Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-11-26

advance upon that work preceded u, three
companit oi the iih inisntfy. Will. Genera
Butler, with the 1T Ohio r,gipicnt. entered
the town TO inc right. Tie c,n ,onies uf DO,
tn iuioniry Iril advanced Within Shlu rang,
o' thc Nufk. Whsu tiey Were received To- ht.
int almost ln one moment stuiCk down one.
thiul a tn Officers sui mrn aud r.udered q
necessary To- retire aud effect q conjunction
with the two other companies then advan.
eng. Gen. Quilmail's brigade though suffer
iug most severely ,par,iculsrly in thclennesscs
rt',incut. continued its advance. aud finally
carried the wutk iu handsome style as well
as Tie strong budding in H. rear. Fiv,
pieces OF HrinlvU, considerable supply al
ammunition, and thirty prisoners. Including
three Olho-rs. tell into ouf hands Mai Gen.
Butler, with thc ~, Ohio rrgimcnt. after en-
tcring the edge OF the town, discovered tint
nothing was to- b. accomplished ia III, front,
aut az tlus p"iut, Welding to the Suggestions
otscyerl officers. Iuulcrrda r'trgide move.
meut; bat learning almost inmrdiatrl, from
onr 81 niy stdii that th. battery No. va, in
our possession. the onlr, uaNcpun,,Tuaud,d,
anl determined To huld iht bltJrn enj de-
lcuce, aloady Coined. Gen. Butler, with
the lst Obit regiment, thru entered the Town
az Il point i,t,lcf Geo the lett. aud marched On
thc direction al tie battery No. ?. NHie
making au cNtptitmiiuu WItba view to g>ser-
tam ihc possibility oi carving tli. srConl
wor. by sioun, the general was wouuls1
aud soon after compelled tu quit lbe hth.
F. \, thr strength ct No. , oul ibc heavy mus
! kctry Gr lliusiGg tIe approach. renleocJ IL
impossible to carry IL without great los ti--
/ 1t Ohio regiment was Withdrawn from the
town.
FUsmcnt, oi various IT,. inenis gagged
were now under covrr OF tn captured battery
and some building, ia It, front. and ou tho
right Ihc felt batteries at Capt. Bragg aud
Rdgc.y were ut>n partially coVcrcd by the
battery. An incess,nt itr WAS kept up on
this position from battery No. ,. aud other
work, on lis right, and from the citadel ON
al our approaches. Gen. Twiggs though
quite unweli, joined me at this point, aud
was Instrumental ia causing thc artillery cap
tuned from thc enemy to b. placed IL. battery,
and served by Capt. Rilgcly against No. ,,
until the arrival o. Capt. Webster howi,z,r
battery, which took its place. la the mean
umr, directed such men a. could be collect
ed OF the lst. 81. and 18th regiments sui Bal
timore battalion, To- enter the town. pcnctra-
4 ting to the right, aud carry the - battery il
: possible. tbs command. under Licut:Col
Garland, advanced beyond the bridge "Puris-
2 INA, when, finding a. impractiuable TO gain
the rear oi the 2d battery, a portion al II su,-
taiucd thcms'ly Tor some time iu that adj
Vanced position; bat "a no permanent impress
sion could b, nude at that point. aud the
main object OF thc gen raj opertiun lIad been
effected, the command, including a section of
Capt. Ridgely> battery, which bad Joined IL,
Was wlthtmwn u battery No. /. During the
4 absence OF this column. demonstration of
I cavalry was reported IN the direction of the
! pudcl. Capt Bragg who was al hand ina
mrdiit,ly g,lopcd with his butter, to e salt
tIt ltt "a "a
icciually dispersed thc enemy. Captain Mil
lcr 1T lniantry, Was Despatched with mix
cI cnmm1nd, 10 support thi, hJttery on thi,
service. The cuem, 2, laucrrs had previously
charged upon Jhs ONO aud pirl oi ths Ml,.
sissippi regiment, near som" field, az dts
lance from lhc edge 81 the town, aud h1d an
rrpul,rd with cuusibt mblr los. 4 d,m IA
sin,iou of cavalry on ihr opposite side ol th,
rl,tr was also diSpcrs "a iu th, cour,. ol ihr
afternoon by Capt. kidgcly'~ battery and ihc
sluairnns returned 10 the city. a, ih' APP
prodch cot evening, al thr TROOPS that had been
engaged were ordered back Ia camp. except
Captain Eidgcly's bA,tcty. aod ,hc regular IA
iau,ry OF Ihe Isl divisions. who were detail
! FL as giiar Tor the works during the nigh,
under commend al 1t. Col. Garland. One
battalion OF the 1T Kentucky regiment wss
ordered 10 TciuioICe III, command. lHtrcuch-
/ ing tools were procured, aud additional
strength WAS gwen 20 ihe works, aud protec-
tIbu to The mcu. los working parties during
the night. under the ducUUou @, LIEUT.. S.ar-
( Uti, engineers.
The min object proposed IA the morning
had been Effected, \ powerful diversion haG
been mids to laNor thr operations ct the 81
division one at the cucn, S advanced work.
had hacn carried auj Ne now had a strong
loot hold ia tht town. But thi, had not bscu
hrdcins some our most gallant aud promising
oihcrrS, CIpt, Williams. Typographical engiu
Gers, Lt.. I,u.tt aud Dilwortn, 1T inihHtfy
IL. Woods, - infantry, Cdp's. Morris and
Field Bvl NJ lo, Birbuur. li, Irwin aHJ
llzliii, J infantry, 1t. liu,kIn-, lth iumu
tu, It, Col. Watson. Baltimore battalion
Capt. Alien aud H. Putnam. Tennessee reg
imrui, and L. lett Ohio regiment. wcr,
killed, or have since died oi wounds received
IA this engagement, while ihc numb'f and
rank OF lh officers woun ted gives additional
proof of lh' uh.iiudUy at tn contest, aud ia,
, gopi conduct of uur troops tn. number al
Killed aud woundcd incident tnthc operation,
in the lower part OF the city on the DIST d
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EaAy 10 lhemoming OF tlis day, (2lsD tl,
adNauCc ul lhe ~ division lad encountered
the curu, bon force. aud after brief bat sharl
conflict, rcpuisrd bin With heavy loss. Gen
Wuuh liru succeeded iu gaiung on tbc S,l
iillo road, thus cutting thc enemy line OF
communication. FROM tlii, position the tvc
height, south al the Sll'Iliu road were carried
90 Succession, aud ihe guns taken in one al
them mmldupou thc Bishop Palace ,-'Ihc,,
important successes wcr, fortunately obtained
with comparatively small loss Capt Mckl
YETI s.h inlautr, being d.. oul, officer Nil 81
TIE ~ dit at ) ptrmb.r passed without
Any oCLjtc operations in lhe lower part of th,
CITY. Tie citadel and other wurss continue
Co iwat parie. exposed to their mug'., and a
'hr wors uow occupied los our uoJp-. TIA.
kuarl lcit iuthc preceding might, except Capt
tailcy company. $40. relieved ut mid da,
by Gen uulim1u- brigade. Cart Baeg,- bat
iciy wa, thrown WlHr cover u from ul Co.,
town tp wpcll ANY dem usifaiIou ui CIvdiy
iu iIul qgfu.r SO dawn Of ttv tbr hriEii
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