The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-07
TUE hAVIl4E OF .fiEAT MOuNTAIN-THE
UNION OF Ulcers ENGAGED.

Is Tx WATER, NEAR HuTTENsvnIE,
W. .srERN VIRGINIA, Sept. "a, 1861. )
III yo" account the late fight between the forces OF
'1isaaier General Reynolds and General Lee you make
sesofa errors giving The names Of the officers engaged
therefore, WIZ out particularizing will give you
names Oh 'no' Greatly engaged, to witt
= brgadier General Joseph j. Reynolds commanding the
os" c Of the army Of occupation, Western Virginia
,t, = BRIGADE STAFF.
se e-canp Isaiah B. Mcdonald, Lieut. of Volunteers.
% ant Adt Gen. George s. Rose, Capt Of Volunteers.
tan Quarterm'r John lowering Capt of Volunteers.
d " Innteers.
: nginecr William z. Merrill, Iieuonan, U. S. N
lhe following are the colonies engaged.-
Jerry C. Sullivan, 18th Indiana regiment.
Nathan kimbaii, 18th Indiana regiment.
George d. Wagner, 10Th Indiana regiment.
Milo S Hascall, nth Indiana regiment.
Isaac H. Marrow, Sd Ohio regiment.
N. /. Anderson, 9th Ohio regiment.
Jacob Ammcn, 9th Ohio regiment.
james A. Jones, 18th Ohio regimen
LIEUTENANT coIoNEss
Horace HelIren, 18th Indiana regimen.
John r. Mahan, 18th Indiana regimen
Richard Owen, 18th Indiana regimen.
John $. Wilder, 18th Indiana regime
John Beatty, Sd Ohio regiment.
Samuel A. Gilbert, cath Ohio regimen
William T. Richardson, 25ih Ohio resin
Robert s. Foster 18th indiana regiment.
William Harron, l4,h Indiana regiment.
George a. Weed, 10Th Indiana regiment.
George W. GcorInan, nth Indiana regiment,
Joseph w Refer, Sd Ohio regiment
A. Christopher, 9th Ohio regiment.
iMccn Butler, Gath Ohio regiment.
George Webster, 18th Ohio regiment.
As you gave the names Of all the captains ongngei
{neary correctly except those Of the Seventeenth ndi
ana regiment, none Of which were given, give thea.
The following the captains of the Sesenteonth Indiana
regiments
Company A--silas f. Rigby
Company B--fetcr A. Huffman.
Company C-iicnry Jordan.
Company lN-Gcergc W. Allison.
Company r. Stongh.
Company F--Iamcs Thompson.
Company G--Robcrt G. Reid.
Company H. Nnile
Company John Mastn.
Company k-Juus {. kloenne
win here state that Colonel John A. Washington
Filled by party of ten under command Of Sergeant
John j. Weber OF Company r. Seventeenth Indiana regi
ment, In the skrmish it is almost certain that
Weller and his party wounded some others the staff
officers Of General lee Here will give you facts
in detail in regard to the engagements Colonies kmbal,
Ammen and jones' Of the Fourteenth Indiana theTwen,y
fourth and Iweniyfiih Ohio, biavey defended Cheat
Mountain summit, the Stanton Pike, and repascd tho
enemy under General Anderson with much loss OF life,
Fifteenth indiana regiment, iiascai OF the Seven.
teenth Indiana regiment, Marrow, Of the Third
Ohio regiment, Anderson, of the sixth Ohio reei-
mcnt, together with LOOMS battery and Brackens
cavalry drove the rebels, under General Lee out Of
Tygar,'sVacy, while Colonel sullivan Of the Thirteenth
Indiana and Colonel Moss Of the Second Virginia drove
the enemy ont of the mountain between two posi-
lions one on the stanton and the other the Hunters
Vile road at Elk Water. Never was an arrangement bet
TER made than that Of General Reynolds keep Lee out
Of this valley (iygarts vaicy) The people of Western
Virginia viii long remember the efforts and success of
General Reynolds aud the officers under his command for
their fahuess IN keeping Lee and his 70 ooo rebels
OF this beautIulvaey Never have officers labor
cd more faithful than those under conlmsnd OF Gen Rey
Gols. II would be wrong to parcaa any one hence
lei me assure yon that never have soldiers behaved better
than those engaged IN defending this part of Western
Virginia against rebel invasion The Union toss Killed Il
comparatively small while that OF the rebels was heavy
If VIC take the admissions of prisoners The enemy have
Ted the wrath 70 come in hot haste Who're they and
where they viii stop Cod only knows. one thing Is
tain, think, JEFF Davis will not pit Los against Reynolds
again--not soon nj least. AN EYE WITNESS.