Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-06-14
THE PhiilIppI Anair,

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The PhillIppI Anair.
tEA'rsct from private lstrer fnrwalde, to tho In
telIigrncprl
PmIlLlrPI, June =. 1861.
= The affair
NJ lhtllippi cannot Justly be called bat
tic, and will not find a place in history t,n-
der that lNme.. The "aou. of PhiliiDni''
better expresses the action, there. The
historian might give nintercsting account
OF It, and Il thrilling one ofthr march to
that place.
We started from Grafton about IL A. M.
June I'd. We went the frs six miles in the
cars, up Taggart's Valley River to Thoru-
ton Station. Our forces co sisted Of six
companies Of our regiment, six compnnies
Of the Ohio l6lhand the illl Indiana. 9th.
From Thornton We started on inot for
this place. Distance, the people along the
road said, of twenty three miles Lut ma
ny OF tue soldiers, after having erfnrmed
tile march, were willing TO swear that it
WAS double that. Wagons were procurrd
10 convey the baggage, and horses were in
readiness for the field officers. By some
unfortunate denrngtnent in the Commits
sary department, the soldiers were not SUP
piled with provisions for the march.
We had u pleasant trip np Taggart's Wall
ley river, the scenery being very fine. For
several miles from Thornton The rUn,l was
rough, Stony aud Garrcn, and very tire
some Tor pedestrians. ar fa
From Thornton messengers were sent nn
SIX miles t|h good Cnitiu ncighburhoud,
III order toh.tYe the people prepare dinner
for the troops wheu they would artive.-
They came A!Oug Rbont 3 or o'clock, hun.
CRY, thirsty and foOtsors, aud they were
tparched into meadow, and threw Them.
selves upon the RrHss, and the, country
peoples baskets were passt d among theuI
But ten or Il duzen families could do bpt
little with only two or three hours notice
toward feeding fifteen hundred men, and
though the officers attempted to have au
equal distribution made, the s.frst cuinc
bTSt TserFt!i rnfe prevailed, by which few
nude respectable meal, hut many got
nothing. One of the farmers set large
table. and invited tue field officers of the
several Regiments TO his house. TIE ta-
Die was louded With good, Substantial pro-
visions. l-r s7-u
After lyirg by II little more than an hour
the line Of march was again taken up
The iIrat of The sun had diminished. but
the hunger and thirst, and consequently the
complaints OF the boys, increased. We
passed numerous streams, to which they
ran and drank in desperation but the wn-
ter was OF quality new TO nll, snd it
seemed the more they drank of it the more
thirsty they became, About nightrnll we
passed 'nd appropriated four barrels of
Hover and four or Eve hundred weigh; of
bacon, wtict Col. Kelley promised us fur
supper. We continued to march until il
was entirely dark, and then those in ad-
vhnce struck fires and prepared for Il camp
/ Al. =.
should come up; but the sky became cloudy
and the darkness increased, and the VIA
gons in going through the woudS would
get of the roaist every turn, and require
time TO get'ou the track agAin. 1t was
full two hours before they came up, and
by Tint time II heavy rain set in. Tie bays
had no We sells in which to mix bread. and
the rain rendered the fires nnfit To bake it
it they had it mixed, The bacon waa
snatched up, cut iu pieces, stuck on sticks
and slightly scorchcd in the smoking fires
The rain continued lillll r. NJ. Cun,lbated,
when the march WAS again taken M. In
going through the woods, which was near
Iy all the way, it was EEyptian darkness.
Tue road Was rough. stony, aud sometimes
great sloughs of mudholeS. The poor
soldiers were alternately stumbling over
one aud plungiug through the other. Ev-
thsv. would threw themselves %%T down S. "rJ
drink; often il wouId lie from !, middle of
mud. Occnsionnlly the min woiIId nh,te
! for a few minutes. and npain pOur down
in torrents. Tho blankets we're saturated
with water and cast aside. hunger. thirst
and fatigue rendering the poor fellows
unable TO carry their weights. Frequent
Iy in the darkness some would deviate
from the road, aud thereby causing a
halt in the line till they found the
way back, and at every little halt the boys
would throw themselves down on the wet
ground or muddy road to rest. AS the
night slowly wore away, ono after another