Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-30
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charges which they made were promptly
rendered,gbortive. But tn.one grand charge
which they executed, and in which it waq
estimated THAI from twenty to twenty-five
thousand troops Pc rtioipa'ed, We 4Ost heayf
ily,in prisoners. Besides thee, we lost
either four pieces or Whole battery of arr
tillery. This charge decided THE work OF
the day Our COMMANDERS saw they coHld
do nothing against the overwhelming odds
against them, and resolved to fall back
slowly.
In the charge referred to it is true our
lines were for a few minutes broken dur
ing which time the rebels took the priso-
neFs and -artiIIery.J-but- the-Union troops.
rallied again, and Averill's cavalry covered
their unwilling retirement. ss...tL
The days operations closed with each
party in line Of battle, the rebels sdYane-
ing with bold front and our men falling
back in good and perfect order ,-b m. d
sisi is, CROOK, AND AvERILI. r4 .4.a.4
IL During the whole engagement Generals
Crook and AYeriii exerted Themselves to
the utmost TO secure success ;abut, unfor-
tunately, the numbers of the enemy were
against them. ''pi'nti lad I'd. a''.t e. '''r' 4.
GENERAL DUPTIE. HI rri47-H .
Btikadier GeneGdT Dufis is reported to
have been Killed or wounded while at the
heddof his brigade urging the men not to
give way, but to do their duty like true
soldiers. .,''.
| 80. n ,a, CoLoNEL MULLIGAN, ETC, ..,... 10
Colonel Mulligan is seriously wounded,
and prisoner in the hands of the enemy.
Just before Col. Mulligan was wounded a
color sergeant was killed, and, he, accom-
panied by his brother ,in- law, Lieutenant
Nugent, immediately rode forward to Sc
cure the -colors. The Lieutenant dismonnt-
ed to pick up the colors, aud, while III this
position, was MORALLY wounded. Colonel
iMulligsn was wounded about the same
time, and, as is reported, seriously in two
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IA portion Of our wounded fell into the
enemy" hands, In the confusion which
now exists tits impossible toiget any def
mite information regarding their fate. That
portion ofJour iWounde d who are able to
walk have been and still are being sent to
Hagerstowu. There is at. this time one
long railroad train of wounded aboutstart-
ing for Cumberland. 7.4el 900 ad fui iits
MONDAYS oPERAFIoNs-MoRE7 FIGHTING.
On this [M6ndayy rhorniDg the rebels
eontinded their advance, and as conse-
quence we had renewal of hostilities.-
The enemy advanced slowly. Our men
ed the best of order. In this retro
grade movement we did not quietly give
way before the advancing foe, but com
PEELED him to win the ground by fight.
ing for it. So stubborn was the resistance
offered that the enemy was compelled to
use his artillery even up to the time of
entering the town, which is about snow"
'4n6ou4the' time of the closing of this
despatchi Cd Hh"l n"rIHaHt N" Dor"
+ The last iH1es formed for the defence of
Martinsbhrg land yet not so much the de-
fence of Martiisburg as to gain time to get
of our railroad and other traius) were
stretched from the Faulkner residence (the
late home of ex!Miuister Faulkner, now
occupied by Mrs F. across the Winehes-
ter turnpike, to another road beyond it,
Our lines were but a few yards distant
from the rebel ones. Both parties faced
each other in fine style. The rebels open
/ ed with their artillery We replied: and
as they used small arms, SO we returned
like for like. In fhis last endeavor we
gained time and in truth il was the saving
of us. BY its aid the railroad and wagon
trains were got out of the way, the wound
ed despatched in safety, and stores and
OthetN United States property saved.
81 -.-. .,,,ll Il LAST NIGHT 10, !, g-,,,ll
there was general excitement in town.
All night citizens kept leaving, generally
going towards Pennsy lYRnia. Buggies,
wagons and. horses, loaded with men wo-
men and children, left town, rather with
more haste than grace. During this same
time the railroad company got off its prop
erty, as also did the qnartermasters and
commisssries of the United States govern
ment.fi!..lt4 10. you, snu 4I ..44fHu, tul. r.,
The rebels have reached the outskirts of
the town: railroad train loaded with
passengers has just left; citizens ere ske-
ldadlipga on steeds of an antique and ,apgu-
lar character, and otherwise looking there
is a constant popl poPl of small arms,
and the discharges of cannon. and bursting
of shells ). the last of our wagon train is
moving off 10 good order; men and women,
citizens Of, the town, are rushing into their
houses or are grouped upon, stoeps 70 wit
ness the outgoing of one. party and the in
looming of another Notwithstanding the
dangers around them the stores are closed
and the town looks dipgyi overturned boxes
in, the streets and articles of some value
lying here and there indicate a hRsty part
ing from their keepers or owners; our
lines are slowly moving. back toward the
Williamsporti pike j, infantry is marching in
column out of town Adams Express Com
pany'si Agent aud the telegraph operator
are retreating in good order-lhe latter on
horseback with his magnet under his arm,
| and the former on the cars, after saving the
compAny's property and with the accnmu-