Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-06
.THE pATTLE OF eUYANDoTTE.
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MR. EDITOR .--As there have been many
Exaggerated accounts published in refer
ence to the sad affair at GuyaDdotte, we
deem it due to Hon. x. ". Whaley that a
statement of facts couuected Herewith
should be made by those who actually par
ticipated in the same. The public may
feel some interest in knowing how Col.
Whaley came TO be Occupying the post
with So gmeager force. The facts are
briefly these He had been authorized by
Coy. Peirpoint, of Virginia, to raise the
9th Regiment of Virginia Volunteers, sand
had selected the above named place as his
headquarters, deeming il altogether safe
irOmthe positions occupied by other regi4 I
ments around him. Hedhad at the time
the catastrophe occurred, recruited about
| $50 men, but on account of sickness
(meRsles)f Vi he bad given furloughs to about
half that number, who were at the time
absent from camp. rdts tsH8l d8.tl 5sat |
F. The attack. was made onthe nightlofgthe
10Th ult., by l,2A0 cavalry, upder. Colonels
Clar ksou and Jenkins, tue touHrr being in
cotamand. They having marched forty
miles that day. the attack was mot made
! untilAbout ialf-past eight o'clmk.1P. AZ.
The soldiers were notat tchurcl II, liae been
| previously stated; norWere services held
/ iu any church that night, except prayer
meeting by the ChaplAtl Of the regiment
land attended by observation-disclosures OF the
town, with eight or ten nieflthetrooPs,
The attnck was commenced by Captain
1 Corns, who dashed into the town ut the
head of,a companF2-but was heard cross
/ ing small bridge one mile above town,
where the picket, was stationed, who, be-
fNt. q 1, rh.ttitf F,tifefI IN iiTa ali Fp,.t al
and7wuS beaten into town by the efttdva1ee
under Capt tGor1si who ilnmedl tel eeoss
ed the Ghyandotte suspension bridge to cut
of, retrsat in that direction; while Jenkins
| led about 500 around the east side fIthe
ltown, to prevent escapa On thar side; hud
Col. ClaFkson made theattack
: Our men being raw reeruitsS aiid not
rally asquickly ns drilleil men would have
done, A part Immediately formed under
orders OF Col WhaIey, aud fired upon the
company crossing the bridge. At that
time Col. w. heard HOflthe immense MUM
bers charging upon the town and filling
all the streets, and ordered Lieuts Wilson
aud Mcclure to hold the men in The shade
of the bridge. while he went to the stable
to secure the cooperation of the cavalry in
making u charge upon the bridge, TO open
La way to retreat 0n'arriviug at the stable
\
in their holsters, but the meu were no
where To be fonud On returning to the
bridge he found Lieut. Wilson wOunded,
and tue men overpowered by superior
lnImbers The fighting then commenced
lin earnest, Col. Whaley generally keeping
his men in small squads in the shade of
buildings and firing from alleys. for nearly
half an hour, aud as II last resort gathered
IA few men together and took possession of
Ia large brick house ON the bHHt of the
I Ohio having first. ordered 9oRof CART
ridges from the Quartermaster's store to
THE hotel
Returning from thence, be hunted up the
scattered forces who were endeHvcring 70
conceGi themselves in the alleys and back
yards, aud rallied them to the hotel-H The
fght continned;4 4t this poipt tfor some time
ana several of the enemy were killed and
wounded, md also il larg enum6er of their
horses. Col. Whaley, having learned from
zone of tho officers. that d, number Of: his
linen were concealed in thesreat of builds
4 ing, went the second time to rally them.
Accompany headed by Capt. II. Clay Pate
lofHKhasas notUeietyi al that tine came
rushing through the street. and 0ol! l!FWha-
ley, after firing his gun, WnsI surtOunded
and taken prisoner. The rebels rnshed
uponj him crying; skill the damned Aboli-
1 tiOnist,i' and presented their guns and one
attempted to FIRE at his breast while he was
! being held by the arms between two men,
but the gun missed Gre.-, Capt. Pate, IN q
loud voice, demanded to kppY OF him
where his men were, Threatening to kill
i him tfJhe, ,did9pottella q Colonel Wkh ley r6-
fused positively to give him the desired in
formation, rep Iying,, Yod will End them
soon enough" The men still continued to
threaten his life, ,swbeuo Colonel Clarkson
rode up andfasked;if he was COX W Mhaleyf
He lrepIiedt that hel was not aG Colonel,
though in command. of the post, Clarkson
then, commanhed bis men not 10 kill him,
and remarked ~"He lisa brave man, and
4 I design so to report him. "a .i.fJ
I The firing th en- ceased 4ahdgthe meu ent
deaSoted 10 make heir escape, The best
way they icould, many concealing them-
selves under houses, piles Of logs, back
yards and cellars, heEe many were found
ne1t, morning. hut very few having been
taken that night Had assistance seen
rendered ds promptly as 1t might and
ought TO have beeusb by ferees IN the vlciut-
1 ty, all might have been released, and the
enemy sevefslS chGstised.s' This could
have been done by small force with the
/ help OF artillery! gWeFegFet to have seen
| ia the pagers uishys gFefated statements
about thiSlRffair, gathesed from persons
w1p had NO esfsaln kpog edge pfl the factfs,
ainong other pre- Judicial btatement5 !, thst
Col. whRley had out no pltkets; Ths disc
cipline of tho camp was under the itDd1s1
dtats eontbot of Capt. G. b. Bailey Of
1 Portsmouth, ~ expesisased pLieff tlle
/ had ntouhieai guard thAt daSS Atld stationed
iastfpHg picket guard that rlEiit, H.. is y
We Fttg; Afpt 1dihg AZ atsaeki heys
Ing lsatheda few days before that 100
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