The enemy achieved a
small success in the vicinity of Winchester on the 22d, which will be duly
magnified by the Northern papers into a brilliant victory. It appears that,
misled by information in regard to the enemy’s strength, a Confederate force
marched out to attack them, when they suddenly found themselves in the presence
of Averill’s and Crook’s entire commands.
In the fight which ensued we lost some two hundred and fifty men
captured, and four pieces of artillery. The force engaged was not a portion of
the command which entered Maryland, but simply a party stationed at Winchester
as a guard.
All the property
captured by our “army of invasion” has reached a place of security, and will
speedily be rendered available to the Confederate cause.
All accounts
received of the engagement at Snicker’s represent that the Yankees were badly
whipped on that occasion. It is stated
that some fifteen hundred of the enemy fell to rise no more, and only six were
made prisoners. It is probably that a
considerable number were drowned in their attempt to recross the Shenandoah
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