The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-22

VIC Gohtihtba oot tebehts
Sunday came.
We were seated on the roadside resting
Gen. Wise came along in his carriage. he
stopped. 1ross and advanced to the car
riage. He said: "We have
GAINED VICTORY
ct Manassas. We will retreat to the
White and recruit and drill and collect 6
greatarmyand return and gain great west
ern victory over those fellows. Thinks
to myself, ambitious old iellew for mill.
tary honorsl After Floyd YVES wounded
Mrs. Floyd came TO him. She remained
in the tent with him. He continued in
command until Gen. Lee came to US at
Meadow Bluff. We were on the Sewslla
in the dreadful rains OF September, 1851.
We had on summer clothing; no supplies
Of clothing had come to the command.
We had no axes and consequently no fires.
The rains were cold and continuous. Our
suffering were greRt-to me the greatest Of
the war. Many died; about 10 per cent
OF the men died thatfall OF diseases. When
l thought l could not live through the
night y brother came to me and gave me
an India rubber coat. That kept me
mesaursbly dry and warmed me. Lees
forces were at Little Sewell. Roeecrans
was on Big Sewell. We watched each
other for some forty days without fight.
The citizens in our rear were anxious
for Lee TO make the attack. Some Of sup.
posed influence went to Richmond TO get
an order tor Lee to mako the attack. Some
accused him OF want Of courage because he
did not make the attack. A gentleman
whose family wSs in the rear Of Rosecrans
urged Les TO fight, showed how he could
lead s.forCe in the rear Of Rosscrsns, while
Les attacked In front. Lee said, Mr.. TyTee,
how many men will lose in the battle? :?
He replied not over 500. Gen. Lee said, II
drive Rosecrans from Sewell what will
we gain by it2 He then said, Mr.. Tyree, l
would not give 500 Of my men for all Of
Rosecrans' command.
Floyd'a command passed from Sswell
Rcroes 70 Packs Ferry, on New river, TO
Cotton Hill, in Fsyelte county, on the
south side OF New river at its junction
with Gauley. Mrs. Floyd still remained
with the General. The country was high
and
IT WAS BITTER COLD.
We reached Cotton Hill in October and
stald there until late in December. There
were frequent and deep SHOWS. No win
ter clothing had come to the command,
and food was short. The men grated
corn for bread in part, and the grated
corn bread was very sweet. About the
10th Of December, 1861, happened at
Floyd's tent on business After making
my business known, which wsS to ask
promotion for q iellow.eoldier, Mrs.
Floyd said, "Mr. Floyd, I believe l
would grant the Captains request" Gen.
Floyd made no reply. He called his Ad.
iutant, told him to make an order appoint
ing Thomas jackson Colonel Of the Twen-
ty.second Regiment, which l had asked to
be done. An Orderly came up and hand
cd Gen. Floyd paper. He read the
paper and handing 1t to me, requested
me 10 read 1t and give him
NY OPINION ,oF IT.
Tread 1t. It was a petition to Gen.
Floyd from the field officers Of the COM
mand requesting Con. Floyd to fall back
to Dublin with his command.
Handing the paper back, said: II am
not prepared to give an opinion on the
merits OF the paper"
General Floyd said: II am; for two
months with 1000 men have kept Rose.
Grams in the Kauawha Valley with $4,000
men. II I grant this pstltion and fall
back TO Dublin, RoHeGrans will throw bis
forces upon Bragg, and he cannot stand 1t.
have written fully my views Of the stu
alton here to Richmond, and asked for
two more regiments. have made my
plans 10 get my supplies from Dublin
and stay here all winter. The supplies
can be brought in hsts to Packs Ferry
and from there here In wagons. In this
way we can keep Rosscrana in the, Ka-
nawha Valley all winter"
He refused the petition.
The next day Col. Heath, who always
GREAT INFUENCE WITH Mr.. DAVIS,
got leave of absence and went to Rich
mond. In ton days he returned with IN
order for our removal to Dublin. We
had been at Dublin about fortnight.
Gen. Floyd handed me an order TO him
self from the Secretary OF War. 1t repre-
sented we were pressed on the Tennessee,
and ordered Floyd to get ready with his
command to 20 there at once. The Cen
eral aaid RosecrGns had gone there. Do
you remember our conversation on Got.
ton Hill?
At Cotton Hill a fire burned before
Gen. Floyd's tent. A soldier came
and stood at the fire. He was thinly clad.
On one foot there was shoe and on the
other worn sock. He stood and alter
nRtely warmed one foot and then the
other. Presently he said, General, can't
you give me RpRir OF sh0esW Floyd re-
piled, "We have no shoes. We are ex-
pectinR shoes 5oon." "General, will you
see that get a pair when the shoes Gomez"
Floyd replied, eyes, you shall have 9
pair when the shoes come" Floyd called
his adjutant and told him to take the
mans name and see that he got pair OF
shoes when the shoes came. The man
continued to warm his poorly clad feet,
and said, "General, suppose
WE MUST SUFFER- PATIENTLY
until we get our liberties from the Yam.
keea."
"Yee;" replied Floyd; I'VE must be
patient" The soldier left. Floyd re-
marked, "Thst poor fellow thinks he is
fighting for his liberties"
An officer spoke up, "Well, ia be not?"
General Floyd replied:
"Have you not got any sense? Don't
you know that that man has more liber.
ties now than he will ever have again :?
That man, poor fellow, 10 fighting to
issten chains upon himself. Don't you
know II the ConiederRcy is establlahed Ii
will be the most CALLING despotism for
men in his condition that man ever lived
under"
Tho morning after the lght at Malvern
Hill / left Richmond for Wytheyille,
where met General Floyd. We had not
met since We left Dublin for Tennessee.
He told me he and others were working
upon Governor Brown Of Georgia, TO call
q convention in Georgia and create q
counter.revolution
He thought something ought to be
tried to save the country from the