The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-07-19
beings Of the Tw enty First Regiment
Hancock County Boys on the Track
OF Young Wise.
PoIHT PLEASANT, Virginia,
July \.

V'Ni h"nehN '"B'n'",
July 4.
Observing in vour issue Of the 5th,
notice OF Col. Nor,on's moving into
Virginia, send yon the result OF bi.
invasion Of tho sacred soil" OF the
old common wealth. Landing at
Mason City in the evening, he learn.
led that o. Jennings Wise, with his
lcommand, were encamped at Ripley.
All we're anxious to meet the rebel
son Of Virginia's most noted rebel.
and started on forced march across
the country, expecting to reach his
head quarters in time to breakfast
with him. Day was just dawning
as they neared the town, and learned
he was still there. IL was almost
impossible to restrain the men; they
were at last to meet the foe. Up
tho hill they clambered, in double
quick, and there before them. in the
fret gray light OF morning, lay the
village. Restraint was no longer
possible. With a yell and n bound,
each man went forward. double
quick" was nowhere; triple quick
wouldn't half express the speed with
which tho men traversed the distance
and entered the main street of the
town. But where was Wise? 80.
Jennings, where art thOnf' was
echoed by a hundred voices. Bu,
o. Jennings Vice had fled. Scarce
half an hour before, he had been
quietly snoozing, and, doubtless,
dreaming of the hour when the en-
emy he slandered so violently, but
avoided, would be kneeling as sup
plants at his feet. But o. jennings
was awakened by the cry, "They
comc." and mounting his charger,
he bid his command to follow, and
away they went, poll nell, hurry.
hurry, hurry; and Col. Norton found
$40 foe to quell, for the foe had
fled" Pursuit was useless. A
nights march across Virginia's knobs
is no light matter, and a halt was
called for breakfast. As the boys
came 20 stand still, one good old
lady stuck her head ont Of the win.
dow to see what was up. She cast her
eyes up and down the lines, and ex'
claimed, "My God! what big men.
It's no use of Wise talking Of whip.
ping i've of ,hem!" She did not find
Any ono in the rngirrent bot oou'
Cured fully in her opinion, and were
anxious to give him an even-handed
contest. But how mad the boys
were when they found the enemy had
hcdl "Where is he2" (which way
did he go?" were the anxious in
quirics. and not man but would
have gone forward with bound in
the pursuit, had leave been given.
Breakfast over, the Colonel re-
turned to camp, but the execrations
of the men upon the rebel coward
who boasted 80 insultingly in the
Richmond Enquirer, but ran before
7 ilC hIlCW NutN IbItC lit ilui W ihSSN,
were not only loud but deep.
The threats of the rebels against
Gnllipolis are terrible, and that place
will have 10 be constantly protected
Jenkins and his men are becoming
the terror OF the ncighborhood o
Point Pleasant. Very few OF the
Union men sleep Mt their homes al
night Tor dear OF being captured by
"a the 1feiHdV, as 3 thhay hy dare not harvest
it tor fear Of being shot down. -
Jenkins leads n troop Of reckless
horscmen-reguar daredevil high
waymen-who show no favors Il
Union men, and conlisratc whatevc,
they want. and abuse the men they
rob while rohhing them. llew long
shall his reign last, Quien sabcP
Yours. VI. +. Il.