The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-06-25

n AN OEtlSlAL"A NNOlNill VT III
BATTLE or POINT PLEASANT,
We copy this account Of lhs bloeay
aud holly contested Indian BATH fSpsht
al the Mouth Big Kanawla (poiui'ple,.
SAINT October 10th, TIA, from Mes
Register, May Sd, 1917, vol, IL page
HI. This statement is claimed to be Of.
fcial, aud was made on The ground tue
mex, DAY after The battle; and got moro
than Eve copies Of itscre ptolhrved 1t
will'prove interesting to our readers, be.
cause /, is authentic, and furnishes iuior.
nation that demands Of patriotic citizens
the effort % help celebrate our csq,epninl
oflhis battle which occurs October 10th,
tlS14. Theaccouat i as follows
Il AclMp on PotSr PLRAsaSf,
IN IA m0,tA tMaipas
! ,s0slpber. ,l7i4,
\. sl'ss e.siFaciico'of "a iisbIis.siH,
this they have q true state of the battle
fought atthis place on tho lOtd instant :
Monday morning, abont half ap bour be-
fore sunrise. tvool Capt. RusScll's con-.
psny discovered a large party of Indians
ptouta mile from camp ono Of which
men was shot down by the luiinos, tue
other made bis escape ard brought 10 the
intelligence; two Or three minutes after
two Of Capt, Sholby's men came in Ind
confirmed tho account
"Col Andrew Lewis being informed
thereof, Immediately ordered out Colonel
Charles LOWS to Take the command Of one
9hudicl ana lrry men, Of tho Augusta
troops; and with him went Capt Dicki.
son, Capt Harrison, Capt Wilson, Capt
john Lewis, Of AueusIayand Capt, Lock.
ridge, which madcth Grst division; Col
FlCmmipg was ordered to take command
of one hundred aud fifty more, consisting
QfBotqIourt Bedford andl'incoste troops,
= viz Capt, Bu6rd, Of Bedford, Capt
Love, Of llu'etoutt, mud Capt, Shelby aud
Capt Russell Of l'incasIlo, which made
Tue second division. Col Lewis division
marched to the right some distance from
the Ohio; Col, lemmiog. With bis diyis-
I idn, up the bank Of Ohio, 10 the LETT
Cpl. Lewis division bad not marched
quito half a mile from camp when about
sunrise, M attack was made on the front
tof his diyisioni 10 almost vigorous man.
ner, by tho united, tribes 81 indians,
ShpwpGes. Delhyarcs, AliDgoes, laways,
and several otllernations in. hunter not
less than eight hundred, aid by many
,houeht,io lie thousand; in this heavy
Fattnck Col Lewis received q wound which
in a few hours oscosioned bis death. md
several Of hisImS lelb \! u .tho, sppt;sia hct
I) h, n, n y v, u ::t4r
gRg % ttsSs IlSpgs fgs u allos6bsmy;S 70
fIdSdst a'seSopd d a minute after HE at.
tack cd .ColS Lewis division, tpbe enemy
engaged .frontof CD, Fleaihiug's di
vision, On the Ohio; and in a@bort time
tho Colonel received two balls through his
left arm, and one through Lis Bfast, and
after animatiog the officers aud soldiers in
a most calm manner to the pursuitol vic
tory, retired 10 camp
The loss ofthe brave Colond from TIE
Geld was scDsibly felt. BY The Officers in
particular; but the Augusta troops being
shortly (aitCr) reinforced from camp by
Col Field, with bis company, together
with Capt MDowel, Copt$Nlathcws and
Capt. Stuart, from Augusta, and Captain
Arbucklc aud Capt. MClcnahan, from
Botetour!, the enemy no longer ablo TO
maintain their ground, was forced TO give
way ill lbey were il limo with the troops
4 Of Coz Flemwiug, left in action on the
Tue bank Of 0hio1 IN this prccipitaie no.
,reatCol, Field was killed; Capt. Shelby
was then ordered to.tske the command -
\ During this time, which was after twelve
o'clock, the action continued extremely
hot-lhc close underwood, many steep
banks and logs, grtally-.favored their re.
treat, and. the hrayest If their men made
the best use Of ,htm, whilst others were
throwing their dead into the Ohio and
carrying Of their wounded
CATER twelve o'clock tie action 10 a
small degree abatcd; but continued, except
at short intervals, sharp enough XII after
onq.o O'clock. their long retreat gave them
a most advantages spo, Of ground, from
whence il appeared to the officers 50 diff
cult to dislodgd them thut II was thought
most, advisable TO stand as The line then,
was formed, which was about nile and o
quarter in length, and had till then sus-
lained a constant aud equal Weight Of the
action, from wing to wing. 1t was till
balfau hour Of sunset they continued g.,
ring on us scattering shots, which we re.
turned to their disadvantage; at Length
night rowing on, they found asafe retreat.
They had not the satisfaction Of carrying
of any our mems scalps. save one or NO,