The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-07-12

his imncliate command. was to advance
from Beverly and other points in North
west Virginia toward lynchburg, simultan-
cousy with an advance OF General Cox /
column up the kanawhN and New MVer
Valley toward NewbCrn. Tho troops OF
the Kanawha District had been increased |
to four brigades, of which, ono under |
Colonel lighthurn, oi the Ath NirSiniaN oluo- |
toers, held the lower Valley one under Col |
oncl Crook of the Both Ohio, advanced to.
ward Iewisburg from Gaulcy Bridge anu
two others. commanded by Colonel Scam
mon of tho 23d, and Colonel Moor, OF TIE |
2sth Ohio respectively advanced uudor !
the immediate command of General Cox
from Gauley Bridge, by Fayetteville and
Raleigh toward Parisbuig.
The campaign opened carly in May 10y al
concerted movement of the columns. Col
Crook drove the rebels from lewis
burg and occupied that place after a battle
with a rebel brigade under General ieth,
in which the rebols were comp plelely routed.
The column on tho south side of the river
commanded bv General Cox in person, bad
also madc rapid progress The rebels had
been driven from Raleigh aud Princeton,
burning the latter place in then retreat ana
the advanced guard oi COA's force, under
Lieutenant Colonel Hayes, OF the 23d ono,
had entered PariShurg, when new phase
was put upon "I'u w" u'o ..'.'' "'V' s'''0
oronghtt To StanI Su" nS oW 'o,o.99N ~
Tue 0HchAuuo"h 9u'N' pS"NS ot'"e
10 tene"t pe'oIo ''v'V""r i..I
eral Fremont was called off from his march
upon Lynchburg TO attack Jackson.
General Cox received notice that The
| cohce''cu lhONemcul was "o"uu1"O' -
thal he must use ms own u'seie''V" ~ 'n
ing caro- ot nus colnnianu os"1sS ,nG ~
creased l9rGes III tnoE p'', y. ,",,rot1 %
Mh'cU na" uetn 'e,L L ,u NJ 6;roct;on Of
| tSs,,,,,,,P, coi,,nv simultaneously with
,h;s no,ys Ma onnmv rcsumed the acgres
s;,,, s,,,,orinr rohsl fnrcn under Gen.
n,I, ifn,,Ir,,, N,r,holl and Wheeler
! ,,,,,,,,l ,Lrn,,rL thn F,st Rivcr Mountains
ss',,,,n t,.n,,t,, n,;lcs sonIh of pnrisburp. and
,Sa',,,i str,inLt an pr;nrnton in roar of
c. a,,,r,,Yd ,yLich w,ant Tho narrows
- ~, p;,,or ,, un mouth of Enst
p;,.or no s,,,,l rrnr GUARD Mt Princeton
u,,s ori,tly dr;vcn ont and the place occu.
Ma hr MYreLo,ps Cnrreq General Cox
n,t N1or,s i,r;,r,dn in motion ot midnight
ap,,J or5or;rc. Sooan,n,on,s brir,lc to follow
,,nrol,ad r1,,,n,Iy Incl, to Princeton
raaoI,nd i at J,yl,roal, and drovo the enc.
,,,, ,,,,t AMI ~. .ost,IEsboA bis c,rmunica.
t;9,, vi,,, t,,o, ,oor Scamwo,,'s brigode came
n,''nt ,,,,a', r'o oror,y h,d now taken nm
,ll,;,;a, -, at,o,, ri,j,o or hills ou the
tl;,.l,t or,o'.n III rorce was nscertained
10 ha Iar,,oIy s,nor;or IA our troous. I'm
To- A. go ,;rcun,,t,ncos II was determined
| - rat;ro IN EInt Tnu ~ strong mountain
ran,,o ho,u,eon p,;nc,ton and D,leirh. aud
tLe1 ontrcnch mtiI tho result of Fren,ont's
,nS,,o,,,ont I'm tLo SLnn,ndo,h should h.,
known On tho olat nf Nav. therefore
! Crnor,l GOV went into position on Flat
Ton Mountain
,o,, ,.4 ,,l.,,o W.,
oi' Iuo l-'n VI ,I', Wv ,o,I ~ Can
H,'',' ,aN N''E l"soJ" "''r oi,,nI r,,, g.,
o'"l VP., oou', u; ocT -l.,, ~ -,
! Se'lu ""H9, ""o'.''', w NO eo',,'''" :" E''I
Aru'y OF N'rSlh,"' "lo" ol'I',+''.s "u'' w., w.
Peiiel vou't ,,oTGv' ~ ,'9 l'l 'U%G", ,'a
order was 50 ihoulueu az 10 "l'o" u%'ip'H,
G"X TO &" III peISon WIN INV poi t'ou VI
''o co'''hal,u mus uct"0'ou' io ~ o'Se
withdrew 'hA' l,9r'loh Oh INC troops 10 oe
lett to i"ye''oVi''', ana orToh'Teu IRON 'i'e
rest ulNlsloh Known as t',o N"uaW"" VI
vision, ana subsequently 's'l"S"'si,cu III
tho campaign oil oou'' Mo".'.alh anu ~
uetanl, II was com vi vhe AI"t l+"''
Z3u, Eoth' oO.'', a'' To',, c"'' lt'nn'' ns >
Mnl'ih $ ana 9i'hihonuS Va 'oF'VS' "'iH ,au ;
troop oi caNaiIS', lnVy 'o'0''u NV "otu
oil haVlSatlon on 'ho h'',"""" W ',No A.,
o. ninety 'l'leS ''''l'cv way '',' " "'''f n"u
were theh transporter ny S,ea,n"o"'s :, 10 AZ -
kerShnTg, WheIe 'hcy looh 'lV laI"aJ 10
MdFhihg ton Oro"NS p'isHu9 Iohrh'Ig
washington hrs'' was sem h r'g"t FORWARD
TO "encr% rope! theh At "ntrc1loh OF june .,
ton: ana retrentlhG nre"N lh t'e ia"'
road prevented Tue resi- Ut tHo uiViS,oh rom
following. General COX was orueren 10
rendezvous at AlcNandrl" ana report 10
General Mcclellan, who was landing ms
troops from The Peninsula lho lIth a'"i
23d OHIO were then de'nohed TO procee
TO Bun ltun bridge by oruer OF uehea'
Mcclellan, to guard tHat r"lroao structure
There they were attacked ny otoneWall
jackson, who had turned tho right Hank OF
Pope's Army. Alter gallant tght they
retired, with small loss to Alexandria,
Remaining 1T Alexandra u'tl The ith oil
September General Cox was ordered to
report with his division to General Burn,
aldo, then commanding The rlGht wing ol
the newly organized army D, 'no 81, .ot''nao Clo
anu Dy nun was aSsioho" W '''o ''i "'n m H.
mayor Henefai reno co'''h,hanu'ns ine t
kaha"ha DIVISION hau 'he "uN"hce ~ ~ Hou'l'
Mouh'aih, uro'c 'ne ieoeiS uuuei '9'h P'uN
rom Mohoeacy Drl"Se, anu OUT oi
lGK OltJi WhiCh they "cIo tio Nlo' Vi 'n'
Oh'oh army 10 Io'oh'e! anu .'io must I,i I
thuslaseic rtJolo'hSs OF INC Cluzens' vi
the l4ih OF oeptemOei, Ooueta' O"A u'Nls
ION aS"iH had tue advance az oo"'h Noun
tam, ana carried tle r'uSe ny S'oIi' o'' m o''
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