Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-10-04
Letter from west union.
wEsr Us1ox, Oct. Sd, 1862.


Editors Intelligenesr:
For the benefit of our friends in Wheel
ling and elsewhere, permit me TO address
you a few lines. flor publication in your
ever welcome paper,) giving you short ac-
count of Company X, Capt. Reese, of the
9Th Va. Regiment. Our company has been
at Camp Wilkinson, Clarksburgh, since the
18th Of September, but great many re-
ports having been in circulation lately con-
corning guerriIlas, horse. thieves, and other
kinds OF rebels doing pretty much rs they
pleased in Doddridge and Richie counties.
and owing to these reports Company K WAS
ordered from -Clarksburg TO West Union, TO
restore peace aud happiness and Union
mems horses to their homes once more. So
we arrived here all safely on the evening of
October lst. Il is the intention ofthe ma
joritJ of our company, behave, to break
the backbone of rebellion in this part of
Virginia, aud Capt. Carroll, with forty of
his men, (who are stopping here with us,)
and Lieut. Farisa with the same number of
Company K, are going to GlennViile, thirty
miles distant, on reconoitreing expedition
this morning. Capt. Carroll, understand,
is perfectly familiar with the country, he is
going in, and il our reconnOitering party
are not successful in breaking the back
bone of rebeldom this time I'll bet 81 il
they find any rebels on their route they
will break the backbones of some Of them.
The report here is that the rebels are 10
strong force at Chenille, but can not
ascertain their number, neither can any.
body else. That's an impossibiliiy. There
might be 600 and there might be only six.
So you can't expect me to tell you how
many there are. i'll could 1 would not hes
itate an instant.
must now give you few brief remarks
concerniug the town of West Union; where
our company is encomped. Oar tents are
pitched near the Railroad depot near the
centre of the place. II was to tell you
that West Union, in DOddridge County,
was pretty little place would then be
telling you lie, and don't want to do
that. Ii was asked TO describe West
Udion would answer:-West Union, the
capital of Doddridge county, is dirty,
diHgy, ditapiddte1, dusty one-horse town,
situated on Middle Island Creek anil the
N. ". Va. r. R., surrounded by as uneven
and rough country as you will find any
where in West Virginia. @
Aud now must speak Of our regimen tai
Hospital now nader the assistant surgeon,
DR.. joint. Wharton. The building is sit
uated on an emiuence above the town, and
there is continually n pleasant breeze ABOUT
IT. ana plenty Oh RoOu cool water convent
ent. visited the hospital yesterday and
i was surprised to ine everything in such
good order and in fine condition. Every
thing about the building and grounds i,
kept very clean and in splendid condition
What few sick are in it are doing very well
must now close soon. The Intelligence
arrives here in the evening about O'Clock
/ am always glad to receive it. i noticed
in your issue of Oct. I'd, notice of thu
death Of Andrew P. Woods. / was mucl
surprised on learning of the death of Mr.
Woods. He leaves several acquaintances il
this part Of the country to mourn his loss
Aud in the local column of the same issut
l see an item headed "Guerrillas," speak
ing Of Major Pumphrey being run by 1
band of rebels this side of Phillippi.-
Such thing as guerrillas on the road auC
this side of PhilIippi has never yet beer
heard of. Just ask the Major if it was mo-
a band of Capt. Jones' meu stationed a
Pbillippi that made him git
Yours &C., W. A. H.
} Co. K, 9Th Va. Regt.