The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-11-20
II. C. WOODS,
"CClonel and Director OF Transportation.
.ICapfau,ha, 90 1891 -


H'sa SAINT LOUIS.
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The TreacherOUs Massacre ut Guy
andOttc-FuIl Particulars.
From the Wheeling IntellgenCer.
Full ACCOUNT or THE ATTACK AND MASSACRE
AT GUYANDOTTE.
EDS. INTEL:-The undersigned acting as Ad-
jutant of the 9th Virginia Regiment would
beg leave respectfully to report, that, on Sunday
evening, the 10th inst a little alter O'clock,
the said regiment, consisting Of only $50 men
yet in camp, was completely surprised by 700
cavalry, under command of jenkins, the guer-
lila chief and cut to pieces and captured, with
the loss also of about Sc horses, a small stock
of government stores, and 200 Enfield rifles
The dead and wounded on either side could not
be clearly ascerlained, but supposed to be 10 or
II killed and 20 or 80 wounded. The enemy
captured 20 prisoners, and their loss in killed
and wounded was equal TO If not greater than
ours. They lett one OF their Captains dead in
the street. His name was Hubbell, or q name
similar IN sound.
Three other bodies Of the enemy were found
n the street, and they were seen TO throw sew
eral from the suspension bridge into the Guy
andotte, killed by our men when they were
crossing the bridge. besides a wagon load was
hauled off in the night. Three of our dead
were lound-one was known to be shot one
mile above town, on the bank Of he Ohio Riv
er, and four in crossing the Guyandotte river
Several others are missing, and are supposed to
be killed. Among the number is Capt. G. W.
Bailey, of Portsmouth, who mmanded COM
pany in the railroad masked battery at Vienna,
and also at Bull Run. Among those taken
prisoners are the Hon. X. V. Whaley who was
in command of the place; T. j. layslip, Clerk
in the Quartermaster's Department; Capt.
Payne, of Ohio, who was one of the first three
to plant the stars and stripes on the walls of
Montery, in Mexico; and Capt. koss, of Iron
ton, an intelligent Scochman. Capt. Thomas,
of Iligginsport, Ohio, is supposed to be taken;
and also DR. Morris, Of lronton, the 1st Sur
geon.
The rebels also arrested and took with them
she following Union citizens, after having first
taken and destroyed their goods: VIM. Dowthit
merchant, and his son; In, Rouse, Druggist,
who was also Commissioner of tho Federal
Court; Albert White, and perhaps some others.
AT Barbourvile they captured John W. Afford,
candidate for the Legislature; Matthew ThOmp-
son and all his goods; old Mr. Kyle and Morey
These prisoners were lashed together and COM
pclSu W VAIN AlH''IS tuCli oNliCi IiuclllCS
will mention one incident: James Il. Wood, a
citizen of the place for many years, but now in
the army had his hand shot off. He was then
run over by the cavalry and his hips put out Of
place, but he managed to get to the middle Of
the suspension bridge, jumped off and swan to
tho opposite shore Of the Guyandotte, where he
was taken and his hands tied behind him and
refused anything to eat until secession wo-
nj, oo,nt,nllpH than, To n1lnuy hnr To
minister to his wants, and when they marched
off be was compelled to march afoot in his dis
sbled condition.
The attack was so sudden and unexpected
that not more that forty of our men got into
line to resist them. Others, however fought
them singly, and those only made their escape
who were satisfied at the start that the number
OF the enemy was too great to contend against,
and fed Immediately, except in n few instances
where they hid under houses and log piles I'M
known to have got away, and perhaps others
will turn up.
The rebels held the place until about ten
O'Clock the next morning when the s. B. Bos-
ton came up with about 200 of the 9TH Virgin.
ia regiment, under Col. Zeigler. They were
Joined by number of the Home Guards Of
Lawrence county, Ohto who had assembled at
Proctorvle opposite, to prevent the rebels from
landing in Ohio, which they had threatened to
do
On the arrival the Boston some shots were
fred at her from Guyandotte, which were an.
swered by shot from small two FOUNDER,
sending ball through rebels brick house -
The rebels Immediately left on double quick
time, and the hypocritical secession citizens.
V hn ho1 haau tpct al N pntt NM hn
attack, came on the bank OF the Ohio, with a
great number Of white flags, which they waved
quite enthusiastically supposing they could
still deceive our brave Union men, who had
plead for them and saved their property from
des ruction, but it was all in vain.
Their destruction was decreed by an lndig-
mani people, and three regiments weuld not
have prevented them from burning the town. -
Our troops passed over; few shots were fired
at the rear guard of the retreating rebels, and
a few arrests made of leading sccessionists,
among them H. H. Miller, who had been for
some time with the rebel army, and came in
with Jenkins, aud got trapped at home. E. A.
Smith who was seen firing with revolver on
our soldiers in the street; John S. Everett, who
shot at one OF our soldiers swimming the Guy.
andotte and several others. And then the
town was soon in flames. No Union mans
house was set on fire, bnt several caught from
the others. The town is, at least three fourths
of it, burnt up. All the stores, the hotel, and
the finest dwelling houses, are in ashes.
1t is supposed that Jenkins went with his
force to his own plantation, as the next night
his warehouse was thrown open, large fire
burning in front Of it, and man with lantern
under the bank hailed the steamboat Modera-
tor, but our Captain was not quite green enough
to be caught in that secesh trap. He however
rang the bell twice, as though he were going to
land. But ten or twelve men showed them
selves. and there is very little doubt that the
warehouse was full Of his ragmuffin crew.
When lett, there was report that 1900
infantry of the rebel army were at Barbours
vile, marching on Guyandotte, but supposed
it to be a false rumor.
Yours, most respectfully,
j. c. WHEELER.