Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-09-17
Battle Between Gems. ROsen-
Grams and Floyd.
Clarksburg. Va. Sept.

Clarksburg, Va, Sept. Il.
A battle took place about three o'clock
on Tuesday, near Summerville. Gen Ros
encrans, after making a reconnaissance,
found Floyd's army, I, 600 strong. with six
teen field pieces, intrenched in powerful
position on the top of the mountain at Car
rick's Ferry, on the west side of Gauley
river. The rear and extreme of both TANKS
were inaccessible, and the front was mask
ed by forests and close jungle. Col. Lytle's
Tenth Ohio Regiment, of Benham's brig
ade, was IN advance, ard drove a strong
detachment Of the-onemy out of camp this
side Of the position, the site of which was
unknown Shortly Afterwards, his scouts,
consisting of four companies, suddenly dis
covered themselves in the face of parapet
battery and long line of palisades for rife
men. when battle opened fercely. The
remainder Of the Tenth and the Thirteenth
Ohio were brought into action successfully
by Gen. Benham, and the Twelfth after
wards by Capt Hartsuff, whose object was
an armed Reconnaissance The enemy
played upon our force terri6cnlly with mus
Retry, rifles, canister, and shell, causing
some casualties. Col. Lythe led several
companies Of his Irish to charge his bat
in the leg. Smiths Thirteenth Ohio en-
gagged the enemy on our left, and Col
loves Twelfth Ohio directly in front =
Lowe fell dead at the head of his regiment
early in the hottest fire, by ball in the
forehead. McMullen's howtizer battery,
and Snyder's two field pieces, meantime
were got into the best position possible un>
der the circumstances and soon silenced two
Of the rebels guns.
The FIRE slackened at intervals, but grew
more furious as night approached, when
the German Brigade was led sallantly into
action by Col McCook, under direction o.
Adjutant General HartsuG, but, after a fus
rious fight of three hours, night compelled
the recall Of the troops, and the men lay
on their arms, within q short distance of
the enemy, each ready to resume the con-
test next morning. Floyd fed during the
night, and sank the boats ia the river, and
destroyed the temporary bridge which he
had made when he first occupied the posi-
ton. The tnrbulance and depth of the
river, and the exhaustion of the troops,
made it impossible to fellow him. He left
his camp equipage, wagons, horses, large
quantities Of ammunition, and fifty head Of
cattle.
OuI lubo 10 III hlitu anu tDDuL ~ WOuuu-
ed-generally flesh wounds. The rebel
loss is nos ascertained they carried their
dead and wounded with ;hem-but 1t was
certainly serious.
Capt. McGroarty, of Cincinnati, Capt,
MeMullen, and Lieut.. Snyder, If Ohir. are
among the wounded, but not dangerously
Twenty-Five men of Col. Tyler's regiment,
who were taken by Flayd at Cross Lanes,
were recaptured, and Floyd'S personal bag
gage, with that Of his officers, was taken.
Gen. Beaham's brigade, which suffered
most was commended by him in person,
and McCook led his brigade.
Gems. ROsecrars and Benham, Col Nc
Cook, Col. Lytle, Col. Lowe, Capt. HART
suff, Capt. Snyder, Capt. McMullen, Maj
Burk of the Tenth OHIO, aud other officers,
displayed conspicuous personal galantry-
The troops were exclusively from Ohio, and
shower great bravery