Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-05-16
THR WnRELINaI RATrRRY-
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ways anxious to hear anything from the
Wheeling Battery, thought it would be
interesting to them, to read rough de-
sctiption of our trip TO New Market: On
May 4lh, the middle section left camp for
u .scont, taking four days ratious, and
marching by way of the Romney road, at
8 "A. NJ their destination was not known,
but il was supposeai, they would go to
Moorefeld. On Tuesdaythe 9th No. lgun
of the right section leftseRmp at q a.. NJ,
taking two days, rations They were to
go to a rebel lanyard on Cedar Greek, and
load the train wagons with leather, and
green hides: found there. tFhe middle SEQ
tion, and one gun of right section, being
gone, left us three guns In camp. Al II
A. NJ. on the same day (5th) orders came
for Jour three remaining guns to prepare
! four days ratiOns, and form on the Stras-
burg road; by IL 80 P. ~ we were all
ready, and Joined the 123d, I22d, 10th
Ohio, regiments, 10th Va. regiment, Roan's
cavalry, q detachment of Utt's cavalry and
Keefer's battery. The srn was, shining
bright. when we started, but at 2 P. N. a
violent storm overlook us, the thunder and
lightning was awful, while the rain poured
down in a perfect delugs; gum blankets
were ofno account, and We were drenched
10 the skin IN. short metre. The storm
overlook us at Middletown. 1t seemed quite
an enjoyment to aecesh women of that
place TO view our discontinue, from their
windows, and many slur was thrown at
US from them.
ltrained without ceasing all day, our
march was a weary one, aud we did not
reach Strasburg until 8 P. NJ. We quarter
ed in an old house, In the town. There was
no such thing as drying clothes that night,
so we all turned in and slept with wet
clothes on, and wet blankets over US. We
w,re aroused in the morning at A. N.
and to our great disappointment still found |
it raining,-the boys look it easy, laugh.
ing and joking, making the best of every
thing, and paying no attention to the rain.
Breakfast over, horses harnessed, aud we
were off at A. M. The roads were in an
excellent condition, and but for the eternal
rain, our trip would have been Interesting
to us. We reached Woodstock at l2 A. M,
here We rested for an hour, cup of hot
coffee was made and drank, in the rain,
horses fed, trumpets sounded, and we were |
off once more. ..f' H.
Roan's cavalry had aahard chase after |
some rebel cavalry, a short distance from
Woodstock, succeeding in taking two lpris.
oners. |
We camped for the night two and a, half
miles past Edenburg- II rained-our
irentsshad beenraH ieft at winchester, 30
you can magine what pleasant night we
passed, with an unceasing rain falling on
US, and 1.-THE wet ground under sus. Our
pickets were Diminishing all night, and
several feints were made byit the reheis to
drive them in. We were up ut the first
bugle call. and commenced our march at
80 A. NJ lit rained until A. NJ when
to our great surprise it stopped, and look
ed something like clearing off. A body
of rebels made an attack on our front
at 10 A. NJ. One gun of Keefer's unlimber-
ed aud commenced firing on them. The
rebels drew off, and kept leading US at
few miles ahead, until our arrival at New
Market, which was at TIA. NJ. Here for
once we had chance to eat our dinner
without getting wet. We STAYED at New
Market two hours, and then turned back
towards Winchester. We took several
Union families with US; they said they
were starving to death at New Market, but
do not see how it is, for we found thirty \
barrels of flour in one,hOuse, 10 in another
and7a warehouse with from so to so barrels
in-oyer 100 barrels of whisky, several
boxes of secesh blouses, aud number of
trunks filled with officers clothing. Our
cavalry took several prisoners while we lay
there: Insults of all kinds were directed
to US from the secesh ladies, one in partic.
ular showed her disgust for Yankee OIL
Ger, by placing her thumb on the most
prominent feature of her face, and wagging
her fingers in. very mysterious manner.
This act was received With -ers and peals
Of laughter by our boys, making the yopng
lady feel SO bad that she retired from the
window in great confusion. ---T.z
We went back as far as Mount jackson
WheresRe icamped for the night, quarteeirR
in the rebel hospitals-three in aumbsr.s
In searching through one of the hospitals,
one of the boys found two pieces of bone,
they had been sawed off II inches square,
and one piece was partly formed into a
rings They were shown to the Surgeon,
and he pronounced them pieces of. the
frontal bone of q human skull. IL l. have
often heard ofthe rebels making ornaments
out of Yankee bones, but never could be- 4
tieVe in such an atrocious thing. Now, from
what have seen with my oEn eyes, I am
forced to helieye tits. but too true!
1t commenced raining at IL 2. N. Our
three guns were placed in position to com-
mand the banks on the, opposite side ofthe
river, as an attack WAS looked for from that
direction but the night passed away with
out anything occurring Of consequences,
with the exception'of some of our Infantry
being nearly frightened to death, by ono Of
the boys swearing l.he saw the ghost of
departed bushwhacker, inp the hospital
where they were quattered. e Ia, =. lil
Six men of the 1884 Ohio regiment were
eaptured some time through the night, by
their struggling away from camp. &
We left Mount Jackson at 6 A. N; it
was raining steadyi reached EdenbuTg at
$40 Al. NJ When q short distance from
Edelburg, q body ofTsbsls we're seen on
were brought to bear on them, aud few
well directed shots soon sent them flying
| fer the Wooda.5.s IT sasa .sspaglq - - 3.5z
We reached sStrasburgat6i NJ, it was
sill raining. We appropriated school