Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-08

vsuced On Elkwater, apparently fof general at
tack; one rihed Ten pound Parrot gun, from
Looms Battery was run to the front thteefeurths
OF mile, ard dehvsred q few shots at the enemy !,
doing fine e1seeuticu, causing him to withdraw crs
of convenient Taage. Our Featiye posiEons re
NAMED unchanged until near dark, wheR we learned
the result of the movement the mountain, ~
abeys stated and the enemy retired some what for
the night
On the 18th. early, the enemy was again in posi-
ton in front of ElkWater, and few rounds, sup
ported by a Company of the Fifteenth Indiana
were again administered, which caused him 10
withdraw as before the forces that had been be
fore repulsed from Cheat returned, and were again
driven back By = comparatively small force from
the mountain. Ths Seventeenth Indians was or
dsred up the path to open comm pnicaton sqd MAKE
way for another supply train, but, as before, found
the little bard from the summit had already DOM
the work. During the afternoon of the l4h the
enemy withdrew from before Elevator and Is nov
principally concentrated some ten miles from this
post, at or near his main camp. &c.,. grr7.
On the 18th ne appeared N stronger force man
81 any pre- Fous tInej front Of Cheat and attempt
eda danics move meHt by the LETT, but was urIven
back by the eyer.Yigilsht and gallant garrison OF
the field fedoubs on the summit 20 day the enemy
has also retired from the front of Cheat. but to
whstprscise position am not yet Informed The
results OF these sars are that we have killed near
one hund 'ed Of the enemy, inciu4ing Colonel JohS
A. Washington. aid de-eaSnp to General Lee, and
have taken aboEta twenty prisoners. Wchaye but
nine klleO, lICiuuLlR Lieut. Stuous EOuIASSheA
Indiana. two missing, and about sixty prisoners in
Gliding Captain James Bense and Lieutenant Gill
mln ard Shsfsr, of the Sixth 0hic and Lieut.. Merr
gill. of the Epgineers. append the reports OF Col
KimbeI, Fourteenth Indiana, Captain Higgins,
Twenty fourth Ohio and lieutenant lonel y ven
and Col Wagner, Of the Fifteenth Indiana 81
aS-aa s. sn,ss disfc,- ls,.lVl asf J.J REYEoLDs
~ Frigsdier General Commanding First Brigade.
Z, Gao, u Ross, Assistant Adjutant General
rHssENgMY PaoP9ss TO YISrER AT LxwEBUEG.
letter to the Cincnaati Gaoetls, speaking of the
intended movements of the enemy, ssysl =
The probability would seem to be that # lss sue
coed IL getting 10 LelrisbTg to1ao being fep1dSed
that point loold end The 9RGrchiHgs of this dirsiOn Of
the Army of 0ccupdiOatO for The l5iter. Lewisburg Is
an important strategic position, commanding the
| termm Is of railroad communication through the
i Valley of Virginia. and continuously on down 70
Richmond; while, at the same time, rapid march
from that point would put US in Lees rear at Non
terey, and shut him in between Reynolds and R,se-
Grams. But it must be remembered that the ralf
| road connection with Riehmond renders teasy to
run out any number Of troops to reinforce Floyd
and Wise, (only limited by the number they have to
spare,) far more speedily than we bring fer
ward our endorsements by the long, Overland
march through the rnountsing.
There still another force Of some two or three
tAousand men, under Gen. Chapman whose moEef
ments are, as yet, a mystery. Tteir whereabouts
mpst h. discovered Before We can ad vance They
they have retreated with Floyd and Wse toward
| LewisbuFg Is as ct UNCERTAIN. dsi73 Ti--rt [
THE CIRcUNsTAyo2s OF me Death OF COLONEL wAsH-
| 81 ,IyGTON. Et.LtJ
We take the following frsm a letter tothe Cncin'
natl COfgiaercGl: EE1f ----E "a .sT
- On Friday afternoon, about o'clock, a small
scouting party was sent out to -FeeoBnOitfe on the
| right braneh~of Bkwater, which 70 VS. seine miles
upon our right They had not left the outer picket
post fifteen minutes when party Of seven rebel
| horsemen approached them. The ImmandsF of
the rebels rode eisarey few psoesIn front of his
escort. and seemed totally unaware of any dEnger.
Our sec uts waited until tie party within short
| range when from some inexplicabls reason the
coming party took the alarm and su denly turned
| their horses' heads TO retreat. as they did so
| who in the retreat was in the rear. felifrom his
SADDLE. Hts escort fed leaving their commander
| wounded and dying blythe roadside. The Federal
party up 70 the wounded lnan and found him
partially raised upen enc hand attempting grasp
| his pistol. AS they approached, the dying man
| smiled family and said I" How a. e you, boys
give me some water of the party placed his
canteeH to the soldiers lips bat they were already
cold IN death.
A liter was m sde. and Tie BODY carried to head
quarters when examination of his person was
m4de. Judge. if Won. can. of the surprise excited
when up n his clothing vas found the name Of John
&. Washington -Four balls mad passed through his
bOiy two entering either lung, and any one niict-
ing mortal weHHd. flag of truce Was cent the
next morning to the rebels Offering to return the
| body and all the COlonels effects. 1t was met by
| Lieutenant Colonel Stark of Louisiana, who was
coming to our camp to, demand the body. When
told that Colonel Washington was dead, Colonel
Stark was very deeply affected, and for some mo
meuts wss unable to speak at all. BE finally said
tool, Washington temerity killed him; he was
advised not 90 here he did, bat Was on his first
expedition, and extremely anxious TO distinguish
| himselfH Col. Washington was attached to the
/ sta IF of Cen \ an frer1- vchiph II
judged Gen. Lee in person commands the forces 10
| onr front. u q = Il = y II = = =