Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-18

Our advance. composed of the Fourteenth
Ohio. Seventh and Ninth Indiana Regiments,
pushed on. guided through the mountain gull
hes BY the tent, camp furniture. provisions
and knapsacks thrown from the rebels wag-s
ons. to facilitate their fight. We forded
Cheat river four tiIues. and finally. about one.
O'Clock. came up with the enemy s rear gnard
and wagons. The Fourteenth Ohio adyanc-
ed rapidly TO the ford ia which Wagons were
standing, when suddenly the rebel army
opened furious FIRE on them from the bluff
on the opposite side of the river. where they
b"d been concealed, with small arms and two
rided- cannon. - -
| Fortunately, most Of their firing was lit.
tie too high. The Fourteenth returned il
with spirit. Meanwhile, two pieces of the
Cleveland Artillery came up and opened on
the rebels, aud the Ninth Indiana advanced
to supports the Fourteenth Ohio's left, while
the Seventh Indiana marched down the river
between the two fires and came in on the
rebels right flank. The rebels then fed in
great disorder, leaving their finest piece OF
artillery. :
AT the next ford, perhaps quarter of
mile further on, Gen. Garrett attempted to
rally his forces, when the Seventh Indiana
came up in hot pursuit, and another brisk
little engagement ensued. Gen. Gurnett was
finally shot dead. when his army fed in wild
confusion towards st. George.
or two further, but our forces were SO exhaus
ted with their forced march of twenty miles
today, with but little rest from yesterdays
march, that Gen. Morris refused to let them
pursue further.
The results of the whole affair are the cap
ture of the rebel camp at Laurel Hill the
total rout of their army the capture of
large amount of their tents and camp equip
age forty of their baggage wagons the field
~ ANN oh. laA tn oil a! hair
money ) two regimental banners, one of them
that of the Georgia Regiment fifty or more
prisoners, including four Georgia Captains
aud Lieutenants, and large number of Vir-
ginia officers the death OF Brig. Gen. Gar
nett, and twenty of his men, and the wound
ing of much larger number.
Our loss is wholly in the 18th Ohio Regi-
ment, killed-Samuel Mills of Co. A, and
Henry Richeldiffer, of Co. c.; 2 fatally woun-
ded-JOhn Kirighanos, of Co. A, by ball
through the chest, and Daniel Mills, of Co.
A, by four severe wounds by she'll. and
about fifteen Others wounded, but not fatally.
Richard Henderson, of Co. G, wounded in the
leg; Sergeant Greenwood, of Co. C, slight
| wound in the head, Capt. Fisher, of Co. c, a
slight wound in the face; L. Richards of Co.
| G, wounded in the arm; Caspar Small, of Co.
d, wounded in the wrist. Others were more
or less seriously hurt, but were too eager to
| fight to remain in the hospital after dressing
| their woundt, and hence l cannot give their
names.
Our forces are now engaged in burying
| their dead. Gen. Garnett is lying at head
quarters. His body is to be sent to his tamil
| ly at Richmond.
Garnett's army at Laurel Hill numbered
about 900. 1t was increased by the rebels
| routed from Rich Mountain and diminished
| by the numerous assertions. Along the line
| of retreat the woods are filled with deserted
| rebels, and our men are ordered to stop ar
resting prisoners, because we can't take care
of them. Three times many as we hold
would have been taken but for this.
| There must have been over 1000 rebels on
the bluff commanding our position, who
| opened fire on the 18th Ohio, and the dis
lance was little over 200 yards.
| The artillery was rapidly served, but aimed
about two feet too high, cutting off trees at
| that distance above the heads of our boys.
| Some OF their shells burst near our ranks. do
| ing considerable damage. Our advance,
which alone entered the engagement, num-
bered hardly 1000.
| 1t is hoped that General Mcclellan, or the
| forces at Rowiesburg, may cut off the retreat
of the remainder, and secure the few baggage
wagons left. The rebel army was composed
| mainly of GeOrgians and Eastern Virginians.
| Colonel Ramsay, OF the Georgian regiment,
| succeeds General Garnett in their command.
| The GeOrglans had all been moved 10 Laurel
| Hill, direct from Pensacola.
| LATER. -
GRAFTON, July Is.
| Coming through the field of battle of Cheat
| River, yesterday. with Major Gordon, who
| had charge of the corpse OF General Robert
| S. Garnet, we learned that the rebel army
had lett the remainder of their baggage train
| and artillery at point about two miles from
St. George. Word was instantly sent back to
General Morris, and all is now probably cap
| tured. ~.
| The rebels are greatly disorganized, and
heading for Hardy county. 1t is hoped that
| General Hill, now at Oakland, may be able
4 to Intercept him.
Garnatt,s enrnsn Is here awaiting orders