Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-07-04
The March on Buckhannon---C Capt.
Wallaoe's Company in IL.
Loorsespondenec Of tho cinclnnA.i oaze,tcl

Wallaoe's Company in IL.
tcorrespondencc Of tho cncinra,i oazeuc.l
o. E& PHILLrppI, Va. June 23.
4 On the evening Of the ] 9Th inst, the COM
mander of this encaiI,pment received news
that the rebels had detachnents of troops
near Buck hannon, taking provisions by force
from the Union settlers in that Vicinity. and
were supplying their army at som, other
point in that way. And it was further re-
ported that Secession army of about four
teen hundred strong was on the march, to get
possession of and sack the town before the
Union army here could be apprised Of it.
On the receipt oft this report, the Com
mandant Of the encampment ordered the
seven companies of the Fourteenth Ohio,
under Col: ,Steadman, and Companies B,
Cant Wallace, H. Capt. Clark, L Capt
Kirby, Of the Fifteenth Ohio, under Lieu
tenant Colonel NJ. r. Dickey, to hold them
selves in readiness to march at two o'clock
the next morning for Buckhannon. Accord
ing TO orders, the Fourteenth and Fifteenth
were ready at the appointed hour, and i'm
mediately, started, the fourteenth in advance,
and the Fifteenth in the rear, in charge of
the baggage and provision train, which was
attack from the "seseshers," who are report
ed to be in an almost furnishing condition.
But going over, no attack was made on eth
er regiment, and no Secessionists seem The
companies of the Fifteenth, however, did
have to make an attack but it was on the
rear end of the wagons Of the train, which
they charged on with their shoulders, and
pushed along for nearly the whole distance
all OF which can be justly blamed on the
person or persons who purchased the horses
}. for the Government, which are nearly all
baulky and refuse to pull The road passed
over was for nearly half of the way as rough
as any have seen in any part OF the United
States; many places the hills rising abruptly
on both sides to a great hight, leaving but
room for four men abreast to walk between
over boulders from one foot TO three feet
high. ll..n .lIi ...-..-s ..... .......T s.H.
When we arrived at the town We found
none of the enemy there, but plenty of Union
men. women and children, who welcomed u:
to their town. Some of the old ladies fairly
danced for joy, while the young ladies ant
misses, nearly all dressed in white, threw il
showers to the weary soldiers, as they passet
along, boquets Of exceeding beauty and de
licious fragrance, and tho men and boy
brought us the best cold water to slake on
thirst. We encainped on high hill thu
commanded a fine view of the town and oil
the country for miles around. Our positio
) was one well taken Tor defense, al from
) which we could have kept an enemy Of fou
times our number at respectable distance
But, as we were yet congratulating ourselve
over our position and with being among til
good Union people of Buckhannon, we saw
4 messenger coming at great haste, VIII
2 brought us orders to march right back t
I Phillippi, our present position. We wer
!. all soon ready, and commenced the marc
: back the Van Vert Guards, Company d
Q of the 18th Ohio, and Company A, OF tn
9 l4th, comprising the extreme lvance guart
Il while the rear guard was Companies B an
+ of the 18TH. The time made going an
}, coming is said to be about the best ever a,
complished, we making about 56 miles in
!, days travel, and brought along all Of tn
e sick and those who gave out from sore fee
Q When we arrived here it was expected th
Is camp would be attacked by superior forr
II of rebels, who are encamped in Laurel moul
t. tain, about eighteen miles from here; bl
t, up to the present time they have not tEougl
It proper to attack us. But one thing you cal
l. think, rely on, is that one Of us will max
r an attack soon. Our position here is goc
Ii one. and we'll fortified. The boys are all
3 good spirits, and "spiling" for fight. Ye
It will hear from us creditably, soon:
Al .t rn'.Ipf r' '.t q Es, N. X. Is.