Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-30

C.vF geDoJArB. GILsorS Co yA-l
Hsy IS. 1871.

y! 10 ~
ESRsrI EuscELs9ezar -
Ieoael odd 20 trsabssyDa Nth .ao,her I
has foE she pafposk % 1sttinEssJOz tnoE.
thai u We afe posted beyond eiTiiizatOn,
re absolutely have ne t1Pedsoee 70 It1nk
Of EHooe. HEeet hsAe..s' aads fsssHdss far
agsy. Il Is oEer - Esafb sipes Ne hsve
got auy Uo.d froa abe dear ones, aa3
yoa Of coarse esa ;RsSEsas > Pzr=oa's feel
iuzs- shEl oa. fsota al eoaVsnisaeieS thaE
70 AEegys graf way % iksseh the ODeii-
nsss Of cGnpIlE IA de m5aatsias- Tat
EsrF whEst s9ii- issges doas- Eet=ebeP aPers. I
We ds1t get the EaEElhgszssz- Darn yoar
pieteE, what's Iks rsAsOn re eoa'i get It
T6Gts shat We EAni 20 kaoT- fOu hold
Ga iftIle, tAAtz all The busy season has
come ~ last, sid VIII Z come The grten
leaves and EusrTiiiss, one TsE5 welcome sad
the otbes nAG qsIgs 20 D1cd 50: boE The
Iatee= can be ss9saded 70 Elasys. TEzy
paid NJ sEo=t slsit The morning OF the 9Th
aItiCao- and rsa 5kd letter believe Es-e
rs5slly reiesazd. YsiQE TEinble, received
Information % thsiF e5;aing zbo2t Is 5oars
before they expected TO arrive stthis point
Az or5ef vas issue3 tos companies aud
c OF tie 1Iib gIrsiaia, 70 P.ePzre for a
march EIts Two 6sSs eOoSs1 ra1ioas sad
- Eorads OF anuaaitioa % each usu-
beat ihe sigma! and the eonpznies formed
AID we're marched 20 tae parade Er0nad,
aad Efaa;sly iazpseesd By The Major IN
psrsSa, 70 Be 5nretheI nOihiaG MS omitted
10 eaase delay or Inconvenience afiss start
ing
At 4.s9 P. 4. the III bArtaIiioa leF 70
zee; TIE enemy, Eio we're reported % be
800 strong. The coiasan proceeded up the
West FOX, OF the Little kGnAEhA ;iTsE,
uarrhioz most All light. The order vas
EEs fnEIly giEen % hEi Snd rest :IiI
no:a.ng. GuRy3s Tera detailed snd post
Cd, and The tired Troops Eeye sooa asleep
Morning brok= clear Eld osGaiifai, girins
promise OF lovely Day livery Pree2u-
t!ou VAS tzksa 70 ic5Grs successful SIGHT
n case re Eao1id meet tie advancing co.
emE, AZ sdJhues Of the mast discreet
men a the Command Tas Ssnt EorEsrd.
with orders 70 fall back gPoE the GsIn
body rs s0oa as ;ae enemT cane IN sight
Flanks-s we're i5ToFa OAK upoa tke ridges,
With irs.F1si5oas 20 retire 70 she fnsia
bodT a. soon As the ensmy- EAz reported
ETe.y hOrseo O. the naErh Eaz searched,
70 make sure iIst some Of TIE advance Of
IKE S1EETil!as we're rgt there Ihs p-o-
Pleieokei ETze, bat sid nothing. Izjor
Trimbie wa satisfied thai taeF knew o.
! the coming OF taE=e seogadrsis- At house
occupisi ~ A -.CH:oa nan" the &Gjo: Was
Informed by the LADY that she had reliable
information OF The SueTEillss diTiGisg, one
/ portion going down HenrE's PoEk AID the
other down Vest Fox, AID both parties
gong toward Camp Mcdonald. Thz coll
nmn Ess slloEed G..sacrt sest, and we're
/ thea ordered e ret5ra. As the distance
{ decreased, ihe troops we're moved faster.
NATL about 5 o'clock on Monday evening
/ they arrived Al camp. The lines we're eX-
/ iended, the guards dopbIei. and an order
! issued 10 permit no Pszson, male or female,
] 70 leaTe the Inca usIil further orders. Tbs
! Nsjer, tired and sIeepy, assured himself Oi
| prompt obedience 70 his orders. Tattoo
vas not heard b the majority Of the camp
that night. ..se5..
I. The morning OF the 9Th came At last,
and with il the crack Of the seaisys rife.
Then followed the iOug-roll. The troops
sprucR 70 arms and formed for battle. Tbs
next instant crash Of musketry Aad The
ominoas hiss of the leaden messengers oil
death Ealuted che ear. The enemy lad
crep: IN during the ajght, And taken po-
| siIion On high ridge, close TO the camp.
! Only glance. aud Major Tsiuble issued
/. bis orders. Lieut. James Robinson was
/ ordered 70 clear and Oec0py the above
| point, with 4 dstasnment OF Company G.,
The brave fellows stood in the taee Of The
; whistIi0g bullets, with fIed bayonets
Now, Lieutenant says tee Major, ''taks
that point" The only response was r
touch OF the cap, and -Cbarge bayoaet-
EorEas3-ioabie-qu r. 10 less
than ave minates tdsy had tue point, aud
opened IRE on the enemy from IL Lieut.
G. W. Bags. commanding Company a
proved himself to be good soldier aud a
cool officer. The Majors commands were
repeated by him a. coolly a. if ON parade
His command behaTed most admirably.
They cleared The enemy from an opposite
hill top, and then opened on them sc
furiously as 10 drive them beyond range oil
their o1n guns Lieut. Nicholas Polling
Was ordered to the dwelling of one Pere-
grine Hays, formerly Sheriff Of Calhoun
county, bat then . participant in the fghl
on the side of the secesb, with q detaet.
ment Of Company C, TO mold the bonse and
prevent the enemy from getting into It
Company f. Lieut.. Geo. y. ParTiott CON-
mandinR, was ordered TO position com.
mandiug all the approaches 10 the Quarter
masters Department The enemy posted
in the woods made them rattle with the
crack OF their Derringsr rihes bat they
EcouIdn'; shoot with tho Enfield and HAE-
per's Ferry rifles of the Union troops.
During the charge of Lieuienaut Robin
son, o1s Of Major Tr;uble's men, private
Cunningham, Was shot The bali striking
him while aiming his piece. He was strucL
about three inches below the left elbow
the ball breaking The upFer bone aud rang
ing through the arm, WAs taken out by tht
surgeon, DR.. 4. D. VOORHEES,, below the lef
shoulder blade. None other vas wOundei
or injured In the command The guerriI
las lost one killed outright, Joe Burson
tshOt through the head Captain Mitchell
shot through the left thigh and captured
and eight others wounded, some pretty bad
y, aud were carried OF. They we're mucl
surprised At the accurate shooting of gu
troops. The range Eas sig or seven hun
dred yards.
During the hottest OF the fight, one o
Co. AS members 6red up the camp. Gre, ami
rnnL.l h.naLE.ot e.. ahn 49, IL. In.