White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-09-19

Brilliant Daftle n Western VtrgiAia.
CLAaxsDuRo. Va. Sept. 12.
A battle took plaes about 8 O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon near Summerville.
Gen. Rosencrsns, after making q recon.
uoisspcs found Floyd's army. 5. 900 strong
with l6 Geld pieces. entrenchsd in q
powerful position on the top of . noun.
tain at Carnix Ferry on the West side of
Gauley river. The rear and extreme of
both Hsnks- was inaecessible. and the
front was masked By heavy forest and
close jungle.
Col. Lytle's Tenth Ohio regiment of
Benham's brigade was in The advance anil
drove 9 strong detachment of the enemy
ont Of camp this side of the position.
the site of which wss unknown. Shortly
afterwards his scouts discovered them.
selves in the face of . parspet battery,
and long line Of palisades for rilemen.
when the battle opened tiercely; the re.
maiuder Of the Tenth and Thirteenth Obio
were brought into action successfully by
Gen. Benham. and the Twelfth Ohio Of.
forwards BY Capt. HsrtsuH, whose object
was an armed reconnoisance.
The enemy played upon our forces ter.
ri6cally with musketry, rifles, canister
and shell. causing some casualties. Col.
Lyle led several companies of bis Irish
to charge the battery, when be was
brought down BY shot in the leg.
Col. Smiths Thirteenth Ohio engaged
the enemy on the left. and Col. loves
Twelfth Ohio directly in front. = : - ;
Col. Lowe fell dead at the bead of his
regiment early. in the hottest Gre, BY q
ball in the forehead. McMullen's howit.
ger battery. and Snider's two field pieces,
in the meantime. were got into the best
position possible. and soon sileuced two
Of the rebel guns.
The FIRE slackened at intervals, but
grew more furious as night approached.
When the German brigade was led gal
lantly into action by Col. McC Cook, under
the direction Of Adjntant General Hnrtsuff.
but after . furious 6ght of three hours,
night compelled the recall Of the troops,
and the men lay on their arms within a
short distance of the enemy, each ready
to resume the contest early on the nex,
morning. Floyd fled during the night
and sunk the boats in the river, and des-
troyed the temporary bridge which be had
made when he first occupied the position.
The turbulence Of the river and exbaus.
tion of the troops made it impossible
to follow him. He left his camp equip.
age. wagons. horses. a large quantity Of
ammunition. and fifty head Of cattle. Our
loss is Fifteen killed and about seventy
wounded. generally Hesh wounds. The
rebel loss is not ascertained. IS they carried
their dead and wounded with them, but it
was certainly serious. Capt. McGroaty,
Of Cincinnati. Capt. McMullen and Lien,.
Snider Of Ohio are among the wounded.
but not dangerously. Twenty-6 men,
Of Col. Tyler's. who were taken by Floyd
at Cross Lanes, were recaptured.
Floyd's personal baggage with that of
his officers was taken. Gen. Benham's
brigade. which suffered the most, was
commanded by him in person, an6 Nc
Cook led his brigade. Generals Rosen.
Grams and Benham. Colonels Nice cook.
Lyttle and Lowe. Captains Harsuff. Sny-
der and McMullen. Major Burke of the
10th Ohio. and other officers, displayed
conspicuous personal gallantry; the
troops were exclusively from Ohio. and
showed great bravery.