Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-06-20
From Western Virginia.
Especial Cor. of the Cincinnati Gazette
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NY H. Fifteenth Ohio. (Col. G. w. An
drews, last Sunday night. was really one
of the most brilliant little episodes of the
war, thus far. On Sunday Col. Andrews.
who was down at Cheat river, received in
formation that the next day the militia of
Fucker county were to assemble at st.
George--the county seat. and one of TIE
strongest secession towns west of the
mountains-by order of Gov. Letcler. to
proceed thence to Huttonville, where they
were to rendezvous to day, Wednesday,
to reinforce Col. Porterfeld. and help his
dispirited band to make some headway
against the overwhelming Union force
now in. Western, Virginia. 1t was at once
resolved that this militia meeting should
be dispersed. and Capt. II. Miller Can old
officer in the Mexican WARY was selected
to do it. ysdi noiiHsgToD 5iial9omsd
The Captain received his orders late
Sunday evening. He .was occupying an
outpost at Rowlesburg. in the Cheat river
valley. The distance thence to St. George
is thirty miles. Immediately after receiv-
ing his orders from headquarters, as soon
as night covered his movements, the Cap
tain set out with forty picked men of his
company, His. road lay over the noun
tains and through the gorges. which all
who have passed through the Cheat river
country will remember so well. 1t was
deemed absolutely necessary to reach St.
George before four clock the next morn
ing, and there was the pleasant pros pect
of little fight with thu. rebel force said by
some Of the scouts to be already
in the town, with sentinels stationed and
| pickets thrown. out, to animate the boys
on their long and exhausting march.
The night passed. YEARLY enough By
three o'clock the force was still some five
miles from ST. George Determined to
make the distance if human energy and en-
durance could do it, the Captain encour-
aged and hurried forward his men, Sud
denly they came upon deep and rapid
stream. the bridge over which had been
washed away. The guide stood mute
He knew of no way to proceed "Come
boys. shouted the Captain, 9"1'll show
you how to cross Forward marchi"-
And plunging in. the gallant Captain led
the way for his men through the river,
over waist Deep Some smaller Streams
were swaded in the same manner, and few
moments before four o'clock the town was
reached. No rebel outposts were to be
seen, and in five minutes chain of sentries
invested the entire town. with orders to
let no man pass out under any pretense
whatever. u f.
Marching the remainder of his little
command into thetown the Captain at once
captured the two secession flags which
were floating over the place. ran up the
stars sni stripes in their stead. took half
a-dozen of the leading Secessionists pris-
oners. including lieutenant of the rebel
army. and seized some arms and valuable
rebel correspondence. mio a
AT first the inhabitants were frightened
out OF their wits. They had been abont
to assemble and march to the relief of Col.
Porterfieid some sixty or seventy miles
nearer the abolition army" and here
were the dreadful Abolition troops in their
very midst and in possession of their own
town! What could they expect from
these Northern chain gangs and penitenti-
aries. but the sacking of their own town
and the murder and rapine they had all
along been predicting?
Capt. Miller first proceeded to the resi-.
dence of leading and pestilent traitor,
whose capture was particularly desirable.
but the bird had flown. The traitors wife
expected nothing short of instant death. -
Failing on her knees, with streaming eyes
and the most woe -begone expression, She
plead for mercy, and asked that her life
might be spared! She could scarcely be.
lie her own ears when Capt. Miller as
surcd her that she was not in the slightest
danger. and that SO far from injuring her,
his men would afford her any needed pro-
lection. When. at last she became con
vinced of the peaceful intentions of the
Northern vandals, her gratitude knew no
bounds. The other inhabitants were equal
ly. or, if possible. still more astonished.
They, all professei to have believed that
the entrance of Northern troops into
one OF their towns was certain to be the
signal for indiscriminate massacre and ra-
pine. Many of the citizens assured Cap
tain Miller that they had voted the Seces-
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sion ticket. and had intended to enter the
rebel army, but that after what they had
seen that morning. If they could vote again
they wonld rejoice to vote for remaining
in the Union, and avertiug the consequen-
ces Of the mad act of Secession, All the
voters of the town willingly took the oath
OF allegiance, copy of which haze al
ready sent you. and thereby solemnly
swore to give no aid or comfort. direct or
indirect to the enemies of the, United
States. or the forces now in rebellion a.
gainst the same ; When it is remembered
that Tucker county gave an almost unani-
nous vote for Secession has since been
the rallying point for the rebels of the ad :
joining coubties. and was to have been the
plAeefor dhe sgeaeral mastering of recruits
for Porter6el Is Icornmaud, iit win be seen
that Cspto Miller's little troop served an
admirable purpose as missionary enter
prise.ssu I'D awaIb sved ion llno5 Toiibni
1T is sscarcely necessary to say that the
militia didn' assemble, and that no re-
,cruits marched 10 reinforce poor Porter.
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After remaining in the town n. till Non, Mon.
day noon, Capt Miller marched back. and
not quite thirty hours after he had started
on the expedition. AFTER. marching 60.
milss. and held possession of .fhs,. town
six or eight hours, he was in IN camp again
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