Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-06-15

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llPPl. Ny Adjntahii Jamea Gavin, was at
my side Orexevutipgpy yeommaud through.
out the entire engagement, pfoyi6g him.
| self possessed of such Superior conrnve
and spirit, that I,woold d6iviolence 10 nv
own sense ofiustice, II did not praise it.
First Lieut., Peter kennedy, of Company
a: acting as Commissnry, Il we'll deserving
OF my wnrmest cOtlmendatlons for his
/ PromptnesS, energy aud gepd conduct, and
for the real substantial subsistence reud-
/ cred.
The Companies Of thes7tb Regiment of
Indiana Volunteers In the engagement,
were Co. A. Capt. tsss Burgess, Co. 81
Capt. Jas Morgan, 90. o, Capt. J. NJ
Blair, Go. E. Capt. John Il ! Ferry, Co. +,
Capt. Jas. Y. BsmersdaHef, Co. g.. Capt.
n. Lord, Jr., 90. ], Capt W. Robb, Co.
K, Capt. j. r. Scott. THIS Captains, Lieu
teDants, non-eOmmissi0nSd Officers. and
men Of -their'cQmpadlesse seQch We'd With
4 theothcr In gallantrys and bearing. Lieut.,
Col. SPooner, and 1lsiof oyler, Of my
regiment, each displayed cool aud deter
mined courage, and rendered me tho most
valuable aid, both on the masch and in
the assault Of thelensmy. speak par.
| ticulaEly OF these oficerE because being
lot my immediate command, their conduct
was under my personal observation, md
because, thrown suddenly in command of
| different detachmentS 0f troops, to the
officers of which / ami6 stranger, am
unable to menti9n the names of many
whose courage aud bearing is worthy OF
praise. The detarhment of the l4th = hio
Regiment of volunteers, commanded by
kCol. Steedman, crOssPdst the bridge imme-
diately after the SeTe1th Indiana, and was
followed quickly by the Sixth Indiana,
under Col. Crittenden. Col. Steedman
enPturedR large amount of tents, num-
her of mnskets aud rifleR and other mu-
nitions OF war, and l believe some prisou-
ers. We were separated during the en-
gOgement, but his conduct. as well
as that of his officers and men, Is
spoken of in terms of much praise hy
those who witnessed it. Lieut. Col.
Sturgiss, of the same regiment, in
charge of the artillery managed his guns
with great celefity. understand he was
assisted and directed byCOl. Lander, by
special delegation from the commanding
General. So informed, did not myself
give any direction in regard to the guns
Colonel Crittsnden was placed necessarily
in the rear, for he left the cars at Webster,
fatter tedious journey. but to take up his
march on Prillippi. His men, marching in
the rain, in the darkBess of7midnight, and
in the raging storm, Wauld necessarily he
still they and their gallant commander held
up with nnfalteriug spirit, and did as great
service in tue fight aDd chase ns it was
possible for good officers and men to do.-
! While descending the hill towards the
hhridge, body of troops made their an.
pe"Fance on the heights to the left. A,
| friendly cheer assured us it WAS the COM
mNud Of the gallant Get. MilrOy, aud the
Elrst virglnl" Regiml az, commanded by
Col. Kelly, and rdstachment from Col.
Irviug's Ohio Regimeijt. rapid descent
down tue dccliRity epRbled them TO strike
the retreatiug enemy, but not with as much
effect Hs if the descent could l,uve been
made a few minutes sooner. Col. Milroy
assaulted that part of the .enemyIwho had
lett-the main road, aud took to the hills to
enjoy the protection of the tsecs, while
Coils. Kelly aud Irvfng's command pursued
the enemy up the road leading toward
Beverly. They succeeded in killing and
wounding Nnu'nber, but unfortunately Col.
Kelly himself fell severely wounded by
pistol shot in the breast. Ny men carried
him into the town, when surgical assistance
WITS immediately rendered by DR.. Geo. W.
New, of my own regiment, who had proved
himself ns gallant and courageous in the
6eld Us he is skillful in his professiou.-
Just hefore we had approached the town,
be had volunteered to make Reconnaissance
of the bridge, and bore my message along
the line repeatedly, seemingly unmindful
of his own personal safety.
Capt g. W. Robinson, of Col. Tcllys
command, reports TO me that he captured
Col. J. W. Wiley, Of the rebel army, and
upon his person found his commission from
Adj. Gen. Garnctt, Ofthe rebel forces, and
other papers of Importance, which he re-
ports he holds subject to my order. en-.
f.lnaR his II ;o
province to speak much of that part ofthe
expedition which marched by way of Evans
vile, under the command of Col. Kelley,
consisting of Kelley, Milroy, Irving aud
their commands. know nothing person.
Nlly of their march prior to arriving be.
fore Phillippi, and only speak of what my
self saw, The two commands or bodies of
troops arrived almost simultaneously upon
different hills, Overhanging the town, and
did oil that could be done to arrest the
flight and punish the enemy. only un-
dertHke to report the particulars of that
part of the expedition under my Immediate
| command, aud which marched before Phil
lipPi by way of Webster and the bridge
l speak OF that part of tue expedition com.
manded by Coils. Kelley, MiIrOy and Irving,
only because Col. Kelley condition is such
as to reader report from him impossible.
In doing so, may have made some mis-.
takes, but not Intentionally. herewith
hand you the reports made to me by Co.'s.
Crittenden, Milroy and Sieedmau.
Our loss was two wounded and two mis-
sing. What the enemy's loss was is not
certainly known, as he succeeded in carry
| ing off many of his dead. 1t was inron-
siderable, perhaps not over forty. have
heard the conduct of Jonathan W. Gordon,
Of Col. Silroy's command, spoken of N
terms of decided appreciation by the oifi-
GERS of the same commnud. Since we
have been here. nt my solicitation, he had
a small mounted scouting party, on ha-
zardous expedition, and performed it in
very satisfactory manner. Davis ". Cheek,