Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-28
K CHMOND WIG.
TIE RICH MOUNTAIN AFFAIR.

II
The following ia he conclusion OF Col. W. O. Scott.
report Of the Rich Mountain affair:
MT RErREAr-wHT I DID nor PoRrITY CHEAT NOUN
TAIN, ErC.
On arriving at Beverley Wss Immediately surrounded
by crowd Of c'tzans aud others Seeing amoagt them
Mr.. George W. Berlin with whom he'd been acquainted
in The Convention, and Jadge CamIen member OF lhe
Provli)na Congress requested interview with them
n private room In the hotel Daring thu. interview
Lieut. COchrane consulted the propfeiy OF remov
ing lar ermaseIs and Commissary stores from Beyer
10y, aud ordered him get all the wagons thas could
be procured and Fill them with those stores and take
oi OF jll some twenty old prisoners aud place them
under guard Of my regiment | consulted Mr. Berlin
and Judge Camden "a to the course should purse
our Interview coded W my determination 10 60 20 Laurel
hill With my r@gmenL that ight.
But going into tue street in which left nv rsgi-
snt found had gone towards HuttohsVillP the Op-
pose direction to ths; OF Laurel = In some one bav
Ing inform'd my Lieutenant Colonel il NY wish he
slouli 70 that way. mounted my horse, das1ed cif
rapid rate, ana overlook it between anc TAO -les
from BsvCrey sHd tuTaed /: bacs In tue direction Of
Lsuie. aill Ha, reactng Beverley, paw two men
NhoI formed ne that they were lst on Laurel Htl ;
tha Gel. Garnet binstl vas the ret,eat ard that
hs had ordered ne cnis " sruek Tor that purpose
lssore they ltg his camp Tlis cAlngcd my programme
I "a use in going TO Geu. .rnet AL wcgd ouly
4erve % cucumber his retreat / therefore G.tetmiled
retreat myss a1t Accordingly LEI. ve.lcy, sur,
e be,w'e7 30 M II O'elr,k the, gighi
The night was dsJs, sEny ana uismiL The roid'
ysss nuijy Ny vsccR-, With ttogg loaded Ri}G or
ltriermssVr's aid UommiE,ary stores, anu iIiocs Of
var &C. cors itu,d a IRAN e. two, three .i,es 10
length. hs regiment ms-ehe- a toe rtSr 10 protect
th-m tross at'ssE. Which one stopped, GN hehnd lt
Eiopp-d, aud Ey reginegt alsO--oonseq1sniy my pro-
gress wa scs Alter getting about two or three mi
from Beverly, | Cv'rtaken by a ,ssepger from
Gen. Garucr, ~h The fcllo sing order VIII r>sd by
.As laut; m which the la. csed with the p.isoners
[Osder No .
EDo'kKs DP'r n. W. A.
Camp as Lsusel Ill., JAY il.h, 1861.
Col. SosrT Con'dg 3sst en- route to Haurel Il:
Csiolri en- 3igeeei by Gen. Glrnet TO iu nish yon
the -Ic,sed Sk,;cl, a: sly thl. he q;,Ls- ,ou TO
march al iEh, nccts'arF - -'s.a tat pnint on the
koch; ld 10 SlcoK up the p,t1 80 far towards
YOU can, and tie road tosar,sC; il the onsmy should
have reached the point A. thea block up Iuch as you
can. By order Of Gen. Garnett.
Very ;ssteotiA.5,
JAS l. coRLEY,
Colonel Se1rT. Capt. y. S. Q A. A. A. g.
Tee enclosed sketch 10 which he refers was Il dit.
gram, copy OF which is inserted above rne diagram
vas Published in tho W1ig o. las. Wecnssdsy Your
dogor canauot fully understand this order, rnss you
i read il ia connection with the diagram iycg viii
turn % It you vii. that 10. drsG,ed 70 hlccs
ade tie Blohanln turnpike, .sa1ng hon Col feSraa :
camp 20 l,y,Tiv OGi llss poTUg of the luuty road
nad be,n ordered 10 guard Et'h tx euds ron % @
su1 the path which emu Cn from IDst county roIj,
rr m u the pon! A, shCrs i: crossed The mcpu.ans
s,w a. cue. tee mistake under sh,ol Gen. 'Iirnst
so boiag. II? hai hts OF the Gyht az K Rch houn
.il al from Col PegrSus letter 10 MIA Ia The morn
ING he believed hat tho enemy lad gOuen 10 DOl. r. :
rear by turning his right faux aud coming Along that
path AID county rcs4 "a would stiA conuEas 10
shat way. Now, knew they bad MOI come that way,
bu, had CAM sreuad Col P.'s left amk; deemed Il
therefore al Of slp7ons ioY 20 :gsn HJ regiment
l. u .ln.l- Hf z.ffun .-nA all N nr
ut1t day commence blockadirg path and road, IN
which knew enemy TAD prt his foot, sad se enemy
zould put bis fOH; be-ues ~ mel her artillery ctud 0e
brought acros5 tee moulsiH by that path, OF what
Sas II 10 have boCkAdy t against inf ntry who could
aasly g,t ever or around the blockade. Again | re
a cted /! should obey Gen. GASnsus ordors, il Tould
almost certainly hsgie the iols OF my Shcls comma d.
