The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-07-06
From che Department of virginia.

From che Department of Virginia. 81
es- We are under obligations to Mrs. Col SsAKx,
. the following. letter from her husband, Ga!e,l-
HE.poV ALTERS. Department Of Sirginia,l
Camp in the neli, near Lyneh6nrc. Na-
Junc 10th. 1854
Wy DE.k A>sA-You BY tbs atose, that we
E o. most esxasi<s sIpedition-s'se mos. sue
-sseGl. ever undertake. up lie valley q; Nirginla
ne tee var eoamsra,i. Nv last written ffvm
;s-a.atsn.-.a point never reached By our armies
sfors giving Won brief accounts Of our brilliant en-
Isenleat with the enemy undc. Gen WE L. Jones
New Hops, or P.>isn7n,, sixteen miles east OF
taunton, Sunday the Sth inst We entered
taunton next dav. After resting there two days,
were ilined by Gen Crook. with a force larger
own, AMI some tAree regiments from
.artinsburs on the le.h. moved fer Lexington, ar
ssi there the leth-whippsd the enemy again
ID captured the Virginia Military Institute, mag
.iheeEt establish u.ent, second emily to West Point
Ne tarred two days, destroying The military build
go alsa stores that had been moved OF down the
anal toward Lynchhurg. ~ the same time our
asairy weEs dasAing around, cutting railroads on the
side q the Blue Ridge. between Chariot tsyiils
al LyneAburg. The main army pushed on - Bueh-
in Bedford county, and a; the bead .: naviga-
the James river canal. The rshels opposed
approach step by step, and destroyed all the
sEd-res route. N BUCHANAN Ten houses were
urnel BY the FIRE from tae brilse, and the town
ouIi have been des yed had soldiers pus
the fra.
Yesterday W crossed the Blue Ridge, passing b.
seen the Peaks OF Otter" camping in cola Virgin
= five miles from Liberty the great Va. an!
IN. Il. L. Entered the this morning ami the
rch has been at work all day. Depot's destroyed.
lck miles mp, the crossties dug up and put
% piles with the rt,s top thus burniug tae ties,
ID bending ami twisting the 10 efsctuaily
istruy both. Tong we lay between Rig and Little
tier Creek, in Bedford County, ON the direct road
Lynchburg, and only twenty miles OF.
ar cavalry ten miles ahead OF Us, AMI viii travel
| night unless stopped by a heavier force We ex-
ct be there to-morrow night or to get possession
=xt day. The rebels have been completely non
usSel by our movements, preparing for us, time
"a again on routes that didn't choose t. travel,
lrnng bridges streams that could ford, and
eeng in all directions when happened 10 orertake
The secesh citizens s,nl hsr stock 10 tie mountains
all the males and negroes goag with If. in orier 20
arve US out bu, have twice AS much subsistence
hand as We started with ana can take car. OF our
Ives. unless Gen LIS seais help from Richnnoni,
uica he can't aff1rl 10 do at present. think his
r. communication is now all cut ami how be is to
.bsst, ! can't understand.
Tn, women look strangely march along,
n W. are the first Yankees that have VISITED this
COUNTRY. Their faces mournsnlly elongated al
aourh they tell Us they have confidence that their
,use will vet succeed. This evening We listened for
ours to the cannonading a, Richmond. How We
ug for news from own side and from home, but
: are taking very important part in the great drama
at is to finish no; TO finish up the rebellion and
e are willing ana anxious 10 push our eni as far as
possible.
In the charge of Crooks forces at Cloyi Mountain,
the conduct Of 9th Va. Infantry 10 said % have
been of the most gallant dashes on a forth ID
position made turing this Two other Regiments
tried it and we9e driven back the 9th ordered TO
try IL They imm,iiately advanced meeting their
fleeing friends on the hill side.
The Col Duval) ordcrei all his line officers to the
ont taking his place front beside the eoiors, they
.lsned over the breast works. The storm of ienden
Ill for three hundred yards of their approach was
.ur,Ierous AMI strewei the slope with our men-but
.sy did not wayer. The enemy's defence desper
e boys clubbing their musket5 and beat Their
rains out or bayoncteI them. Buff alas! the Regi-
ient started up the hill with little four hundred
zen. one hundred and eighty nine of them lay dead
eroanng before or within the works, victory
ers and two hundred dead rebels buried in
cir pathway seven of eight of the color guards,
II around the Col. who used his sabcr like a cleaver
udst his toiling warriors. Eight orderly Sergcants
1t o. ten fell Capt. Davis AMI his Lieuts. SAFE
apt Wetrel struck in the abdomen but lived To
.ar the cheer of our men. He asked how the battle
going being answered that We were victorious
said thank God can die happy" These were his
It words.
The Regiment is now with US, love to all
wv.