Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-29

with destroying their buildings.
These statements are Youched for, and are no doubt
entirely true.
From vTIss's Legion Brilliant Exploit
of tAe Cavalry.
A correspondent Of the Richmond Examiner, wri
ting from Buckley. Raleigh county, on the I6th gives
the following particulars of a brilliant explicit:
On the 1OtA Gen Wise ordered six companies Of
the first cavalry of the Wise Legion to scout the
Kanawha valley, harrass the enemy, and chastise
those traitors Union menl who had been annoying
the true and loyal men Ga and near the river.
! Accordingly that cavalry moved from it Peadez-
vous, at Fsyetts Courthouse, On the 1lth, and
marched by bride paths over the steep mountains
Of that wild region struck the head waters of Loon
creek, crossed to Cole river and passed the nuuerO
GUS rocky fords Of that rapid stream. and were
closing ther laboreus march, when the night set in
with ram and darkness. Before going into biVouac
! news arrived that Yankee boat had come up to
coal se3ed one Of the prominent Secessionists Of
the Valley and were driving off his cattle, &C.
| Despite the inclemency Of the weather. the faded
troops soon in their saddles and on the track
Of the enemy, although the strength Of the foe was
according to report. double their number
| It was with difficulty that the eager troopers
could End their way in darkness and storm through
the rocks and f5rds Of a swollen river. After
long and weary nights march, carly in the day they
succeeded in evertsking the enemy, who were
rapidly moving down the river with their prisoners
of boys when they first came in sight of the long
sought foe. Without counting odds, they dashed
over the streams, through the entaDgled thIckets
and up the slippery mountain sides, with an IN
earthly yell 4 few well aimed vollsys from our
reviewers and shot guns, followed by a headlong
charge, conducted by the gallant Lieut.. CO.. Clark
son, scattered the Hessi&ns who retired leaving the
ground covered with the dead and dying.
The fruits of this short but decisive affair were
over fifty killed and wounded, forty nine prisoners
eiv bapvaz Lar 0r
ton, &c. So much for the First Cavalry, Wise
Legion, who marebed 50 miles in &c hours fording
Coal river 50 times, travelling over roads such as
have described, and fighting before leaving their
saddles, and nobody hurt On our side.
4 correspondent Of the Petersburg Express CON-
municates tho following particulars in regard to
the exploit:
Somewhat after darl.. at Hieksnbottom's where
we heard OF party Of Yankees five miles below
US, who had robbed Packs store, and were driving
off his cattle. Lieut.. Col. kson, in command,
returned to capture them. We had Travelled long
way and not being expected would easily surprise
them. So, never mindiDg she rain a moment we
continued march through the Might and at day-
break surrounded Packs place, only to find that
the enemy had left the evening before and we're
probably eight or ten miles from US. Not hating
the word Of march was given, and the column
moved en- briskly at trot cut, Pates eOmplny in |
advance. Al COOns, eight miles from Parzs' We |
learned that the enemy camped there, and was not |
far aheGd. At this point We commenced the gallon,
snd'an advance Of five OfCaPt. Pates men were sent
on ahead for scouting. In a lev moments they
captured wagon, team and two prisoners. Here
the chase became spirited Que n1ea raised yell !
as straggler after straggier was oyertakan. which
was repeatsd By the whole column Seeing that
the main body would probably hear our shouts
and be spprised of OR coming the galOp was in
creased to fercer charge AMI Tor three miles the
race was tarrfic, and at a time bid fair to end in
more damage to US than THE enemy The road was
wretched, narrow and crooked, and hsJ one lead
ing horse fallen, twenty or city would hsye tlmb,
led together, and an ndefnate number Of limbs and
Decks had been broken Fortunately, no such acct
dent occurred, and we came upon the enemy st the
mouth Of Tony's Branch. At this time, Pate's and
ROsser's men were pretty well mixed up, and they
pitched into the Yankees right AID left riding
amongst them, and without dismountng at first
shooting them as if they were a heard CT wild
goats.
" Il . oregrorergroner, private in Capt. Pste's
company had the breech OF his gun shattered by a
Outchman Blue, whom he killed. His gun vas at
lis shoulder, and both shot about the same time
The fight soon became q running one and lasted
about one hour. The route was complete, and we
captured the cattle and al the llunter they were
carrying Of, together with guns enough to arm |
company. I saw six killeI and several wounded |
with marks of blood indicating in the opinion of
Jol. Clarkson, that the killed and wounded must
AVE reached p or 30 in number The prisoners |
amounted to SO, Union men sld all, and Of them |
9ste's company captured is. They also supplied
themselves with srras, including several fac re-
7Olvers. Sergeant Bullock oates company cap
ured one captain, one lieutenant and one private,
almost alone. A Union man gave tbs slarm or the
whole force said to be 40, would have been cap
ured, As it was, we killed and ca ptured nearly
)ne- half including one captain (Cox) one Heuten-
mt, and any number of corpOrals and sergeants.
When We came on the rascals at Mrs. Tonys they
we're in the act of drawing out, to carry off, the
arriage Of Mrs Pate, which she had sent there for
afe keeping. There were two companies. of whom :
he captain of one (JOhns) escaped. We rescued :
ius Pack, g prominent secesslOnist whom they !
obbed ard took. 4 lieutenant shot at him five
ines unsuccessfully, after the attack commenced.
Ls we charged down the river, and even at the
ght, the women and children clappeI their hands
I'd cheered US on.