Z, would prcbao.y sks all ugh; 10 reach tue point
o. and later Toe dsy 10 climb the n0unthil and reach
che pont A. Tais poat was but short distance
!rom the psce where the dsht occurred, aud where
understood tie enemy would bysuAo that Light. As
-o,n ss the trso' saoad begin to fall they would be
heard BY Ihe enemy their pokss scouts aud almost
Immediately u vouid be rtanei that regiment was
oackading the path. In thl: cas3 all the enemy wold
have TO do would be - cone dowa the Buchanan turn
pike a1iug 70 Beverley, with their force OF artillery, un.
III hev should res ca the county ToS9 sppoilt, TO
gussd thar dy AID 60 up that road unu tbey should
reach the plth Wrs block ,dpg What then, would be
INV situations Blocked up Ia front b. my fallen trees,
and hemmed in the ras by an overwhelming ,nsmy. /
therefore old the niger WHO brought me the order
= tell Gsu Garrett that be was s'gkcn in iupposng
hat the enemy had gotten TO Col reGr by the plth
and road he lad d,rd me bOekaSe for that they
ad come aouud Col Pc left d ~ K that should pro-
bahly lose nv whole command il we're 10 obey bis or
dsrs AID that therefore should continue my retreat
tsve since seen Col. Corsy Gen. Girnets Aid, Wlo
wrote that ord,r and he informed me was right in
-upposng that when thai order was giyen Ger tnett
was under the belief hs enemy had gotten to Col P.s
rear by the path and county road aioesaid AID would
cort.uue 20 come that way.
have been ch'rged With block aiding past Of the
turnpike between Laurel Hill ard Bever ey, which pre-
vented Gen Garoetts retreat by that oSn. The charge
/, false No road was boekaded by ms No Tree was
cut down by my ordrs, or by my regiment anywhere.
U! arriving the morRirg near the d DAVIS Hotl !,
a leg tavern seven miles ron verey vac over AIKEN
bv another messenger from Gatnett, with the ol-
10 wing order
Col. scrrr -Gn Grrelt directs tba. you tndesvOr
I, keep the enemy in check the her SIDE OF Besor
lev ultii q, yi,tt II you are isrc'd back, send me
mounted eIpses.m mao 3 atirg he fact
Rspfc i,ly, etc.
JANss CoELtY,
Capt O. 5 I, , A a = q.
As i, vas ulreliy rnur.e Nhen r.c-iy m ord r
and wssn,a,. aeytu mil,s rom Bev.rl-y, US eI en-
ZION was praccit.s II answer 20 IL ! wtv'e l)'
po,e with pencil, on fc ce RAIL- 70 Gen Garnetr Al
seat By lie same Eesssnger Who 0CrGat Ie tie tr
| dr..
o. arriving At Hutoa-SiIe, H.. milss from B.veiler
aled nv r. Q IN nj Tor bT,akas. While there Wa'
! ioia,d pyE Tyler, With few companies from ih,
2Oth (Ccloue Pegran's) R,simsnt Aud While there
cived the iollO"Ug (tne las order from General dr
nett, via:
"Geaersl G rnett has concluded TO go to Hardy ooun
ty ana towards Cheat Bidge You will take advantage
oi pa, lou b. yond HIuonsv lie aud draw your supPhe
irom chmol aud report Tor orders there
! jas CoRLlY
Opt. O S Q, A. 9.
L hes been stated that was ordered By General Gar
nett to .top on Cheat Mouatain and fortiy T1ere /
not word iu this order about Cheat Mountain Geners
/ a l. -. hnrn Anrn lnIt n nv dc