Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-18


rebeIs without waiting for Gen. Mcclellan.
The artillery are bombarding their camp again
this morning.
pRoN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FTGHTNG-HEAvT LOSS OF
IS THE REBEIs-sURRENDER OF COL. PEGRAN. =
81 Correspondence Of che Cincinnati Commercial.
BEVERLY, Va, July I3.-McClellan's advanced
division is moving rapidly to Cheat Mountain Pass
The rebels have burned the bridges at Hnttonsvne'
and will burn Cheat Mountain bridge. 1t can't de-
Law us an hour At Rich Mountain one hundred
and tbirtv-oue dead rebels were found. Our wound
ed are doing well. Capt. Chris Miller, OF LatsyetIe
"a supposed to be m0rtally wounded by a nGsEet
shot through the right lung. :,
dead and wounded not yet aSeertslned. CSpt. Cohk-
lin of the Eight Indiana, Is severely out not DANGER
ouslv wounded Private McGlll dangerously anu
the following are wounded, CAM say no" severe
": Privates VIM. Sigton, B LGnden, A l. PoWeli,
PhiIander Wisehart and George Shaver. Sergeant
Thompson 10th Regiment, severely wounded IN me
thigh Lieut.. Col Bryant badly wounded by falAng
on rock.
Ten commissioned rebel officers killed and cap
Tured including Capt. Skipwith, of Powhattan, an
eminent officer of an artillery, Capt. ID. Langel,
late u s. A. and DR.. Walk, U. 5. A, prisoners.
Some Georgisns and South Carolinians among the
dead but the rebels found dead are chIeny Eastern
Virginians. ..-..r-,-.a. 90
This morning Col. Pegram, commander at Rich
Mountain sent letter to Gen Mcclellan offering TO
surrender himself and command OF SIX hundred
men, who had collected since their flight. The sur
render was accepted, and the prisoners will march
in TO day. The prisoners were much reduced py
hunger. The wounded are all to be brought here
THE BATTLE OF LAUREL HHL-DEAyH OF GES. GAE.
xErr--PARTECULARs OF TIE ENGAGEMENT.
Correspondence of the Cincinnati Gazstte.
FIELD OF Bate OF CHEAT RIVER,
GARRIcKs FORD, MILES SOUTH
--.-0-.-.. ST. GEORGE, July IL
On the night of the lIth, the vnbel army at Laur-
e d.. sl.o, al
Garnett late Major in the United States army eVae
uated its camp in greet haste, immediately on learn
ing of General McCleiisB's approach to Beverly
and retreated in that direction, apparently hoping
to pass Beverly before Gen. MeGleliSs's arrival,
and thus escape the trap set for them by passage
through Cheat Mountain Gap.
The evacuation was discovered on the morning
of the 18th, aud pursuit instantly ordered
By ten O'Clock the 9th Indiana entered the rebel
camp on Laurel Hill, and found large number OF
tents a lot of flour, camp equippage and clothing,
and dozen of their sick and wounded, with nete
asking US 70 give them proper attention.
The whole road, for over twenty miles, was
strewn with the baggage thfaED from their wag-
ops. to tighten the loads and hasten tlelr FstFeaI'
and obstr4ated by fallen trees to delay pursuit
The rebel army went within three miles OF Bev-
erly and there met the rebels flying from Rlch
Mountain; and finding an escape 10 HuEtonsyllI' i'm
possible, all united and returned toward Laurel
Hill until they reached the Leading Greek Pse, anG
took that road in the direction of st. George.
Gen Morris army pursued them TOR mile or
two beyond Leedsvle that night, and halted from
eleven o'clock till three this morning, when the sd.
vance resumed the pursuit, and continued II al DAY
in spite of the incessant rain pouring down. On
the route of the Febe army, the latter left the pike
struck Cheat river and pursued the mountain road
down the valley. Their passage, wita EeaFy wagon
trains rendered the rOGd almost impossible. They
were still without fOOd-some for over tWenFytour
! hours.
