The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-12-14
Prom the Richmond 'guIrcr. Nov u.
BATTLE or 0UYANDoIrE-LATEST IRON
WESTERN VIRGINIA

engaged in the fight ae Guyandotte on
the 10th, arrived here yesterday, with a
guard If twenty men, III Charge 81
eighty nine prisoners OF war. taken IN
that affair From Capt Pate we have
ascer,aued some Of the facts connected
with the expeditions which proved So
successful to our army 1t will be sees
his statement materially differs from the
Yankee accounts.
Col. Garrison, ot the first regiment OF
cavalry, Wise Legion. commanded TIE
Confederate forces ~ thus engagement
They consisted of about COO men IA all,
being thirteen companies. They started
from Raleigh Court House, a distance Of
uearly two hundred miles from Guyan-
datie. and made q forced march On
reaching the town after dark ou Sunday
night they found the enemy concealed
100 the huuscs Of the inhabitants, N mum
Der between $50 aud 200. being the uu.
clcus OF a regiment made up ui resi-
dents 90 Ohio bat vino bad ass umed the
name the 9th Virginia regiment The
h-tt h-td abaut an hour aud bali,
and Che result fu-liheS as IA tcrmns Il
one of the most brilliant encounters aud
complete defeats over the enemy which
has yet shed lustcr ou our arms Much
credit is due 60 Col Clark-un fer the en-.
eigy and capacity BE- SO signally dis
played ou thss occasion.
The Liucuuitrs were totally auuili.
lated Their Lieutenant Colonel, Bailey,
"A pruu~y Iyauian. we believe, was killed,
and ali their principal Ulcers, including
the Surgeon and QHartermastcrs, and
over htn,ty prisoners were taken.
Col Cave l. " haley, member OF the
Lincoln Congress from that district,
raised that portion ct the regiment which
has thus been destroyed lie himself
was arrested by Capt Pate. but was
put ou parole 10y Col Jenkins, aud with
the peculiar scrsc ol honor manifested
by the Yankees IN this war, violated his
faith and $50 escaped.
Capt lIudlc-lun, Ut the Wise legion,
met his death at the hands ul his com.
fadts The night being dark, be was
ult recognized aud was fired upon hay
ing failed to give the couutcrslgu upon
being uaJlrd
\ member Of Capt Cuu's company
WAS KILLED 80 ,hr suspension bridge. IN
, r,..,,, ua1.l.y .uIir men up about
t,e,rly If D..,n..u>. who were posted
sn Mn. bridge All lhc latter were cith.
Killed. drowned 4f taken pfisuucrs
M, tt.rb.,, ..t cha. ,tci.r, were POO
u.,y E.G.idrUr. 80r,y,lr, horses with
new Mcclellan adde's, aud large
amount ut clothing and blankets. pa
wb.ch many Of the Wise irgiun are now
,auipprd 4 lrw af the enemy escaped,
tHt ihe larger portion were killed ur
taken r7...n,rs TIty were eairdy
from Lawrence and GaIha counties
Dino
An interesting incident Boo connection
with iiIs rxplut bns been communion
ud On us and tie Sput 10 d+pl4y-
.lsaks Gr itself Au old man III Oh.
raIur of Shelton. lsyus mtr Guyau
d.fp. bad t..r Killed b., r.gUNI
H4rcd Fu.nY. - ltre. HI.. and lHs s#u
II tar former. Whi aI accompanied
th- expedition. Hf du.lmu.itu wreck
vengeance upon fHe Slayer u u.s father
Nh'o .a thr mu.h o. Cuyundalr. b,
nd, up o. Fuller, d. BOO th. dark
and called nr him. vh.u Ir Imm,1. ttr
is shot iim-ih. just t'c 81 a traitor
tui murderer
Capt Pate made forced march ui
H.aIs 800 m...s with u.s prisoners, .uy
Hl vH.u hr shot QUO OBJ, Way i.f at
unpnn. Oh ,-Japr died named
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