Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-07

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4, Mace the enemy had taken posssssian OF ne
town in force Fearing that the enemy might pe Y .ns
Lac ha tram cautiously halted about nile oe,o" anu
W ~ sodiers when desired TO do got on The tram
a,t;oned and a Lynchburg train vera captures Inns
opture of the trains would not have occurred hAu nor
enemy cut Off General Dukes command nom cVni L
-; yitb this place When this done they forced MN
,k on the eedY Creek road IN the dileCuOh OI AbhS-
r leaving 40 obstacle in the way to The capture OF Tue
,p general aughn had just reached IOlhc"her Win
Ms cavalry when he learned that the enemy occupied TINS
t,s al least ten miles IA his advance lie mbtuately
turned To the night and kept up the north FORK OF We h9
ton thus evang any tUrce that might be sent down Tue
main road from this place The Papery lille road running
parallel " tn this road 4, !,
Tile enemy sent thousand cavalrysin the d.
rctou OF ZcicOdel TO meet Vaughn, At the same Time
na-mp force OF Ye regiments al PaperVile, three miles
east OF this place. By o'clock on the morning OF tno
18th We had passed all this force, anu were moN!us
lalaily up the Blue Spring road, WIN view VI
ABINGDON in advance OF the enemy, II possible Jts' a.
tie column was turning the Abingdon roau Sou'S
reported the enemy IN the town Snu moving UP tue
The column was again turned to the right and took
the Seven Mile Ford rdad, sud continued tue indivu
though dark, extremely cold ana hiGely, a',s iv Nc
ire night On the morning OF the lOth the enelhl ~ee
f,pnd 10 be az Glade Springs Just opposite uei
command To keep the Seven Mule tord Toau Wa .he
onl, altengtiyc Hard machhg tne e'e usi S ,b
command ntgued and worn out within SIX miles oil the
coystei uoint-the 'Seyen Mile Ford To gam tue PIKE
IN advance Of the eneilyS main colnnn was an oneot
~ bich all bent their energies. Gaining the summit
Of the high hnI overlooking the pike tho enemys long
line OF camp hires were distinctly Visible pu' TWO HNs
Ts nike was gained aud everything hurried in the d.
r,tion Of Marion aud stl two hours until daylighL-
strong picket Of 40 men was sent IN tue uheyuon u
the eneHJys camp 10 cover the TearOt the brigade
raijng partS Of some 400 men had preceded US some
~, Lon1. tmnng the depot al ManOn and Thomas
Furnace. They then turned1o Tie heN a"a H0sSeu III
I'm as General Vaughn arrived at Marion he divided
,,rcs t,l-nr some four hundred himself, and io
ny tLe raider, the citizens representing that they HAD
keen gone only two hours That they were IA caF
only two miles iTcp town ana 'hat nan Oh them "ste
Colone Gillespie with the remainder OF the command
was ordered move with the artillery baSk s'e &c"
miles on the nike in the direction Oh "ylat'e anu :"
p,n csmp Just a. tLe command was getting reaay oI
tb, movement information received tat tue ehssi
~ near tovi anu that the pickets ha4 been cut on ana
u Nm there vas nothing between the command ahq Tue
.Iy's advance Fortunately the list Tennessee cavalry
lieut. Colonel Bean commanding vas Just returning Itum
scout sent oUt meet ami check the enemy uhth the
remainder OF the eaFry AMI 4ttSfy eoula NO 'n'oSsn
Gown ajd take position tue PIKE east oil tEe pl@tc. Es
Lud MOI passed be- md the WeerA LhI's % le
tgVn blOre the enemy column charged So"hri Dc!i'
irin,' him IN some confusion back on the column III
charge ut the artillery. He rallied portion oil LIS com
n,Sn5 CHARGED them IN turn, and Killed in hand y
uaud fpht with d eder0i officer The latter was ~
raily wounded ard survived the Colonel bgi few b'
Ute 81 this bOld psi Of The enemy one regiment was
cut ot lmthe clamn, the remainder taxing position d
len lre indi. sted checked the enemy
.,yere engagement followed lasting for some two
ro.r IL; which several gallant soldiers OF our caviar!
