The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-06-02
Ger. Crook,. Great Raia.
SALT SUlruUa SPaiyGs, VIRGINIA
INV II. 1864.

A.Als ! - Y LIN 70 ~ NlNbsi ' lhh4N4Al
May II, 1864.
It's with satisfaction that give you
slight sketch OF the achievement of
this command within the past fortnight:
On the lst day Of May the command
Of General George Crook left Charles.
ton, Virginia, for the purpose Of tap.
ping the Virginia and Tennessee Rail
road.
Passing through scope Of country
whose inhabilants were decidedly ad,
verse to the objects Of the enterprise, tho
command moved steadily forward with
out opposition until going through the
vicinity Of Princeton, where two COM
psnies Of the enemy were encountered
,--oae Of infaUry-and one OF cavalry
whom Major William P. Rucker, Aid
to Gen. Crook, CHARGED a! the head of
one company, speedily routing and dr
wing them in confusion before him with
loss to- the enemy of two killed and
several wounded.
Moving CnwGtis in the direction Of
Dublin Depot, on The line Of the East
Tennessee and Virginia Railroad thu
enemy were next encountered, in con-
siderable force, near the southwestern
bose of CioyL'S mountain, about four
niles from Dublin, behind various lines
Of breast works, flingng the brows Of
several very steep hills. His position
was naturally a strong one, but render.
ed dou5ly so By means Of artificial cos
triyance. eau only give you a slight
sketch of the battlefield, by stating that
The road leading down Lloy d's mountain
dchouches from narrow gorge into on
uaiul0ting plain, threaded by various
small branches dIches aud riyuIots, un.
til the valley suddenly terminates, in a
series Of abrupt conical grassy slopes,
the sides slopng at an angie Of about
sixty degrees, and hanbcd on either side
by long skirt of woods. On the crest
of those abrupt hills the enemy had
planted lis batteries aud erected his
brcastworks, while the woods was ex,
pected to protect his fsnks
After some diminishing and manch.
voring for position by the various rcgi.
ments, the battle lirly opened about ! !
A. NJ, the LIST and Cd Bigadcs march.
ing with unbr7ken front 10 tho assault
despite the shower Of 'leadon rain and
iron hail" which was hurled against
them from behind the breast works and
through the cnnuon's mouth. Ga rush
the gallant boys Wild yell. Two rival
regiments gre pi,tcd against each other
The 56th Ohio, Gen. Crooks old reg
iraent, and the S5lh Virginia, Colonel
]IcCausland's old regiment The gage
oIbattle between the two had long since
been thrown down, and nov the boys.
re echoing the battle cry, sprang forwsri
to the desperate encounter,
The lst and % brigadeo did the fight.
ing at Lloyd's mountain. Both btiga.
dcs acted nobIy, and deserve all praise.
They fought the enemy most galIanllyi
aanked his brcaslvork, routed his col
umns, and had General Crook had q
competent cavalry force at his disposal
he would have captured the entire forces
OF the rebels AS ii was, he pressed
them back, Q thoroughly dsorgonized
mass, through. Dublin aud on to New
River Bridge, with a loss on their side Of
fpllyGO0 hillad, wounded and prison
err; and on our own Of not exceeding
800, The next day, TUESDAY, opened
with heavy and exciting artillery duel
at Now River Bridge, which lasted for
several hours, and in which our batter
los displayed unusual accuracy in gun.
nory-di5mountiug two guns and effcc-
tualIy siloncing two others.
Alter accomplishing, mos! thoropcb.
ly and effectively, the objects for which
kenterod Southern Virginia, .he com.
mand Of General Crook is now slowly
falling back to a new base for future
events 10 develop themselves. That
General Crooks success has been mos:
brilliant, facts alone will attest, and 7
shall proceed to sum up results in few
words.
He has destroyed the Virginia and
East Tennessee Railroad beyond repair
for fully three months. He has roamSd
almost with lmpunity throughout the
whole Department Of South. western Va.
He has oulwilted General Morgan,
scared "Bdckwali" Jackson into his
den, and backed poor McCausland into
The capocious jaws Of tho long Tunnel.
Hohas captured q largo number oipris.
ones-among whom are General ,Jcn.
kinS and Col Smith, both OF whom arc
wounded, and he has done all this with
a force whose insigniGCaucc in numbers
but serves TO render. tho achievement!
moro brilliant, .
There are numerous incidents Of the
route which ] should like to mention,
but must reserve them for a future com.
municaton; as also Tho part which Gon.