, 1861-07-26

hs&eTesttng Resume Of tbs 12out and Defeat Of
Ga..aetts Forces, and hon our Boys CaTTted


CANE NEAR BgA1mo1os,
LAUREL MOUNTAIN, barbour Co. va.
July 19to' lool'
An old prorcrb eays "better late than
ptrer;" If 3d. then this letter 10 In time, for It
could come m e,or,r. "a the fatigue l had
soo'o eo3ao Nv oo.a',' 10 .no ~
uEeeFsone paced II neyono my po"e1 "
white Deiug NJ eye witness Of The do1ngs OF
Tie t1iyizon under command of Brigadier-Gen.
af,r,;a ,,onooo T., ,r,ro rot, - 4uauf,o ac.
"1o'' p,otoDo ~ s''e ~ 5 ,. 49,
count OF what has occurred Tor tue last Two
rcapons first for ii. ,.rcyitv in the details Of
ass1 s.'axsa... 49,, ,aa,c, =. .-,,.oc ~. oo.a....
eacn lat1uents 'al pec''use - ste7 .a1 se1oaht
Of the splendid "ruEs" made By the enemy.
The rebels. to the Eumhcr of eome five thou
sa,a bsd ,'ear -,oate, and antrenchra aonoo
1oufteen mAes 7rom our positlon' W .ae Teat-
e1n ntepG q .aaa ~ nonssI. W. :. nuT raa .usss
Eeehs. ~ oa.1Iaay tae utn, ~ W. .aon5at
tnat Gep; McCte1an HaS snineleutK .1L u Ineir
Iear y n7s laiaca masen, la1oafa wv - 9ntnannon
Io"alos seliy, 10 ae !east su1 ,a ~ tueIe re
forward to hold possession OF L#o roads
branching from the pike near bsatiugson,
and mile and 3 halI o1 tae ehtrEnc1-
ments. The march WIS eommenced at
| O'Clock sabbath mofnlng, lie 7sh.
The column reached bealiugton, driving in
"as led py lh9 w ino1sna, and consisted OF
1:w cor pamen;c1 tne lst Ya, ana l6ta Oa'o;
soMe 4,ooV IL ~. w. 3tllroy, o. Inc oih,
ti1eH los s"at4 cepa. n.ouu5t' Wlan hl5 conpa-
y " seoul tne Moeus E',u nt!13 toVa.d' the
eIs13 sas1135 esnR, Ii 5eaIsa 0. anousaers or
m;szeu 1nis ~; o-f..1ee ne h3a n2s aa1aaced mf
wen DIS sklrmishc;s g fell II with large force
hIu IN aMonsh, en the E'sat O. the road, which
e!ter"ards proved to be Tue tn Georg1a Reg
'msnt, "ho naa ]uss arrived tour days preFi
Gtis 1fom PENSACOLA, some Thousand strong.
CapI Moodle engaged the whole force for
hcaf1y tn1ffy minutes, "1th the 1928 Of one
afterwards il the trunk Of Georgian. admits
the 1ees OF = men On their SIDE, IN this en-.
counter After Capt. Noodles command re-
1lfcu, Col. MiiIoy sem Capt- cameron with
MS lConpany forward "a as an advanced picket,
ana aFalteu o1aeis. l.: pe1as Zen. 31cClel.
!an,s rs orders to Wait u front until he advanced
pnta heaYg Ire "as keptup bet~ecn tue picke:s
ard The enemy all night, and from their sharp:
shootefe ct! ne2t daF, Wonnd1ng number OF
onf men. lms SO cxaspsfn1Gu ,, t1e men taas
7ncy advanced upon Gtfaru Hlu Ellaoat ON
STE 9 9a1.fr 3hs IT,: + to VI
tnem mem tah1ng ine cose1 lhS lae eHeny, ol Iac
te, aro7s, epensn :1a, eaish 11, laa M aayaneing,
u,oss t1, ane lepei lgglniehs lfcm lae NJ! ead
.oea pCssesn1oH: s1 ~ tas nlosnilis Co!. Sll!toy
1 ELI 4.sn.. - Dulln ~ con.lnaau o. bAAsS
nna.ess;o 1eu 1.it1t eu WIZ I1ok 1otmst
loIicWMg gay, NeaeeEaAy, tae loih, the Tina
Nas !meslng IL cu.uns foads 1of artillery aad
eating zee rsEse ol our gans, which we did
W Eehdl's leE seot and shell INTO their en-
GamPmGIt.a5 5oo' og Tue RaJ, #atch peculiar
9eIspsa SoL oalnt1t u LEG CleVe!and
AEnt En Attt!elt. :,
iEnffaay was passed very quietly, the enc
my naming u tle1r cntrenchments aud We
Na!Hpg ior MeCieHaD. Ihat evening they
ftafn o1 .McCtellhn'e attack upon their
ii.ends : ,1 a. Meh Mountain, when they were
ssr1rEcn WIN panic ana commenced q re.reat
a. O'CLOCK, leaving ParG OF Their stores and
1eTts, anu nine OF tAsir weurdcd.
