The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-14
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tCovrespondcnce Of the Cletehad (Ohic, Herald
0AtEff BETDGh, Aug. i'll sunt you diss
patch yesterday evening, telling yon Of the
safety Of all the commissipnesf officers Of the
regiment, save Capt. Dyer, known to be
killed, Capt ShnrtliiT Known to 3. a prisoner,
and Lieutenants Wilcox and Lockwood miss-
ing. L regret exceedingly that I cannot gfys
you the names IT the privates and non-eom-
and missing. Batthis cannot be done till W.
hear more FULLY from Major Easement
corning the men with him, over four hundred.
at Charleston. thirty. eight miles below U.S.
The only way, even then, that we could mp
proximate to correct list, would be to give
the names ofall who have escaped, those with
him and those with One Of the objects 1
aimed to secure under flag Of truce, thu
other day, was information upon this very
thing, for the sake mainly of the relatives anu
friends of those we have lost. / did not sue
ceed But the history of the attempt may In
tarest them and your readers generally.
After riding Is miles, the last seven keep
ing our flag constantly displayed, We came
to their first packet, strong cavalry one.
seven miles this side Cross Lanes. We were
received civilly, and stated our business,
showing the commission we had from Col.
Tyler. The officer in command said he bad
no authority to permit US TO pass, but kindly
offered to send for in formation to the next
picket, two miles further on at the Ford over
Peters creek, where t.ol. Finny was. W.
were two hours there, aud allowed full ho-
erty to walk about as we pleased. There VI
found snve OF our men, who had inst beer
taken, all from Cleveland but one, viz: Frank
Williams, Andrew Scoyill, Whose brother is
here, wounded in the hip) Mr.. Burt, Mr.
bandeil, and one whose aaue | do not ii
member, German. Poor fellows, weary
aud huagfy- they had come in from the woods
| 10 get something to eat and We're captured.
could sy;npathize especially with Williams,
IS he has 4 wife and two children. The brave
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word would bring the tears into his eyes.
Before we left we saw them sea ted at boun-
iiiui table, which their captors had kindly
provided for them and we saw that
| in all other respects they Were kindly and
respectfully trea ted
| After delay OF two hours word came that
we could proceed to the next encamp rneit.
| A squad OF cavalry took us in charge, blind.
folding MS and leading our horses. In this
| fashion VIZ rode two miles. At the ford we
| We're received by Colonel Finny in n closed
| room, and the bandages taken from our eyes.
We found the Colonel u courteous gen ileInan
of Eastern Virginia, and were informed by
him that our dead had already been decently
buried, with the exception of Captain DYER
who had been recognized on the bat tie field
before he was quite dead by Ma or Themburg
of their army, who had served with him in
New Mexico, whose body they were intend
ing to send down to us under a flag of truce
to be forwarded to his friends, lit has not been
done, however,) and that our wounded were
receiving the care of their most skiiiful sur
geOns. tnen asked Tor DOCTOR Cushing and
myself the privilege of visiting our wounded
and prisoners TO soc them, and to receive
messages from them to their friends He re-
piled that General Floyd's orders were that
no one should pass from us beyond that point
but added that If we were willing to remain
where we were till All answer could be re-
| ceiyed, he would send 4 messenger to the
| General with our request. We told him we
We're. l then addressed to General Floyd the
| following note, viz:
PETER GREER, Aug %, ls6l.-Brig. General
j. ohm Il. Floyd-General: am here under
| nag Of truce, with DR.. Gushing, of the 9TH Re-
giment y. V. NJ, TO look after our dead and
wounded i'll the late battle at Cross LANES
| We are informed by Col. Finny, as We knew
we would be, that our dead have been de-
Gently buried and that our wounded are re-
ceivlng the skiliful attention of the gen tlemen
| OF your medical staff. Here. then, our mission
| might end. But, General, the Seventh Regi-
ment is mainly composed of men from and in
the vicinity OF Cleveland and as we both ex-
Wct to return there shortly on furloughs for
| the sake of the relatives and friends of the
wounded and prisoners we very much wish
| to see them and be bearers of any message
| they may wish to send. IT, therefore, under
our flag of truce, you will permit US to do So
| we will accept it as very high favor, and we
promise you, on our honors as gentlemen, to
take no advantage OF it pfe]udicial to your
| service. ReSp ", your obd't serv't,
FKEDERICK I. BRoWy,
Chaplain OF the Seventh,
| Minister in Presbyterian Church, O..S.
| To TINS note, some nve hours after, l re-
| ceived the following reply:
| HEADQUARTERS Army OF KANAwHA
| August 9th, 1861. (
| Rer. Frederick r. Bronn, Chaplain of Seventh
Regiment Ohio Volunteers:
| DEAR SIR Your note requesting to be per-
mitted to visit the prisoners and wounded at
| present in my charge, of the Seventh Regi
| ment Ohio Volunteers and conveying infor-
| nation of them, has been received. In reply,
have to say that i'll this, as in all other cases,
| the dead shall not be neglected by me. Your
dead have all been decently Inferred. Your
| prisoners and shall be humtnely and
| kindly treated-shail not be the recipients OF
| any indignity, by language or otherwise
| Your wounded are beyond Gauley river, ana
| under the treatment of my best surgeons
| Your request TO visit them cannot conccde.
persuaded that to do SO would he attended wit
some risk of detrment to the service in which
| l ana engaged. l regret, then, that my
| of duty prompts me 10 adopt q course which
| under other circumstances, would afford me
| pleasure, and which may, fear seem un-
| gracious. Permit me TO add, that one of tn,
| Captains of your regiment is here and on pa
| role. He will be able as he has already done,
| to visit the prisoners and wounded, and give
| them his personal attention.
| Very respectfully, your ob't serv't
| .IoBN IL. FLOYD,
| Brig. Gen. Cong Army OF Kanawha
| Of course, nothing further could be done.
| I will only add thar, while waiting Tor this
note IL say 81 for DR. Gushing was in
| Que of his silent moods-had long CONVERSE
( tons with Col. Finny ard Major Hounsel on
| II variety Of topics, not ignoring the one gyeat
| topic at issue, and found them both most &C.
| compiished, cultivated, and courteous gentle
| men. Before the note came in it grew dark,
! when Col. Finny took us to his headquarters,
| two miles further up toward Cross Lanes,
| without having US bliudioided. There he
gave MS u sumptuous supper, and lodged us
| till o'clock A. NJ, when we were sent out OF
| the lines back, not biindtoidtd. ! must also
| say that in all our Intercourse with the rehe
| officers aud men, did not hear abusi " e
| or tauntiug word. We conid not have been
| treated, with more Kindness or considers ton.
| The me- ssengrr is just leaving.
| Yours, truly, FkEnAHilK 7. Bows.
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