Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-27


Capt. Il Clay Pate, of the Petersburg Light Horse,
Wise Legion, who were engaged in the fight ct
Guyan6otte the 10th arrived here yesterday with
q guard Of twenty men, in charge of eighty-nine
prisoners Of war, taken in that affair From Capt.
Pate we have ascertained some of the facts cons
nected with the expedition which proved so sue
cessful to our army. It win be seen ms statement
materially differs from the Yankee accounts
Colonel ClarksOn, Of the First Regiment Of Cav
airy, Wise Legion, commanded the Confederate
forces IN this engagement Aney consisted OF apon1
coo men in sll being Is companies, as follows
Capt. IL. G. Patss' company, Petersburg 1aghi
Horse; Capt Caskies company; Capt. TImberlake
company: Captain Poagne's company. (knovn as
Brock's) Phelps company; Captain kosSers com.
nanv. ale the Wise Legion-aiso Captain Corn's
company; Captain Hu6dalton's company; Craysou
Cavalry; Tszewel Cavalry; Smith Cavalry, of reg.
iment belonging to Floyds Brigade, under command
of Lieut.. Colonel jenkins. In addition to these the
expedition included Capt. Rerndon's and Csptair
Witcher's Independent companies. They started
from Raleigh Courthouse, distance Of nearly zoe
miles from Guyendotte, and made forced march.
On rsaehing.ths town after dark On Sunday night
the 10th instant, they fond the enemy concealed in
the houses Of the inhabitants, in number between
$50 and 200, being the nucleus Of regiment made
up Of resicents of Ohio, but who had assumed the
name of the 9th Virginia regiment. The fight last
ed about hour snd half, and the result justfes
US in termng Il one of the most brilliant encounters
and complete defeats over the enemy which has YET
shed lustre on our arms. Much credit is due to Col
one CIarkson for the energy and capacity he so sig
nelly displayed on this occasion.
The LincoInites were totally annihilated. Their
Leutenant Colonel, Bailey, a Pennsylvania, we be
lieve, was killed, and all their principal officers In
Guiding the Surgeon and Quartermasters, and over
ninety prisoners were taken.
Col Cave L. Whaley, member Of the Lincoln Con
gress from that district raised that portion of the
regiment which has thus been destroyed. He him
self was arrested BY Capt Pate but was put on hi
parole by Col. jenkins, and with the peculiar sense
of honor manifested by the Yankees in this war
violated his faith, and so escaped.
Capt Huddleston, of the Wise Legion, met his
death at the hands Of his comrades. The night be-
ing dark, be was not recognized and as fred upon
having failed to give the countersign upon beng
hailed.
| A member of Capt. Corn's company was kiueC
on the suspension bridge, in charge made by oul
men on about twenty of the enemy, who were post
ed on the bridge Al: the latter were either killed
drowned or taken prisoners.
The trophies of this victory were 200 new En-
field rifles, 30 cavalry horses, with new Mcclellan
saddles, and large amount of clothing and blank
cts in which many of the Wise Legion are now
equipped. A few of the enemy escaped, but the
larger portion were killed or taken prisoners. They
were chiefly from Lawrence and Gala counties
| Ohio.
An interesting incident in connection W 18th that
exploit has been communicated to us, and the spir
| il displays speaks for itself. An old man of the
name Of shelton, living near Guyandotte, had beer
killed By neighbor named Fuller, 2 Lineolnite
and the son Of the former, who had accompanied
this expedition, had determined 70 Wreak vengeance
upon the slayer of his father. While on the march
to Guysndotte, he rode up 10 Fulleris door in the
| dark, and called for him, when he Immediately
shot hiu--the just fate of traitor and murderer
Captain Pate made forced march of nearly S0(
miles with his prisoners, one Of whom he shot or
| the way, for attempting to escaPe-one died named
| Adkins.
The prisoners reached here from Lynchburg at
late hour last night, and conveyed at once Il
the Confederate States prisons The entire party
were strikingly unlnteligent in looks. and theil
toilettes having been necessarily neglected during
their excursion to Richmond they presented de
cidedly unprepossessing appearance.