Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-04-27

Letter from IRe,l9th West vlrEtnla
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HEiDauARTHRS i2rH W. VA. IxG.sV6I.
APPoNHTTox @. H., Va, =
&c April 1sth, 1895.
Edit0r9 1utslligeReer: S9E.oa EoaA g&oT9
We have just returned from an sxaposdi.
ton to LynchbpFg, and are resting for q
few hours stfkis lhoSt i6siE Euifcant of Yir-
lginia country towns but Q town which
will live e, the history connected With tho
surrender OF the remnant of the great Feb.
el army of NOtlharn Virginia. Since this
|cRmpAigu began great and gloriopsg Eieto-
tfeb have followed each other n7such rapid
8ucsss ssfpn that here fp the theatrs Of action
INe are1eloBt binsamaSement3- ct, the over
Il IIWhelmiug defeat that, has been the fRta Of
the enemy ct every poiut, iRod we can but
idoliEe theheroIRhose master mind PLAN
ned and controlled every movement of this
II greatest and mobtsu6G 6GSS8ful military COM
bination of moderp Jtmes.r,
ps l will attempt to give yo1 some. idea OF
tha part played by our scommend, In the
movements: We crossed to the eonth eideo
the James and was thrown on our lines
near Hatcher'a Run, In time TO take part in
the ,skirmish of March 31stlaud 0 Aprily1st,
In which the 10th lTEh and 10th WYainfan.
try regiments, composing Gem HaEria brig.
Iade, suffered severely. They charged and
/ captured every skirmish hn6 the enemy
threw ont and took positions 90 close 70 The
rebel forts &c to completely silence every
gun, by picking of the g6phers. The 12th
held q cakiRmish. line here alsof bat With
very littlezloss:i = On SundHyd morning,
ApFil 2dS eyetything had been arranged to
charge multaneouSly every position along
their lines. At the given signal, In our
front line, Gen. Harris, with his SHirginia
brfGad ade, dashed on Vthe ogble5quipk for
it they hoisted the white flag, and most Of
| the garrison escaped. Our whole com.
mand then moved rapidly inside their. line
of works towards Petersburg, and when
within two mileBJot that placer was greet
cd with storm of shot and shell, that con!
Vnced Ihem the work was not yet finished!
But Il Was discovered they had d line Of
strong forts, which it was Immediately arr
ranged.that the Gath army corps should
charge. i The Lieut.. Gen. was on the, field
and directed the movements in pereon.-
In the published correspondence this rdiVi1 !
sion has been entirely ignored, from the fact
that the writer's were paid correspondents
attached to other commands, Fort Gregg
which was the stronges rebel work on the
Petersburg fences-Which was, the key
to the seity-and was manned BY five hnH!
Edred sselected men, whose fnstrnctions
were TO hold it at all hazards, the.lcapture
Of which Msj. Gen. Gibbons says in
general orders, entities those who charged
It to place by the side of the heroes of
Fort Fisher. II was ftsr entered by the
I'D brigade. and its gallant leader. Colonel
Curtis was the frst brigade commander in
the works, and the surrender was made to
him. This was the first time this brigade,
composed of the il2thi Va, 64th Pa. and
23d ILL.,, Tool. Mulligan's old regiment),
was called toto action during the fight iahd
fthe manner they acquitted themselves en-
titles them TO everlasting honor, 15''a 2, -.
Theyfort was charged from two direc.
tions; the I'd Brigade forming the second
line of battle on16aipRtt charged by them.
lTheJirBt1 linesof battle was q Brigade ffom
the let Division Of this Corps, which ibe.
haVsd no6ly in advancing to The very ditch
of the fort, hut here the firing Was;ao ter
down in the ditch. The command was
fnoW given TO the I'D Brigade to eharke;in
support, and, With q yell, ,hke .IEeaperb
theyfHentto the harvest of DEATH" over
ground already thiSkly streWnf will. the
dead Of the BriRede5F which preceded them
and tht6us b setofm Of gtap6sSnd cannister
/ thkt cSIsed the heart Of every observer to
stand still In fear for the fate of the brave
linen who uudauntedly dashed onward
.lNhIlse 9c6nn6n 70 the, right Of them; can.
non % the left Of them, and cannon in front
Of them, volleyed and thundered.n y $50
desperate indeed was the undertaking that
the Genetaf fso@p1Rai ncluding per-
hape the Wofk tmpFsgp gpable % assault with
the force engaged, oFdeFed the eolnuSn)tu
4 halt. The command reached Col. Curtis
Ia The heat Of the change, whilst on horse
\ back he Was gallopipg back and forth en-
eouragiOg his mem but he thinkinR the
work could be taken made but HttIe effott
70 halt the eolnmns NOM determined on
going through, and ,theY dashed onward.
.45Fhenp they, r0ae6ed the pStapet Of the ffofI
L IVES fo1ad' boI difficult 5toss ascend
that: & Temporary halt BaS made foI
the men to breathe. They now being
under the enemy'g c4nnou were only
subject tGa6l lfFe 6fimuSkbf from the gar.
rison which they retdrned With sJigor. 4
few moments and they began the dilRcuIl
and peEilops task Of climbing the parapet,
and Cd Shis was displayed the true haroism
QfbFaFesmenli 9 band 70 fAapdi conflict en-
s9ed. 0nt men II hsseh Aibk e psEapel
could not use their guns, and ID some IN
stances threw pebbles and sapd into thl
faces of the enemy 70 blind them. SerR't
IAdsrna, company D, color heArer Of the 12tt
4 -sViFsIniS 4afadlFy, kadd diEsady fallso Ssteto.
" sounded, Corporal LOgston company O
SsiEsd the colors and elAmbering up thu
pataPaE amid tue IFh6ipga ahapts Of hls com.
rades piSntsd the old tstesred banner-tht
frst ppon the rebel stronghold, out va,
: afmo5t f6sthntiy shot dead. F6s e0l0rl
Iwero caught and held In their placs now b,
by. .bs pot Qlreis eotihg stan fieer, VIII
III had kona ,intO the charge 70 the rnnt ranl
OF theTsgtmeat, aud brandishing his sWorI
! teheafed tho men onward He escaped suu
hut but With two buIlst holes n his coat
u Vas AtIhisjunoture the brave Lieutenan