Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-06-06
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For the Pomeroy Weekly Telegraph
Letter From the Camp.
HEADQUARTERS, MOUNTAIN DIVISION,

L0GGOT EIOl1l LILO Oclnp.
HEADQUARTERS MOUNTAIN DIVISION, I
FRANKIIN, Va, May 16th, 1862. !
Editor Telegrar hi take the liberty
of addressing you few lines in regard
to the late battle of Bull mountain, or
Mcdowell. We had marched to within
20 miles of Stanton, May Sd, and en-
Ieamped until reinforced. May 5th, at
Isunset4we received cicrs. te fall backto
| ii 5S.roweI, and IN aBoua thirty minutes
we had struck tents and were ready to
march. We come back six miles to
Shenandoah mountain, ,and encamped.
The next morning we resumed our march
and crossed the, mountain, and as soon
as we got on this side, we met General
Milroy, who ordered US to camp until
further orders. After camping, all was
quiet until the 7th, when our Cavalry
was attacked by the enemy's advance
guard, and nearly cut to pieces. As
soon as the currier arrived, our Regiment,
the 10Th and 32d Ohio, and Sd Virginia
were ordered to meet the enemy. We
marched in quick time to the top of the
mountain, and found that the rebels
were coming around in large force in an
other direction, amounting to twenty one
thousand men, commanded by Generals
jackson and Johnston. The order be-
ing given to fall back, we obeyed, and in
good order struck tents and started for
Mcdowell. Before we proceeded far,
however, the rebels came up with our
rear guard. Hymen's Battery got in
position and few shots soon sent them
bowling back. We then continued to
fall back to Mcdowell, and in the even
ing eamped on Bull Pasture Run, just
below the town. The next morning at
four o'clock A NJ, May Sth, we were
ordered to strike teats, and make every
preparation for battle. About nine
O clock A NJ the cansSaading COM
menced, and continued as intervals
throughout the entire day. There was
nothing of interest, however, trsnspired
until four P. NJ, when the 25th and 10th
Ohio Regiments were ordered to attack
the enemy on Bull mountain about a
mile distant. Their position being nat
urally a very strong one; the 18th
took position on the right, the 10Th on
the LEFT The action commemorate four
and half o'clock Z. NJ, and lasted un-
til. eight o'clock P. NJ, without either
side gaining anything of Importance.
We were reinforced by the Sd Va, 32d
ard SD Ohio Regiments, amounting in
all toabout 3, 600 men; that of the enemy
is acknowledged by prisoners that we
have taken, to be 10000. Our loss in
killed, wounded and missing is near
three hundred; among that number is
Lieutenant Colonel Constable, of Athens,
of the 18th Ohio, who was taken prisoner,
who is very we'll known in Athens and
Meigs The loss Of the enemy was much |
greater; they acknowledge the loss of
from four to seven hundred killed.
among them was two COlonels killed,
and great many wounded. Both ar
mics Withdrew from the field at nearly |
the same time. Our forces discharged |
the last fire and then retreated; neither |
army taking possession ofthe battle field.
The next morning we were odered to
fall back to this place, which we did
in good order, leaving nothing to fall
into the hands of the rebels. All the
Quartermaster's stores, and everything
that could be of use to them that we
could not take with us, was burned.
We are now very we'll situated here;
the rebels pursued US to this place, and
the cannonading commenced on Sunday
evening and continued at intervals un-
til Tuesday noon, when the rebels re-
treated, and have not been heard from
since, except few prisoners. Some say
they have retreated one way and some
another, and we hope they will continue
to retreat, until the last one has left the
United States. We are receiving rein
forcements daily. Major General j. c.
Fremont is here and has taken command
in person, and all the soldiers have full !
confidence in him as General. There
was great rejoicing when he arrived
The amount of our reinforcements | am
not allowed to tell you, for fear this let
ter may be captured on the way.
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