The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-07-19

dozen Of their sick and wounded, with
note asking us to give them proper at
tention.
The whole read, for over twenty miles
was strewn with baggage thrown from
their wagons, 70 tighten the loads and
hasten their retreat, and obstructed By
fallen trees 70 delay pursuit.
The rebel army went within three
miles Of Beverly, and there met the reb-
els flying from Rich Mountain and find
ing on escape 70 Huttonsylle impossible
OH united end returned toward Laurel
IIill until they reached the Leading Creek
Pike, and took thot road in the direction
Of 81. George.
Gen. Morris army pursued them for O
mile or two beyond Leedsville that night
and halted from eleven O'Clock till three
this morning, when the advance resumed
the pursuit, aud continued il oil day in
spite Of the incessant rain pouring down.
On the route Of the rebel army, The lat
ter left the pike, struck Cheat river, and
pursued the mountain road down the val
ley. Their passage, with heavy wagon
trains rendered the road almost impassa-
bic. They were still without food
some for over twenty-four hours.
Our advance, composed Of the Four
teenth Ohio, and 9Th and 9th Indiana
Regiments, pushed on, guided through
the mountain gullies by the tents, camp
furniture, provisions and knapsacks
thrown from the rebels wagons, TO faci.-
itato their flight. We forded Cheat riy-
er four times, and finally, about one o.
clock, camo up with the enemy's rear
guard aud wagons The Fourteenth
Ohio advanced rapidly to the Ford, in
which wagons were standing, when sud-
denly the rebel army opened a furious
fire on thcm from the bluff on the oppo-
site side Of the river, where they had
been concealed, with small arms and
two rillod cannon.
Fortunately, most Of their firing was
little too high. Tho Fourteenth re-
turned il with spirit. Meanwhile, two
pieces of the Cleveland Artillery came
up and opened on tho rebels, and the 9th
Indiana advanced 60 support the l4th
Ohin's left, while the Seventh Indiana
marched down the river between two
fires and came in on the rebels right
flank. The rebels then fed in great dis
order leaving their finest piece Of artil-
lcry.
At the next ford, perhaps n quarter ofg
mile further on, Gen. Carnctt attempted
TO rally his forces, when the 9Th Indiana
came mp in hot pursuit, and a brisk little
engagement ensuod. Gen. Garnott was
finally shot dead, when his army fed in
wild confusion towards ST. George.
The Seventh Indiana pursued them a
mile or two further, but our forces were
10 exhausted with their forced march Of
twenty miles today. with but little rest
from yesterdays march, that Gen. Nor
ris refused 10 let them pursue further.
The results Of the whole affair arc tho
cnptlrc Of the rebel camp at laurel Hill:
the total route Of their army the cap
tire Of large amount Of their tents and
camp cquipoge forty of their bage nge
the icld camp chest, supposed
to contain all their money; two regi-
mental banners, one of them that Of the
Georgia Regiment fifty or more prison.
crs, including four Georgia Captains aud
LiCutonunts, and large number Of Vir-
g,nia officers; the death Of Brig. Gen.
Garnett, and twenty Of his men, and the
wounding Of much larger number.
Our loss is wholly in the 18th Ohio
Regiment, killcd-Samuel Mills of Co.
A, and Henry Richeldiler of Co. c; 9
fatally wounded--Kirghanos of Co. A,
by a ball through the chest, and Daniel
Mills of Co. A. by four severe wounds by
shell, and about fifteen others wounded
but not fatally. Others were more or
less scricurly hurt, but were too eager
70 fight to remain in the hospital after
dressing their wounds aud hence cannot
give their names.
Our forces arc now engaged in bury
ing their dead. Gen. Garnet is lying at
head quarters. His body is to be sent to
his family ut Richmond.