We we're nol aware OF their retreat
lnt'1 neAt morning, and 1t was l0 o clock he
1ofe Inc commanding officer could believe
tbty had neo and LETT such formidable. posi-
tion ard H. such extensive works as they had
I.i1 mGde, lhe pursuit vas Immediately made,
he entered their camp he was surprised at the
"a haste and tTspldatlon displayed IN their exit.
Ire prot nd around their tents Tas covered
VILE ciotblr. and luxurious articles, and all The
Eay Up the Sides OF the Lsurc: Mountain they
Ahd throWl their garments % they ran. They
lad done all THY could to impede our pass
sge, BY cutting dowa trees ard tearing up
b5suses. He, however, mcde good progress
until he reached q point Line mftea from
camp, where the enemy had left the Bsrs7ly
pike and tock the rosd up Leading creek TO-
paEus Cheat Mountain. We had arrived
&c waited Tor our wsgols to come up, but
1T seuie reason We did not move forward IN
:I4o'clcck the usxt morning. We followed
up Tie Leading creek pike some seven miles,
EIeptne anem3 again aroEe oil towards Cheat
Mountain, over one OF tie worst COW paths
eFer @ seen ,n 70 any civilized eouutry.
ABOUT u o'clock re came up with their rear
29ard % We ascecded one OF the slopes OF
EAeat Mcunts!n: Onr advance, company
from Tue ohlo l4:h regiment, which was ROW
t1e aafance, nred upon the axsnlen who were
ocs1rucilpg our road. From that time nc
we're !Jonplea 10 nora with 1al'cn timber, but
u! latiI 1itghs was ncT perfect roat. In their
etrrs they upsst q load Of cora and y Sa;on
cohtalning fve bcxea flied with secession
cftrc0ats. IheJ Low threw away The last ar
ticse they could possibly npare, until the road
eeesme perfectly l;ned. They left the sica
snu weary rpoE tie roadside, Which nc hardly
ss1oTped to moke them prisoners. Daring
!A,s hane % heavy rain ct in, and the earth was
oslaeed WIN wafer. We commenced the de-
sceel ol ire spur or fes nonItaiu which NC
Isd Jtst erossso, and folloHsd email stream
towards Shafier's branch Of Cheat River. The
artillery floundered axlerdeeP in mud, and the
Men 1foo N narrow defIes where thousands
: tad wa1Ecd befere1 mixing. the mud, now
Ita1iy knee deep, to TIE consistency Of cream.
we: STRUCK Cte2t River among the noun
taaIs about noon, and fpraea the strea'a With
Cut opposition, marching out upon small
meauow formed by band IN the river. But
when We attempted to tord it again, the enc.
my opened very heavy fire upon US
t1dn the 2ice Ct tie mountain. Here rcyf-
heat OF n1tn could baye stopped the further
progress Of whole army. Our artillery
opened q fire Of grape ard canister upon the
eEemT, and nt th1ee discharges their firing
ceased. We had here bnt two men wounded,
one losing his ear and fhh nfhrr tFra ffnVara
VI the enemy, we afterwards learned of niue
prisoners We took. that We had killed NUM-
bef, cut We never stopped to investigate the
question. FaEb1bg tae ford, party Of men,
eeelag our advance dressed n secession oGer
COATS, Which they had taken from the boxes
tele tS1a, on nc mountain, .3 came running up to
tGeul ilom 1he 6ide OF the mountain
ano stklng them TO wait ior the other two
COMPANIES, or else the Yankees you'd cat
1eeM on; our boys replied, Very proba
~, ana aeA9d," What lesiment do you be-
.uns ~ We nelong 70 TIE Georgla Aegi'
Meht cent yoa = said the rebsis~ Then
!cu may lay GOWN Jour arms, !" Tas tho reply
of our boys. .Dnd u Wore disappointed st
Liam Inc TWO i-leutena1its a:1u s2vsn men we're
yo4 never eaE.
We now made the race pntn two o'clock,
n5W atd tEen ca1eelc:e Sagon, ! tew stsa:s-
eltis' or Srlslrg t4aad into Ehe nouu1aias.
anlA We cana TO CarTlck's Fc7d, where re
found Tic enemy hae Made ksa:d- lie had
cthostn as A1s pos',loA shc opposite bsuk az
tnt I4FeF, protected " atg1 biuft, SO ne tEtl~
" 1eet h;sh, with rsecuing Eron1id in tho
rtaT, acd nanksd on zach side tE the lofty
1eaaks OF Cheat Mountain
Ansy opened heavy lire OF infantry iad
El.n N p1sces 81 Artillery, att*r giv!ng three
shceTs Ior Jeh DaTlS. Inc l4ta Oaio was in
i;oht o. Inem. Tue IN lna;.ua de3loyed across
nc 3lstf ara ceInmsaced to ascsnst the sid: OF
~ laoun1sali 70 lanS them on their lett,