Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-02
Companies b and E--How tnry Re-
cctved Marching Orders, sc.
Correspondents Orthe IntellIgeneor.l
SUTTON, BRAxTOX Co., Va
July %. 1851.

Correspondence ofthe IntellIgencer.l
SUTTON, BRAxTox Co., Va.
July 29, 1861.
Supposing some of your readers who
feel interested in our welfare, would like
to hear from us, write you II few items.
So long had they kept our two compa-
nies (Co. B, Capt. Stephens, and Co. f,
Capt Trimble) doing police duty at Graf
ton, that had given up all hopes of see
ing active service until our time had ex-
oired. Many and loud were the imprecN-
tions heaped upon the devoted heads of
the powers that be; greater and deeper
were the regrets that our gallant Colonel
should, in the flush of victory, have been
taken away, leaving us to the mercy of the
wind and waves.
The enthusiasm of our men can scarcely
be imagined when awakened Mt midnight
on Friday the Goth inst, with orders to re-
pair Immediately 20 Bulltown and join our
regiment. 1t made no difference that they
had not an idea where the place was. 1t
might have been in Asia; it would have
been all the same. 1t was change, and
we were told there were prospects of SER
vice. All was ready by daylight, and the
detachment (Cos. b and f, under COM
maud of Capt. Stepheus) were off early in
| the morning for Clarksburg. We reached
there about ten o'clock A. NJ. Here we
| first learned that the place of our destina-
tion to be in Braxton county, about As
miles south of Clarksburg. The prospect
was not over cheering. A long march
over n mountainous country, with not a
wagon or knapsack, and, excepting some
given to Company b. by the ladies of La
! belle, not haversack. With some Diff
Guilty four wagons were obtained, two for
each company. In these what of our
baggage we conld stow away was taken,
and the rest was sent back to Grafton.
| We reached Weston, Lewis county, on
Sunday afternoon, and were escorted into
the town by the brass band belonging to
! the 7th Ohio. Upon our arrival we found
our quarters already selected for US, and
the Ohio boys, axes in hand, ready to
pitch our tents, saying that we were tired
from marching, and they would do it for
US. In vain we Rssdred them that we
were not tired, and would not trouble them
They insisted, aud did it. Scarcely was
this done when another delegation came
over, bringing US coffee and supper. /
mention these things, not on account of
any Importance. but to show the kindly
spirit shown by the Ohio boys. 1t has
been our experience ever since entering
/
intermingle like brothers.
| On Monday morning, when about start
| ing onward, we were stopped by an order
from headquarters, and hulted to await or
ders. We remained at Weston till Tues
day evening, when, in company with Cos.
a. and D. of the 7th Ohio, we started asan
advance guard to Bulltown, whittier a
large body was moving, manifestly to ac-
complish some important object.
AT tn cross road about six miles South of
| Weston we halted for the night, and next
morning proceeded, sending the baggage
on by the road and cutting across the
mountains with the main body of the
guard. We reached Bulltown about four
in the afternoon and were shortly after
joined there by the remainder of the 7th
and the 18Th and 18th Ohio, together with
two pieces of field artillery and Capt.
Macks howitzer battery. We did not find
our regiment at Bulltown, or, as our boys
would term it, "auy other town" We
have heard nothing OF the other companies,
and have concluded either that no orders
to concentrate were given them or else
they had been countermHnded. We left
Bulltown on Thursday Mt o'clock P. NJ,
our battalion forming part of the advance
guard. The roHd was much obstructed,
trees having been felled across it. The
| pioneers were kept constantly busy, and it
took us until dark to make six miles of a
march, when we camped by bridge,
4 whence the rebel pickets had just been
driven. The next day one of Co. A, 7th
Ohio, was shot while on scout, and the
same day man named Singleton, n dcs-
perado of n fellow who had sworn to kill
Colonel Tyler, was shot through the
breast and instantly killed by n corpo-
raj of the l7th Ohio. Here, for the
first time, did we fully realize the horrors
of this lamentable civil war. His daugh-
ter Clung to his mangled corpse and her
cries and means made the heart grow sick,
while his own br. ther, with cowardly
and cool indifference, stood by and said
cit served him right care not what
| the crime, no brother has any right to be
/ insensible to the killing OF his own flesh
aud blood. thought rs / looked on him
that he was libel on humanity-God
never made that man in his own image.
| We camped at this place till Saturday
afternoon, when we marched to Sutton,
halting over night, and reaching it on Sun
day afternoon. We are camped on the
south bank of the Elk river, on hill over
looking Sutton We were placed here to
support the Howetzer Battery. We are
eutreuchiug with a view to remaining
some time. a report is going the rounds
that Gov. Wise will shortly pay us visit.
1t viii show little wisdom if he does: The
! Virginia boys will probably be held a short
time after their period OF enlistment ex-