The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-08-11
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Correspondence o. ne Wheeling YnisHgsreer.
NLw CREEK, August We had very pretty
little fght yesterday-of little account Ia com
pariton with the Army Of the Potomac and the
"big things OF the SOuthwest-hut we are salts.
htd with the result, although We mourn the loss
OF our gallPnt dead. The force under McCaus.
land and Brndley johnson, who were so Rlnriously
defeated at Cnml erlaud by General Kelley, made
rapid march to Romney to escape his blows
Yesterday mC rning they started from the Wire
bridge for this place, numbering over three thou
sand men, and about o'clock drove in our pick
ttS with WNd rush, Johnson made the direct
march NJ the New Creek road, while McCaus-
lard sent a portion uf his force upOn Fort Piano,
commanding the town.
Tie balance Of bic men were sent around the
hill 60 The cost end Of the place, and about four
hundred di'mOuntcd and depoyed 10 the vest
Intending to surround Fort Fuller. The al'rm
WIS sudden, hut not a. complete as the X 'hcle
Anticipated Colonel Seycuson, Of tho lJitl
Regiment O. n. O., assisted by Lieutenant
Colonel !. 7. Hoy. Gth Virginia, Immediately put
CvJTything iu position for defense. General Kci-
leg was telesrophed, and he ordered Colonel ST.
vcnson to fight 10 the last, and rcinlOrcoments
would he .Cnt up.
The Il, bells had the brow Of the hill and fred
ard ChCcrrd with greet vignr and determination
The guns Of the tort, under cOmmqnd of Captain
Holmes, Of Battery II, and Lieutenant Blgoy,
commanding section Of Battery l., lsf Illinois
Artillery, were turned upon the advancing column
of johnson, and they hesitated, and finally hslted
MtCausland rode up on Fort Piano, and force
Ot
way down the side Of the mountain towards our
little fort. They did not appear to understand
why the force sent 10 the west did not opernte
ehectunlly but they were held in check by two
cempanits of the 9th Nirginla-Companics and
G-who skirmished with them for two hours or
more, and kept them in piece of woods, from
which they did not seem disposed TO make their
appearance.
Outside skirmishing and fighting from the fort
continued for three hours, with no decided al
vantage, except that the Rebels were rcpulsod In
every attempt to advance within reach Of our
guns. But the rCintOrCemonts sent by the gal
liant defender Of West Virginia came up lust in
time. -Four companies Of the llth Virginia and
one company Of the 9th, Company A, the whole
under command of Major Simpson, of the llth,
disembaiked from the cars and reported for duty.
to Colonel Stevenson.
Three companies Of the nth, and Company I,
OF the 9th. were ordered to charge the enemy on
Fort Piano, and they did il with a yell and q
rush that drove the Rebels from the intrenched
position, driving them into the rife pits on the
opposite side, in the face OF heavy fire. Rein
fOrcements compelled our gallant men TO retire
part of the way down the mountain side, when
tie fort opened upon the Rebels, firing over the
heads of our men, and the accuracy of the shells
drove them down the hill in confusion. II was
complete rout and victory for the LITTLE lrrison
of thousand men against thiry-Gye hundred.
At o'clock the' enemy retrca'cd, picking
mp part OF their dead and wounded, to the eX-
tent of four ambulauces aud three wagon loads
Eight of their dead left in our bands have been
picked up to-day. Their wounded probably
amounted to fifty or sixty. Their wounded prf-
soners say they were apprised that the conquest
OF New Greek would be but the work OF fifteen
minutes, and then they would march 10 Cumber-
land and take General Kelley upon the other
flank, and accomplish what they intended when
he drove them out Of that section of Maryland.
At the house where he made his hcadgtar crs
MCCaussud expressed his disappointment az find
ing 60 determined a resistance. Ho had been
apprised that General Kelley Was quietly watch
ing Cumberland ard New Creek with It's stores
and treasures, presented an inviting morsel.
The dead of the battlefield we mourn even
though they number but r. fraction of the sacri-
flee TO a wicked Rebellion. But their vacant
places in the social circle will he none the less
painful, because greater number have been
slaughtered elsewhere on the batte-felds Of our
country. All honor 20 the dead
Counel Stevenson and MAJOR Neil, l5ith Rogi-
ment Ohio National Guard; Lieutenant Colonel
Hoy, 9Th West Virginia Infantry, commanding
the post; Lieutenant Baglpgq, Battery l., lst
Illinois Light Artillery (whO did some splendid
firing Captain Holmes, Battery IL, west Nir-
pinia Light Artillery; and Major Simpson, 1lth
Virginia Infantry, were particularly conspicuous
in the fight, and were active nj every point. Lieu
& nHnt Mckenzie, OF Battery l., came up with
the rcintorccmeuts from Cumberland, to aid in
making the fight hotter, if necessary.
Another regiment the l65th Ohio National
Guard, Ttacht here at an early hour this morn
ing, and General Kelley shortly after, accompa-
MED by Captain Harrison, Onr Quartermastor,
Captain Mathews, Captain Frank kentey. aud
Others. But the enemy had gone, dsheartened
and defeated. IL was the prettest little fight yet
had In western Virginia, aud resulted Ia a COM
plte rC ut. Bur VIC have "a strong arm and Il stout
heart 20 nerve our gallant men in our commIud-
ing general. When he falls the Rebels may take
Cumberland and New Creek.