Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-02-21
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Tho expedition to lBloone,ys rrt,.
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Editors Lntsltigeneer
Within the last few days we lave had
stirring times and as + think thew are
worthy of record, Thought r in nv
leisure would pen for your paper rough
detail of events that have taken place. ON
intervening of tho 18th of RGhruary, the
ll4th lpdinna, the 7th Virginia aud the stb
and 4th Ohio, were ordered to parade at
Iour o'cIock z N. in light marching order.
| ToWhatPoiutwc TO weregoing we had no idea.
AtpreCisely that time We took up onr
line Of march from Paw Paw tunnel oaithe
| Winchester road, and soon after we started
we asccrtaineG that our destination Was
Bloomery about II miles from Ont carnp.
Tue roads was very muddy and rough,
gp one bill. then, wade u run and up IN btlIer
lltt. forgot TO mention that we left the
pike out four miles from camp. About 4
miles out we ialted, stacked arms, aud
4 built fires III order tilat,we could rest and
4Sook semethingito cat; rs VIC did not wish
sg 70 fall upon the rebel camp till near day.
light. We Started again at half past two
Fand about mile from where NE halted,
ErSEie crossed Big ,Cneapon on n bridge of
wagons With lumber piled on it, it made i,
veEy Lice substantial bridge aud Nnswercd
oar purpose admirably. re pushed ahead
as4iast as possible, but the tlifEicullies we
had TO encoun were 30 great thatdaylight
came before we arrived at our. destination.
and we were yet full Two miles of; these
two miles were travelled over on double
quick, tillat last we halted Mt tile place
| where the road we had Travelled again in.
tcrsectcd the Winchester road Here tho
troops were nil halted, it having been As.
.certAined TINT the rebels were gone from
where they Werese eucslupcil. a few days be-
/ fore. We about laced, kHnd were fnsi
| going over the run into field to get our
brcaklNst, when word was brought thnt
our cavalry had overtekeu nld engaged u
part of the rebels out on the Winchester
road, Part Of our regiment 1.-THE 9TH Val
bad already crossed the run, aud as WI
again took the road. Co. o 0lnbtaiutd the
front. We could now distinctly hear tile
roa. Of musketry ahead Of us, and never
was ground passed over faster by already
nearly worn out men, than we passed over
It. The roads were dreadful; and up 10
this time We were heavy loaded, Carrying
two blankets, filled hhYersacks aud cam
teens, arms and accoutremenis But at
I this point our gallant Colonel ordered us
to unsltuH our blankets and hnversacks.
which, you may rely on, was cheerfully
done. We presently arrived Mt the spo,
where our cavalry had overtaken them,
but they were not there Only eight or
nine prisoners were all VIC could ses.--
Gapt, Smith, of Co. G, pushed gallanily
ahead with his compauy; mt The heels OF
tue cavalry, but had the mfsFiftnns to
have his company weakened liSS men being
taken sui TO guard the prisoners Captured
by the cavalry and sent back 10 camp
! All tile time lie felt this loss, hut the rS-
lnainder were .'the never fsils,a sad With
them he did his part. When they ar-
rived Mt the headquarters of the rebels,
(which was cluster of buiidilgs, among
which was a commissary store, our reg,
iment was deplOyed of to the right to sco9r
In high hill, fn the thick underbrusli of
which it was suid that number OF rebels
were hid. We soon routed them and ptitl
sued them for awhile, tiiI at last our com.
pany, by stratNgrTu, drove them right into
the hands of one of the companies of our
regiment. After capturing aii welEould of
stheul here, we took to the road and bur4
sued them onto high hill cuTeped with
laurel Only few men went ION, thts
mountain, us all were nearly give out
iiand the chase NFns 5dhio6edt
NUw iiayc given a brief of the
! principal events, and viii proceed to state
1 u few of the incidents which occurled -uns
1 dee my. NOTICE Itfis. almost impossible 10
say how many rebels were Killed. The
cavalry reported the number to be about
thirty Killed aud sixty prisoners, 5iuSIudint.
i've wounded. 0upi loss WIS two killed
and two wounded. Ii was nothing hut a
i guerrilla fight, the rebels neYer pretending
TO make a stand. The cavslry did most
lof the fighting, astit was ipi possible for The
Infantry to come up With them, and aittbo
service was to.seour5 the hills in pursuit of
the scalterred rebels, who, when attacked
by the heleaTalry, He'd in every direction.
Amo4E Shs Bfls9nsrs y ere fourteen com-
mtsstohed1 othsets, Including one Assistant
i,Adiqiqpt Genetal, pp9 Cnionel, and the re.
tnaindeR Capiaihs aaTl autSSGnts.
L. In one OF the cavalry charges, rebel
fired his gum shooting 4 eayalryfusu dead
on, the spot, and thea threw down bis gun
and sutrcndsred. During the running and
lPromtscuous firing, two sad accidents hap
lpeued. The fiTsG WAS directly AFTER stla
lSommepeenient OF tue skirmIshing. "A
man WAS observed running alone, along a
Il cliff 0fatocks, aud Was ordered TO halt.
but not obeying, HRS shot dead by o1etoi
Go. !, 9f( the 5thf y eurlc rlcotrespoudeat.af-
terwaFd headed d sItidil party tliat captured
three prisoners In the deea Min house,
who were concealed ia q lotE aad learned
from his wife that be WAS a strbne Uhi66
man, and had voted against The ordinance
OF seeessioni hut anf1rtuhatety Was deaf,
3 which was supposed to. be the reason BE
did not bait, The eothet asetdent vas OF d
6oy.that was accidentally killed BY the
cavalry
I4th f6dia1a, veto aH thee troops sthii
5lEere eng ~ tless SirInishs Eto1a ouS