Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-11-11
The Recent Fight at Beverly.
BEVERLY, Nov. 9Th, 1864.
Editors Mteuigencsr:

Editors IntelligeHcer:
AS matter of justice to the 9Th Ohio
Volunteers, 1 request you to correct your
account of the fight at Beverly. The reb-
els were three hundred strong. The at
tack was before daylight, and the rebels
lost all their officers but one. The camp
was not surprised. The men were standing
in ranks for reVille roll call. The dis
mounted picket challenged the rebels, and
his shot alarmed the camp. The men seiz'
ed their arms, and part of one company
was thrown out as skirmishers. Major
Hills charge swept back the skirmishers,
and three companies, Withdrawing from
camp to the breastworksfy ordered so
through error, gave his men possession OF
part of the camp. Instead of charging
through it, Hill threw half of his force to
the rear to capture what force was left in
camp. Through the exertions of Capts.
Evans, Beehtle and Lysle, the men left in
camp we're rallied at the northwest corner
of the camp.
Major Shaw having fought his way
through the ecattered Johnnies be-
tween his quarters and camp, took
command, and ordered a charge en-
the force in the rear of the camp, under
com mand of Major Hill, who by this time
held the officers line of quarters. The
charge started them, and in 1t the Major
was severely wounded. Captain Evans
then took command, and ordered another
charge on the rebels, who had rallied in
and about the stables. The charge was
vigorously made and routed the rebels.
By this time it was light, and the rebels
that were in our rear, and between us and
town, having been routed, Lieut. Colonel
Gounrt made his way to camp alone, and
took command. He Immediately about.
faced the men who bad whipped the rebel
force in the rear of the camp, and after
some fighting routed and captured the force
operating in front of camp. THE revolt
yers" and "fierce assaultS' made with them
are all imagination. There is not no1 a
dozen revoIyers, in this command. Some
of ihe men did fee but they were HndTmed.
We have over q hundred in that FIX. We
wouldbe thankful for reVOlversor even good
arms, but have been condemned all sum.
mer to hold an extreme outpost with no
arms bnt the Union carbine which is con-
demned by the Ordnance Department itself
as worthless weapon, and one foisted on
\ it by .political Influences" Nevertheless
we whipped the rebels With them in hand
to hand conflict, when they had third
more men than we engaged, and the adVau-
tage of perfect organization. The arms We
captured give US toIerable outfit. Good
arms are on the may. There was no
fighting in the streets of Beverly. No wo-
men or children fled through the streets -
They were IN bed and wisely staid there. No
bullets Whistled through the town except
such as oversbot the mark. The rebel dead
aud wounded as we'll as our own were all
found 10 aud about the camp. Your infor-
maut's story ISLANDERS the gallant dead
Taking of the picket detail who were not
engaged. we had about two hundred men TO
fight with, aud some of them only had
stones and bats.
After the fight the Union ladies of the
place, among whom we particularly noticed
Mrs. Capt. Maupiu, Mrs. Bucky, Mrs. and
Miss Arnold and Miss Morrison took tender
care of our wounded. Col. Gouart ordered
rebel sympathiEere TO take care of the rebel
wounded Major Hill still lives. To day
ten deserters and refugees gave themselves
up. They brought in fifteen horses. Be-
fore the eight the average to come in per
week was about one hundred.
YOUR, JUSTICE,