
last
accounts the enemy were retreating precipitously, +
Jackson was in hot
pursuit. A train of cars has gone
up to Buffalo Gap for the wounded.
The Richmond
train, due at 4 o'clock, or thereabouts, not come yet —
past 10. Peyton and other Quartermaster's go out of
office, "by order
of the Secretary of War." I amused my-
self to-
day in converting my dog kennel into a
bee house. Ladies busy
to-day preparing for the
wounded. A large
quantity of provisions +c sent
out to meet them.
[transcription by the Valley of the Shadow project]
MSS 38-258
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