The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-09-25
Prom the Fourteenth.

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Camp itth Regiment. Sept. Ia. 1851.
EDIross ExrREss-It appears thai the l2.h
inst. Was n day OF general fighting in this
part of the country. Ii is rumored here that
General Rosccrsns cleaned out Wise and
Floyd at Gauleys Bridge and Lundy's Gap.
on the 18th. taking twenty pieces Of cannon
and seven thousand prisoners. Floyd among
the number. On the same ia, the 18th In
diana scattered them over on the Huttouville
Pike. and at Cheat Mountain not more than
one hundred anil tifty Union troops OF the old
18th "thrashed out At least two thousand
five hundred Of the rebels. Am much mis-
taken II there Is an instance in modern his
tory where - small number Of men have
: successfully ~ith=tood and nut % route as
large force a. did our brave little hand of
the lsth on Thursday last IL seems that
the peculiar Hoo-ier veil has terrifying
sound in the ears Of rebels. when mixed ur
with the ~hizzing OF bullets and rafting of
nusketry. Tho prisoners say that the Hoo
sier yelling" on the 18th. magnifed our little
squad Of one hundred aud CITY into several
thousand. in the Imagination Of the enemy.
As an instance Of what few resolute men
can do. will mention that thirty Of the Ter
} re Haute Gnarls frei into AZ least five hun.
bred Of the enemy at fifty yards distance,
driving them into the road where Captain
Brooks. with the kimball Gnards. gave them
a lasting remembrance of his presence
Company A also tool hand ia the work -
Lieut.. Cslher-on. with part OF Company A
was one aud . half Iniles up Cheat River.
where they succeeded IN getting one shot at
the enemy. killing one of their nu mber and
releasing two of our men who were pr i=oners.
The official report will undoubtedly give all
the facts in relation TO the battle o. Cheat
Mountain. AZ the present time il j. impossi-
BILE for your correspondent to get full infor.
nation a. 20 the number OF the killed and
wounded ot the enemy. Our own killel. IS
far "a can ascertain. doe. not reach over
Eve. and seven Wounded. vho are now 10
camp. Scattered over - much territos, -
the battle Of the lsih inst wa. there nav
be more OF the enemy p!acei hors dS css'5Sf
than we yet know Of
This DAY, SATURDAY. J. clear. warm aud
beautiful. About three miles on a strait
line to the South east. where the road winds
,svsr the Mountain. in our front. ~e can see
the eaeuny--their -~ord- aud bas onets fa~h-
iny IN ;he aunt gh,--the men moving about
and no ioubt watching ~. ~ We are ihem-
What sesilmens lhey ma, he Il we d. No,
know. bar il i ms private opinion ,ha, the,
had better he getting out Of that rseuy -oon.
or perhaps. there sill not - a. many to ans
yer to their nest roll cali ~ lhev could
~ish
We ar o. eooa health a : s.s,ms.: la,
stand sldls IN need ef nc~ clothing. and se
-coldn's refuse oar pay. should the paymss-
ter happen 60 pa. thi. Va, AID Il should. AZ
the -ame time. be convenient for him ~
shell ou' The ! glh Iadiens \ oiunieer~
have done more hghsing ard moro work With
les elo'lins aud no pas. than anY Other reei
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