The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-12
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ARMY or THE KANAwHA.
.SopatsT1s 7yoors Ordered Chorisx:o7 - Deleness
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DuBrTS DKPoT Pulaski TO-, Dec. 10, 1881.
On my way owu from the West yesterd "
I learned that Cen. Floyds army had ar
rived and were encamped ut this point; and
determined to stop over u de Y ~ see II little OF
camp life Before il ordered here. this
army hud beeu encanped for II few DAYS near
the New river, in Monroe county, al All aban
doned watering place, formerly known as the
GRAY Sulphur Springs, Ii mile or two from
Pet-Tstown. The numbe Oh vacant build
ipgs ut that place; the great quantity of corn
raised on he New river; the Uountifnl supply
of beef al WAYS to 90 had in the lar Ze grazing
county OF Monroe; the good batteau Layiea-
ton practicable between that poiGt and the
Central Depot Of the Virginia and Tennessee
Railroad, some twenty miles above, on the
riyeI; aid the midway position 1t presented
between the Dub IN and tcksln's river Iys.
pots, af1rding prOtec tiup against the enemy
to either point ALI made Peters. own a yprv
favorable one for the esta blishinent OF q per
manent camp, and depository of provisions
The strongest strategic point In all this
country Is ut fIney Creek II few miles this
side OF Raleigh Court House. and within
twenty miles OF New river. A fortified cam D
~ Piney and plank road to New river would
euable our forces Intended 10 operate in the
kanawha valley 10 get along without egular
transpor tlon tor sufficient provisions could
be carried for IL tsn days expedition 10 hayer-
sacks and on pacA-saGdies
/ understand that IL WAS the objsct Of l,ap.
eral Floyd, IN falling back from Faye
county 10 Pcters;JWu, simply TO get to bread
aad meat, which the con0iuoD OF The roa0 >
rendered IL m pOss! bic ID TRANSPORT in wagons
In one OF the word, Be desiEned TO II, Ike,
| his winter quarters il feserstown; bnt (.
was far from his intention 10 reIlatu
quI9t during any period OF The wintst.--
Il is &c. proper that ! SnouI III speak further,
however, on tliis point. Independently OF the
operations Lnust not speak OF; to have for
titled the pass at PiDey creek, 10 have made
good ROAD from New River 70 the fortified
camp, aud thus 10 nave pl acud his sources of
supply one hundred miles nearer TIE lower
KanaWha Valley than taey have been Ut an
time during he past season, would have beei.
TO AZ com pish la UGH tor the reLaking ana DC
CupatI N of that ' ALLEY BS%t 5s:tSOu, before
the period for active hosIIutee SETS III. SinI-
lar Qualifications and preparations Il Id e;Ldo u
Bluff, west OF LeWisburY, could be made
and both the roa'is leading down TO the K y
naytha be thus guard ii againsL the enemy; q t
the same time tnat the WOuid furnish uIu2a-
zines CT supply from which Our troops could
go forth unencumoered by transpOr tttiOA,
conveying with them provisions ter cam
UaigUS OF ten days ~ least. Cum De un u q
Delu ( Already lmprAgnahle, another 10 ctliltd
| cam ), 1T some point guarding he approaches
| up the SAnny river, wouiG com piete the pro
| lection Of Western Virginia.
The army OF I'll. kanaWaa, however, h. q
! been 3roeied 10 this place, WItl reference, il
! is thought, 10 e3!genciss III Kentucky, on tie
| Potomac, or ~ Charleston, JoneisOn's bri
gade, winch joined the army Al PetelstoWn,
, has alreaay been ordered TO IhaTiesiou, ana
| sets cut to-day from Ihis place. The rts OF
| the army wall be inspected here, with refer
| ence 10 further orders. | have gone through
| ali rhelr caILonInents. and have been asreC;l-
| DIV surprised 10 tnd in what efficient con =
dition the regiments are. The officers assure
me, and I ain inclined 10 believe sotrom VI hG
| | ste, that the regiments winch went To Co.
| ton Hill are III better condition now than
| when they SGT out from reWeu The usual
| mum Der OF 60 ses Of sickness occurred during
the expedition but these are generally dong
| well, aud Il good many OF the slcs wnn
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| are daily Joining their companies -
| II two weeks time these regiments WIli be ia
| better and more effective cOnaitiOn than III V
| have beeu IN since they were Hrst attacked by
! the measles, When We consider tie dis
tances many of them have marched, q, ieas
| four hundred miles dnriDg toe season, then
| present condi ion must be needed to refiect
| great credit upon their officers. am partic-
! uiariy struck Vrith The appearance OF the Two
| regiments that were recruited III the kanAu-
| ha Valiey-Colonei McUauslin'. 38th and
| Col. Jackson 9 I'D. Men who have march u
| Sc far. and fought SO well, ana who still pre-
| sent So imposing and manly Il front, deserve
| Il better Gate than exile from the land of theiE
/ bones. If this army is not ordered away &c
some distanL field OF service, / venture il
predict that these brave men viii yet SCI theiI
| homes before the winter lie over. Col. Whar.
| tos,'s Dist is in adm rabIe con0stiou and Col
| keyuoid's seth, a present under command o
| Maj. Thorbura, IS LIT regaihiug the strength
| il lost before leaving Se.el Mountain. Retn's
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The goth Mississippi has not yet reached III Il
| point, hut Is expected every day. lis galian'
| commander, C0i. RusS9N, who Is most highly
| yAlu.d n officer, Is absent, ,ick. l learn
, that he regiment : IN wHat may ne SAID, un'
! der all the circumstances, 10 be excellent
! condition, BESIDES this, there are two oth4l
| regiments CF Southern troops here-the Is L
! Georgia ana Phillips Georgia Legion.
| take II for granted iuat these Southern troOps
| Will all be ordered 10 Charleston, or 10 some
O-her Eastern point. / seems ui Jus. to hee
/ inem In this moun;ain region. ia IL climate Il
which they are not accustomed. The trUt
| policy or me Government as 20 Ieave ti.e de
| fence OF Western Virginia 10 Western llr-
| stEia troops. The esLani ishment of q f "
! fortified camps as poigt, 'orpui, wneIe O. thou
! sand G TWO men caIhSttnu ga'nst five times
/ their mum Der, and whare proylsiuus can be
| stored III quantity, would enable the troops
that could pe kept out IN the held, to seGnr the
| country thoroughly, as far As the ban ~ o!
| The OHIO and render IL utterly untenable D,
| the enemy. Western Virginia can furnish
| ample troops and competent officers OF her
own for this purpose ana she sooner this
plan or defence is resOrted To, tbs better.
An inspection of the forces here took place
yesterday, and l am confident that the re-
port OF the ibspec ing officer will De such
as will much gratify end most agreeab ly -ur-
prise the Government
spy eached hfrs yesterday and reported
TO the General that ali the regiments, exceu NJ
two, OF tbs enemy on the hanawha had gone
down the river III boats snd gone of. These
TWO regiments, and about three hundred
troops ~ FayettA Court- House. are now all
that are left OF kosencranz's army OF four
teen thousand IN the K inawba valley The
roads East Of Fayette Court House are al.
most i'm passabe on horseback.
Yours, T.. =. a.
FROM THE VALLEY.
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