Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-11-13

many fell about 10 feet to our right, on
ground about ten feet lower than where we
stood, and buried themselves harmless at
our feet, but by far the greater number
Just cleared our heads, diagonally across
the Company, and struck in the bank from
10 to 80 feet to our left and rear. One
six pound bomb struck in the ditch among
us, seemed to 60 down about 2 feet. and
striking some resistance, bounced out and
rolled along the road. As it struck in
the mud. Thomas Hall, ffer, exclaimed
"Be Jasus, Captin, they mean to put me
eyes out before | get 4 shot at EN-. His
eyes were full Of mud. and lie had came out
with a musket to fight. Barney Mcbride.
of Mineral Ridge. picked up the shell and
tossed it away down the descent, lest it
might explode among US. The fuse had
not been cut and it did not explode. The
men behaved with the GOODNESS of Regulars.
and ate their breakfast from their haver-
sacks during the hottest of the fire, as de-
liberate and with as good a relish as though
| seated at Billy Williams or Chapman's ia
bic. By eleven o'clock we had burned I'D
the most of the rebels tents exposed to
view, silenced three of their batteries and
destroyed many of their wagons, in turn,
VIC had n killed, two wounded, and one
gun disabled. About this time some 40
rihemen came out of their trenches on our
left, to shoot off officers and artillery men.
Of these, not one got back to their camp ;
all were either killed or captured. At
about II o'clock, seeing that the rebels
would not come out of their trenches, only
as We blew them out with bombs, and that
the artillery would noed little support, 1
was ordered to move my command to the
left of the road, and a little in front of the
position we had occupied, to a spot shell
tered by a spur of the mountain. and let
them rest, whilst | accompanied 1t. Col.
Gilbert, of the 9th, along the mountain
side opposite the rebel camp, to see if it
were possible to bring Infantry to bear up
on their trenches, but we found the dis
lance to exceed musket range. On this
trip We were hOnOred by divers shot and
shell, som ''scraping a close acquaintance"
As We were returning over thr spur which
sheltered my Company. they sent a six
pound solid shot after US. striking a little
to the left of US, and bouncing over the
knob it Knocked 4 musket to pieces in the
hands of Serg't. John P. Lake, of Bazetta,
and entering the ground at the point where
private VIM. s.. Fuller, of Orangeville, was
lying down. grazing his left shoulder. and
knocking him clear from the ground. We
took him up for dead, but the application
Of water brought him to his breath, and
we carried him off the field. He is not
mOrtally injured, but probably disabled
for life. From half past II till 2 o'clock,
the enemy returned our fire with but one
or two guns, whilst We kept the fire of
shell" continually upon them. At this
time, having learned from the prisoners ia
ken and from our own observations made
duri g the cannonade, that the actual force
of the enemy far exceeded ours, We grad
ually and leisurely withdrew, bringing away
II prisoners, ii head of horses and as many
cattle. OF the rebels outside of the camp,
We killed 43, and from the last prisoners
taken. we learned that our shells had taken
terrible effect in their trenches. We gave
them a wqll-directed fire of not less than
tucelve huidred rounds of shot, shell and
canister, IA heavier engagement of artillery
than the rebellion has yet witnessed, K
cept at Manassas SO severely Furnishing
them that with a force in camp far exceed
ing ours. when We retired, not a rebel dared
to follow US. and We left their camp as 81
lent as though we had killed them ALL
The Union loss was 8 killed and five wound
ed. two of them were killed by the prema-
ture bursting of a bomb from one of our
own cannons. and two wounded by the mis-
taken fire of our OWN Infantry in the thick
cts. We reached our camp from six to
eight in the evening. and thus ended the
Reconisanee of the Camp at Greenbriar.-
| We have obtained all the information
necessary for future movements in that d.
r~eetiOn, and when Gen. Mcclellan gives
the signal, We will meet him half way on
the road t. Washington.
CHEAT MOUNTAIN Pass, Va
October 5tb, 1861.