Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-11-07
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lnasnnch IS II does not hesitate to reject with snme
severity on their crack General Rosencracz aad car
ddy cdsess(s the SUI Ofty Of Gen FloYd over him
10 military point q Tiew. Lis somewhat feshing
to M et With these 10 tbe desert rs we're aud
We therefore lay ii te!ore readers in full
| TIE ENEMY s ACCOUNT cF THE RECENT ENGAGEMENT IN
THE KANAwHA-F Fl oyD ACKNOWLEDGED tt BE RosRN-
GRAMS SUPERIOR, sc.
CAMP BENBAM, Oct. s. 1861.
In my last you Informed of an expected battle
between our iOrcea uBder command of Genera! Rosep-
cranz and those Of tie rebels under Cen Lee Rosen-
cranfz marched with bis forces. some GOO strong to-
ward Camp Lookout, where bis advanced guard drove
in the eDemy's pickes lie afterwards followed I'D as
tar as Seweil Mountain, few miles from where Gen
Lee and bis entire fOfce-l80O0 men-stroDgV en-
trenched ard fortified Both tie armies could see each
other plainly from lheir camping grounds They both
stood menacIng each other for several days, when na
y Gen. Roseucranz to the serious conclusion that
| he must fall back on Camp Lookout or Gauey. There
fore. The First Brigade, Gen Bent ANS which CONSIST
ed only of the Tenth Regiment, Mai Burke command
! ing, were ordered back the Twelfth being at Camp
| Lookout, and the Thirteenth at Gauey The hoys Of
the Tenth were terribly mortified when ordered back
never in my life ea men more eager or anxious FIR q
| H. ht than they were.
This fight will not be forgotten by them: indeed
it was one of the most foolish movements Gen Z did
ever since his advent into Western Virginia. and if
m stake not, it WAS all caused by The inactivity and
laundering Of Gen Cox and few Others Of tie same ik
They represented thlnIs in manner that Id General
RoseEcraTZ to believe that "A victory would be easily
achieved. When our army car7e within ten miles Of
Camp Sewe, the roads were almost mpassabIe much
so that some ct the wagons aud ambnances were broken
to atoms. To a Cosmopolitan journalist the menacng att-
nde OF both armies would, indeed, be glorious sight
Ihere stood the Southern troops Little ewel giant
Ike in form, while troops stood looking on with
/ amazemtnt, tui OF chagriD and disappointment
1t was, indeed Of the most foolish, well as one
OF the most fatenedout expeditions that could posi-
bly, happen an army, an@ it isro wonder that tie men
felt miserable. And | surprised General r. scncranz
did not see into it before be started Had be looked
matters Straight in the tate, as a General should, he
would have saved tie Government an enornus expense
the hospital from hundreds OF soldiers and soldiers from
i'll humOr. The tact OF the matter is = Carnax Ferry
about which much has been said and written turns
out, more to cost great bunder and q sad mis-
take and instead OF heapiDg Opprobr0u3 epithets on
Floyd, calling him coward lie has in the end turned out
to be R0aencranzs superior as an officer aud Genefal
He oct mang1vred him in every way and in every
stnse OF the wCrd- We now ind him one of our most
formidable opponents at Little Sewel whereas if Gen.
Benhams plans followed cut at CarDax Ferry
he would be strongly confined in peniteDtiary at
Columbus, together wth his whole brigade Thousands
Of men and millions OF dollars have yet to be txGerd
fore The Government gains the advantage Gen. Rn-
sencrai gained but lost at CaCni!aX Ferry.
