Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-09-25

The fire brick used In its construction "run
the blockade" from EHgland,
Sept. sth.-We wereIhGSy all day putting
up tents, cledhing our arms aud ourselves,
and getting forage for our horses.
Sept. 9lh.-Was awakened at IL o'clock,
midnight, and with Corporal Loan aud two
Others started with dispatches from Gen.
miles south. west at Winston, Ala. We ar
rived at McCook's Headquarters at 6:45
a. NJ. After taking breakfast with his es.
Cort be gave US dispatches for "Rosey" and
VIC returned, arriving late In the evening"
having stopped toget our dinner in a sweet
potatoe garden.
Sept. iOth.-ReveiIle sounded at one
O'Clock A. N at four we started for Chat-
tauooga with "Rosey," arriving at nine.-
Every street aud road in the town was full
OF soldiers, passing through With cOlors
flying and bands PLAYING.
We lay around town oil day until three
O'Clock, when Col Palmer having picked a
camp for us five miles from town sent us
there, We camped on the Hicks place, a
large plantation owned by Mr.. Hicks, who
was forced to go south with the enemy,
but left word With his overseer that we
were welcome to every thing os the place.
There was about two hundred chickens on
the place, Of which got two; also lots Of
apples, aud plenty OF hay and sheep, oats
for our horses. aud a spring OF the finest
water ever tasted.
We had just got to bed few minutes
when MESSENGER from the Colonel, who
had remained in town, arrived with orders
for us to pack up Immediately and return
to town, for the enemy were in our neigh
borhood aud had captured three companies
OF cavalry a short time before.
The Colonel soon arrived to superintend,
and We were drawn up in line on the road
while the wagons were getting ready. We
then began to retreat with three companies
a. a rear guard aud arrived at Chattauoo.
gG at l o'clock, A. u. have since heard
that the enemy took possession Of the camp
a half hour after We left.
Gen. Rosecrans said he never expected
us 10 get back to town with our wagons
and everything safe.
Sept. llth.-When we got to town We
expected to camp for the night, but after
sitting on our horses 10 front of Head
quarters an hour. our company went out
this road Eve miles aud were on picket
until eight o'clock, A. ~, when we went
forward, taking the Lafayette road quar-
ter Of mile ahead and continuing ON it |
for two miles run on the rebel picksIs and |
exchanged shots with them.
We then fell back to where we had been |
on picket until a brigade OF infantry aud |
a battery came up, when we advanced |
again, the intautry throwing out skirmish-
ers and our company acting as iankers.
We drove them two miles, when the |
brigade took up a position aud We returned |
to camp, as both US and our horses were
about played out. AS we we're returning |
we heard the artillery open, and have since |
heard that the brigade drove them eight |
miles that day.
Sept. l2th-Ws we're sent out here and |
posted as couriers. This Iine runs to Gen.
headquarters. Every hut aud |
barn around this neighborhood for ten |
miles have people in them, who moved |
from town when Gen. Wilder shelled it.
Part of WiIder's meu came in last even
ing with fourteen of their wounded and |
over forty prisoners.
When we first came to Chattanooga ev- !
cry road, leading from tho direction the
enemy took, to town was full Of deserters,
and saw squads numbering from twenty |
TO thirty coming in at once.
There was pretty hard fighting in front
yesterday, favorable for us.
The position is: McCook at Rome,
Thomas at Lafayette and Crittenden in
the the neighborhood of RinggOld.
Hoping this may find you well, l am,
with my love to all,
Your RHectionRte son, W. W.