The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-07-27
THE FIRST WEsT,yIRGTNTA VETE.
RAN REGIMERT7OFIN INF1ANTRY.'

THE FIRST WEsT,yIRGINTA VETE.
RAN REGIMENT OF FtINFkNTRY.
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Historical Outline of the Orsnnizn-
tion and Service of the Rcsimcnt---
Farewell Order OF Col. tEnoeIIs. -.
List OF Battles i'm which the Resf-
nent has. been EnsAsetl., E.l1.l.
HEAD-QR's OF 1sT w. VA, VEr's.
For The Wheeling I,ueilI1eucer :. gyk,I
Presuming on tho interest of your rea-
l.ders in the various West Virginia regi-
ments presenting themselves Mt this
time to be mustered out in your CITY,
the subjoined sketch of the 1st Veteran
infantry Regiment, of West Virginia,
Is hereby submitted for publication.
Such an interest is bccominga and nntlt-
raj, seeing that the glory of n State or
nation ismOre enhanced by the Callan-
try and discipline of it's sons in a few
short years of war, than by the wealth
and prosperity of many years of luxri-
rious peace.
Friends, in this light we think our
young State has reason to be proud OF
the record and antecedentS of its lst
Veteran Regiment.
1t is composed ofitle old 5th and 9th
virginia, consolidated, and the battle
scroll on their flags, and still more, the
battle scars of wounds on the lire of
young men, evince II soldierly eSper-
fence of which older men and older SOL
diers might be proud, for the Regiment
CLAIMS as unit the honor accruing
to the parent Regiments as. its legacy.
The former old regiments were Orgu-
ni2ed seven miles from each other
about the time of Jenkins and Clark
sons notorious raid on Guyandotte; in
the days when JEFF. Davis said Beaure-
| gard should, in n few weeks, take
Washington, sack and burn Philadel-
phia and winter in New York.
Those who know the trinls of the
| loyal people of Virginia, alone can
realize the difficulties in the progress
of the organization of Union regiments
on that then hostile territory. For the
humble Union man or simple hearted
boy then to resist the Establishments
and threats of powerful, informed md
wealthy neighbors, and beta Union
man" and n "U. S. soldier" was to
bring down on themselves and families
derisiOn, abuse and insult, and not sell
dom, roDbing, plundering and murder.
Posterity, and the soldiers whose
homes are in peaceful States, will call
TO mind that the West Virginia soldier
often dared not accept a fIrlough To
visit his home, for fear of being way
laid and shot or captured by his old
neighbors. III
Though dispersed, captured and mur-
dered, and with their loyal fellow
Libby whenever tSev weTe re- fonGS Gro,o. NJ
lnizinI, tLaIy vii, CiI,nS. Ty;r; =: Va Is: y:
mentS hnVS In s,,ito of thassr i1isooIS,
agements Mt home and abroad, cIung'to to
the old flag with simplicity and to-
nNcity that has called forth the admi-
ration of their various commanding
Before 1oorr;nc, tho ,,,o,,,,,,I :, :. !,
| thew were indEctnJ int fj,a ,,,o,. -,
| West Virginia, InfIer Gororo1s Dosn
Grams and Cox 90 A'N'e-
In the campaign of ,62 tbnv ondnra7
the long horroSsiHC, IyeorSy;,',- rr,,it
less night mnrchosSin Innj ,sS;,, - lo,,sI
Ilunger-up and down the RoDnaban-
mock and RnDilnn T1nIIer itTa IIsoi;.,,l
assortment of Generals Wv. Eramonf
Sirel. PoDe. McDoIveII and AfcfIaiIs,, :,
! who then were irving exner;ments IN
the art of war. :. - ,. -
The old 5th under their bravo oId C,c1,
ZeiGler being then in NTilroy's bripado ri
| Virginia. Regiments. met tftbe "a, Vo
Confederate of the ''boasted St0newnIi
! bripade''-at Cross Kevs- secoI,;I IS,,1i
Run. Cedar NIOI1ntnin md last 6cto1Sar
lat Cedar Creel-in aIl these nISces
tscutting their swaithi in tho lone line
of nthe harvest Of deatI,,, to Vtl,e e,ti+o
respect ofthose who had fO mcot them Mt
least so the old tt5th Con etlnrofos,' have
\ told the men MS thew have nnssed their
homes in our late peaeefiiI enc S eanpai%n sIG11
up Wthe yalleyij of VIRGINIA DnriS1
the snbSeuuent summer I.t1cr1iiti,,rS o,IS
recuperating these West VN snIJ;arS ,S,
received much commendation fnF tI,e;r
sagacity and enterprise rs sconts21nd
We're the continual solicitude of the
enemy. This practiced and prepared
! them for those efficient details ordered
by General. Crook. which in brave c'ant,
Blaser was check and terror to Nose
himself acknowledged to one of our cap.
ltured bows who the next daV. while
l himself a prisoner, killed three Of them
and released eleven of his fellow nris.
i oners. The perfection of drill and dis.
Icipline meanwhile attained by the Old
10Th at Winchester. and Fayeffe md
changed them from the awkward