From Harrisonburg

HARRISONBURG, April 25.

Last night a strong reconnaissance was made from New Market towards Staunton. On reaching Mount Crawford, 8 miles south of here, a bridge on a branch of the Shenandoah was found burned, and the stream too deep and rapid to cross. A bridge over another branch of the same stream was also burned last Monday by citizens. To-day one of our brigades passed through this town and took possession of one of the principal avenues leading from here.

[Deserters] from Jackson’s militia report him making very slow progress towards Gordonsville. 800 of his militia have deserted since he escaped. The Shenandoah bridge is not yet burnt, but pickets are stationed there ready to apply the torch on our near approach.


LATER.

Jackson is resting with his whole force about 16 miles hence. The state of the roads prevents our advance at present.


HARRISONBURG, April 27.

Yesterday morning the pickets of Col. Donelly’s brigade Stationed eight miles hence, on the Jordansville road, were at guard and driven back, and three of them wounded. The reserve of the 46th Pennsylvania and a section of Hampton’s battery then advanced and repulsed the rebels. They retreated to a wood where several of our shells burst in their very midst, and a wagon was seen gathering up and carrying off their dead and wounded. Owing to the bad state of the roads, Donelly has been ordered to take up a new position nearer the town, until the roads get better.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday Morning, April 29, 1862, p. 1