The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-09-19
Battle between Gen. Rosencrans and the
Rebel FlOyd..ElOyd Defeated.

Battle between Gen. Rosencrans and the
Rebel Floyd--Floyd Defeated.
CLARKsBURa, Va, Sept. IL.
A battle took place about 8 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon near Summerville.
Gen. Rosencrans after making recon
noisance found Floyd's army 5000
strong with sixteen field pieces, and en-
trenched in a powerful position on the
top of mountain at Crank Ferry, on
the west side of Gauley river. The
rear and extreme of both TANKS were
and the front were masked
by heavy forests and a close jungle.
Col. Lyttle's 10th Ohio Regiment of
Benham's brigade was in advance, and
drove strong detachment out of camp
this side of the position. Shortly at
forwards his scouts, consisting of four
companies suddenly discovered them
selves in the face of parapet battery
and long line of palisades Of riflemen,
when the battle opened fercely. The
remainder of the 10th and the 18th
Ohio were brought into action success
sively by Gen. Benham and the 18th
afterwards by Captain Harstaff, whose
object was an armed reconnaissance.
The enemy played upon our force ter
ri6cally with musketry, rifles, canister
and shell, causing some casualties.
Col. Lyttle led several companies of his
Irish to charge the battery, when he
was brought down by shot in the leg.
Smiths 18th Ohio engaged the enemy
on the left, and Col. loves 18th Ohio
directly in font. Lowe fell dead at
the head of his regiment early in the
hottest fire by ball in the forehead.
M. @. Mullen's howitzer battery and
Snyder's two field pices meantime were
got in the best position possible under
the circumstances and soon silenced
two of the rebel guns. The fire slack
ened at intervals, but grew more furi.
GUS as night approached when the
brigade was led gailantly into action
by Col. McCook, under the direction Of
Adjutant- General Hartsaff. but after a
furious fight of three hours, night com.
PEELED the recall of the troops, and the
men laid on their arms within a short
distance of the enemy, each ready to
resume the contest the next morning
Floyd fed during the night, and sunk
the boats in the river, and destroyed
the temporary bridge which he had
made when he first occupied the posi-
ton. The turbulence and depth of the
river, and the exhaustion of our troops
made it impossible to follow him. He
left his camp equippage, wagons and
horses; large quantities OF ammunition
and fifty head of cattle. Our loss is
fifteen killed, and about seventy wound
ed, generally flesh wounds. The rebe
loss has not been ascertained, as they
carried their dead and wounded with
them, but it was certainly serious Capt
McGroarty, of Cincinnati, Capt. Nc
Mullen, and Lieut., Snyder, of Ohio
are among the wounded, but not dan
gerously. twenty-five men of Col
Tyler's command, who were taken by
Floyd at Cross Lanes, were re-captured
and Floyd's personal baggage, with
that of his officers, was taken. Gen
Benham's brigade, which suffered most
was commanded by him in person, and
McCook led his brigade. Generals
Rosencrans and Benham, Col, MeCook
Col. Lyle, Col. Lowe, Capt. Hortruff
Capt. Snyder, Capt. Mullen, Maj
Burke, of the Tenth Ohio, and othel
officers displayed conspicuous persona
gallantry. The troops were exclusively
from Ohio and showed great bravery