Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-17
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70 AVof GmIgal GsaTt, eORWasdiV9 Army
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StR:-With tue cavalry placed at my
command aud two brlgAdeS ofmy iAtlgusd
troops, went this mOFning ont on CoFinth
road. One after another abandoned camps
OF every kind lined the roads with hospital
6AgS for their projections. At oil these
camps We found more or less Wouuded and
dead. At the forks OF the road found
the bead OF Gen. YOodh diviSiou Al
that point / ordered the cavalry 70 examine
both roads, aud found BWing'S Cavalry,
Col Dickey, Of The Illinois Cavalry, asked
for reinEoEccmenlS.
ordered Gen. Wood 10 advance The
head Of his column continuously on The
left hand road, whilst I conducted the
mead Of the third brigade, Of tilth division,
up the right hand road. About half a
mile from the forks WAS 4 clear Geld,
through which the road passed, aud imme-
diately beyond was npaes Of Two hun
dred yards Of fallen timber, and beyond
an extensive camp. The enemy 3 cavalry
could be seen in this camp, aud after re-
UOnnOiBsanee, ordered the Two companies
Of The Ohio 77th, Col. Hlldshrand, 70 de.
ploy % ukiFmlSherS GndthG regiment itself
forward into line with an interval Of one
hundred yards. Ia this order ! advanced
continuously until the BkirmiSheFB were
engaged. Taking II for granted that the
diSp6sition would clear the camp, held
Col. Dlekey'S 4th Illinois ready to charge.
The enemy'S cavalry came down boldly
70 the charge, breaking through the line Of
SkiEmiShsrs, when the regiment Of Infantry,
without cause, broke, threw away their
guns and Hed. The ground was Admira.
BY adapted to defence Of Infantry against
cavalry, the ground being tnlry aud GOV.
cred With fallen timber AZ the regiment
Of infantry broke, Diekey'S cavalry began
TO discharge their carbiuss aud Tell into
disorder. l instantly sent orders % the
rear for the brigade 70 form 10 line Of bat.
tie, which was promptly exOcutep. Bro
ken infantry and cavalry rallied 10 this
line, and aS the enemys cavalry came 70
il, our cavalry Ia turn charged AID drove
them from the Geld.
/ advanced my entiFs brigade upon the
zane ground, aud sent Colonel Dieksy'O
cayalrya mile further on the toad. On a..
aiming the ground which had been oeeu:
pied By the ssVeuty. Ohio, We found
tifIee1 dead and about twenty wounded. l
sent foT wagons and had all the wounded
carried back 10 camp and the dead buried.
also found the whole camp de5tr0yed.--
Here We found much AMMUNITION for Geld
pieces, which was destroyed; also two cas-.
lions aud . general hospital, With AbOut
$50 Confederate wounded aud about so Of
own meu. Not having the means Of get.
ting them away, Colonel Dickey, By my
order, took . surrender signed By medical
director Lyle, and all attending surgeons,
and pledge 70 report themselves 70 you
as prisoners Of war, also pledge thAt DOR
wounded would be carefully attended and
SuErended 70 uO a. soon % awbulAuces
could Do got out.
| encloSe the within document, and re.
quest you 70 caused 70 be sent out, wagons
wagons or ambulapceI, fgrths wounded Of
ours, Tomorrow also that wagons DO sent
out 70 bring in the many tents belonging o
u.s. Wnlsu BtO pltSue4 III lAtVnk tue tVSu IuE
four miles. | did not destroy them, hoWeV.
o.. know the enemy eaanot move them.
The rOadS are very bed, and StreWn With
abandoned wagons, ambulauseS and linz
Der boxes. The enemy bad succeeded 10
carrying OF the guns, bat has crippled bis
batteries BY abandoning the bind timber
boxes Of 81 least twenty guns. glTri
am,Setllfed the ehsmy't infantry sod
cavalry psiIsd Lick Greek this morning
travelling % last night, nad that hslGfI
behind all Of his cavalry which has pro.
teeted hls retreat; but Signs Of ebufujIoa
and disorder mark tie whole road. The
check sustained By % Of the Fallen Tim
bsrI, delayed our advance, so that hlgbI
came upon % before tie Weqndsd were
proEidSd lot and The dead buried, and oui
troops being Jagged out BY three day.
bard Sighting, exposure aud pFiVatiOnO,
lordsFed them back % camp, where they
now are ~ ~
have the honorto be,
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