The New York herald., 1862-03-30
The Victory mt Pound Gap.
THE START FROM PIKETON-A HARD MARCH-THE
sURPRrsg-rHE RETREAT OF THE RsBELs-oUR
OUR ARMY CORRESPONDENTS.

rRoors CAPTURE EVERYTHING, ETC.
Correspondence Of the Louisville Democratl
PKKroS Pike Co., KY, March II, 1852
In my last Informed you that about start ng
sut on scouting party consisting OF four hundred from
te Twonty second Kentucky and about equal number
lrom the Fortieh and Forty second Ohio and one hun
dred cavalry of the First Ohio squadron making force
Of nearly nine hundred all under the direct command os
Brigadier General Garfield. We started on Friday ths
18th instant, and after tco and hqf dy of e hurdes
pdrchag that ever any force undertook through
We made Pound Gap on Sunday, the 18th, at noon
Although our troops completely broken down ana
Foot from having TO wae creeks iron tho very be-
ginning 10 tho mo VIC reached the foot OF the Cumber.
iond Mount aims, climbed The hal drove ia tie piclxfs
and made short scork o. d. IN driving the thevng ra-cais
from their bcastcd stronghold.
When got to tn, foot Of the Cumberland, the whoe
force divided into three divisions The rst caval.
ry, under MAJOR McIaughlin the second under colonel
Ganor ot the forteth Ohio aud e third under General
tat field The cavalry took tho main road old state
road, as u IS called running straight into the Cap tho
other two divisions took short cut, and in tho
snemy's The plan Tor both forces to got tho
Gap at the same timeor the cavalry TO present them
selves In the front OF the rebcls breaswos, and as
the attack made, for the infantry TO come in
their and take the whole force prisoners But
the plan didn't work exactly for the cavalry carried out
tho first part Of tho programme full hour before wo
got thoro. Thcy had engagement which lasted for
half an hour and cavalry thor horses
from MISUNDERSTANDING been pennsd in by ths obsrnc-
tions previously thrown the road by the rebs
and tho infantry, failing TO come 10 time, had TO
treat safo distance when tho enemy formed on hill
the opposite side In line OF battle But the infantry
making their appearance about that time on ,hs
vthor hi and making for them "doube quick and
a "charge bayoncts, they came vory suddenly N the
conclu sion that discretion the better part valor
and like dogs, without firing shot at But our
boys were not easily satisfied for fred them,
and succeeded in bringing down Two ol tho foe while
the wing" and wounding six others We pursued thsm
Tor several miles but, they knew the mountains bot
ter than we, thoy succeeded In evadng search for
thom Thy isf ereryhng IN n>sr hday fight, The camp
made up " log cabins built in the style the
dwellings of the Inhabitants in this section, and looked
o. thcy thoughtt absurd idea for them svcr TO
be routed from their snug aud comfortable quarters Wo
captured two large hags, guns, ammunition, provisions
all their camp squpage, clothing bedding baggage and
In fact, everything they had 10 unfinished Lyers-
actually that had en- commenced acr ne re,reot of
ne cdolry, whtch 50 or wen bodaiao Of oori
Gus ritory he oo,oariy Lfacones" We were very
sorry 10 have 90 disturb tho poor fellow for IL was abru
far in tho letter writing line as he will get again
towards telling VI n victory.
Our forces occupied tho Cap the rest Of that day and
aisht istng the half cooked thoy had left bo
bind on the nre picking out such good clothing guns,
and thei burnt up evcryihing csc not totabie and
bully bonfire the whole thing mado, "you may bot"
II was truly amusing to soc our boys on their way back
10 camp. Dressed In the clothes they had got, they
looked like the much talked Of Fastainn army. In ds
time they all got back safo and sound, and on the day
oftor received tho news--tho good nows--that wo
we're 10 bc shipped TO louisville Oh II you and your
numerous readers could have been present TO have wit
uessoj the Joy Of the boys. II would have done your
heart god. Caps new into the air. the old flag OF the
"arions iuttcrcd In tho breeze and tho shouting
knew no bounds The boys havo appeared like another
get OF since. They were heartily sick Of the
mountains, and tho drea,y hardships and faiguing
tramps they have undergone, and ionged for change
they didn't where; but when IL was to Louisville
they were truly ovoroycd 81 you may look out for US
as soon as conveyance can bo procured.
send You Unitel States stolen m isk and bayonct
also regular seccsh sword and sabre, and true scci
men OF fihc. such used this section tho rcbc
Mmy There Is bal one way to accoun, foe thJ nunbc
nr this Kind of g. rs IN the .be army and that is tha
sbey stca az tho guns that the poor farmers have
there j. scarcely man living in the sandy Valley b.,
bt sbo gru 5r squirrel re has bceu taken away frcr