Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-06-02

took all the horses we could find and wen
on to the Summit; there they bushwhacked
us. They wounded one man and Killed
Pat McCarty's horse. We took 2I prison.
ers there. We then wenton to Cheat Bridge
miles below Rowlesburg and canped thai
night. NoTE.-He don't say anything
about taking Cheat Bridge.-Eps. II Mex
morning We went to Kingwood without op
position; from there we went to Morgan.
town, and from there we went l3 miles uu
towards Grafton, and camped at IL o'clock,
with orders to march again at two, which
we did, but we turned of and went down
to independence aud there we met with
Jones and the brigade. We then turned
around 1il, and nd went back to Morgantown, we
| then took the Fairmont road and went is
miles aud camped at 10 o'clock with orders
to march at one, which we did. We went
on to Pairmont, we got there about 9 o'clock
and found $50 Yankees there. They fought
US until 10 when they allislrrendered. Just
after they had given up there was four hum
dred infaptry and two cannon came up
from Grafton, but they did not cross the
river. We drove them from their guns bit
we could not get over to them and they
came back and mounted the cars that
brought them and away they went like the
devil. We went on then without opposi-
tion to Bridgeport, in Harrison county,
there We run on to AS Yankees; we had a
little skirmish when we took the town and
captured the men. From there we went on
to Phillippi, there the brigade left US and
went on to join Imboden, and we started
for the Valley by way OF: Beverly and Mon.
terey. We lost one man killed and two
wounded at Faitmont; at Bridgeport ne
lost one killed. We burned all the BRIDGES
that we could get to and stole all the horses
we could see. The whole number of bridges
burned-railroad z, county 8; whole num-
Der of horses 1900. So I think have Civ.
en- you pretty fair sketch of our trip. One
thing yet and l am done. We was bush
whacked on the whole trip from Oakland
to Monterey. We lost some men out of the
brigade but do not know how many, but
know that we killed 20 of the id rascals.
seen your colt, it was in the eth regi
ment. The man that was riding it would
not give it up. 1t was pretty near give
up; 1t stood the trip round about rs miles.
My pen is played out, will have to finish
with pencil. want to know whether
you got tho ose horses or not, if you did you
had better bring them to the Valley and
keep them in pasture until they get fat aud
then sell them. Any kind of a horse will
bring from $3.50 to $500. If you did not
get them you had better come over and see
something about getting payed for it. III
you don't attend 10 it you will lose it en-
tirely. Tell Sally she need not make, those
pants as bave bought myself pair and /
do not want them nov. 1a-
Z Give my love 20 Sally and Sally c., and
granny and Ranuy and Morts' family aud
Sam and his family, give my respects 10
Shtliingbprge, let me know how Joe Shil-
lingburg is getting. Write to me soon
Give me all the news. will close for the
present by informing you that am Wen
and hope that these few lines may find you
all well and doing well. So no more, but
remain yours, &C., &C., % %
JoHA G. HARvEY.
P. s-1 forgot to tell you tha, we cap
tured Daniel Carnell at Bridgeport. Tell
Nancy Jane Blackburn that was.in the
party that took Daniel in out of the wet.
Tell her that bought him his supper and
breakfast in Harrisonburg, and seen. him
get in the stage and start for Staunton.-
Tell Randolph that took Dams knife away
rom him and told him about stealing his
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