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

AsGEnaalll9u aulIB l1ll Id OlEH1 Ken
sAaFyIand HegtneUt. asaE Frene
BAssgs Kas.lLiSSls4=
scolOs.ls KenIys ras FBalifnOreAn asd
aabsr a the - By Ps1fee.Oa, aqauhea
the news re.chedIbst ely, dat hsEOoPs
under 0e1erEl Taylor. Il tie vicinity. Of
IAtsnorss, we're Supposed 70 &c il peril,
he vas amongst the very srst TO Volunteer
his seryiees 20 The Government asd before
she call for volunteers VAS made FDised
Company, and NTH she lamelted Watson
proceeded 20 she sat own giiA I6e Bal
tnsUs BaEaIliOa, beisg ths 6fst4gelaateeFs
szre .hose .ron LoaisianA and TeIas, ar
irving on the fell- Bis gallEnIry and
soldieriy conduct at the stsraing q Non
tersy, Ton tor him high eommesdation,
both from officers and Eoldiers-more pAr-
ti.uIaGiy from those Of the regular army.
with whom the Battalion Vas brigaded.
The term Of service for which the Bat
tAlioa Vas received tthEee moaThs) having
expired, II Vas returned home and ''rlustered
OAK Sabsequenily, aad=s the call Of the
President, tte Maryland and District Of Co
lambiA Regiment OF YclgnLsers EAS raised,
aud CsPt. Geo W HuEhes. Typographical
EasiaesFs. O. s. army was appointed Col
OnEl. the Preseut Lieut.. Colonel Emery.
e S. CaTaIEJ, aud Brig- Gensral Of YOlun-
tsess, Lisa.- Coiosel, snd Capt RenlJ
Major.
Major Keply'S qualities 6 Eol3ier, the
writer OF t5is article veil knows Eere
fully appreciated Rnd atEested by the t1o
accomplished o6eers and soldiers under
whom be served, aad his eoaraRe, skill and
: intrepsdity a. displaysd on the march Of
! the regiment from Vera CSGZ TO JaiApA,
more particularly at the Sationnl Bridge,
vas noted by all. TIE severe skirmishing
with guerrilla bands Throughout the march
testing the qualities Of the Daa and soldier.
Fhea the pgsseai rebeilion broke oaI,
Major Keely VAS appointed by Gov. Hicks
= Rsjoi GeaeEai Of Militia, and Vas inde-
Z fatiEebie 10 his efforts 70 olgauiEe the mill
tiA Of his diEision for service, bat from
causes oaIy 10 be explained by so@e fat
more Ltal0as nov 10 the UnisI ezsst than
! iheu. al eaortz failed hin, AID even when
The Presideut called for four regiments of
about seven hundred each, as MATytaod's
quota, to march for the preservation Of The
+ capital. no efNt Eas made ~ GEtkerify TO
raise them, Notwithstanding some sap
posed, and the Government also, that there
I; existed "A organization t.firee tAoH85Ad
/ strosg, known a. Minute Mea,r ard who
were tsresdy 81 eaR-"
Subsequently, Capt. Mcconnell, of Balti-
more, ~ authority from TIE Wa. Depart
meat, through BuE. Gen. Cooper, thEeE TO
the breeze Ihe stars .aad stripes, the ordi-
rance of the city 20 the contrary uotEith-
standing, and called for volunteers, aud in
1.-THE coarse Of 3 few days had enrolled 4
regiment, near about one thousand strong,
Vas mustered i'm the service Of the Uni
ted States, and Is the PiFst Nsrylsnd Reg.
.imcnt, q. whose head has fallen John r
Kenly.
None knew Col. KeaIy ns soldier much
j better than the writer OF tEis brief sketen.
or sbout how be came TO be AZ the head Of
the Pirst Maryland: and whilst lEneating
I the loss Of his friend, has the proud satis-
4 faction 70 know that he has fully justified
the act of the President IN eon6ding the
thOnOr Of true loyalty IN Maryland 10 hi.
keeping. BALTrNoEE.