The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-18
NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY,, SEPTEMBER 49, 1861

would be done in the morning W"
known that General Rosecr' - sncer.an. ano w"
therefore mresumc -.efu Reconnaissance and II was
scourinr 4 that tho morning would be spent IN
tha snorough knowledge Of the rebel POSITION anu
n9 WORKS would he carried by storm In the after
a0on oQt The rebels relieved US Of all doubts When
tne morning dawnea II discovered that General
Floyd terrified by rne furious attack at once on his
tire and both lanU and fearing that he would either b.
surrounded or eut Of from retreat toward Lcwsburg,
had evacuate his camp during the night, leaving large
quantities.. ammunition, arms camp stores and equi-
page behind him. had crossed the Gauey breaking down
The bridge and completely destroying the ferry boat oe
YJrtuntics for getting back to Lewisburg.
BY six O'Clock In the morning the old Stars and Stripes
floating Floyd's headquarters, in the camp
which was TO have been proof against "the world the
flesh and the devil but which could not resist the onset
Of the Yankees while the rebel "stars and bars" were
borne in triumph beneath the national flag, to the iede
raj camp beyond our lines OF attack Guards were NJ
placed the rebel camp, scouts sent out to
marx the course OF the enemy and tho exhausted troops
were permitted to rest
We have fourteen killed eighty wounded (mostly but
flesh wounds) and seven missing The enemy's loss is
not known but one Of own men, captured at Cross
Lanes and recapured here states that II took the train
with killed and wounded an hour and twenty minutes TO
Floyd himself is known to have been wounded in the
arms0me OF the prisoners say severelyduring the ac'
tion.
Tho battle " last Tuesday at This place was by FAR the
greatest and yet fought in Western Virginia
The rebels had accurate advice Of our approach and OK
strength appears from tho papers found in their
camp and had made every preparation to resist attack
They had six regiments besides their intrenchments,
with artillery sweeping all approach.
During the whole engagement, lasting nearly four
hours brought into action only five regiments aud q
these bat parts Of three long engaged The rebels
stationed expert riAemen to pick oil officers, and fred
sreerii0m their cannona missile unknown to civilized
warfare Experienced military say the roar OF can
nonaAing and muskesry for a time the heaviest they
ever heard, but the rebels fred mostly too high with
artillery Their squirrel rifles did the most execution.
An immense amount Of personal property was found IN
the rebel camp but only atty wagon loads were
thought worthy Of transporaton and IN this country
the whole amount Is hardly worth ten thousand dollars.
Fears have been entertained that Floyd might make
rapid march TO Gauey Bridge and concentrate with
Wise in attack on Cox, but he Is in condition
for fight any whore. lIe has Ave hundred sick
end strong detachment spent hour and twenty mi
nutes carrying of his killed and wounded after the Gght
past the house where he had prisoners confined
Wise has been skrmishng with Cox and has uniformly
been beaten oil with heavy loss Cox Is regarded per-
fecty safe.
Leo attacked Reynolds at Cheat Mountain Gap yester
day. Reynolds ID strongly posted and believed able to
defend himself.
Floyds scouts are still infestng the mountains on the
opposite side of Gauey and guerilla firing is frequent
messengers from here to sutton.
The writer gives a compete list Of tho names of the
killed and wounded of the Union forces. The number
killed sixteen and the number wounded ninety
OF whom but few are suppos ID to be fatally hurt