The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-06-12
Dumont's Fight with Morean

| H. pileu' Inc Iener III perlOfMel y
pl act, aud 5 slightly aple in tel.
Pig oiil. Hesays, for e&anpo, ofthc
al { upon MoneAS:
pred by the osuocess We had already
% gej, my gollanI troops had no lon
! SO leeciyed my command than they co
eal Morgan closely, and came down
un him with pr
I vlcourse, tie rebels could not stand
iit become down upon in that way,
an iled Us if tho devil were uflcr them
&c Duaogr says oIlhe pursuit
( TUE PURSUIT..
fled lowarl that point on the Gnm.
be Da river at which the town Of Roma
Is aatea, That town is Is miles rom
10 anon, lie hed at full speed aud
| vs. jpincd amile from town. at the juno.
10 9fan m3rsQcyus road, by some two
or rec hundred men, driven by us from
| lhe nbEo square Ny troops, with the
eAc zion OF q portion left behind under
The alanL Col Dofjell aud Lieut., Col
ono PaEt hurst, TO look after such OF lhe
ems n t4might bo secretel in the hou
/ olpwSd, nevorpormiting the enemy
70 Y oat OF sight, killing, wopnding,
butsHasigg prisoners at eyOry half milo,
for distance of25 miles, and not los
ing mJn on our part in tho chase -
AT 9Me wa rccaptpred Col. Wol(otd,
whe bal been carried al a fearful rate,
won dcd as ho was, a distance Of thir-
tee0 oIlOs. Having followed tho enemy
und my horses began to drop dead un-
tirr loirrilers, anduntil tho cnomy had
beet So killed, wounded, captured or cs.
capa singly by roads, thatnot to cx-
coed orty men wero still together the
prrsit was finally abandoned at Garth
bge From Leabanon to Carthage the
oaa2as strewn with the dead and woun.
ded hemy, and with many horses that
had een shot or fallen dead from ex-
ha1son. In this latter respect my com.
man suffered moro Than the enemy
Beaiiig our trophies Of victory taken in
the sase,. consisting of upwards of one
huha eJ prisoners besides those takon in
the fiwn, and many horses ami arms, |
ordejed my comman back.
TIE KILLED, WOUNDED AND CAPTURED OF
SO TaE ENEMY,
Of horses captured, many had
beenfaken BY Morgan from loyal citi.
zcnsSflleOd hat seems 10 bo his mode
dial keepiagwell mountod on fresh
'hofsos. iidVd fetarncil niSny of tbeso,
and i affords me great pleasure TO do
it.
In this expedition we killed and wogn-
ded many Of the enemy. A number
were killed and wounded in town, but
BY fIr the greater number in the pursuit.
They lay along the road for 6 distance
ollwenty miles. 0nourrotun wefound
that many ofthcm had been taken away
by the inhabitants. | have beer told
that We killed upwards of sixty, among
who was Capt. A. 6. Brown, of Louis
ans, brothcr!in.luw to Governor l,ham
G, Harris. We captured upwards Of
l5O prisoners, among whom is Lieutrn
ant R G. Wood, OF Vert Adams r1si.
mcnt Of cavalry, ono assistant surgeon,
one captain two lieu.enaniS acting as
captains, one lieutenant tho Adjutant Of
Vert Adams regiment OF cavalry, one
Lieutenant, the acting adjutant of Nor
cams squadron, four other licutcnants,
and lwenty-lhreO non commissioned Off
GERS, incldning the sergeant major OF
Morgan's squadron,
We recaptured upwards ofl5o horses
and mules, many saddles and brides, ard
many swords, guns and pistols. A nun.
Der Of negro SLAVES fell into our hands,
acting as the sCrvOrts Of Morgan'5 Off
GERS and men
We captured an elegant American flag
that had been tgkon from the dome Of
the courthouse the night before. Also,
most elegant sword presented 10 MAJOR
Grosvcnor of the 18th Ohio Volunteers,
and captured by Morgan al Pulaski from
J. c. Neil, who was lePutcd by tho do
nors 10 presen. q. Ii will afford me
pleasure to Jcturr II to its gillnnt owner.
We also capturcd Morgan negro and
mare. Morgan told Col, Wolford, while
f"sgS Ia RS hddas, rs i 'Piid.'
net llgi his force was upwards oi
$40.
How he Seeosh "Ladies" in New Or
~ leans Insult Our Soldiers.
A Ntw 0doOns lady, Of Northern
b5ih, has written a lcttcr to friend in
Boston, portion Of which has been
published The following is an extract;
Such iorbCarance, on the part OF naval
officers and marines, Inover heard of be-
lore. As for the commanders and troops
of the Federal army, loo much can neV.
or be said 10 their commoGlaton and
behalf. see, speak, end write oI them
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