The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-09-05
The Army on the. Ksnawha.
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CANP GAULEE, Asg %,
strsngs things have hsppsnsd. and
the Bloody Eleventh" have at last got
the "secesherS" 10 position that they
we're obliged to stand FIRE. and the con.
sequsnces you will discover In my 90.
quel.
| wrote you in wy last concerhina the or.
der that Col. FriSell received from Gen.
Cor. VIZ to take the Eleventh Regiment
and march out on the LswisbuFg Road,
their object being 10 retSrd the rapid ap.
proach Of Ex Governor Wise and General
Floyd with their entire force. remark
ed that the Colonel would bring back
valuable Information concerning their
forces, DC, and the resul. you have learn.
ed ere this. The rebel cavalry Suppose !
TO number two hundred or mOre) have
been scouting near the Hawks Nest, the
position that the Eleventh Regiment have
occupied during the last week. Yester.
day evening Major Hines, accompanied
by Companies B. and F. Twelfth Regi.
men,. started over the mountain. They
eueamped after travelling two miles for the
night. Next morning at 9 A. M.. they
resumed their journey, intending 10 strike
the Lewisburg Road. about four miles
above the HAWKS Nest by ~ NJ. If
possible. Early next morning. Col. Friz
ell, with Companies D. and G. Lieutenant
Colonel Coleman with Companies A. B.
and G, repaired to hill called Chestnut
Burr. two miles above the Hawks Nest
and lay there in ambush behind entrench-
ments and fortifcalioDs. About 10 A. N.
they we're attacked by one hundred cav
airy and two hundred infantry. The
cavalry were in the advance, and as they
were about crossing the creek. they dis
covered our men and Immediately open
ed FIRE on US. They continued shoe ting
at us for near half an hour, and were near
outfanking us on the right before Lieu
tenant Colonel Coleman gave orders to
FIRE. (his objet being to delay forcing
them to retreat as long as possible. that
Major Hines might come up in their
''rear' and cut of their retreat. They
discovered that they could not flank us
on the right. and tried it on the left. In
the meantime we kept up a Continued
fire at the "rebels" They were succeed
ing very we'll when Col. FrIzell came
up on the left with his division, and open.
et FIRE on them. routing them in little
time and forcing them to retreat in the
greatest confusion. and with heavy, loss
they throwing at the same time their pis.
tolls and guns away. Just as they had
retreated back to road called Sunday.
Major Hines met them aud opened most
destructive FIRE on them as they were re-
treating. The 18th regiment captured
Two prisoners besides taking seventy i've
U. s. pistols. and quite large number
Of guns, and losing one man killed and
one slightly wouuded-the former Com
psny A. and the latter of Company B.
The loss was very heavy on the rebels
side; only four are known to be killed.
but it is generally believed that treble the
number we're killed, and twenty or twenty
FIVE wounded.
The llth is doing good work up the
Lewisbnrg road. They have been out
two weeks without tents or covering. and
Lave marched as high as "a miles per day
For the last week it has rainsd almos
necessarily. and very hard, yet you would
not hear q grumble from officer or pn
] vate.
1t is ieported that Gen. Floyd with BIZ
force left the Lewisburg road 20 milei
above Gauley Bridge and struck a straigh
line Tor SuIhmersvills. The report was
confirmed this evening by one Of the pris
oners that was taken in Bolly's battle. We
are being very strongly fortified a. Gau'
ley.
Gen. Cox is gaining the favor of the
men in lis brigade daily. He is becom.
ing quite popular lately--much more than
at our triumphant entrance at Gauley
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