, 1864-11-09
THE WAR I'M TfHErrrA
1hc Sth Illinois CAvalfY-Kts Racent
UperAItona-Late LtsI OF Canualrtna

Va, Nogembar lat, 1851,
Perhaps the reeders Of your paper. Hould
be pleased to hear from the 9Th Illinois cav
airy, nnd 30 Fil tell jon Of four days of It's
experience
On Thursday last hfajcr Waite was ordered
TO send squadron from Rectortown to sa>
lem, to hnnt Mosby. Bis men aud horees
we're already tired, having 1nst returned from
long ecout down the Blue Ridge Mouotains
to spenJVille, In The face Of General No
causland'e brigade, which was then in that
country. Although .hey were tired, aud It
Was night, and nearly tTo hundred rebels
reported on the route, companies L and E,
under Capt. Berry, started promptly and
pushed through to Salem that night.
On the morning the squadron started out,
and after marching q mile Or 50 ran upon the
picketa Of heavy force, and with dash
captured the pIckets, when an order came
from The commander Of the post at Salem
for Capt. Berry to fall back Immediately.
which be did, carrying back his prlsoners
and making very successful expedition
Captain Berry. commanding squadron, and
Lieutenant Clapp, commanding company e,
seem able to go anywhere, with euch go5
hackers.
On the afternoon Of the same day (FrldRy}
heavy storm set in, and Major Waite Or
dered Capt Russell to take Compsnies i. D.
II, ] ard 3, and move 10 snlcEers CD At
night and srtest cert&in citizens and such
rebel soldiers as he might find. Rain, rain,
rain-heavy and cold fell the rain. and al
midnighs Russell and his battalion started,
the trnmp Of their horses and the Jingle of
sabers deadened BY the heaYy rain a6d the
storm.
Twenty miles before daylight, and then the
hcmeWald march, resulting IN one long skir-
m1eh--a hearY line Of sktrmisheEs following
them on tteir retreat Capt Rus.ell and bis
men, through The exertions Of his compauv
coma andeis, nieut. Pearnons Of F, Lieut.
Corbet Of B, and Lent. Gregory Of J,1 con.
Quoted the scout successfully, bringiog III a
lieutenant and fourteen, mea Of M,sby's
command, AID q number Of fine horses.
On Saturday Capt Lincoln was sent on
another scout, towards Uppervllle, with
1rE the vicinity Of upperville, the enemy's
ssirnishers appeared on every hand, and a.
naltJ charged On the rear guard, under Lieut.
Clapp, sud on the advance hlmoet simulta.
heopely: Lient. Clapp and his men from Co.
E held their ground against great odds as
lorg IS they could, aud lualIy fell back, g.r-
tEg a~ay to the right and LETT 90 81 to let 1t.
Cotbet charge the enemy With tie men Of hfa
squadron, consisting OF companies c aud 3.
Mean y lille, abGut one hundred and tea
charged the advance in impetuons style. but
the Etlian1 and steady bearing OF Capt WinK's
men from any damage Capt Niag and 1t.
Delaney OF Co. q, both reserved the fire Of
! their commando until the enemy CANE no,
and thfn poured IN q WILL concentrated vol
leg.
Just then Capt. Berry came up with his
| Nv \
the enemy lying, and joined Capt. Wing IN
the headlong pun. nit alter the Virginia calV.
! airy.
Soon the feld was cleared Of the foe, e1-
ccpt those HAo wesu no longer capable OF
lighting, or who we're pt3soneEa In our hands.
an tndehtsd to Lieut. Rrsdley, Of Co. l.,
! aJonpg and Eothy officer, for Inc Inform T.
tion that Sergt. Chsuncey Gonsolus, VAS
| captured IN this engagement The remain
der Of the list Of cesna1tlea Is Corp. George
Sherman. Co, g, wounded In the leg; Corp.
! George Bal, B, do; ]. Williams, 3, do; =.
Dlsbro, Z, Go: YIN. johnson, c, injured By
! fal1
Our entire Ices then was one captured an i
fnur wounded, While the enemy lost nine
captured, four Killed and many wounded, ac-
cord1hg to their own report as since gath
cred.
Comment is needless. The regiment is
fortunate In the Possession OF an invaluable
Aea.etant Surgeon, Theo. ". Stuu, who,
during the prolonged absence Of our Surgeon
on detached service, has cared tendeny for
the Sick and wounded Of the old 9th, aud
many so1e!er will feryently say, 'God
bless Doctor Etu1l."
Mfn: Our wounded men don't vote for
Little Mac, aid with rerY few exceptions
there are no Mcclellan votes IN the entire
command.
The Shadow Of GEN. Butler yet lin
eortnx In New OrlnRna.
stas Ntmints Untb1ai Maj. Gen. Hurl5ut
who has suceeeded Gen Banks, deals with
the dieaf5ected with just us little tenderness
as Butler MAS apt to exercise The folio wing
order, which 10 ons Of eeverM Of like char
actks, explains iteelf:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT or THE GuLr..
Nav oRxfAss, Taefday, Oct II. 1861
GENIAL OApKAs No. 147-A R1etla psfty.
nI DIR the leadership Of one Qmar Boudfeau1,
paving entered the toWn Of Labadtevi,e, Parish Of
Aseumnior, On lee 1tFht Of Sept. 8, 1854. aud
ha5tiE white there murdered lossl ctlzsn Of the
M the TACT that The relatives OF the apthors OF thta
c'fue are IN Possession Of property inside the
Unson noef, and also of she iac1 thar the widow
htt b. o1des Cd that the paTenrs Of Emile Hobert
NnIs RebeTt. Omar GYau, Omar Doadzeaux. Jesn
Wen.e. Jr. 1oEertng Mebre. snd Louis Fol:e, Jr.,
be assessed III the 1t {s,a,o) five 1boss I'D
dollars, to be paid Legal cltrxncy OF the pulted
SHARES IN o. bi1fe fhe 2td cry o. November next,
TO the clmu antinE officer of the DittEfct OF La.
5outcef or Huch Other oflcsr he may des3gnAte
70 receive y, by the part'e. and in the an,1nnts
1ose Of the tetaae u[ the late c. G. G1ezz1n fos the
benefit Of biS widow.
Evat1ct Heae1t $s7s %
! He1unogenc Grau 2Gl DQ
| Widow Of Valentine Boutrt tauI.........- 1oa o.
yeah Ts9. . gen ~ 6} q,
| l. default Ct psymcat of = ta,nopnt hy elther
| nf the parties ADORE named ~ 1betota tae tate
] hp mr., faaa
dtfs1lline, bo:h real and pez .S-@7al BE- had By
tie unitec Sta,cs,, ana ttey -: "a for disobc-
] 1itnce ut military ordetx-
Louie nariu. Senior, 1alher r. Gaer1in, and
I Maxiuien LabureneETe, her t--.ae1 tn-laW, arc
| the xccutore OF the late G. q. Gaef1zn.
By etder OF mai Gen. uuhL1ET.