Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-06-28

cheer and comfort uud asIuTapee; and 81
calm bearing, bis jadieioHG inquiries 40
stmsrkh, bis cautious Scrutinies, an
prompt appropriate OEdSES Inspired ever
Otiees With rsSpseI aad confidence.
Meantime, the preparations for 6gh
we're going forward. and the ball had, Il
oaO respect, aelnAlly OPebed. HymAa'
battery, planted on the emiuenes frOntlbi
Bull Pasture Gorge, vas ordered % OPel
90 the rebel oGiceFa and men, Who WeFt
seen stirring about 50 buIily neaF the Iol
Of the mountain. Accordingly The heAvJ
thunder Of bis guns broke ever aud amor
on the air, aud shell after she'll was Sspu
to explode away mp on the slopes, 10 The
very midst OF the snemy's rRnkS. HymGn
Is an excellent gpaper, and has The best o.
Fiied cannon. Occasionally, when hC
made Pecaliarly good shot, tho boys o.
the 10th Ohio, WHICH supported bis battery,
gave him the compliment OF FOUtinR
shout and no man II ionder than be Of
such compliments. Once, when be drove
the rebels luto squad, By well directed
successive shots, and suddenly Ssht two
shells right iHtO theiS midst, bur1tipg Al
the very niche Of time, the bOys yelled 20.
eifeEously and continually, as the sturdy
old Dutch man deserved.
Oar artillery ere was thus ktps up uu.
Ill about Tour o'clock in tho afternoon,
when It was dstermiued by our GensrnlS
that We must at least ascertain precisely
the position and force Of the enemy. Ac.
e0rdingly the 2Sth and 18th OhiuregimEutS,
the former uOder 1t Col. RislnEisOa. the
latter under Col. Mclean, were scot up the
lipt point ou the right Of the pike, to rs.
COnupitre, Passing through tue woods foT
sOtns distance, they approached the open
IieldB less than One.third Of the way from
the top Of tue mountain, where they we're
met BY CALLING tiIe from tue rebels, who
occupied position Above, partly protected
BY slight elevation Of ground. The en-.
Engemeut 5000 became general along our
whole lins, and step by step our hOys
pressed the enemy until IGCy fell back 10
their chosen petition 90 the Summit.
That summit had been well CHOSEN. Il
was in fact natural breAstwOrk, which
formed the brim Of u large cone that facet
! TO the nOFSheaSt, and swept around so rs
/ TO I'll At least two.thirds Of the periphery
Of circle. Upon this brim several ridges
coming up from the valleys and raVines be-
low, Terminated abruptly, AtFording excel
lent facilities for flank movements and EN-.
ilsdiuE dres upon attacking columns,
INN6ils ths (1bi1 mon ware ndynnRinS, mn
the mountain toward tue rebels, two pieces
Of artillery, supported by tue 81 virgiuia
regiment, under Col. Hughes, were dragged
to The summit on the left Of the pike, back
Of the isolated ridge before deSeribed--
This movement WIS made directly under
Gen Milfoy's own supervision, and the
guns afterwards did good service, support
I'd by company OF The % Virginia rsgi-
meui, under Capt. (uOw COlouel) Latham.
But BY The time Milroy reached the posi-.
tion 10 which these two pieces were taken,
where be could see The whole mOyOmentO on
The opposite side uf the pike, he perceived
that tie two Ohio regiments needed speedy
aud ample support, for the enefhY was con .
Stautly relieving bis oWufOreeS engnRed, be.
sides possessing the peculiar advantages ol
the position he occupied. Accordingly
orders we're issued foF the 32d and 82d
Ohio 70 follow the route Of the 25th and
18th, while the 80 Virginia was diEestej 70
ascend ridge further to the east, with n
view Of RankIuG the enemy near the open
ing Of the cove In which be was situated
The fresh Ohio regiments gave timely
relief to those already engaged, for the lat
ter bad almost entirely exhausted their
large supply of Ammunition, having shot
on an aVeFage, not less than forty rounds
to each man and having suffered cOmPara,
lively heavy losses in wounded and killed.
Later in the evening tue 32d and SGD had
become similar heroes aud similar loSerS,
for the rebel firs down that hillside Wal
terribly rapid aud persistent.
Meantime the 81 Virginia led BY Lieut.,
Col. Thompson obeyed is orders and Ap-
prOsched the bFim OF the rebels cove on
ihe north side. There most diScourhg gIng
spectacle met the view! The cove was full
or rebel regiments, two d which charged
front on tie Sd Virginia, besides q third
which opened FIRE from 9 ridge On.tha other
side Of the COvsls mouth. Very SOON The
Virginia boys were enyeloped ID Ore. ~
Some ofthe rebels reCoRnlEed them, and
greeted them with peculiar Vietou6HesB.- ~
The 13Ih Gs0rEia also confronted them
With Calling round 81 chuck and ball.
and the whole woods where they were
seemed Bibilant With the hiISing Of bullets
The gallant VirgiGtanU returned the Orc
with steady hands, refusing 70 yield %
Iheh not iinehinR 10 the least, although
exposed to q terrific eFoSB.6re; they took
deliberate ain, many Of them indeed Hto6k
4 rest 90 The trees and Old logs wien ;tlltJ
could do 80, and poured q dsluga Of death
upon the enemy. Il has been since RSeeF.
tained from rebel sources, that this Gre
was tue most fatal Of any from ouF ranks
that day. The reason 10, that the enemy
was fully exposed TO 1t, AZ short distance
and ulder deliberate ain, and that, TOO,
when they were collected as in UWartns, "a
that few shots could entirely miss eTery-
body in their ranks. III
Ia the midst OF the fearful firing on both
sides, the thunder Of our artillery broke
distinctly on Che ear. JohuDon's two guni
On the opposite hill, and Two Of Hymaa'i
guns which had nov been planted In The
Favine on the pike poured GboWerSp pi shell'
and solid shot into The enemy'G stronghold
But when the 81 Va. regiment advanced
fally to the mountain top, the heavy guul
were compelled 70 cease dEing for fear pI
iBiDTing our own men, ijs.. ~.
The shadows Of night began 70 collect
about tie battlefield 20 that the generals
below could discern lhs relation Of The