Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-07-04
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From Western virginia.
The following dispatches Of the 2sth,
from Grafton Va, are to the Cincinnati
Gazette. They contain an account of The
desperate fight Of WaIlacs's men With The
rebels near Cumberland, and other item
of interest. Ell E
Col. Wsllace sends Gen. MeC Clsllan tie
following statement Of The sfsit 1eas Cum.
berland: 1
II have been accustomed to sending my
mounted pickets, thirteen in all. to differ
ent posts along the several approaches to
Cumberland. Finding it next to impossi.
bic, yesterday, to get reliable information
respecting the enemy, united the thirteen,
and directed them if possible to get to
Frankforttown, midway between this place
and Romney, and see if the rebel troops
were there. They went within a quarter
of mile, and found it full of cavalry.
In the morning, they overlook party
of horsemen, and a: once charged upon
them, routing and driving them back more
than mile, killing eight of them and se-
curing seventeen horses.
Corporal Hayes who was in command
of my men, was desperately wounded with
sabre cuts and bullets. fa
Taking him back, they halted about
one hour, and were then attacked by the
enemy, who were reinforced 10 about sew
euty-five men. The attack was so sudden
that they abandoned the horses and cross
ed TO a small island at the mouth of Pat
terson's creek.
The charge of the rebels was bold and
confident, yet twenty-three fell under the
fire of my picket, close about and on the
island. -..-..
My fellows finally were driven off and
scattered, each man for himself. All are
in camp now.
Corporal Hayes, of Company A. is
wounded, but recovering. John G. Hol-
lingsworth of Company B, is dead. He
was taken prisoner and brutally murdered.
Three companies went to the ground this
morning and recovered everything belong
ing to the picket, except few horses.
The eremy was engaged all night in
boxing up their dead. Two of their Off
GERS were killed. They laid out twenty
three corpses in the porch of nsighboring
farm house. Weshall bury Hollingsworth
TO- morrow. z.T0iala ct saa5 -t
have positive information that four
regiments of rebels are in Romney, under
Col. Mcdonald. The report of the skir-
mish sounds like fiction, but i: is not ex-
aggerated. The fight was really one OF
the most desperate on record, and abound
ed in instances of wonderful daring and
GOODNESS. "a - i4. s--. .r-..-.-... ~
d. (SignedD LEW. WALLACE"
The Seventh Ohio Regiment has arriv-
ed and moved towards Buckhannon. Their
Colonel is an old fur trader, thorough
ly acquainted with all tue roads in this re-
gion. McCook's German Regiment, it is
said, has moved from Phillippi to Buch-
hannon- 9i' - l'A2 -+ --J ,fJ525s -
o A lot more prisoners were discharged
to-day. The grounds of their arrest were
thought frivolous. Companies are begin
ming to organize more rapidly in this sec
ton for the protection Of Western Virginia.
Maj. Oakes swore in three to-day. The
five hitherto sworn sin have rendezyoused
at Clarksburg. assa sFsd az .9iasg,ao9 10
1t is understood that Gen. Morris com
nands the advance column from Phillippi.
McC Clellan. himself that from Clarksburg.
Capt. Benham is to be attached to the ar
my as Chief Engineer. hs s1at iis1a ioa
Gen. Mcclellan is overwhelmed with
the details of organization He works al
most incessantly night anil day. 's9Ti1
Capt. Charles I.ieb, U. s. Paymaster,
arrived to-day. a93fe5
Twenty soldiers Of the Ohio 18th Regi-
ment have been arrested for insubordina-
tion. They were dissatisfied on account
Of their clothing. They don't know when
they are well off. There has been no en-
gagement of any sort yet, but plenty of
manoeuvering. A Accompany of cavalry has
arrived from Washington, Pa. si,.5',s n: