Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-27
PROM wEsTERN VIRGINIA..

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NAwHA vALLEY-THE OTEY BAFTERY-THE
SALT WORKS, FRO
We received, BY Thursday nights mail, the following
letters from fanny correspondent" In wessrn v:r
gin,s Il sves the first detailed secoun. Of the recen
successful campaign In has section Of ths sats which
h,s reached u, The first letter is dated "Camp
BroWnstovn, Il milss from Charleston Ksnawha equity,
Sept l2h:
We have had an exciting time for tho past fsw days.
Tho enemy a,eng before "a burning all their so,e
msgz,ues, 40 Wagons ambulanees, kuspsacss, tenis,
and anoet every Conceivable article, fsuod 10 the
rssdI We fought them at Fayetteville, Wednesday,
10Th. The battle commenced at P. n and lasted
| I'll night. The enemy were strongly entrenched and
resisted forts to dislodgs than with spirit. The
oey Battery FRS. opened them and kept up their Ere
until night closed the CONTEST They srre terribly,
as did Stamps RDgold Battery, losing: Kled-Heary
Smith, shot in the head g. N. LftWich, in the breast
Curtis Chamberlayne, In the head. Wounded-Sers'.
Spear Nicholas in the thigh, badly Oorp Richard Gum,
slightly, in foot; Ed @. Finrey in head, slightly Geo.
Stuart In the breast badly Jao. n Gordon, js. in the
neck, serious, but not dangerous VIM. +. Harrison,
10 f,shy part Of the Leg not dangerous; r. J. Vaor
tae, in head, eighty o. B. simms, In foo. slightly
Shankin, eighty. Capt. 0eys horse was shot dead
Several Of the we're carried Of the Id completely
| exhausted.
Toe gh. on our side was conducted with artillery, Ia
the main. The enemy attempted to disludge portion
Of Gen. whsr,on's and Williams brigsdes from a
position which threatened 10 cut them a irOm the river
but were repulsed with great slaughter
Where all acted WE'LL en- 10th 10 pac,Iculsrz, bu
the 0sy Bitery is from your city, can ba. say to
their friends that they may be proud of them They &C.
cuped the advanced pos-.heir position sut ,cted 10
rakog FIRE Of shot, shell, canister, and the enem,s
Shlp Shooters yet they stood by their guoa and for
Eve hours poured continuous ,e into the enemys er
tTenchments. Gen. Loring compimented them highly
q, did every ecsr who Witnessed their performance
stimps' Battery occupied very exposed position and
lost severely as did Ohapman's Battery
Our loss 10 killed and wounded Is abou. eo-the
enemy left 81 dead on the el in their retreat during
the nightprIsoners taken Thursday admit oss of be-
tween three and four hundred killed. wounded and nil,
| sing. The amount Of stores destroyed at the Court
House and on their route togsther With what was cap
tured by our army viii amount to over million of dol
lara Among the things captured tr,in Of over 200
wigons will write soon and give you any news which
may occur Yours, PLURBUs
The sutjOued letter is dated Camp near Charleston
| September 18Th, 1902"
1Srote you some days ago. giving you brief accom-.
Of The battle at Faye;te Court House, prou;s;uv m
give any news that might transp.e We continued the
pursuit on 10 Cotton HILL where we encountered the en-
envy and smart skirmsh, lasting for an hour, ersued
The enemy a. last gave way aud ID precipstey hotly
pureued BY cur forces 20 the Ksnarhs river at Mont
goaerys gerry At this place the enemy were reitforc.
Al h. l. nys
icy bridge, and an attempt was m,de 10 check our ad
vance and cross their focs bat the attempt was futile
and their retreat continued down the river Al the
Ferry the enemy fed their co1niss.ry and qusrtcrrss
'eIs stores their magazine and boats. The boats how
ever were ssved by the daring OF our troops several Of
whom swan the river in the face of the enemy and
amid shower of bullets, rescued them from the lanes
to which they had been consigned half Of our forces
we're creased Immediately, and the army thu, divided
continued the pursuit. until night fall Several SQUADS of
prisoners we're taken at the ferry among them Lsu-
ensnt Euly on the succeeding morning cur forccs
we're pat In motion aud toe chase WAS followed up all
day The roads were boCkIded with felled trees, hall
burned, and upturned wagons and anbulsncss- which
peied our progress and enabled the main body Of the
enemy 20 get several miles In advance of uA A. Brcurs
own we found their camps To- also their sors and
hospital, aid among the burnrg and charred remains
coUli be seen TIE bodies Of their dead sud wounded
which they unable longer to carry with them had cen.
Hgued TO the h,aca We captured at this place a q
p'uuder hoSiEr, together With several boxes Of smuu.
nnon. Friday night We campsd within fourteen miles
Of Charleston, where learned that the enemy intend.
ed burning the Salt Works and the city Of Charleston
Euy Saturday morning our forces were In uoion-the
IL - a A.
together with Abou, Is 900 barrels Of sal. ready for
market One furnace was burned and another
fred but was eIinguished before any great dam.
age was dine. Just pissed the little town of
Maiden, distant ABOUT four miles from Charleston tie
deep toned booming Of cannon heard, and We knew
the enemy making their last stand for the protection
OF their Every thing fastened on to the cor dict
our battery, which had been in the rear all day, WIS
ordered to tho fscntwe neared OhGreslon-dense col
Of smoke rising and NO knsw the enemy
had fed The city. The battle rJged with fury. They
rereaed across Elk river, destroying bridges and every
hing which could 90 used BY On the opposite eide
they placed their batteries in position, aud formed in
line OF battle, ststonng their administers and SHARP
shooters along the river banks. About o'clock Sat
urdy evening" the battle commenced In earnest shells
screaming through the air, voleys Of musketry raug
along the river, but Wo too muci for them their
ranks we're broken their Infantry ad to cover Of bills
bu; their batteries still replied to slowly they we're
evidently making the best stand they could to prevent
eur crossing also, to protect thar retreat Night again
closed the CONTEST their guns having been slenced and
Withdrawn about o'clock.
To day the Major of artillery made speech to tie
oey Battery, ccnsratualing them their department.
on wilhstandng Ere at Fsyee, which but few woull
have withstood-on their untiring energy and mob
ing ze-their resd ness to obey all orders &C. Lieut.
Walker remarked, General Williams: my men arc
nearly broke down. my horses nearly given out and
II is impossible for to maintain the advance position"
The G,neral replled "Lieut Walker mount your men