Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-08-27
MEMPHIS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1851.
LATEST rRom wEsrERN VIRGINIA
From the ci1c.upati BpQulrer ]
BEVERLY. Va. Al

BEVERLY, Va, August 16, 1861.
Once more | drop you a line, in order that
old friends may continue posted 10 regard to
the wheTeabout Of the Guthrie Gray regiment,
aud Of the doings Of our forces in Western
Virginia. You will, no doIbt, wonder that
foc over three weeks, my letters have been
dated from Beverly, while all other regiments
are on the move continually. But rest assured
that your smszsment, however great, does not
equal our chagrin that such is tue case. Prob
ABLY no regiment ever left Ohio for which so
brilliant a career was prognosticated as ioT
cur Owt; aud now, after four months service,
gge have scaTceiy had a smell of powder. But
let our friends retain their faith in the Sixth
Ohio, for they will make amends in due time
for the seeming hardness, which ls, IN TACT,
but one of lame Fortunes wbims. Men and
officers are all anxious for action, and from
present indications we will sooR have it to our
hearts content.
Ifinformat!on from headquarters can be re-
lied upon, a few more mails will bear to you
intelligence Of battle in the vicinity Of Mon
terry, which place is located about thirty
miles bJve this point. Here the rebel forces
are entrcnched to the number OF abou. twelve
thousand.
General REYNOLDS troops are concentrated
at HuttonsviIle, thirteen miles from Beverly.
Troops are co1ing up daily from various
D0lHlEs dAt FuSliI- LOf GdAA " IA6 bC"tlc %
contemDl ated action. When a sufficient nun
5e- is obtained to render victory certain the
attack will be made. The Seventeenth Indi
ana PASSED here yesterday, and The twenty
fourth Ohio is al this moment striking tents,
prep ratory to ma ching. The Fifth Ohio and
other troops are en- route. Oar own regiment
has been telegFaphed TO hold itself in readiness
for marching at a moments notice. Knsp-
sacks are packed, guns in order and cartridge
boxes full, so that when the word does come,
our men will move as bljthely as ever did mi
litia men upon a training day.
A party Of the Indiana cavalry, under com
mand Of Captain Bracken, while scouting,
some six CT egh. miles from the enemy's line,
was fred upon yesterday. Two of his men
were killed, and two more severely wounded.
i serious accident occurred il our camp a
few days since. A gun in the hands of a scout
was accidentally discharged, severely wound
inz two men and grazing the leg Of a third
Sergeant Ford Of company K, the principal
sufferer, af er enduring amputation OF a leg,
died, al! was buried here Yesterday with hon
Ors Of war. This is a melancholy event, and
has cast e dark shadow ovec the heart Of ey-
cry comTader Such carelessness is criminal,
aud yet no adequate punishment caa be in
ficted on the offender.
In conclusion, let me remark that the reports
the preponderating Union force among the ma
lives OF Western Virginia is all "bosh,' and
should be dispelled at once, in order that suff
cient forces may be sent here to crush the re-
bellion.
There are three distinct parties here. The
cut and out Secession party embraces the
wealth, talent and nerve Of the State another
class is composed Of non-committais, who,
when drawn out, invariably sympathize with
Secession the third party consists of luke
warm, timid Union men. A tour Of fifty miles
through the country, alone and on foot, where
had an opportunity Of studying the principles
and views Of the people has convinced me of
this
We require two armies here-an army Of in
vasion aud an army OF occupation, for if our
troops are Withdrawn, even after complete
victory, Secession will roll back upon the land
like The waves Of mad ocean. Time will prove
The cErrectHess of this assertion. Even now
the road from Beverly to Grafton ia unsafe, and
cur trains are liable to be cut off at any time.
HAVERSACK.