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The Daily Dispatch: June 16, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
ereby brought about his defeat handsomely. Tachurn's brigade of infantry suffered the heaviest in killed and wounded. Two special messengers previously sent to the rear with dispatches for the Herald, were captured by Gilmer's and some of Mosby's men, who not only took their dispatches from them, but held them as prisoners. One of the messengers was a negro — a bright boy in everything but color. Our forces are in hot pursuit of the enemy Stahl's division of cavalry and Sullivan's division of infantry were hotly engaged. The brigades commanded by Col. McKeynolds, of the 1st New York cavalry, and Col. Wynkoop of the 20th Pennsylvania did their work. The enemy's retreat is a complete stampede — a rout. On taking Staunton we found that every man and boy had been called out for its defence. Staunton is well fortified; but if the enemy had only remained to hold the place to the last extremity we would have captured the whole rebel command. We got in