Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-06-07
d lhe bard pushed animala. Col. Krllarls- /

ana Ied}tnem on TO quarters. We at once
found out the house where tho Colonel
! lay, and went on up to it. II was little
story and halfframe on the outskirts Of
the Beverly road, near the place where he
fell when wounded. The sentinel at once
admitted us on learning our errand, and step.
| pingln offthe porch into alittle side roomWe
| found the Colonel ying uDon straw tick
upon the floor, amidst heap of rubbish
that had been hastily thrown together by
the family that had fed the premises ear
ly in the morning. II WAS anything but
an inviting place for sick man, but it
was the best. the soldiers
had been able TO improvise, up to that
hour. DR.. Thoburn was by his side when
we went in, feeding him few teaspoon
fuIls of brandy He was much affected
when lie saw his sons. He stretched out
his hand slowly to each one, grhsping it
with the little strength that remained in
him, but did not say u word. He was inst
then suffering good deal Of pain, and
frequently, despite his efforts to bear it
composedly, his lips would compress rlose.
" together aud become almost liVid.-
Everything that could be done was heing
done by Drs. Thoburn and Robinson.-
They were giving him sttmulanls at short
intervals, which hrs system seemed to
crave. The reaction had not fairly set in,
and but lille conjecture could be made as
to his condition. The wound had been
Staunched, but tho blood stood in it seem
ingly ready to overflow if he moved. He
bad lost a great deal OF blood. His
clothes were perfectly saturated, especially
his uudershirt, which was heavy with the
weight of the aIw, ] could hnrdly haze
believed that man could lose so much
blood, and retain anything Of his former
complexion or appearIn .. Along about
dark u comfortable bed was fitted mp In
the adjoining room of the house, and sew
eral OF the officers came in and crossing
their hands underneath him lifted him gem
tly on to it. As soon as thus was done,
aud the windows and doors all thrown
open, and some clean underclothes put on
him, he began to feel more comfortable,
and for the first time seemed inclined to
talk. The reaction was coming on favor
ably, aud lie expressed himself as feel
ing free from all pain. Capt. FOrIyre was
with him every few minutes, attending to
whatever WANTS or comm Inds he express
ed. Most of the captains and lieutenants
of our Wheeling companies were con-
stdntly in and Out, looking after his con-
dition. They went away to their quar-
tiers and brought the best coffee they could
Cad, and had il mh,le fresh every little
while for his use. lie seemed to desire
nothing else save an occasional sup of
coffee. 1t revived him much more than
stronger drinks, and always after swallow
some of it be waa inclined 70 talk little.
Shortly after dark he fell into a sound
sleep, the FIRST that he had had.
will upw givs you little insight into
things about the town. although cannot
hope to convey to your readers picture
Ut what was to be seen. After renal ing
with the Colonel an hour or SO, l went out
to see the boys and fluid how they we're
coming on, how many, If any, of them had
heeu wounded and what was their condi-
tiOns. found member of the Iron
Guards in bed up in u house clnse by
His name was Work, aud he had been
wounded, but not badly, in the leg. His
quarters were at the house of an old man,
who told me that he was one of oaly two
or three Union men that the town could
boast: The old man was apparently much
Eratihed that the "seceshers'' had been
routed. Passing on down through tile
principal street came across Capt. Rlbin-
son, OF tue Logan Guards, who snng out
TO me rs Justify and fresh as it he had
never lost I'M hours sleep or been marched
twenty miles in tho mud and rain. His
boys looked as ry MS he did and were
bnStly engaged cooking fitch and coffee
tor their supper. They were quartered ut
the Beverly end of the place. Further
down street met crowds of our BOYS, as
wei! as OF tue Wellsburg and other COM
panies of the regiment. gayer set Won
could not imagine. Aud bows that cSnI,l
be guy in Phillippi nFter the tramp TINT
they had had-the hunger they had On.
dnred, and the limited accommodat lions that
they enjoyed, could be gay anywhere. Most
every house along the line of my obser-
Walton was emptiPd of its secession ocru-
pants. They had most all fed with the
troops and the boys were temporariiv filling
their places. In some ofthe houses they had
found things to clOS and they were cook
ing meanwhile others were reposing at
ense Ia the chairs and ON the carpets. The
nenry Clay. Guards were quSrtered in the
Methodist Church. and they were doing
their best to be comfortable. / found a
nnm6erof them Overhanling some seces-
sion commanders trunk,in which they were
finding q mine of valuable correspondence.
The reading of the letters afforded them an
iuexbHustihle fund of interest and amuse-
nent. From some of these letters it would
appear that one or two of the seceshcrs
we're very ''gay Lotbariosn IN, their wav.
One OF them at least had played smash
With condding dRmsel's affections, If the.
record was to be believed. Ifthereiis any
truth IN the old adage OF ltiile master like
man, am afraid tue heroic P0rterfield's
command were rather shabby set. Your
correspondent just ut thispOint would ten
DER us thanks to Milton Lambden, of the
iron Guards, for many papers of interest
which will be duly Forwarded to you-nnd
also for bis services in plotting him about
the seeEe of action md describing eplan
OF operations. And while speaking ofour
irtehd' cannot refrain from saying that
MS gallant sonduct during the skirmish
was frequently mentioned to me bvhiscom.
rades and others, as deserving of all praise.
So, alsa, was that Of Terry Sweeney. and
others, whose names will be more fully re-
ported to you hereafter. Not nan in the
action. am told, displayed moro daring
I nan dtl.Dr. Thobarn, the Surgeon of the