Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-11-22
From the Richmond Dispatch.1
The Fight at Pikeville.
TAzEwELL COURTHOUSE, VI
November IL. 1861.

We have just learned, through our despatch bear
or, NJ l.. COmann, some very exciting and interest
ing news from the Sandy country. You are aware
that our forces in that section we're under the COM
mand of Col. John Williams, and that he had cvac-
uated Prestonburg and taken a stand some few
miles this side. THE information / communicated
to you in my last epstle.) On last Thursday, the
It'll, our forces fell back from their position to a
place called Gauley Bridge, new name recently
given to little creek or ravine called Marrow bone,
some Is miles from Pikevile, the county seat of
Pike county. At this point, little deep stream
empties into the Louisa Fork of Sandy. A bridge
of some length crosses this stream. Here forces
determined to give the enemy chance to show
their bravery. But before they advanced very far,
our men fell back to Pikeve. On arriving at
Pikevile, Col. Williams ordered Captain May, and
some other Captain Mr.. @. fails TO recollect his
nancy with some 400 men, to return and give
them battle at the place named. THIS they did,
and all honor to Captain May; he did it well; the
whole force being under his command by general
consent. On Friday last, the 9th, the enemy ad-
vanced up to the place named, and at about nine
o'clock Capt. May let loose upon them from the ad-
joining heights The fight lasted some two hours
and half and the result of which truly christened
the name of the place Gauley The enemy s loss is
reported TO be 800 killed, and large number
wounded, while our loss was only killed, and
some 0 or IL wounded. The enemys force en-
gfled rs SalQ 10 Oe some E,DuO slTOuHa lHelT
tilery let loose upon our forces but as hereto
| fore, it hurt no one.
! On the same day, another little fight took place
some II miles from Pikeville, on Johns Greek
Here the enemy were endeayoring to make their
way into the rear Of Col. Williams in order to cut
off his supplies, and the artillery supposed to be on
| its way to Col W. Our force here numbered some
zoo under command of Capt II. Harris. The
enemy numbered some l.500 or 1000. We were
repulsed with the loss of some two or three. The
Captain reports the enemy's loss at from 10 to l2-
among the number the vile traitor of that county
Aaron Fulkerson.
sharp skirmish was also had on the same day
at the mouth of Cole, some four or miles below
where Captain Harris attacked the party referred to
Our force all fell back to Pikeyile, and early or
Saturday morning took up their line of march fol
| the Pound Gap in Wise county Va, some go miles
from Abingdon, leaving the main road from Thu
place to the State line open to the enemy. Since
their occupation of Pkeville they (2,O00) have ad
vanced to within two and half miles of our State
line.
The excitement here is great. The militia o.
Buchanan turned out on the Sabbath, aud com
menced blockading the road, some l 8 miles below
their county scat. Runners from there reached
here this morning calling for help We have every
reason to believe that our gallant Brigadier-Gene
ra Rees T. Bowen, will have his entire Brigad,
upon the line Of march for the scene of conflict II
Il few days.