Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-03
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Z NHHAOAEEklNA.1 NOV. 6dAuI 1901
Editors InteLligencer:
II has been raining very hard since W.,
! have been here and ii is rather unpleasant
to be ont, so / will stay in the house ami
give you sons account of Captain Joseph
/ Rees' company SO that our Wheeling friends
will know where We ARE, what we arc
about, he. Our company received march
ing orders the night before last. Col. Hoy
told us TO be ready TO leave for New Creek
at o'clock in the morning This order
came rather unexpected for our company
was snugly fixed in winterquarters at Graf
ton, and we thought we would be there
this winter. So there WAS Ell -ly rising
yesterday morning, and the boys soon had
their knapsAcks packed and slung ready to
go before the appointed time to start So
we got aboard the elegent cars, excuse
the goak) and left Grafton before o'clock
in the morning, and arrived safely at the
village of New Creek ats o'clock yester-
day afternoon, and i did not expect to see
SO fine country as the valley we are now
in.
The village Of New Creek contains about
twenty houses, but they are considerably
scattered. There are three or four fine
looking buildings that nre the property or
was of some prominent Secesh but they
got out of the way very quickly (as they
usually do) when Gen. Reiley's force push
ed through this place for Romney.
Capt. Harrison is now commander of
this post. His company is quartered in
large frame building near the railroad,
that was built, / am told, for manufacture
ing shoes for the Confederate army. The
Captains quarters are in the finest house
in the town. 1t was formerly occupied by
a Mr.. Armstrong, seceshi who made
S.IIa IErh
here, and left several of his slaves here
aud some cattle, &C., all of Which nre in
charge OF Capt. Harrison. This place is
situated in beautiful valley, surrounded
by the mountains on all sides; and they
tell me there Is plenty of game here-wild
turkey aud deer, and occasionally you will
see the bear in this country.
Our force here now consists of more
than 200 men. Capt. Reese's company,
Capt Harrisou's company aud n portion OF
an artillery company that is stationed on
the hill immediately back of US. They have
one piece of cannon twelve FOUNDER, aud
earthworks thrownuP so in case of au at,
tack from the rebels we could take oHrPo-
sition behind these works and with this big
gun to back US, we could repel force of
FIVE hundred secesh and we are willing to.
try them at auyrate and see what we can
10. we Senu Oub plGAeLS W LuC aAubAub
of twenty Eve, and these are strengthened
every night, they are stationed ut differ
ent points on the roads leading in from the
mountains. The Union men are often
chased into town by squads of Bush
whackers, and it is dangerous for them to
travel OF go far from here alone aud un-
armed.
There was scouting party from this
post sent out this morning after secesh, but
they have not yet returned.
Our company is quartered in a very nice
frame house that was used AS a Hospital
by the union soldiers, but the sick have
been removed to Cumberland. So if any
of our men should get sick, that is where
they shall be sent we draw our rations
from Cumberland also. This is a much
nicer place than Grafton aud our boys are
all plensed with New Greek, but have not
seen the IntslliyeneGf our old Wheeling
friend for several daysaud would bethank-
full for few copies of your excellent pa
per. w; A. d.,