Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-11-21
For the Pomeroy Weekly Telegraph,
HEADo 18th Reg. V. V. L., }
POINT PLEASANT, Va,
Nov. 10, 1862.

!
Nov. 10, 1862.
ar. Editcr.-You will see from the
! heading of this piece that we are still
encamped near PIT. Pleasant, but how
long We will be permitted to remain
here we cannot say; there are Indications
at present that some change will soon
| be made. 1t is pretty certain now that
the regiment will be divided, one half
going to Winfield, small rebel town
about thirty miles above the Point, on
| the Kanaw ha river, under command of
Lieut.. Col. J. r. Hall. The object of
; this move is to garrison that place and
also give an opportunity Of securing the
country between the Kanawha and Guy
andotte rivers, which always has been,
and still is infested and cursed with
guerrilla bands, and thieving blood
hounds, who only live to rob, plumber
and commit depredations on Union
mems persons and property. We are
of the impression, however, that if they
are not very quiet and well behaved,
that some of their blood will be made to
atone for the blood of the gallant young
Major Hall, who perished not long since
in that region, for no other cause than
that of loyalty to his country. For we
Al ~ Il = IL
less hero than was his younger brother,
and most certainly don't love his coun.
| try less nor its enemies more.
The balance of the regiment will, in
all probability, go into winter quar- ters in
| Point Pleasant. This seems to be the
condition Of things at present, so far as
we are able to figure out from present
indications. | mi ght state in this COM
muncation, however, inasmuch as Colo
mel Brown sustains Il very Important
position in it, that his trial before the
County Court, in which he was charged
as being an accomplice in the murder
Of the Hon. Lewis Wetzel, proved Il
failure; first, from the fact that the evi-
dence brought a gainst him was totally
insufficient to convict him; and; secondly,
from some illegality in the certificate
of Indictment. The whole procedure
was, therefore, quashed and thrown out Of
court, and, consequently, the Colonel is
relieved from the embarrassing position
in which the unfortunate Circumstance e
necessarily placed him.
Before closing this communication, |
would state, for the benefit Of the Colonel,
and his numerous friends, who may not
have had an opportunity Of becoming
acquainted with the facts in the case,
that [ had an interview with him my
self at MS Hvaa-Q Quarters, not fttotea5esian n
thirty minutes afterSehe sad affair took
place. And in that interview he stated
to me, (and l believe every word he
said } that Mr. Hall came to him with
the paper in which the piece was found
which caused the bloody deed. Mr.
Hall said to Col. Brown that such SLAM
dering was more than he could stand,
and that he would not stand it any lon
ger, stating that his loyalty was dis
puted, while he (UalD had done what
ever he had done in good faith to the
Government Col Brown reasoned with
him thus, said he: "You are an old
man now, and suffering very much from
your eye,# hence my advice to you
would be not to pay any attention to it
at all; just let them alone; if they contin-
ue to slander people in that way, they
will kill their paper and themselves
soon enough, anyhow"
The sum and substance of these re-
marks | heard him state to others fire.
quently afterwards. This don't look
very much as if Col. Brown aided in any
way the commission of that act.
Col. Brown is loved, respected and ad-
mired by the officers in the regiment,
and also by the men, so far as | have
had an opportunity Of hearing them ex-
press themselves. have been connec-
ted with the regiment ever since its or
ganization, and have to hear the first
word of complaint against him yet
He is kind and aaffble to his men, al.
ways meets you with a smile, and mani
tests disposition at all times to oblige
you. There is none of that austerity and
pomposity exhibited in his actions, thai
so often curses and renders repulsive and
disgusting so many officers in high po-
sitlons in the army. Col. Browns whole
soul is in his great work; he loves his
country and its Government, and is will
ling to sacrifice and be sacrificed for its
salvation from threatened ruin. The
Col. believes the Presidents Proclama-
ton to be military necessity, and is
willing and ready to carry it out to the
letter, whenever the opportunity is af-
forded. Would that we had all such
men in the army; treason would soon
rock to its foundation, and crumble to
atoms under the tremendous forces tn at
would be hurled against it,
W. W. H.
#Ir. Hall has o cancer in one of his ewes