The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-27

Mcdowell, HIsHLASD CouSrr,
July 23d, 1851.
have no doubt you have received various
..merous reports of the movements OF
Wv ,r,ops of General Garnetts command
last wrote you, and no" mereiy
% give a true and accurate statement OF
.,~sat and death OF General Garnett-a
.,,art which l defy any one to question,
Which those high ia authority VIII
.,V subscribe | would have given yon
.,.rt,,ulars before, but having hard and
sutx "a perform, was not able to do
haen diminishing with he enemy
-, Laurel hili, when, on THURSDAY
80 llth .lGiy. We received an oIuei iio"'
..,..-tt Garrett ~ prepare PROV iNlo,S 10
,.+,Vs march shortly aIteI "h'Nu VIC W..
-, tn Ytrikt oar tents, and LOOK up o"4
'".at march toy Beverly, distance % sIA
49, Hiss when place We came "Ilhiii Ihiee
- nj WHEN wr found that "A very ioIiHiua
knue nad been eTec I'd, " hieh " 'O''.
..t mass and, therefore had 10 ma" 49,
~ ne Joute we had previously 'uino,
..,t mat led 70 the NoTlhraSt, 70" N,S-,
Ia -. Tucker county, winch We ehte' eu
rIy A. mt, morning. Here ! wooiu State IA
.r. Ssay Of pareu thesis, tha' II Wa cue o'JeN'
- General a. To form cohhe' non VIZ
...r.!s p.rrNin ana Htth, VINO WEI sta
-. 20 NcuutaIn. and move on theat
-, va HuttoHsVtiie, bat The enemy,
ms, M as OF, ana got between me TWO
,r,l.i,s. and had our email iofSe Almost
...l.t,I> -ltrrOuuaed ! mus, you Will SEE,
.,r,u,tlu Composed OF four com panies OF
''' 80 .ts...si1 >hoemakvr's DtnV ar
t,5..lel William Is. Ia!IAirrfo's - /
~ t5iune! lac sson's Regiment, Conc
't ,,e-s.u's eta Regiment, and the
5~.-ssa Regiment Colonel kamsey, ana
I'll Battalion under Colonei Hans
---D sl! uuuoF the immediate charge OF
...s'.i. ,}aruelt. vas forced 10 take The only
Is,,us Ne had proceeded On the road
....,.4 above Tor InlrtY SIX miles, with
. eating or sleeping, except Il short nall
,nlrttsv. uuuI SATURDAY morning, when
.-.....iry came rapidly 10 lhe IeaT diN isIon
4.rf4ylaei Us OF the rapid approach OF the
s,.fr, NUt beng II Condition 10 stand al
,.s,.lapDt cur ntte army moved on put
tJL.L gone Tar before matt was oTcered,
- me t,eCrFla regiment, which had nIther-
5..sr II. ne aoNaEco, was directed 10 MAKE
-rslt ssti.4sI the advance guaTd OF ihe che
~, which they lld, taxing position III low
,.,t,y. .u>i AGREES Cheat River, u portion OF
.,--...,1laud .ak.Eg 10 the WOODS Tor the pur-
, 49, Ii AL ambuslaue. / ne enemy advanced
hem AID gave Them battle, without no " =
EYER Killing any one, but they succeeded in
,ttI,, OF from TIE mann body SIX compa-
,.-s no nave since matte their way through
-. ijat-iu and lolned Iheir command
Ih- II ,grat WAS Then Continued, auu now
.- >uHrrlLgs commenced IN earnest. Col.
rz.afrrrU had command OF The rear DIVISION
r-ary tLe lFhOIe retreat, and had % ustaIn
ID, hardest part Of The Work, the balance u
.l- force being tAI III advance.
We kept on IN mis- Way until We h1d come
D., IsfrlC IS Fora OF the Cheat River, W ueI q
~ found mat our wagons had become stalled
AID overturned IN the river, and where they
lad 10 Ue left AT the mercy OF The enemy.
Lieut. Lauler's Washing ION Aruilery and
Obi. lnllaIerro's 80 Regiment had no sooner
,r...ed tLAa they were Ordered 10 give the
.-uy battle, ana our forces We're marched Iii
double quick time to Iueet he ankees. We
soon 20. 4 cur position, and haa hardly taken
ID UG.u The 10 vance Of the enemy came upon
Is t)Ul. IaIaterrU gave ih6 command orders
IRE, HheA Lieut.. LaHItT and the I'D open
e.. ia thrIu, ana for an hour TAXED Ihen do Nh
L.p clad AID twice they were forced 10 TO-
treat Uut having 80 many troops they were
soon reinforced, HOt, however, until they had
lei over $50 Killed, ana no inany wounded
So =re uAable 70 say. Our Uss IN his engage
in-ut Was II Killed ana about ~ wounded -
Hoauslous were our troops 10 keep up the
IRE, mat Col I. had 10 give the command
orders 10 relIre several times before ne could
-, q e troops ~ leave the field
ti,-r this engagement, We had TO double.
a-4lk = Tor -four miles before we came up with
Lee Irnander OF the army Immediately
ai-r! THIS battle, and i'll Il half MI Of IL
zen. tIaTnett III person Was on the river bank
aud halted tbs Regiment, and detached the
SatTF-Shooicrs, Of Richmond and selected IL
rH nom IN II ranks, under the command OF
Lieut. r r DE Priest, 10 remain with him
ttI ne on The enemy ae soon as they ad
Ealced They had only few moments to
VII when they We're seen crossing the river.
when Gen. q gave his little squad orders 10
ae and retreat, which they did, Killing several
IheF rstreated The enemy Immediately
sd, hen Gen. Garuett fell, shot through
t1u breast killing him instantly. lie fell on
Lieut. De Priest IT, he came TO the ground, and
ANj 10 De- lett 10 the mercy of his foes
Here II seems, the enemy ceased his pur-
slli, but We still KEEP up our retreat, withou,
eating or resting, for TWO days and nigh *
.l1 mar, hing many a weary mile, until we
reached Mary land, portion of which We
marched through, and continued on to Hardy
county, where We met good friends in the
worthy ana noble hearted farmers of that
BEAUTIFUL portion Of Ufd Virgins We les ted
awhile IN a little ,plsce called Peters burg,
where we received treatment 1T for con
turFufb. We continued our march to this
place, where we Will remain until We are
COINED ana gain some strength, MANY of the
A4eI being unit tor service by sickness and IA
tsue.
cannot conclude THE letter without bear
Ag testimony 10 the bravery, GOODNESS cour-
axe aud iatherly kindues. Of Col TaIiaferro
towards his men, not one of whom but would
loliJ" nun wherever he should lead The
anne IelhNfhs VIII apply 10 Lieut. Col Gran
sLa", MAJOR jos II Pendleton and Adj VIM.
frAdieion, than whom no drawer nor bet
Ter souls can be found
10 ii, ut. +, + De Priest and private W.
hLt, OF the sharp Shooters, great credit
-. 'o4 men bravery and courage in action
iAr! nave never yet refused TO obsy any or
1eI, however hazardous, nor to perform il
Nm e"al ana hldcrlty. Both of them were
WIN zen II at his death, the latter OF whom
80 Se' MS watch and sword, but W AS
'''eu 10 leave them 10 the Yankees. NED.