Jackson's late victory in the Valley.
Official dispatches received at the office
Adjutant-General fully corroborate encouragements which appeared of yesterday.
In all respects the is complete, and the enemy in that hopelessly discomfitted.
The results victory it is needless to speculate.
The telegram which we append, ad to
Adjutant-General Cooper, gives the important details of the engagement and the result attending them.
May 26.--During the last three God has blessed our arms with brilliant On Friday, the
Federals at Front were routed, and one section of artillery in addition to many prisoners captured yesterday,
Banks's main column, whilst from Strasturg to
Winchester the rear part retreating towards On Sunday, the other part was at this place.
At last accounts
Brig. Gen. H. Stewart was pursuing them a cavalry and artillery, and capturing A large amount of medical, ordnance, stores, have fallen into our hands.
T. J.
Jackson.
If we have from the gallant old hero of who seems almost invincible, a full of his triumph over the army of
Banks and the relief of one of the fair of the
State of the presence of the That this victory, important in it will be followed by results equally im those familiar with the energy and spirit of
Gen. Jackson do not a moment doubt.
From
Winchester, where was last heard from, to
Harper's on the
Potomac, is only thirty miles, easterly direction.
At the latter point and Ohio Railroad crosses the which is spanned by a bridge, rebuilt he occupation of the
Valley by the army of
Gen. Banks.
This road runs the heart of
Jefferson and Ferkeley and at
Martinsburg, twenty-two of
Winchester, the company had to the war, important and valuable which were destroyed by our summer.
These, we understand, have been busily reconstructing, to keep the road in efficient If the present victory is followed unquestionably will be — this so important to the
Federal transportation of troops and will be completely inter
arrived in the city yesterday evening informed us that he had met with a courier from
Gen. Jackson with dispatches to
Gen Joseph E. Johnston, who left
Winchester on Monday morning. This courier states that up to that time we had captured 2,800 prisoners, and that they were hourly arriving.
The command of
Colonel Ashby had gone to
Martinsburg.
