The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-11-08
Particulars of the Recent Engagement
at Gauley Bridge.

of the Recent Engagement
at Gauley Bridge.
Captain Golding. Of General Rose.
.rans' staff, anil Quar'erm aster
John NJ cabce. OF the eleventh Ohio
regiment arrived in this city yes,er'
lay aft, rno u from Gtulry bridge,
which vi CO ,h,y lc,t Saturday
morn ny. From 'h,s- gentlemen we
gather some interesting particulars
Of the Tn ageu ent reported by tcle-
graph to havc taken place at that
point Friday, and which many per.
sons were arprehe'sive, had result.
I'D dis4s'r"ualy to our cause, tor the
reason that nothing additional could
be learned from the same source.
For the benefit oi those not famil
inr with the topography Of the
country in the vicinity Of Gauley
bridge, it may be proper to state
that at that point, the Gauley and
New Rivera, come together, forming
tho Grost Kanawba, jnst as the Alle-
yheny and Monongahcla rivers unite
in forming the Ohio. Ganley bridge,
or rather what WAS the bridge before
Wise burned it in his precipitate re.
treat last July. spans Gsnley rivei
bout two hundred yards above its
conilueuce with the New. The
country is very mountainous, the
hills on all sides looming up fully
/ five hundred feet, and the water
courses almost IN Trey covering the
valleys, so that there ls not room III
mary places for even n WAGON road.
Oar forces are .ncainptd at the
bridge, anh ut several points on thc
East bank OF New river, eA,rndiny
up that stream twelve or fifteen
, miles. This hriet explanation may
serve to make Captain GoldiDg's
statement more ineligible.
t On Friday morning, detachment
, of scouts from the second Kentucky
> regiment, under Captain Wheeler,
8 returned to General Rnsecrans' head
quarters, ard reported the rebels in
q considerable force on the West side
/. Of New river. This intelligence
Z created no uneasness, for the reason
e that the country there is an almos
impsssable wilderness, and the enc
my had no means of crossing. il ht
Is were so disposed. Our ekirmisher'
! occasionally penetrate this benightet
c region, but we believe it has ne7e
been deemed necessary to throw ou
!. our pickets in that direction
e\ Shortly after Captain Wheeler
i return. two batteries were opene,
e upon our troops in the vicinity O
is Gauley bridge, from the hills on th
/. opposite side OF the river-onc di
rectly opposite the bridge, Hnd tn
d other, two miles lower down, ut H.
b, falls o. the Kanawn. opposite larg
" brick house, in which our Commits
ID sary's suppl cs were stored. Tnes
n batteries played away nearly al
ar day, the Commissaiy's quarters a
le for,liI them fino mark, bnt S
re had was their firing, THEY plD NJ
al STRIKE TIE BUILDING ONCE! In alino,
~ every instance their balls and shell
/. i,ll short. The upper battery, attic
=, wasting a good Il, al Of ammunition
G succeeded in driving the ele, ent
ly Ohio from their camp On the hill
is side opposite, nnd in sinking a fl,
IN bo,t, which served our army AS
on ferry. THE W p the extent Of IT.
" damag, done. Not man WAS Lii
or I'd. and the ilatboat was raise
. rcain the same ,v,ning, and mhd
y 20 do good service that night, as wi
ai hr seen.
~ II Was rot till the day had Ter ~
IN vanccd, that onr art.llory coul /
brought to bUr nr"n tie r, bel bn
1t. tcIies. Our r.tlrd gurs were all
ia the v.ri, us ceul TIP New liver. l.,
h' wh. II they were once laced in Los
~ tion it was not long IN il br h Il
iss rebel bait, riCe w,re tilCnccd. III
Ire loss ol the insurgents, 1t any, is II
known.
W, A 'r.in Of wagons on its ",
ia fr IN Gaulry bridge TO our cneam
Ir. III MS above. VS. fired uror !,
The same dsy, when five or six miles I
ed the river. hy rebel infantry, a.
his two o; our m"n were WOUNDED.
Three companies rem General BE
ith hans camp nj Hawks nest. can
IN {, their r, liet, ard so drove t
ip. enemy back of II q hills.
he riday night, & neral Bcnhan
eet brigade moved down the river
nd Gaulcy bridge, and were fcrii
est across the river on tn, tiatboat " hi
the rebels had previously sunl +.
80 They moved along the base OF ,
So hill upon which the rebel batteri
he had been PLANTED. Intending to
ot- down MS tar ns Loup creek. three
ain four miles below, where ihtre is
lav gap in the mountains, and ro
On. leading to the rear OF whore the
ing !trls are encampcd. Another bri
ere ade. McCook's or 5 'henck's, wOI
probably cross above, and it is CT
flen,ly believed our tr ops will
nch able to surr und the insurgents
mn thesr ountains before they can ma
the their escape. o. his arrival
on. Charleston, Saturday evening Ca
lad Golding learned by Telegraph Il
the ii G firing from the Re bel batter
had not been renewed.