Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-01-01
"A Letter from our wheeling hpys IN
che valley OF lrEtnta-


Since the 18th inst. the l2.h Nirsi ala
haa Les is tFas - IN a GOOD dsel OF ssSesh
49, W. started 4foei Nsv C-eet and
,,ssscd niuus To- nvHth iig-i.eh 81 ~. ts-
tsnsae. thtoeNa hsfH8gtos ana fstef mar
50 MsufeAsid Tits iastl tie coauty eea'
of Hardy, Il tgFy pretty toupt has uosl
ahasaiadbsq 5cgoist 70 ~ reuisderssea'-
Ne hare frteiae8 ouf bfignda, sea. Clos
etuts fan utieh W bed bten teaPafarll
laiachet. kGss1 Ua days rest, Velps -,
we're called 81 % form - s5giea .,sess,i
ni1is. Nelgly ~ ouf Btfsbis 81 re 90.
cut The mgefelds and Keoisr's Virrinl.
1th and lVtb part o. The slth PennsgiVs-
bettetg siOih Ohia, started on the isth, ia
Ms, marching order. Que wagon 10 . rsFi,
meat, for provisions. Rather slim pros.
Poot for comfort 10 December. We BIZ
Vouaeed that night, after 81 miles march,
on "a bald point Of q mountain, where Gre
freezes and turkeys chew lObncceF.r 10 the
classic language Of AID Lindsey, our hos
ptlal cook. Next day NE made CApon
Springs, and for the first time the whole re-
giment put up 81 the same hotel. This
hOnSe 10 II grand affair, capable of accom-.
modatiug, in sumptuous style, 700 guests
Our tired boys enjoyed such refuge from
the nipping air as only soldier can, luxp,
rating on the forsaken mattresses. m 81
Before arriving here we captuFsS5d mi.
the seCeGh cavalry, Lieutensfic GersraI
vate. Next morning our ept6e 'monntsjns
started US at two A. NJ 6oab eonntv m
to Struaburg in ShsDped az mis- Mac.
Sunday night YEA. NJ. This feature ~
leaving agaip marching programme, i. a.
our Geners Bryan the jolly and popular
as opIat "getting up in the middle of the
paN to chow Victuals and skedAddle" ia a
Trial to the flesh. Just after daylight we
again encamped at Middletown on the VAL
ley Pike, in this fertile, and once Eden like
but now desolated and Impoverished Val
ley of Virginia, Some skirmishinp occur.
red this morning, resulting in the 9th Va
aud cavalry bagged some 20 or 80 "pris."-
One chap with @. S. in large Letters on his
cartridge box belt-plate attracted consider
able attention by reason of stomach of
rather aldermanic proportions. From the
location OF the letters aforesaid one of the
boys Yankee-iike inquired whether thev
stood for Commissary Stores2 Among the
squad turned up n quandam acouaiptance.
Fat MahOney, gentleman of very hand
some phiz, whose finely carved mouth was
used to excite the undivided admiration of
all parties when he swept out vt A. @.
Good q Cos. in Wheeling. Pat fought With
his Irish up before he was taken. He suup-
ped revolver in spite of at least FIVE or six
cavalry shooting at him at close quarters.
But the pistol would not go so he was
Gagged. Last Wednesday we came on to the
now historic Winchester. We passed over
the scene of Banks' defeat aud Shields
victory, and were shown the spot where the
General was wounded. In the meanwhile
down a L. III
mas Eve commenced demonstrating on our
rear. Christmas morning at day found the
18th esconced behind a stone fence waiting
for the ehivalry, while the battery aud 9th.
er regiments were taking position in line.
of-battle as the General directed Itisun.
derstood that General. ones commando the
rebels and that they have fallen back /; so
the Twelfth is waiting to get behind the
stone-tence. Without tents or change of
clothing for now nearly two weeks. and
plenty of forced marches, yet we have ouly
TWO sick here. This Gen. Jones am inform
ed is brother Of Corporal Hiram Jones of
20. +, the Fairmout company. Yesterday
train came ia for us with provis-
ions from Mooreield, with guard of some of
the 57th Pennsylvania and 10th Virginia
boys and about 100 of our regiment
They had scrimmage at Wardensyi lie:
Imboden's cavalry, force not ascertaiued,
sent in flag of truce, demanding the sur
render of the train. Orr boys fred one
Volley aud charged bayonets with a yeIi.-
The rebels went of helter.skelter, losing
one killed and 1--WE wounded. The 10th
Virginia had 3 wounded, our whole loss.
p Winchester is quiet. have heard of
but one breach of peace since coming here.
A lady ~ spatlin the face of soldier of
the sTth PennsylVauia, he Immediately adj
ministered to the fair mouth, blistering
slap. a0fcourse Winchester has been often
described. Que feature of its population |
heard SO forcibly put in dialogue be-
tween soldier and citizen, that relate it.
Soldier says why in this town can hard.
" tell the negroes from the citizens. -
The reply was, ooh our Southern whites
are not so black, you cannot tell thnt.'-
No." says our boy, "the whites amt so
black, but the blacks are SO white" G.