Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-07-22
TnE RArrLE at RIcn MouxrA1N
A Full and Graphic Account by one
who went through IL,

Full aud Graphic Account by one
who went through 1t.
The following graphic description Of the
battle at Rich Mountain, was written by
Mr David Hart, and communicated to US
By gentleman from Clmksburgh. from
whom we have assurances Of It's reliabili.
~ Mr. Hart says
was with Gen. Ro5euemns, ps gaide at
tue battle OF Rich Mountain. Between !
nnd 5000 Of the euemy were strongly en-.
,rrnched atthe foot vi the mounmin, on
the wesi sidc. They had rollc! trees irnn
tie mountain side It,hcl them together.
filing IN with stones and earth from "A
ircngh outside They hal been a, work
about month on these lortifrntions,
"hirh seemed to me to bc mpfcrnable 49,
Howcrer the Germtn regiment, in recon.
no''eriug, wen, rlsht up TO it, and some
climbed pp on II before the enemy were
aware il, They were fred upon, and
one man killed. After rcconuitrring thcir
position Gen Mcclellan Sent Gen Roscn.
Grams With the Sth, 10th and 18th lnIlnna
Regiments, and the 18Th Ohio, and tie
Cincinnati cavalry compnny,,o get in their
rear went with .lIem as guide. iTtis
was about dry.brgak) We took TITLE
to eat, aud got no more until six o'clock
the nrSt night, when some of the BOYS got
a l';tIe fresh beef Most Of them done
without until uoon the next day We
slalttd cast on the Stauuton turnpike, and
soon turned into the woods, by which |
had escaped about four weeks prrvi.
ousIy. We pushed nlong through the
brush, rocks and laurel, followed by the
whole division, in perfect silence. The
rain drops from the bushes wet us thor.
oughly. and twas very cold. Our circui,
around was about 5 miles. At noon we
reached the top Of the mountain near my
fathers farn Here we took spy.rlnys,
md creeping over cleared place,
looked down on Beverly . miles off. All
was commotion there. troop Of horse
WIS drawn up In the s,reet 1t was not
Intended ,hat the enemy should know Of
our movement hut a iragoou, who was
sent after US with dispatches, missed his
way, fell into the hands I tie enemy. and
they thus discovered ourmoyemCnls. They
Immediately dispatched $500 men, with )
pieces Of artillery, to tue top Of lhemoun.
tain mile distant They cnirenrhe!
themselves on my father firm, lust where
We were to come into tue Suauntou road,
We did no; know they were until we came
10 their pirkrlsard their cannon opcued on
US. We were then about one iouflh Of a
mile from the house, when the skrmi,hinr
began len thc advance aud went buck
TO the first column, had no arms of any
hud at this time, and the rail- WAS pour.
Ing down IN torrents. The shot from the
cnemys cannon cut OF the limbs and tops
OF trees Over oar heads quite lively. They
fired rapidly. | thought from the iiring.
they had twenty-five or thirty pieces. We
bad no cannon with US. Our boys stood
still about half an hour. Not single
cannon shot hit us. Tn; sth and lOth led
oil, bearlus to tue left ol our position. TIE
bushes were SO thick we could not see out
neither could the enemy see Us. Ilowey-
er they kept firing, their musket balls not
reachlog us. Our boys keeping up u fire,
got downwi,bin ghI,nndihcupretendcd,o.
run, ,hutthey oUly tclldownin the bushe.and
behind rocks. The friut drew the enemy
from their entertainments, and our bows
rising let into them with their Enfield and
Minnie rifles, aud never heard such
Streaming IN my life. The 18th hayiugby
this time advanced 10 u fence, Tn a line
with the breastworks, aud fred one solid
round. The whole earth seemed 10 shuke.
They then gave the Indiana boys tire.
meudous cheer, and the enemy broke from
their entertainments and ran in every di-
leCtiOn they could. The Indians bows had
previously been ordered to "dx bayonets,'
and we heard the rattle OF the iron a.
they fired them. "Chargc bayonei,' was
sounded, aHd away went our boys after
them. Oae man alone stood his ground and
fired his cannon until be was shot through
the heart \ race ior about 3O0yards ea-
sued, whea the men were recalled and
f,rmcd in line Of battle to receive the enemy
from the entertainments at the 100, Of me
mountain, us We supposed they would Ger.
talniy attack us from that point or Beverly.
But is seems as soon as they no longer
heard the firing OF the artillery they
gave up all as lost, deserted their works
aud made off whichever way they could,
leaving everything behind them. A rein.
forcemeni from Beverly, which VAS ap.
proSrh.ns us, for the same reason turned
aud put back TO Beverly and ou Hu,,ons.
vile We took MI their tents, provisions,
stores, cannon and many gus, horses
and mules. in short, we got everything
they had, even inc shaNls which they
threw away in their flight. We found in
the woods many horses which they had
started on but leii, many Of their rider,
being killed. ! .0uud tLree tied in tie
woods. They are very tiEe ones. l35 Of
the enemy were buriei before I,cfG They
were generally shot in tue head, anl il
Was hard 10 recognize any II tlem, : Of
our men were killed 10 the battle; I have
siuec died, and /? OF ) are wounded. Six
hundred Of the enemy. who lad managed
70 get uown 70 the river al Caplingers,
finding no chaaee to escape, sent in Gag
OF Truce, and ON Saturity morning they
were RESlvd into Beycrly, ig charge Of tie
CbieSEo Styalry
Gen. Mcclellan had b. this time moved
ou 70 Beverly With his main column. oar
Ntoys were securing the woods when lett
bringing 10 coaiiaually dead and vrisaa-