-. Titled s.,i wounded. Inc enemy suffered seyetely
IS
,r4 until their entire conII4dLl tdEle up
colonel Gillespie continued 10 fan back unIiim the VI
unity d, Nj Ay here he halted for an hour OF longer
d., I'M, Sc. lac eAgm( made 'Le!r appearance III loIce
l.i moved up viii much spirit TO The attack colonel o.
hal nut -Ome &il men and tUGr pieces ol artillery Tie
horse, of which were exhausted having Mdfcheu since
an, morning of the filth day aud night. lhs was HE
ITrt It o'clock ~ Tie ho,scs OF the cavalry were
IAN te better than those of the artil1y Ihe horses
Abandoned along tie road gave suitceat, violence 10 tie
rr1[. f Tie exhausted condition oil the stock. AZ the
same time they knew that lue;ioce couh not be strong
the command had been divided AZ Marion Ihe cOnse-
ono was they pressed thE small column "llhkas nnch
.,-r.t A. the nature OF the ground Woul1 admit Two
i, east OF Mt Ary they gained the summit which a.
,d them tall view OF the pike lor some distance NO
o.t,an could be obtained Tor planting the artillery
raeyrenty hurried on IN the direction oil "y'he'
q ue Ih- tie enemy could see and also that the sup
,t ,,ouId be dg.ble 70 withstand their column Our
nish lines driIen IN from the Hanks 10 the PIKE
when grand clargc was made by the enemy resulting
IN tie raut of Our cavalry rnAuEg aEht was Kept up
II. within two mica Of Nytheyiler where they @aqe
~, fo f. MINUTES la this charge they captured four
pieces Of artillery, two Of which had been captured nom
G.l,elu. ,, a..
ton 20 obandpn his gun, but with his brave euenants
and men h.el their pieces inlO the enemy charging
columns until they IA lew PAGES OF theme The OF
tar aud men OF Ibis battery displayed admirable intre
pty in The eignce of Il guns. Lieutenant ButleTwts
SERIOUSLY wounded by ssbe cut across the head ana
captured but subsequently, paroed tie and Lieuenant
AleC deservs much Prsse Tor the gallant manner IN
which they supported the chvahous Lynch III the de-
fence OF the battery.
Colonel Bradford who had charge of the cavalry after
the nragenent commenced dld all that an officer could
avert result c the engagement but il was eyita
An. cavalry rcueatel through Wytheye in the drec.
,on OF Dublin, the enemy taking possession OF the place
utst sending IN tag al truce demanding the surrender OF
Inc place MAJOR johnson, OF General BTectn!idges stan
l,pet that lac would comply with the demand II private
property would he respected and asked or hall hour to
remove the Ia. I~
,ngiaI G.eI aJ, in the advance and replied that he
would give no time that his column Was IN motion ana
Do. IrtyItp he dad not come 10 modest H.
IN tue meantime Ger aug Ln, hndHg thar Ia could not
Jyclt5te the adnEpa.ty that he - pursuing had turned
md d. moving. 70 the pike Finding howevertLaI the cav
rv u tat dlt ton had been defeated, he made eUu
q, got 10 ytEe hGt Mas forced 10 90 to the Lead
Mines iVrce~ci JUO Yankee cavalry was sent TO de-
~Oy the works ON ue approach OF tins force General
withdrew in the direction "a the Copper Mines know
ng hs command was inadequate 70 the defence OF
the against large force OF the enemy the
POSITION 70 b. assumed by the troops would be easily
thanked. fhe enemy, however, did no damage to the
mines works
Stoue,nan Bu1bridge and Glem were all in Wytheylle
but remained only lew hpuIs Their cavalry went as
Tar Max Meadows destroying the bridge al that place
Gen. BIe,limRre, soon lac found u at StonemaR
had passed mp tile railroad, came out from the salt works
here he had concentrated his force and moved his
rear Near Marion he met him returning from Wythe-
ee, wheoa severe engagement followed lasting Or sew
egal hours. Tie enemy finally threw a heavy column in
General b Sr forcing him to abandon his position RE
retired IA good order and took position Mt Airy The
enemy remained at Marion for about two days Finding
that Gere al Prectnrjg, leaving the Salt Works
ed with HIM all the Ores bat few reserves, the hemy
u moved 10 attack the latter and gain the long
cted ptze-the salt depot OF the kebe Government In
this they successful Tley demolished the machinery
and buildings aud dropped railroad non in the WELL lIch
il = said cannot be drawn out.
The largest portion Of the negroes captured and
tiken awuyby che enemy who were there making salt
Also the horses IRules and wagons.
Tie captures OF the enemy comparatively unim,
po,tan At this place out of 100 head Of hogs captured
over have been recovered OF the 400 beef cattle cap
tured only 90 missing OF the two engines which
f. their hands, Of them j. running and the
otl be repaired in few Jays. Both depOts, the
machine shops the printing office and one private house
we're burned Considerable quantities OF salt were des
troyed and all the private storehOuses plundered.
The depot and public baidings burned AT Abing
don by ,tonemans order Some private buildings
destroy but this done by aggers in the of
m m M who fnrnery lived In the place IND who wish