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The Daily Dispatch: June 5, 1862., [Electronic resource], Banks retreat. (search)
own. A portion of Ira Harria's Guard and Vermont cavalry supported the battery in the ear, and Majors Davidson and Gardner, New York, and Captain Freston, Vermont cavalry, commanded them with coolness and bravery. Gen. Banks was in the rear of the retreat, and a shell exploded only four feet from him, fortunately without injuring him. Winchester is reported to Some ammunition was seen to explode were leaving a loud report was followed by the rising of a large sphere of smoke high into the air, like a balloon. The enemy bad stationed a force at Berryville to prevent our retreating toward Harper's Ferry, and we were compelled to take the road to Martinsburg. Gen. Banks this morning, on the other side of the river, made a short address to the soldiers, encouraging them to maintain themselves until reinforcements shall be received, which will doubtless arrive immediately, and we shell soon recross the Potomac and drive back the enemy over the ground we have lost.