Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-12


wards Beverly the foot troops having besn formed
by their respective officers, the main engagement
took place and fermlnated il the final fght at
Sturn's house. mile and quarter from the viz
lage. Here the enemy received check, gave up
the chase. and Col. Porterfeld made COED his re-
treat to the village Of Beverly
Colonel Wiley, Of Aorgentown, was taken pris-
ones in his quarters. opposite Go C9poat's Hotel
When last seen he was near the window, having
been an invalid for snnledays.
A Mr.. Martin. Of Northwestern Virginia ia also
believed TO have been captured By the enemy.
The corps of Capt Moorman Of Pendeton eoun-
IT, were particularly effective, was also that of
Capt Hall, of Monterey.
Lieutenant Thompson, Of the Fairmount Rifles,
bore himself well during the action, closing up his
ranks with the GOODNESS Of an old soldier. So did
Capt HiRginbotham, Of Upshur's corps.
The successful termination Of the fight and the
warmth of the contest may be attributed to the
wonderful gallantry Of the men, rather than to the
superintendencc Of any general officer and numer-
instances might be recited of the most deter
mined bravery on the part of individuals. The
majority of our men showed admirable pluck.
The U. soldiers fired at random, though armed
with Minnie rifles, which accounts for our small
loss. The enemy were about 3 600 strong though
from the character Of the country they were pna
bic to bring the entire body into action. Through
lady, who has since arris ed at Beverly it appears
they acknowledge to rs killed; but the presumption
is that there were many more, to say nothing OF
sixty or Seventy wounded, who were rapidly re-
moved from the field
Our own loss, so far as is ascertained, are Mr..
Hanger, of the Augusta Cavalry, who was killed
near the bridge; Mr. Martin, of R0ekbridge, and Mr.
Thomas SIMS, of Richmond. The latter indiyid.
ual, when last seen was bravely defending himself
near the wagon of the Quartermazter, to whom be
was an assistant The brst wound he received was
from man who was mounted, but who afterwards
met his deserts at the mouth of musket. His last
and mortal wound Mr.. S. received while between
his wagon and the fence, when he was endeavoriDg
to mount horse which was near by. He had
been up during the entire night, preparing the
vouchers for the horses which had been pressed
into service, and were to be paid for. These vouch
ers were upon his person. and with his body, are
presumed to have been taken by the enemy ,ss
Capt Richards, Of the Bath Cavalry, who was
reported to be killed, escaped unhurt and reached
Beverly with his cor ps on Monday.
Private L. B. Dangerfeld, from the Warm Springs
was not killed as reported. He received a severe
and painful wound on the left leg just above the
ankle, both bones being crushed. lie was taken &c
Beverly in a wagon. here his leg WIS removed on
Tuesday morning, just below the knee. Nearly a
the same time Mr.. pangetield was struck, Mr.
Hogshead received flesh wound in the arm, and
nnmber of Others were struck, bat not DANCE Gus
| jured. q
One of the most frightened individuls of tn
entire party was negro who was knocked dow
by the wind of six pound ball He immediate J,
sprang to his feet, jumped upon 8 horse an'
reached Beverly two hours in advance of any on
else. 4d 49,
Such was the suddenness of the attack tina
some of the men had not time to dress.
Col. Porterfeld is low at Beverly, where it i
expected he can successfully maintain his posi-
ton until reinforced. No doubt is entertained
that the information OF the absence Of the artil
lery, in the command of Porterfeld was commu
nicated to Gen. McCleland at Grafton, togethe
with the fact that our forces intended to move
that night by resident traitors
As an illustration of the bravery of Virgins
women. we have above given one instance. Here
is another. When the firing commenced ant
while Mr.. Sims was trying TO get the Quarter
masters baggage upon wagon, lady, seeing
his difficulty, boldly came forward notwlthstand
ing bullets were fyirg around her. took one enc
of the trunk, and assisted him in his work.
The chest of the Adams Express Company wai
captured by the enemy. but fortunately Quarter
master Jordan had taken the precantion to re
move the money it contained, and the funds arc
now safe at Beverly.
number of defective rifles from Harper's
Ferry were no doubt also taken from the jail
but the number of 'arms heretofore reported al
captured IS greatly exaggerated.