Capt. Hudson, of Company q, Ienth regiment, and
forty men, detailed by Major Burke 10 rcconnoi-
tire the position and strength OF the enemy at SewcIl
Mountain on the 4(b. they took detOur OF twelve
miles ard in the rear OF Gen. Wises position.
where be found series Of formidable earthW0rks and
line Of camps extending distance OF about FIVE miles
lie cre1t through the underbrgsh TO within the distance
of ab0u' fifty yards Ct their camp ground. He said
there until dusk whe according order, he made the
st OF his way back % headquarters wheIc he report
~ what uned out a erwads to be Of the greatest
sequence to cur army. TOO much credit cannot be
given tn Captain Hudson or bis discretion aud vaOr
III his instance, as well as cn many former occasions
he condition Of tie soldiers Of this division is ap-
Dalllng, There must be al least one tho sand FIVE
hundred men in different spjtas and in some Of the
hospitals they are Shantuliy neglected. At Cross
Lants In Re "rre two kuldrtd and eleven in hos
pltdi and iCT tW0 days prior to my arrival there, the
INN lad not one k,article Of Suasr and had to Law
curing that terrific food n a IN seTabe SOP OF straw
, with nothing but miserable canvas to screen them
rom tie rains and II m3ng lustaaCes found many
as tea aid fifteen sick men OF these miserable
c0ses., Ihis news will surprise many, yet it is true
, y here does The blame lie?
The GereraI5 say it is not their tault then wb1 is q
hi&m hile at Gsuey Bridge, Surge. Meiz'es
took TO visit the hospras at ltat place, iud must
uee Co@tess that never fell much shocked 10 all my
He Or Here men in the last agonis, su6riDg from
cod utd exposure. They bad blankets when al.
rived here but Dr. Me ea rode back immediately tc
the IartemastCr, aud ii with great officially be
: uid obtain hundred sng@ hat ktts % 4rutect
rom The 'nrlfmeucy Of tie two hundred men
hen the floors walls, hed, and clothing OF the II
tT 81 tii tutS present I'D lS &Ju OS
gus ing sight from the veimin which he seen era vi
1Dg und creeping along he hole pace. Not roob
or IS ape the vGTtnin
1t is il d Cd ameDtabie that GOrenm n wouiJ
50 forget the obligation 1t ow 10 the brave ,uer
,vho flew vountary arms WHEN lis r2hs ere iuya
Iyd, dignity and pace threa ened ~ conspiracy
wh;ch the civiz world looks upon aim st trl
umpbant. In ca II cflOn with tbs mnss state tba
the surgeons not az sill to blame in this matter,
they have facilities whatever hy which they can al
leyiate the condition Of the sick aud wouud4d. DR.
henz es is, indeed lndetagabe in his iabors 10 hell
= and Gmeiiorate the condition OF the army, so is DR.
. MuScFott, Of the ieoth Nothing is left undone b,
these DR.. Sbumard Brigade Surgeon oI the Fus
Brigade has been uDceasing in bis efforts 10 do every
thing in his power toward helping and even rendering
" assistance to the sick and wounded
he only brigade IN the whole division whose want
. are promptly attended 10 is the First; Gen BenhamS
- - Hinssl and staff, Captains Stanase, Atkinson. an
Hawkes., untiing IN their Efforts. Major Burke
the Tenth, to bis credit be it saId has the health
regiment except the Firth Oaio that have durin
i my sojourn in Western Virginia
{ The day previous to cur fall back Mountain Cav
, towards Gauley, the Tenth struck tents at P. NJ
" and at the whole baggage and tents of the blood
y Tenth were The move. AT 81 t. Nj. the sam
! night Gen Benham received orders from RoSencranz
halt CONSEQUENTLY, the men OF the Tenth bad to rt
= main all that night with nothing but the canepy
: heaven to screen them, 8nd had to march twenty tw
miles without food, all their ratons alon
D before them on the Wagons. With such treatment it
y impossible for to fell healthy comfortable
u NJ. +. j.
b INTELLIGENCE FROM VARIOUS QUARTERS fo!lowin
collection and incidents various quarters
the North viii suffice TO acquant readers with what
(and has been) transprng il liberty Yanke
4 DOM
THE PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION.
In regard the Pennsylvania election, the PhIadeph
= North american says:
The result of The late election in Philadelphia
to be disastrous than at first appeared Both branc
of the City Councils have fallen into the hands OF the Den
by bare maorities carrying with them the vaio
departments of the city government The me party
members of Assembly from he