Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-29
PhIlIIppI-CompRny X, OF the sixth
Virginia Regiment

PHILLtrPi, HARBOUR Co, Va,
- .s Nay q, 1867.
Editezs Inteltigeneer:
Permit me ia the columns of your papei
to give you brief sketch of compnny K,
otthe 9th Virgins Regiment, Captain ] oee
Reese commanding. and the town of Phil-
hPPl. We are here at present in the town
OF PhiiIippi, the place where 10000 secesh
were epclmped under Col. Portertield, I
think. Tho people here tell me that they
tthe rebels) came iuto this place just one
year ago yesterday, but these gallant aud
ehipatrous sons of Virginia did not remain
here long before the bully Let Virginia un-
der the gallant Kelley, with some more of
Uncle Sans boys pol ICED upon them early
one morning in June, and when tho big
guns from the hill above US belched forth
like thunder the chiYalry then las we all
know cut stick, aud the people here tell
Tne that they ran away so fast that they
we're in great danger of coilidinE with
something or breaking their internal necks
IN the great run for life. Phillippi aud the
country surrounding MAS nt one time one
OF the very worst holes in Western Virginia
toF secesh; and by the way, some rery prom
inent and active meu, who were tile leaders
OF this sbnmiuable and rotten party that
is nov gone up, Phillippi- will be au i'm.
poriaut place 10 the history Of This rebel
Ilopi because it was tue first battle Of the
war, and here il was the rebels made their
.remaFksble run, nearly Que year since. So
Tue bali began to move Gt PhiIlippi, and il
has been rolling about one YEAR But
rolling.
! must now speak OF Co. X. We re-
ceived orders from Gen Kelley, through
our Colonel, to go to PhillippI aud relieve
Co II, of the 10Th Virginia, Capt Colurn,
tand a Fac cievsr .feiiohc he is too. Capt.
Reese got this order on Wednesday evening,
SO the company were ready aud started from
Camp Wilkinson the next morning at 4:40
by railroad TO Webster, and from there we
marched 10 this place, arriving here Just
Al IL o'clock (RooaI, aud it being quite
Warm and rather rough road, the boys
carrying their knspsscks packed, tell you
ii was pretty hard on tbem, hut there way
none of them flicEercd-they all stuck il
out, and after arriving here some three or
four clever citizens gave the hoys as much
Lemonade Gs they could worry down, aud
ron can bet il Was very acceptable to US.
After this rich treat We could DO. no more
than give these clever gentlemen three
rqgsiqg cheers, and il. you had been here
you would have thought that Go. K could
A'NhS ~ tSEElUA5 lOuu EOiSos w a 6Fe 0uaF~
tered at presaG, in the court hunse, bnt the
cAptSin has sent to Grafton for our tents
aud We will go into them as soon as they
come. am very we'll pleased with our
new place. / like it much better than
Grafton. The Union citizens here were
glad to see US come, and they are Serv
clever and soCiable people too; bat there
are, Lam told, great many sacesh here,
but they keep dociie when the Union troops
are about. Yesterday was election day aud
there was u gnndly number uf our companv
voted here for State Officers. Cow Peir-
point snits the people ont here very well,
and also MesSrs POlsley yHnd Wheat, and /
think that We could not elect better or more
suitable men thAn.tb ai.u ftalr
If our company should stay here during
the summer, we Think will have plehtg
to do hunting for guerriIIas around iu the
country about BeNlington. They have
been committing depredntions on Union
citizens quite. lately ont there. One of
Capt. Gobnrn's men came in from BsaiinR.
ton this morning, aud he stated thAtgthe
pickets were fired Dn last night. / think,
If Capt. Reese sends out small squad in
that region, We might do something.
,pcInm now 70 situated that cannot get
the LHteLLigenesr the same day it ia issued,
but will have TO put up with it.
II anything traDspires in regard to guer.
rilla movements. you will hear .rOmlre.
li. as3 w. A. H., Co. X, 9th Va. Reg.