Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-11
LATE NEWS.
Important From Western Viz
- gin1a.

A sharp Battle near Cheat Aountain-Fss
hundred Of the Enemy killed and s0oussde
/ Our loss inconsiderdble.
| Especial 10 the Cincinnati Commercial
CHEAT MOUNTAIN SUMMIT, Oct. 3.-Thi
morning at one o'clock, portion of Brig
Gen. Reynolds brigade, consisting of thre
Ohio regiments, the Twenty fourth, Twenty
fifth and Thirty second, and portions of 81,
Indiana regiments, the Seventh, Ninth, Thir
teenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Seventeenth
together with detachments of Bracken's regi
ment, Robinson's Ohio, and Greenfield S Penn
sylvania cavalry, and detachments of Howe
! u. S., Loomiss Michigan, and Daum's Wiz
ginia artillery, numbering in all 5000 men
left Cheat Mountain Summit to make recon
noisance in force, in front Of the enemy's posi-
ton on Greenbrier river twelve miles distant
Ford's Thirty-second Ohio was sent for
ward to hold an important road, the possess
ion of which prevented the enemy from flank
ing our main column. The expedition ar
rived in front of the enemy's fertilization at
o'clock, their pickets retreating after firing
an Intellectual volley Kimbalrs Fourteenth
Indiana, Lieutenant Colonel Wilder command
ing. opened the battle. The shot was imme
diately responded to by volley from the en-
emy concealed in the bushes, who were soor
routed by the Fourteenth Indiana with the
loss of 7 killed and large number wounded
and taken prisoners. Howe's battery sup
ported by the Thirteenth Indiana, then moved
forward, taking position three hundred
yards nearer the enemy's Notifications, and
opened brisk fire. Daum bringing forward
two pieces, one was stationed near Howe, and
likewise opening q brisk fire.
The firing on both sides was almost inces-
SAINT for an hour, our artillery doing execu-
ton, Judging from the lamentable shrieks of
their wounded. The enemy's battery did COM
palatively little, their guns being too much
elevated. Our guns effectually silenced three of
theirs. While observations were being made of
the enemy's Notifications, occupying three
hours more, an irregular artillery fire was
kept up, occupying the enemy's attention.
During this interval the Twenty-fifth Ohio
and the fifteenth Indiana rendered effective
service, scouting the mountains. Before the
close of the reconnaissance, which was salts
factory, the enemy received heavy reinforce
ments from their camp, making their strength
about 900. Although this reconnaissance
partakes more of the character of regular
engagement than any previous battle in West
ern Virginia, our loss is but 10 killed anG IL
wounded. 1t is impossible to ascertain the
loss of the enemy, but it will not, however,
fall short of 500 killed and wounded as our
artillery did terrible execution.
Their camp was situated on the slope of
the mountain, supported by number of guns.
We captured thirteen prisoners from Arkan-
sas and Virginia regiments; also lot of cat
tie and horses. Our troops, one and ALL did
nobly. The reconnaissance proved entirely
successful, affording information relative to
the enemy's strength which could not be OBJ
tanned from scouts. Gen. Anderson and
Colonies johnson, jackson and Taline, COM
manded the enemy.
LATER.
CAMP ELKwArER, Oct. 4
It has been fully ascertained that during the
engagement yesterday the rebel loss, in killed
and wounded, is over five hundred. Most of
the enemy's batteries were masked, aud stu
ated on the side of the mountain. The posi-
ton occupied by us was so close to the foot of
the mountain that the enemy's guns could not
all be brought to bear upon us, thus account
ing, in part, for our small loss. Our killed
and wounded were broughtto Cheat Mountain
Summit with us, and the dead buried with
due honors, this morning.
Last night there was an alarm in the seces-
sion camp at Greenbrier, originating in PAN
ic among their own pickets. Their muskets
were discharged, killing and wounding num-
Der of their own men.