The following article is transcribed from the New York Times, dated April 30, 1862: 

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The Richmond Whig has a Southern account of the battle, from an unofficial source, however, and therefore, not altogether reliable. The writer evidently indulges in some exaggerations. After giving what he alleges were the numbers engaged on each side, he says: For many hours our little band of heroes maintained their stand against the overwhelming hosts of the enemy, and finally withdrew in good order, when the increasing numbers of the foe threatened to surround them. The first rumor was that JACKSON had been caught in a trap, and dreadfully worsted. But this is altogether a mistake. JACKSON was duty apprized of the movement of the enemy, and need with his eyes wide open in the whole affair. His object was to give the enemy a foretaste of what they had to expect in the valley, and if they were satisfied with the result, I am sure "Old Stonewall" is. I learn through a gentleman who left Winchester on Tuesday, that Mr. PHILLIP WILLIAMS and other gentlemen applied to the Federal commander for permission to bury our dead. This was granted, and the pious duty was performed in a suitable manner. The number of our dead was eighty-three, which has been increased by subsequent deaths to ninety. Our whole loss in killed, wounded and prisoners was 465. Of these about 200 were wounded. Most of the wounded have been brought to Staunton, where they are comfortably quartered and are cared for in this hospital, which has been established in the spacious and commodious buildings of the Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, I am happy to say that much the larger proportion of the wounds are slight, involving no permanent disability. The wounded are cheerful, and anxious to be sufficiently restored to join their respective companies. The most deadly strife occurred near the boundary of two fields which were separated by a stone wall. One of our regiments were in one field and six Yankee regiments in the other. At first they fire across the wall, but after awhile each party advanced in a run, to get the benefit of the shelter of the wall; our men reached it first, and the Yankees were then about forty yards distant. Our men immediately dropped on their knees, and, taking deliberate aim, fired deadly volleys into the advancing lines of the enemy. The effect was terrific; and it is said that an Ohio and a Pennsylvania regiment, which were in advance, were almost annihilated. It is said that, after this fire, not more than twenty men of one of these regiments were left standing. We lost two guns in the battle-one from the Rockbridge and one from the Augusta battery. The Rockbridge gun was struck by a cannon ball and disabled. The loss of the other was caused by the killing of one of the horses, which frightened the others, and caused them to turn suddenly and capsize the carriage. The enemy were close upon us and left no time to replace it. Our men, however, cut out and secured all the horses but one, and he was cut out by the enemy, and escaped from them and came galloping to our camp. All the troops engaged in the battle near Winchester were, I believe, from Virginia, except a company or two from Maryland.

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