Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-10-25

III Crooks command. The hFst message Whtc
be received q believe am correct In this
asoneltromG Gen. Rh6t5 s1noahbihg tina
the attack was upon Gen. Crook. At tn
moment this message was receives
glaH Eefga few Eulputep iHVthe5 l6r
ing took place, General Wright ask
ed the officer who brought the mes
suited. deherat' 'E Emory, the 6tficef fepifed
\ did not know, but supposed from the sounC
i Of the firing that General Cook had Ee,
IpuIsed the attaek.o II 'hope so,9 - said Gen
Wright as he sprang into the saddle, "bu
we shall see." The firing was fiercely re-
sumed, as the general, accompanied by hil
staff, rode hurriedly in its direction, and {
i few minutes sufficed 10 show that the enc
Il my, indeed, meant business. PoWerless Il
stay the dis slsterlo on the left, and the mis-
fortune which followed It in the centre
GenI Wright as soon as he had informed
himself of the true condition of ahsirs
promptly eordesdi o. hri liant tmpvement q
cheek the adverse, tideIiBThe idrstloedei
went to the Sixth corps Baa hist6tic legion
famed tor some Of thsA great y hieSe,
ments In the records Of an army Of which
ftmsy still be eonsids ned the old
Army Of the Potomacf organized by Gene.
raj Mc0 0lellan-Athe first ia iiseipline;s .ftit
~ hnE0AoLuA VI auI AEbuI ak4tAk kAkl
under the banners of the Vniop,,,
The Sixth corps, 1t h lin BE fe etnembefed
was in line on the right Of the Nineteenth
corps, (the' csyaly eBeing In from Of its
righe) partially in reserve: The order al.
rected the corps TO change front, swing
round-whRt had b en It's left before being
the pivot-meett the adyancelGof the enemy
inothereentre aud1eheckit9 ~ s1ebbaH3 .
Another order went 70 the cavalry on
ahe extreme EightsS+ Aeffitt'si aud GuSterss
diVisions-to move rapidly across in rear,
from righto 70 u e. aud checEo the advance
Of the enemy in othe eftdEfeetion of the pike
toward MiddletoWn. .sll9g eill 30 s1as.l'l 90
d'These16fdefs had sca y 81 eh Feeeiyed
before Gen. Rickettsnqwith the 6th corps,
and aGensJT TOrbert7 -Withtheo two divisions
of cavalry mentioned, we're In moti6nG:i sAb
the solid maSshipg geeHlgt y Hgtaps, 7efHths eth
corps swung round and up 70 the scene pt
sobhiet a. the eenter,i nobody Who saw
this time the l9th corps, yery. much lbro-
was fastiretreati ting before the fierce onset
of the rebels. Gen. Emory, aud his Officers
did what men dould do to stay. the mfsfor-
tune. Gen. Emory himself one Of The
brayest men ia the army, rode in the O.
tremea front, cotnmAn ding, 5exhoFting, and
lendeat tosing, 70 rail- his mepiS q mora
combined resistance. It was vain. The
9Th corps moving BY the, left, ARnbS came
up a short distauceI in 1thA rear Of what
had been Gen.. Sheridap,s headquarters;
!opshed the right Of lis, line to permit the
Isiragglars from the left of the 10th corps,
to pass throuRh,' aud them In conjunction,
with, the /, remainder Of 1 The sE6 corps,
which finally rallied and formed iNon aitsi
right, fepdlsed d tremendous charge of tho
epsmy, and hpld them ~ ihay.basfig itt'5 {
| ssThe position thus, occupied could not
long be held with advantage = - Ies1was
found necessary that. the iRho ole line should
beiwithdraEn 20 90 crestgsdme distaneefin
the rear, whore some adya1tages for E10de!'
tense copld be had, and where conjunction
couldibe made and kept with the cavalry,
which was moving over toward the left, 9s
ordered, aud had just begun It's attRekup.
on the rebels who had gained possession
of thepike:. ~ ~ ~. 800, 'ssii,1ss lS
When the withdrawal Of the eth aud
1sEh corps again began, IL was more iofS
deSiy and With D.. solid 'front.' To ward the.
foe. ,nhe.Rrtillery Ioflthe 9Th corps (which
had been brought dp, ,elose ,ip the rear, op
tts frst advance, and had been replying TO
that of the rebels with VigoFaud precision,
found am embarrassing diffchlty ID 4 the
way of retreat. lagAs soon as the retreat be.
gan the ens again advanced with res
doubled ardory charging aud endeayoring
10 break thto1Eh our lines. IN this d.
tempt they were unsueSsssfu1, though the
retreat became more rapid-so fapid IN
deed, that nj artillery could not be moved
fast enough 70 accompany 1t. Both bat
tery. men and horses were particularly aim
ed at By the rebels, and nearly every bat.
tery. was thus seriopslys disa5lea8 Some
lost all their horses, some nearly all their
men. All the gdhs were spIendidly served
to the tagb when y Yves found thar they
stood. by two of his guns, with q aeorpotal
land onec man. firing the alAseo FOuuds hiIni
Iself, and sdisdaining t9a retreat ntiI the
lloorpotsI aud the mAnsRere lhet III shot down
5beside him; rendering his further presence
lIupayailiig.N The TWO gdhs We tptsd,
1.-Two gnns OF sannb, bet tteIy,e one OF NC.
IlKnighps, and tyo OF SteVenss were alec
ltaksu,- 6HptRin Stevens, In getting his
Hast gun SAVED away, waBs forced TO trans,
Iform himself into q pole horse, while his
linen pushed and pulled ftl6f the field with
their handpE SO gEsah RAsO thai cRrnsg'
lRmoug men and horses in rsome OF the bat.
iteffes that irfantry men Weke Obliged L
turn in the retreat and help bring of uth'
cannon by hand. nd..gaAEMEHhoTi
FheJcrestini theiFeHF having been gained
| by the entire sline after theseveFest fight
/ ing of the day, retreat was stopped, anf
1 two determined charges Of the enemy re-
pnlsedrq saais Yea ie nrdi sea isol 81 illo vIok
In the meantime the cavalry, underl Gen
TorbeFt, pushing into -tbe fght on the left
had driven the enemy ct that point OF thS
pike, and, we're holding theiri oYn5 jus
above Mtddletown, sgainst severe musket.
| ty ffi6g aud terrific siielling The POSI-.
/ ton taken up by. the Infantry was in ad-
vance of that thus held BY the cavalry
ana 9 stin ~ tatthes tesEsat and moyemen1
heeessafy ID oF der 70 estAblisha fall, con.
tinn6ns and effective line of battle. The
position VI hIeh9 hpsI had toibe yacated ~
\ the 6th and 18th corps, had advantages o.
its own, which seenedin some minds e
render q further retreat unnecessarF, 1t q