The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-26
OPERATIONS OF GENERAL M'cLEllAM'S ARMY.
OUR BEVERLY CORRESPONDENCE.



win have received various aud diverse accounts Of tho
battle OF Rich Mountain, In which our bravo Western
troops, under The gallant Mcclellan achieved signal
victory over the rebel forces under col Pcgra. AS the
reports referred to must in most be acohcrenot
being based Official sourcesI hasten lay before the
redcrs snccinct graphic and connected account. Of tho
operations Of Gen. Meceans ooiumn from the time they
arrived at Roaring creok in front Of the enemys pc
son four miles from Tho rcbes' main work, until the
! dnal victory which crowned our arms with glory.
Gen Metclians corps ddree, consisting Of the Eighth,
Tenth Thirteenth Fourteenth aud Fifteenth Regiments Of
Indiana volunteers ,he Third Fourth Ninth AID Nine
teenth regiments o Ohio volunteers Comp.ny Fourth
regiment United States artillery Capt Mack serving in
iantry Company G Fourth rcglmens United States art
lery Capt Howe with battery Of pieces of caution
Coidwator (Mchgan) Artillery, Capt LooIns, with bat
terry of six pieces Cincinnati. Cavalry Capt Brdsah; Chi
cago Dragons, Capt Barker and tho surgcs Rifles Capt
! steele, Of Chicago; Company A, Capt. Hayes, Sc
| cond Virginia Volunteers; Company r., Capt Phillips;
Third regiment Virginia Voluniecrs-in all about 5000
menarrived at Roaring creek from Buchanan tho
9th inst Tho first incident that occurred and which pre-
faced tho extended operations the capture OF
four mounted rebels III Roaring run crossing, who
evidently the lockout for the approach Of tho Union
troops When The head Of the column of the Union troops
reached the creek crossing the main road from Buchanan
to Rich Mountain and thence to Beverly, il discover
cd that the bridge crossing the had been destroyed
n. the rebcs Tho toons boino raliq,a Inv the,r long
.. 20
n'rch from D"ch'a" 'hey oaca h4~a o'~of inc hine-
date direction OF General Mcclellan and in order
to be ready for any emergency that might during
| the night.
On the 10th inst General Mcclellan ordered The bridge
crossing the Roaring creek to DO rebuilt, and whom
this was completed reconnaissance Ia force In front Of
the rebels position at Rich Mountain. The party
sisted of several regiments under the direction Of Lieu
tenant u NJ roe OF inc fhgheera, assisted ny Colonel
Mcsyoanssay Az ,rrrooo,o t,,o o,o,,,,,,
nosition detnchmerts ~ trinn 81 ,vao dd
into the Wood" to the ryb and M or b "'1u mann road
fnr,"rs ,n,n 49, I, NV I'm ; =, ,t au Va Is.s
MS mann rl AS ma ., n a ah '' , Ins
arsd a rho Itnnn ,roo,e and ,yo~o ond ~ ,,y
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thc me;hhnrie hib,s S,s % mo ~ t, H
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and he ,,arv rctirnd in GOOD nrier With ts los of ~
man rpd asd o ,vonnSE or ~ VIZ W;, .; VI "n'
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ae,uk On ' enemy postioh anu ID pursuance thereot
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coed a rio w ~ r @ anu pro-
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rear NJ tho cncmv,s wnrts can,~e, i1,,n.s vs.
mot Nm hoar.y, ssror NO oS ,h M ,u oiuoIS
mencea hv nvyht TSc r"", ~, ,hh YVES d no'
w snn, sN Was eavy working
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o,,orr in Tho uS,aTnnon Lo ,or ne eon'mI,na ga t
y ~ ,u "a % ~ .e wok was oonpo.ea ana tne
he Tina General R,sercrams c,nrnor |h S."r
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intarxo,s ronortiro nro~rss ~ Cwn ,srp s,'
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.n'i"y ioM. ihtousn so'he hh.oW'Hu circumstance
p We ~, S me ['aa de1ding 70 nenera
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,h wa. ne1 , "pphs, wac .a~m prisoner "nu ms ac
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MO 9e ~ s"o & covsren WIN pEon,
did not alter The plan Of attack for another courier
", M, ~ hs ,i s'is oa',s " veg ,oseh
Grains me enemy thus early informed IN the morning Of
Co., , T.. ' ~ "opeea,s ~ once pfei|red himself
XXI; &c VIC ~ ."' ''u wiz, wy unSh toIoos 'lo
hW appearance they found themselves IN front Of log
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roH ~ lposo W. n aus Ieauy " as.ack Inc
,nn cnr,n ~ nv seNuu les'"ens ,ro. .ns
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,s 1919 w 'ls enemy run. Hei. sINieiian com
ra,d n OF S,H IA sle 'e.'n
c p ' Nc ~, '" aho 'f"efy were "strd oy
Psonrr,ns n.sa e,,sosa , 70 M ,, ,t
- @ 'ss w. 90 NC st.cnsi inolcathe tnt
ne wa, was engaging the enemy Suddenly CESSATION
"a he, hon consj NJ .sf ms h,
, Law o.e, o"useu os "ehrai hoSe.Tahs ordering MS
w nm ~ ~ i ~, U.1 Wy inol.i oioso tis enemy
r , ~, ~ ~ ', ~ 80 JAY W. i'l asniI VI VIC
~ ns oe.s aone, .o o,lon ioo moved over
sn sunto % Wy mountain o"af',s ne eheh}, ana IN u
a NV, us, po.n s'es were satogea m 9oody con
% ,e uuiY ,toofs moves ~ soot o,der OUT sio"y,
"'u nousaa sils; ae,ls erihg 'nelr nfe az me
49, ., ~ asrsS he" anu coNe'cu ny
n,<e, no i 1919. eipo', e une ,, Aii,lie
scecracv the "nganont las d ,o VIZ WIZ
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