re seen to fall, and the head of the column wavered, but there
were no trenches or abattis to obstruct the enemy's advance. There
was stubborn fighting over the low breastworks, and some fighting
inside of them, but not until our exposed flanks were attacked did
I order a retreat. The battery was lost, but most of the command
reached the main fortification safely, though exposed to the fire
of the enemy for most of the distance. Captain Arkenoe was killed,
and Lieutenant Paris Horney of the 110th Ohio was captured. Our
loss in killed, wounded, and captured was small. General Milroy,
from an observation-stand on a flag-staff at the main fort, witnessed
this affair. In his report of it he says:

"The enemy opened upon me with at least four full batteries, some
of his guns being of his longest range, under cover of which fire
he precipitated a column at least _ten thousand_ strong upon the
outer work held by Colonel Keifer, which, after a stubborn resistance,
he carried."(12)

General Early, in his report, says twenty guns under Colonel Jones
opened fire on this position. General Hays reports his loss, 14
killed, 78 wounded, 13 missing.

Part of the guns left in the earthworks we had abandoned, and the
artillery of Colonel Jones now opened on our fortifications. An
artillery duel ensued which was maintained until after dark. No
other hard fighting occurred on this day, only some slight skirmishing
took place with Gordon's brigade south and with portions of Johnson's
division east of Winchester.

The most notable event of the day was the opening fire of a score
of artillery pieces in broad daylight from a quarter where no enemy
was known to be. Captain Morgan (13th Pennsylvania Cavalry), who
was charged with the duty of patrolling the Romney and Pughtown
roads, was censured for failing to discover and report the presence
of the enemy. In a large sense this censure was unjust. His
report, made about 2 P.M., that no enemy was found on these roads
or near them, was doubtless then true, yet an hour later Early with
three of his brigades reached them about one mile in front of the
earthwork occupied by me. At that time Captain Morgan had finished
his reconnoissance and returned to camp. There was, however, a
lack of vigilance on the part of somebody; possibly General Milroy
was not altogether blameless.

As has already been stated, I was not charged with the duty of
ascertaining the movements of the enemy; o