The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-09-20
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a Battle near SunilnervilIe, Virginia.
GEN. ROsECRANs AGAfACr EEN.
ELOYDs
A BATTLE IN WESTERN riReisti.

A battle took place akont s O'clock
Tuesday afternoon near Summerville.
General Rosecrahs after making recon-
noisance, found Floyd's army, 5000
strong with Is 6eld pieces, enttenched ia
a powerful position on top of mountain
at Carrick's Ferry. on the west side Of
Gauley River. The rear and extreme of
both fanks saete Inaccessible, and the
front was masked by heavy forests and
close jungles.
Col. Lytle's 10Th Ohio Regiment, OF
Benbam's brigade; was In advance; and
drove strong detachment Of the enemy
Of the camp this side of the position, the
site of which was unknown. Shortly af-
terwards his scouts, consisting of four
companies, suddenly discovered them
selves in the face Of a pafapet battery,
and long line Of palisades for riaemen
when the battle opened herce.y.
The remainder Of the 10th aid 18Th
Ohio were brought into action steeess.
lively by Gen. Benham, and the l2th af-
tef#a+ds By Capt. Hartsuf; whose eb;ees
was an armed reconnaissance.
The enemy played upon our force ter.
rifcally with musketry. rites, eahhistef
and shell, causing some casualties. Col.
Lytle led several companies Of his Irish
to charge the battery. ahea he was
brought down by shot in tha leg.
Smiths 18th Ohio engaged the enemy
on the left, and Col loves 18th direct
ly in front. Lowe fell dead at the head Of
his men early in the engagement by. d
Ball 10 the forehead.
McMullen's howitzer battery and Sn5.
def's two field pieces, IN the meantime:
were got into the best position possible
under the circumstances, and Soon siIeni-
ced two of the rebels guns. The Gre
slackened at intervals, but grew mhdofe fh-
rious as night approached, when The Gers
man Brigade was led gaffahfIy into ac-
ton by Col MsCook under direction of
Adjt. Gen. Hartsuff. But after furious
fight for three hours. hight compelled
the recall of the troops, and the men laid
on their arms Hithin short distance d
the enemy, each ready to commence, hs
contest the next morning.
Floyd fed during the nj ght. He sunk
the boats in the river, ard destroyed The
TEN porary bridges which he had made
when he first accepted the position. The
turbulence and depth of the FLYER. and
the exhaustion of the troops. made it im=
possible to follo1 him. He left his camp
eauipage, wagons, horses, large quaint.
ties of ammunition; and hfty head Of eas<
tie.
Our loss is fifteen killed. and abous
seventy wounded, GENERALLY flesh wounds
The rebel loss is not ascertained as they
carried their dead and wounded with
them. but it was certainly sefiois. CAPT:
Nc Goorty, of Cincinnati, Gspt; McMEl-
len and Lieut.. Sny ydef. Of Ohio, are a.
mong the wounded, but not dangerously
Twenty five men of Col. Tyte1's, who
were taken by Floyd at Cross Lanes were
re-captured, and Floyd's personal bag>
gage, with that Of bis officers was taken.
Gen. Benham's Brigade, which suffer
ed most, was commanded by bfha 70 per-
son, and McCook led his Brigade. Gems.
Rosecrans aud Benhain, Co.'s. MeCeok.
Little, and Lowe. Capts. Hartsaf. Say
der, and McMullen, Major Burke, of the
10th Ohio. and other oaacefss displayed
personal gallantry. The
troops were exclusively from Ohio and
showed great bravery.
TaE PKospEcfs OF A GssEKkL EasAax-
MESr At W2sHINeToa.
Washington. Sept. te.-It IS the gen~
eral opinion here that general engage
ment cannot be much longer delayed.
Good military critics, however. declare
tina: they expect no serious fighting for
two or three weeks.
All was quiet at the Cham Bridge iess
night, and the rebels have not shown
themselves this morning:
P. M'--This morning firing has been
resumed as if in the direction of the chain
bridge. The occasion Of it is not yet
known.
Gen. McClellan's dispatch to the Sec
retary Of War is very brief. He merely
says that General Smith made a recon.
noisance with two thousand men to Les
tihs7ile; remained there several hours
and completed their examination Of he
ground. When the work was eompfsted
and the command had started back. the
enemy opened FIRE with shell. by Which
two men were killed aud three wounded.
Grifin's battery, he says, silenced that Of
the enemy. and our men came back in
perfect order and excellent spirits. The
men behaved most admirably under the