Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-27

wounded BY shot through the hand he was released
after some days detention. Wills prsoner the enc
my furnished him with the Of persons In the
town CT Staunton regarded by them as false to the
South. He had not disclosed them far as the writer
knows Mr.. 0pie had buried bis wife (the late Miss
Paul. of wheeng,) on Saturday before the eremy en-
tered Ssaunton Mr.. Jno. Cyrus Mc0ne, who re-
sided eight miles below Sauhton, died suddenly,
after few hours illness, jus. before the advatce
of the enemy Hs death will be felt by large circle
of sincere relatives among them aged father, whose
two other sons fell victims to malignant camp fever
and by the many refugees from the lower Valley, WHO
always found in Mr. McCue warm and sympathizing
friend. His family, with tba. of Col. Kenton Harper,
who was absent with the Reserves" of Augusta, aud
Isaac PArkins, brothern law to Mr.. McOue sub.
ected to invented insult aud abuse by the Yankees.
negro boy Of Mr.. Mc0uss away more than twelve
months since. he came back VITA Hunters army, with
sword belt and pistol and Yankee Captain at his sides
and went directly to Mrs. McCue and heaped upon her
defenceless head also upon Mrs. Haper and her two
daughters, where he had wife, aud upon Mr. J. Par.
kins and his wife, the oest abuse that coud emanate
from the mouth of naturally shrewd negro, fully YaH-
kesd in twelve months association with them, and in
stgated by the Yankee Captain at his side, who would
tell him to curse Them "thats the way to talk to them,
they are not as good as you are" -. He threatened
to coma down from Stanton the next day and carry Of
bis flmily but the retreat of the army prev ented
Many Instances of heroism and unusual frmness on
the part of the ladies Of the Valley occurred during It's
occupancy by the enemy. A daughter OF Mr.. Thomas
Walker, and cousin to Gen. Walker of the Sonewall
Brigade fastened the other doors of her fathers house
and placing herself with pistol at the only open one
threato ed the Vandas to kill the cowardy wretch that
would lempt to cross its Threshold 1t is needless to
say it VAS not attempted. AMONG the prominent
citizens o. Augusta who fell victims in the disas-
Ious 6gh. Piedmont, or as il should be called as
more distnc re, ,dde River" was Robt L. Doyle,
e. the time .orney for the Commonwealth, and who
had been Apo ntsd to command of the companies
of Preserves" Of the county. he was some time be-
fore Lieutenant Colonel in the ed Virginia Regiment
of Imboden's command He was native Of Rockbridge
couaiy; for many years resident of Springfield, ILL.,,
where he prIctised at the bar with the APE and
had an Unlimited fund Of snecdote which no weuld
ertan his frisnds With at the expense of this monde
script" for besides belg famous q. telling anecdotes,
no one has given rise to than DO has and poor
Doyle did them ample Justice. RsquisscGt in pace.
Mr. Harvey Bare, of Ohurchvile, an elder in Union
Church, and most worthy and ex ,ellent man; j. N.
Hodge, youngest son of Rentx Hodge, near Dseifsld,
in Augusta, gallant boy of seventeen summers, and
member Of Captain Marquis battery of Staunton-a
company made up OF the boys of II. This company
did roble service in this fight and eciled eroomiuns
of the general officers. Young Hodge, with another
noble boy front Siaunton, whose Is unfortunately
forgotten we're the frat martyrs from this bOy-com-
paDy and strange ard to oil in Augusta unlocked for
coincidence to have sacrificed the lives the soil OF
their nGtivs heath, which would have been pol
uted with the vsndal foot Of the enemy but for the
nefAby stupid policy the part Of the Secretary Of
War, or somebody else in Withdrawing General Breck-
enridge from the Valley. Samuel Craven worthy far
mer Of Augusta Of the Reserves, also killed. The
local press Of the Valley destroyed BY the enemy will
be ssdly wanted to preserve much that ia part of his
tory in this ruthless invasion. The Offices of the Regis
ter at HArrisOnburg, and Spectator at Saunton we're
destroyed The writer not that the indicator
Office at Sauuton escaped and does not know the fate
of either the Glz tie ct Lexington or the Democrat at
Fncase. The Governor will sensbly in appointing
some suitable individual to collect all the incidents of
loss by the enemy and the acts of Vandalism and out
rage committed by them in these late raids.