Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1861-11-28
From the Ironton Register.
CONCERNING GUYANDOTTg.
soHE FAcrs--ApprfroHAL PARTICULARS
OF TIE BATTLE.

CONCERNING GUYANDoTTG =
sox.- rAcrs-ApDrrroHAL PARTICULARS
OF TIE BATTLE.
"This is all true % il is strange;
MAY, it 10 ten times true; for truth 10 trutA
To the end Of reckoning"
That our neighboring town Of Guy
sndotte was the most venomous and
prolific nest Of Secession Vipers in all
Western Virginia. Is undisputed. The
virulent vapors Of Rebellion surcharged
the atmosphere. poisoning healthy
sentiment. sitting all free breathing.
Violent were Guysndotte's men,
tauniing were its women. The tone Of
its society was up to the South
Carolina pitch-ihe .'lsdies" active in
rebeE work. bitterly reviling Union
people, and refusing TO recognize for.
mer friends. guilty Of nothing but ad-
herepce to the government that gave
them birth. Month after month. rebel
flags we're fsunied insultingly. and Sc
cession troops displayed. The place
was made too hot TO hold Union men,
some left, some we're driven out, others
were -brow-beaten into silence.
Gdyandotie's Vaccinations hath kept
the border in constant alarm; its people
hath sown to the wind. and already
reaped the whirlwiud-some Of its
citizens gone to rebels grave, sixteen
Of the more prominent ones prisoners
Of the United States, ''to answer"
their residences and houses Of business
in ashes; their families cast outl
That citizens. in the late massacre. ''
cred frou their houses upon our men
seems to be well attested--at least
from J. w. Hite's (now a prisoner al
Columbus); and our men say that the
Scott poy,,n fred upon theml E. A.
Smith (P5risoner) is reported seen in
the streets with revolver firing on our
men. John s. Everett, who lives be-
low the Guyandotte river, on that side,
with his gun in hand was active in
shooting men as they came to the shore
in swimming across. Capt. VIM.
Turner, an old and responsi bic citiz n
of Wayne county. very candid man
apparently. was in the fight, and escap'
ed by mounting his horse, dashing
through their lines, but was obliged to
abandon his horse at the bank Of the
river; WAS for long time lying in the
mud at the waters edge and 10 the
water. with a part Of his face out in
the shade Of tree, while they were
searching for him. He heard them
shout across: "John, Oh John Everett,
shoot them id devils coming ouI
Of the water there" and two guns went
of. "There's another Just ont behind
the tree there" "Oh, I've sunk that
Id Yankee" Another was shot
while crawling in the mud, near where
Turner lay concealed in the water. and
there was a yell: "l've got one Of the
ID dads scalps and frstrste En-
field rifle" Turner afterwards swan
the river, and gives us some Of these
items.
A reliable citizen Of Cabell county
reports that he heard the rebels boast
on their return to Barboursville. that
they had thrown eight or nine wounded
men of the bridge into the river.
When,the rebel cavalry lett Guyan'
dotte. tpenty one secession sConaen. all
with their secession aprons on, paraded
and cheered the viciors.
The Guerrilla cavalry that fell upon
Col. Whsley and the Union force
under his command--some $50 men
qusrterrd in Guyandotte, Sunday
night, Nov. 10, 1861. numbered Zoo
s'rong, as we are reliably and conclu'
sivrly "posted;" and the commanding
officers were Col. John Clarkson. o.
Charleston. and Col A G. jenkins. o.
Green Bottom, Clarkson being the
senior officer. They swept down the
GuyandMte valley. the Object being
the plunder and arrest OF Union men,
and particularly to capture and de-
stroy the camp of Col. Zrigler's 9Th
Virginia regiment. at Ceredo. and
plumber the town Of Cailetisburg. Ky,
two miles b+low-knowing that the
greater part Of Col Zeigler's regiment
was absent, on the Kanawha. Sunday,
on the way down. learning Of the con
dition Of things in Gnyandoite, that
some hundreds Of Enfield rifles and =
supposed considerable sum Of money
were TO be had there, they concluded
to stop, as it was almost in the way
and first DESTROY Col. whalry's camp
but the j"b was far more difficult
than they had anticipated. they mel
with a hot reception. although taking
the little band there by surprise; th,
alarm was given to Col. Zrigler, anC
the 1900 towards 1--WE judge from
their poor work at fighting in Guvan
dotte) were afraid to proceed TO the
attack Of the 500 at Cerrdo.
Monday morning. Col. Zeigler
landed at Guyandotie with force no
one-fourth. all told, of the rebel cavalry
which incontinently fed at the sight o
the steamboat bearing Z+igler.
Before leaving. they plundered th'
store OF VIM. Dowthit, a Union mar
Of Guyandotte. and took him and hi
son prisoners; also DR.. Rouse. citizen
Albert White. or Col. whaley's men
they took about so prisoners-we hav,
no list. and can give only: DR.. iona
Morris. Surgeon. Thomas Ross. Jacot
Black, Hamilton Smith, Of Ironton, a.
we stated last week: Col. WhaleH