The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-06-02

in franklin county, Mass, during the
past winter, Of the disease known as the
English rot, caused BY poor quality
Of hay.
zen. crooR's crca, Raid.
SALT SULPHUR SrRlYGs, VmoMl4l
May IA, 1864.
It's with satisfaction that give you
q 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 inhabilanls were decidedly sd,
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
panies of the enemy were encountered
one Of iniaptry andone OF cavalry
whom Major William p. Fucker, Aid
to Gen. Crook, charged at the head of
one company, speedily routing and iri
Wing them in confusion before him with
a loss to.ihe enemy Of two killed and
several wounded.
Moving Cnwaris in The direction Of
Dublin Depot, on the line Of the East
Tennessee and Virginia Railroad tbs
enemy were Mt xt encountered, in con.
siderable force. meas The southwestern
bose Of Cioyi's mountain, about four
niles from Dublin, behind various lines
Of breast works, Ringing the brows Of
several very steep bills. His position
was naturally strong one. but render.
ed doubly so By means Of artificial Co.'S
triyauco can only give you a slight
sketch of the battlefield, by stating that
The road leading down Lloy Dis mountain
dchourhes from a narrow gorge into Oh
uniulOing plain, threaded by yaious
small! branches diIches and riyulots, un.
til the valley suddenly terminates, in a
series Of abrupt conical grassy slopes,
the sides sloping at an angie Of about
sixty degrees, and hankcd on either side
by long skirt of woods. On the crest
of those abrupt hills the enemy had
planted his batteries aud erected his
broastworks, while the woods was ex.
pected TO protect his fsnks.
After some diminishing and mahch.
ycring for position by the various tcgi.
ments, the battle fairly opened about II
A. NJ, the lst and Cd Brgadcs march,
ing with unbroken front TO the assault,
despite the shower of ''lcadon rain and
iron haip' which was hurled against
thea from behind the breast works and
through the cnuuon's mouth. On rush
the gallant boys wild yell, Two rival
regiments are pilted against each other
The 36,h Ohio. Gen. Crooks old reg
imcnt, and the SSH Virginia. Colonel
1lcCausIand's old regiment. The gage
olba,tle batwecn tho two had long since
been thrown down, and nov the boys.
re echoing the battle cry, sPgang forwor:
to the desperate encounter.
The lst and ID brigadeo did The fight.
ing a, Lloyd's mountain. Both briga.
des acted nobly, and deserve all praise.
They fought the enemy most galIanllyY
llnked his brcastwork, routed his col
umns, and had General Crook had q
competent cavalry force ct his disposal
ho would have captured the entire forces
Of the rebels, AS it wac, he pressed
them back, Q thoroughly disorgonizod
mass, through. Dublin and on to New
River Bridge, with a loss on their side Of
fully GOO KILLED, wounded and prison.
era; and on our own OF not exceeding
500 The next day, Tuesday, opened
with heavy and exciting auillery duel
at Nav River Bridge, which lasted for
several hours, and in which our batter
les displayed unusual accuracy in gun.
Notwithstanding two Guns and cifcc-
tually silencing two others.
Alter accomplishing, mos! thorough.
ly and effectively, the objects for which
il entered Southern Virginia, .he com.
mand Of General Crook is now SLOWLY
falling back to new base for future
events TO develop themselves, That
General Crooks success has been mos.
brilliant, facts alone will uttcsl, and
shall proceed to sum up results in few
words,
lie has destroyed the Virginia and
East Tennessee Railroad beyond repair
for fully three months. He has roansi
almost with impunity throughout the
whole Department ofSouth. western Va.
He has oulwilted General Morgan,
scared "Bdckmli" Jackson into his
den, and backed poor McCOusland into
tho capocions Jaws Of the long Tunnel.
lie has captured Q largo number OF pris.