The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-10-13

Oul icy 'HSf' ll EoOu uNuNi' n''Vl '"'-
ing back some twoAmies Col. Hays,
(tbah whom there is no brsver man, or
moro efficient commS ader,) succeeded
in reorganizing his bripSsF aud was as
signed by Gen, Crook TO cover the re-
treat Of our army. By this time it was
ascertained that we were largely out
numbered, and here begins a part Of my
lite's history thai ! would gladly forget,
shudher everyl ] ,hins'ofiha fear
til night, iIlRss grand stampede OF
sartillS, aud Tslns, interpersed
with demS< ~ and!jgSSntry,
pei, neil, al Seir way 70 the
rear The d ned US fercely
for eightptRiu oping no doubt
to cen aud trains but
i8itI8& The skill and de
IN sdahd Hays, and his
s& Se brigade
is;i'We retreat sh Mills Eha, night
saving nearly Eegod lai all of
orr artillery, %ol 6sige, or
more properly oge Of rs REGIMENTS the
36lh o. vi, @bughl of three or four
pieces of artillery BY hand finding them
in the road where they had been aban-
doned by their own comm dnders. We
encamped for the night at lawn called
Bunker Hill and remained unil morn
ing. The next morniyS (25th, came
and with lis dawn the Slest rim ever
| felt. We took up our line of march
for Martinsbnrg, and arrived there about
| O'Clock A. NJ, the rain still falling in
torrents and the rebels pressing herd on
our rear. We halted in front of the town
and fought them until our wounded who
hal been SEM there the night before, and
all the Government stores and trains had
been removed, and then took up our
march agein for vii iamsport, Ma-,
marched all night until O'Clock in the
morning. when we hlted on the west
bank oil the Potomac river, opposite and
sight Of WiIlamsport The rebels not
having pursued US during the night, we
all lay down and slept until 7, and then
made us some coffee, and Q found US
wading the Potomac. l cannot des.
cribe to you nay feelings when | reach.
ed the Maryland shore. Twelve years
ago | lef, it, then all was peace and
quiet. Now on this, my first return to
my native State, for which have always
entertained such warm feelings, am
beset both front aud rear by traitors,
seeking mol only 10 destroy my life and
that Of those battling in our common
cause with me. but to destroy the gov
ernmeHt-thet has reared GGd iosteTed'
them and given them every privilege
civil and religious they ever enjoyed =
My mind, in thinking on this subject,
sicknes at its own reflections and drop
the subject from my thoughts as far rs
possible, more than ever determined, to
help punish these miserable traitors,
who have brought such distress and ru
in upon the country BY their wilful mis-.
representations Of he best government
ever gwen 10 man, After crossing the
river we went to Hnrpor's Ferry, where
we halted for q rest. In my next | will
give you further history.
| most ardehtly hope that the day is
not far distant when balmy peace shall
again spread her wings over our whole
land, when all the institutions of our
great nation ercept Slavery, shall be rcju
vnated. But much as desire peace, l
want no such peace ms is proposed by
the Chicago Peace Democrats to base
ly surrender to the Rebels part Of these
United States While do not endorse
all the acts of the present ndminisra
ton. endorse fully and entirely that
part Of ii which proposes to put down
the rebellion, and establish again on
solid foundation (that foundation being
the whole of these United States undi
vided } the government as was founded
by our fore fathers in wisdom, and seal
ed and delivered to (us) their children,
by their best life's blood. That there
ara wrongs many of them doncby this
administration, will not undertake 10
deny, but the grand object. the para
mount ln'eres, of cry good citizen
now is to put down the rebellion first,
then we have lime to look after these
things of minor Importance, bn let the
word be DOWN WITH THE REBELLION FIRST
or ALL, and let these peace. aIsauy prize
men who tell our people that all the
hIood and treasure spent in this mighty
contest to sustain the government has
been for naught. Let such miserable
cringing puppies, be consigned to an
oblivion of iniamy as they will be in No
vember, and their Games only remem
berrd as hiss and a bye word.
In my next, will give you an &C
count Of our second trip up the Valley.
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