Oar ADVANCE composed of the Fourteenth Ohio,
Seventh and Ninth Indiana Regiments pushed on,
guided through the mountain gullies by the tents,
camp furniture, provisions AID knapsacks thrown
from the rebels wagons to facilitate their flight
We forded cheat river four times and finally, about
one o'clock came up with the eDemY's rear guard
and wagons. The Fourteenth Ohio advanced rap
idly to the ford, in which wagons were standing,
when suddenly the rebel army opened furious fire
Oh them from the bluff the opposite side OF the
river, where they had been concealed, with small
arms and two rifed cannon.
Fortunately, most Of their firing was little too
! high. The Fourteenth returned 1t with spirit.
! Meanwhile, two pieces Of the Cleveand Artillery
! came up and opened on the rebels, and the Ninth
Indiana advanced to support the Fourteenth Ono s
left, while the Seventh Indiana marched down the
/ river betgeen the two fires and came in on the re-
bells right fanE The rebels then fed in great dis
! order, leaving their EneGt piece of artillery.
At the next ford, perhaps quarter of mile fur
Their on Gen. Garnett attempted to rally his forces,
! when the Seventh Indiana came up in hot purs4lt,
! and another brisk little engagement ensued. Gen.
! Garnett was finally shot dead, when his army fed
/ in wild confusion toward st. George.
The Seventh Indiana PGrsued them mile or two
further, but our forces eyheQsted with their
forced march of twenty miles to-day with bRt little
rest from yesterdays march. that Gen. Morris re-
! fused TO let then pursue further.
The results of the whole affair are the capture OF
the rebel camp at Laurel Hill; the total rOut OF their
ermys the capture of large amount of their tents
and camp equipPage; forty OF their baggage Wag,
ons; their field camp chest supposed to contain all
| their money; two Pegimental banners, one of them
that of the Georgia Regiment; fifty or more PRISON
ers, including four Georgia Captains and Llepten-
ants and large number of Virginia officers the
death of Brig. Gen. Garnett and twenty OF ms men
and the wOunding of much larger number.
Our loss is wholly in the 14th Ohio Regiment two
| killed-Samuel Mills of Company A. and Henry
! Richeldiffer. of Company c two fatally wounded
John Kirighanos, of Company A, by a pal
| through the chest, and Daniel Mills, of Company
by four severe wounds by shell, and about ffteer
others wounded, but not fatally. Richard Hender
son. of Company c.. wounded in the leg Sergeant
Green wood, of Company c., slight wound in the
head, Capt. Fisher, of Company c., slight wound
in the face L. Richards, of Company Z, WOUNDED
in the arm Casper SinRlf, Of Company ID, wounded
| in the wrist. Others were more or legs seriously
hurt but were too eager TO fight to remain IN TIL
hospital after dressing their wounds, and hence
| cannot give their names.
Our forces are now engaged in burying thei
|
! body is to be sent to his family at Richmond.
Garnetts army at Laurel Hill numbered abou
600. 1t was increased by the rebels routed from
| Rich Mountain and diminished by the numerous de
/ sertisns. Along the line of retreat the woods ar
filled with deserted rebels and our men are ordere
to stop arrestng prisoners, because we can't TAX
care of them. Three times as many as we hol
would have been taken but for this
There must have been over 1900 rebels or tn
bluff commanding our position, who opened IRE o.
1 I&1,o 4 Ia mas
yards.
The artillery was rapidly served, but Anne
about two feet too high, cutting off trees at tbs
| distance above the heads of our boys. Some {
heir shells bust near our ranks doing considerable
damage Our advance. which aloue entered tn
engagement numbered hardly 2,c0O.
1t is hoped that Gen. Mcclellan, or the forces
Rowlesburg may cut of the retreat of the remail
: der, and secure the few baggage wagons left ID
I rebel army was composed maiDly of Georgians an