The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-27


agreeably entertained by the soldiers o"
saturday, we again visited inc ''inP
Yesterday afternoon. We found In"' ~
ISLAND had been almost taken by 'He
Government and that with the recent
additions of soldiers, army wagons '''"
mnles the Seventh Ward had been CON
nortod into general military headqnar-
ters . Ct.
Dds three regiments of Cavalry,
- ora two Batteries quartered on the
I.,ord First we calledat the hcadqunr-
tcTS of
BATTERY +, FIRST W. Va. 1t. ARTILLERY,
better known as the "Upshur Battery
which numbers one hundred and eighty
enlisted men. This Battery VA organiz-
cd at Ruckhaunon, in August, 1862, by
Cant Alex. c. Moore, and was mustered
info the service on the 18th of September
following. Before the Company was
mustered in, they were armed rs Infant
~. and took part in the engagement at
Buckhanuor. on the 3lst Of August, 1862,
apainst the forces of Gen Jenkens The
COMPANY was equipped in this city Ill
October, 1862 and were ordered to Clarks-
burg. where they remained until early
in January, 1868, when they were order
ed to Romney, and served il the valley
of the South Branch until January, 1861.
During the year 1863, the men were en-
uared in several engagements both N
Virginia and Maryland, andseNciai times
harassed Lees forces and captured mum
bers of his men. In January, 1861. they
were stationed on the Line Of the Baltl-
more and Ohio Railroad, and served there
until the first of July. when they joined
the army of West Virginia, then en- route
for the Shenandoah Valley, where they
participated in the following engage
ments:
Smokers Ford, July ls, lS6i; Kearns-
town. July q, lS6l Bunker Hill; Mar
tinsburg, July 20, 1861 Charlestown,
August q, 1861; Halltown, August >,
1864 BeTryvillc, September 80, 1861.
Battery b, LIST W Va 1t. AUtilleTy,waS
consolidated with this Battery in Deccm-
Der, 1864 The bat cry has had in Its
ranks, since. its organization. two h-n-
drcd and twenty-five men.
The following is list &C the officers
now commanding the Battery:
Capt. Alex. c. Moore Harrison Co list
IJeuts. IT. II. Atkinson, Wood Co. John
. Latham Upshur Co; % Licuts VIM
4. MNulty, Upshur Co. Sau,ucl \. BaUP,
NPshur Co
Having speut very pleasant hour
with the officers Of Battery L we saun-
tered over to the camp of
PrELL's FIERPOINI BATTERY &C. lsr
WEST Va VET. VOL IT AETuLEEIl
where we gathered the following iniol-
nation concerning the Company II
was organized by Can't Frank Buell. ii
This city, March 20th, 1852, and snbse-
qaently rccrgauizeG at Brandy Station,
Va, by Capt Wallace Hill March 81,
1861.
The following is Il list OF the officers of
rhe regiment since its organization:
Captain Frank Buell., killed at battle
~ Treemau's Ford, Va, Aug p, 1862.
Cautain Wallace Hill, promoted to
Captain from Jr 1st Lieut., vice Buell.,
killed Aug. l. 1862.
Sr. 1st Lieut. Dennis O'Leary.
Jr. lst Lieut.. John G.. Thies, promoted
TO .Jr. LIST Lieut. from ST.. ID Lieut., vice
Hill. promoted Aug |, 1862, mustered
ont bv reason of expiration Of service,
ST Cd Lieut.. Wallace w. Witmow,
promoted to ST. Cd Lieut.. from IN "a.
VICE Thies, wounded ut Bull Run. resign.
ed on account OtwGunds.
Jr. I'd Lieut. Henry VI Langley pro
NOTED to Jr Cd Lieut. from LIST Sergeant
vice WitheIow promoted Resigned by
reason of i'll health
Jr I'd Lieut. Wesley Il. Mimi, promo
ted to Jr I'd Lieut.. from Sergeant vice
Langley, promoted. Resigned.
ST.. % Lieut. Thee G. Field, pTomotcd
TO ST I'd Lieut.. from lst Sergt, vice
Langley, promoted. Resigned December
q, 1863 Mustered out by reason ofcX
piraton of term of service
,Jr. ID Lieut. John w Jacobs, promo
ted to Jr ID Lieut., vice MINI, resigned
Dec. % 1868 Promoted to Jr. LIST Lieut.
vice Thicr mustered out.
Battery C" has seen considerable ser
vice as the following list Of engage
ments in which it has participated will
demonstrates
Srausburg, Virginia, June ,. 1862 Z:
Tom Brook, Virginia. June ,, lo62; MI.
Jackson. Virginia, June 3, 1862; Cross
KEYS. Virginia, June 6, 1862; Port Repub-
lie Virginia, June 9, 1862 Luray, Nir-
mia. July IL, 1862; Cedar Mountain,
August 9, 1862; Freeman's Ford, Virgin
IA. August %, 1862; Sulphur Springs, Au-
gust "a 1862; Waterloo Bridge, Virginia,
August %, 1862; Bull Run, Virginia, Au-
gust % and so, 1869; Lccsburg, Virginia,
September Il, 1862; Catters Station Viz
ginia, September %, 1862: ChaEccllors-
Vile, Virginia, May } and 3, 1863; Get
tysburg, Pennsylvania. July ,. and 4,
1868; Mitchcll'S Ford Virginia, October
l6, 1868.
THIRD w. Va. CAVALRY.
Owing to the scattered condition Of
the Sd W. Va. Cavalry prior to its organ
ization in 1851, it is impossible to give q
correct history or 60 into minute details