Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-07-22
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about the only Paper which has reached rs
from the outer world since the first Of july
that some reporter had placed a portion Of
the 10th Ohio Regiment in pFecariOus cit.
uation. This was all q mistake; and having
been in the relieving party, and having
marched the aFst force to the assistance Of
the besisged soldiers, propose TO give you
a correct statement Of the matter.
Glenyille, the county site Of Gilmer coun-
". had been one of the central points Of the
rebels. About 800 had rendeEyOused here,
and were about preparing for war. They
had been here about two months, sweeping
all before them, driving ont Union men,
eonascating their property, holdiag some
under arrest, and threatening them with
hanging. The 17lh Regiment had been dis
patched to guard portion Of the Parkers-
burgh Railroad, and wero stationed within
20 miles frem this point. Col. COnnell dis
patched a portion of his regiment under
Lieut.. Col. Pond 70 take and hold the point.
Col. l ond marched one company into the
town about daylight one morning, and be-
hold, the rebel force had fed. Then other
companies were dispatched to hold the post;
to be under the command of Col. Pond
The l7th Regiment, Col. Connell, was order
cd forward TO Buckhannon 10 join the force
of Gen, MeClellan; and Col. Tyler, Of the
9th, was ordered 10 send forward from Wes-
ton two companies 10 hold the post and re-
lieye Col. Pond with his four companies, so
that he could join his regiment at Buckhan-s
non. The order came TO Col. Tyler on FRI
day, the 5th. In addition to the detail Of
the two companies, the Colonel was TO take
portion OF his force and march 10 Bull
Town, in Braxton county, leaving a sufii-
cient force at Weston 20 hold that post. Col.
Tyler disliked very much to divide the reg
iment, and on Saturday rode over 10 Buck
hannon TO see Gen. Mcclellan, and, if posi-
bic, get permission TO join the party to attack
laurel Hill. The General concluded that it
was very important to hold this section of
country, and that Col. Tyler and his com
mand were the best qualified 10 do it, and on
his return to camp nc ordered Co. y, Capt.
Asper, aud Co. B, Capt. James T. Sterling,
to march to Glenville under command Of
Capt. Asper and relieve Col. Pond.
This was Sunday morning, and at this
time nothing was known Of Col. Ponds be-
ing besieged. 1t was about IL o'clock when
the detachment got under way. The order
was to go over 10 Glenville, % miles, in easy
marches, and if the rebels were not in too
much force in the country back Of the post,
Col. Pond was 10 march to Buck hannon,
leaving Capt, A. in command with full dis
cretionary powers. The detachment march
ed seven miles and halted for rest, when
messenger from Col. Pond came up urging
that the command be marched TO Glenville
that night, in order to relieve Col. Pond
giving the information that he had been be-
seiged by large force Of the rebels.
The command was Immediately got un-
der way and was marched forward as fast as
the men could stand it. Fifteen miles had
been made by o'clo,k, and it was time to
halt for supper and rest. An encampment
was selected and the men dismissed. By
this time several Union men had Joined Us,
some Of these fugitives from Glenville.-
There was considerable excitement and
much interest felt in our little force All
likely to give information we called up
and examined as to what they knew of the
rebels and their force and position. After
getting a little refreshment, Capt. A. OBJ
tanned horse and guide and went forward
to the forks Of the road, two miles, where
number Of men were expecting to join our
force. Here lanothtr messenger was found
uhNNN AOAAA OAGuNAAl0g ltOLl NuOul luIOTulE-
ton was obtained that Col. Pond was com
pletely surrounded by q large force-a force
vsrionsly estimated from 1000 to 1000
Capt. A. then procured a squad OF the Home
Guards 10 go forward aud guard u narrow
passiin the road where the rebels had threat
ened to blockade it, and another one as
scout to 90 forward and ascertain the posi-
ton of the enemy and return and report
A dispatch was also sent off to Col. Tyler
requesting him 10 come forward with his
force, at the same time advising him Of the
exact state OF the case. This messenger
was started about IL O'Clock ct night. AT
ter consultation with the officers, It was con-
cluded not 10 90 forward until morning
but Capt. Sterling volunteered to go forward
and communicate with Col. Pond. guide
was obtained, and he started off The men
| bivouacked until morning, while our little
camp was protected by picket guards thrown
out in every direction. About O'Clock in
the morning two muskets were fred and the
/ the camp was aroused and the men formed
| for battle. It turned out thet the pickets on
the hill overlooking the camp, saw two men
approach who refused to give any account
of themselves, and they fired upon them.-
After search being made, end no further
noise or disturbance occurring, the men
were ordered to rest until morning.
The men were called early to get ready TO
start. Capt. Sterling returned and reported
the road clear until within three miles of
| Glenville. Then he came up to the rebel
pickets and could get no further. All was
in readiness TO march by o'clock in the
morning. All started off with energy ex-
peeting TO meet rebel force and to have q
hight.
At Mr.. Arnold's, or the forks, the baggage
train was left with all the sick and disabled;
knapsaeks were upstrung, wagons obtained
for ambulances, guns capped, and all was
ready. Here about 50 men with rifles
Joined the command They were Union
men, and called themselves the Home
Guard. Badges were placed on the left arm
to distinguish them from the rebel woods
men. Capt. Henderson Of the 18th Regi-
ment, met US here and announced that he
intended to bring 15o men to our assistance.
A courier came mp as we were ready 10 start,
with q dispatch from Col. Tyler, announe-
ing that he would bring on his whole force,
and ordered that the road be kept open ana
q communication be secured with Col. Pond.
: The advance guard was detailed and the
: march ordered. Never did our men step of
so lively, They marched at the rate of 81
' miles the hour. We had nine miles TO gc
z before meeting Col. Pond, unless he should
Q be on his retreat. l
When the point was reached where th,
pickets were found the night before, oul
little command was placed in position, wheI
it was in readiness to give battle to a supa
T rior force, and Capt. Sterling was ordered 4
n take 20 picked men, together with as mani
:, of the Home Guards as would 90, to ascer
= tain the position of the enemy. The rife
: men were to take the ridge on either side 0
o the road so as TO be able to pick of the reb
els on the side hills, while our men were {
70 covar tina slonaa on either side "a sbirmish
z ers. If an enemy was discovered in force
n they were TO fall back on the reserve; but
I. they should meet picketa only, they coul
engage and drive thom in. In this orde
Capt. Sterling marched TO GlenYille. Nc
y q shot was fired and messenger was ser
! back announcing the road clear and on
command was marched into Glenville. Th