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

took Floyd General - yss assigned
to our command in -; that VIC fought
General @. at L, and were dreadiully cut
up and defeated. We retreated to -
the evening after the fight at L, Where We
found remnant Of nice old sherry. A
staff officer said to General -: "You
have one friend left" To this General
- replied: "Who 10 that, the PrGsi-
dent?" ayes" "Yes," replied General
-, "the President ia my friend. He
Is pledged 10 me for promotion and am
PLEDGED TO HIN FOR EMPIRE.
Within twenty days after our defeat at
L., Gen. -, was made Major Cen
eral, and sent to command larger army
in the field. Though l believe Congress
did not confirm this appointment, yet
Gen. - continued in command as
Msjor General in the field until the close
Of the var. THAT many things hSd salts
fed my mind that ours was not the war of
the people, but that designing men had
brought 1t upon the country to serve their
own plans. That during the struggle
many things had patisded my mind
the people Of the South were Sighting for
one thing and their leaders for another.
He said the South would reap all the ben
efCisl reaults OF the war. The South will
now become q great and prosperous peo-
pie. The institution Of slavery would
have destroyed the South had you not
been released from 1t. / said: "Genersl,
were you present at the battle Of the Ope-
quoH between Sheridan and Early ?"
"No," he replied. II went up there by
special train the Saturday before the fight.
asked Gen. Sheridan II he could attack
by Tuesday morning. He said: I will
attack by six Monday morning. l Bsw
| had the right man there, and left" l
asked. "How do you
COMPARE JACKSON AND SHERIDAN"
he replied, jackson was q good corpa
commander, Sheridan is the greatest mill
tary genius now living. Lee Is a fine
engineer officer. You had one great
soldier on your side, Joe Johnson, but 1t
looked to me that he was always check
mated at Richmond. It looked that way
to me-" He continued, never blamed you
all for fighting for your opinions. You
were rglsed In the stateright school and
hsd 90 much right to fight for your opin-
ion as other people. But your opinions
were all wrong.
Callers came and l babe Gem
eral Grant goodbye. After the fall Of
Donaldson, and after the treatment Gen.
Floyd received from Mr.. Davis consequent
upon its fall and intended to appeRse the
popular clsmor Of the Cotton States, q bit
ter feeling sprang up between the friends
Of Davis and Floyd. Virginia took sides
with her son. The Legislature Of Virginia,
ossensibly to preserve the integrity Of the
commonwealth, really to vindicate the
wounded, pride OF Gen. Floyd, appointed
him Major General in her leerVlce, au.
thorized him to raise 10000 soldiers from
non.conecripted and appropriated funds,
to support the command. The issue WAS
called the Virginia treasury note. Gen.
Floyd proceeded at once
COMMAND OF 10000
soldiers. He wRs to operate west OF the
Alleghanies, where the command was 10
be raised, mostly from within the Federal
lines. i quit the Confederate service and
offered my services to Gen. Floyd in this
new field. Gen. Floyd accepted my ser
vices and assigned me to that command
north Of the KRnawhR and New Rivers,
while he took immediate command oil
that part Of Virginia south OF these rivers.
In July, 1869, we parted at WytheVille for
our respective fields. When winter came
Gen, Floyd had three regiments and l
had regiment and battalion OF State
Line troops, as we were called. The men
-. .kon,fy,I ayI bannfT1l NJ y1anfn lpnan
Floyd went into winter quarters in south
west Virginia and at Warm Springs. In
the winter Of 1868 the Legislature Of Viz.
vInis convened, Mr.. Davis sent word to
the Legislature that they must diaband
the State line troops.
THE LEGISLATURE DEMONSTRATED
with Mr.. Davis. Mr.. Davis sent them
wo.d unless they dlsbanded the State lint
troops, he would withdraw sll Oonfeder
ate forces from tho soil of Virginia ant
leave the State to the mercy OF the in
ysder. Again the Legislature remon
otrated. At last the Legislature agreed Z
disband the State line II Mr.. Davis would
receive tho Este line troops with sll thei
officers into the Confederate service
they stood in the sac line. Agar
M Davis refused and the State line wa
dlabanded and Mr.. Davis trlumphed owe
State rights s. We contended Tor them
The command in southwest Virginia wa
scatteFed. Some returned to the Fedora
Lines. Some Joined the Confederate ser
vice, kept my command In hand with
ont instructions. Shortly Colonel W. !
| jackson and Colonel g. W. Thompson
came to my command OF LeWtsbuIi
They represented to the men that tn
Secretary Of War had given them author
ity 10 take command Of my men and oil
cera, TO weave them into tho Gcnfedei
/ alta service, with themselves 90 Oolont
and lieutenant Colonel, and with
promise they would be supported in Gu
| tinp their way TO the Ohio with OeyeII
other regiments TO be sent at once to th
command. | did not ask to see the
kaior Breckenridge, Of my command
and / went to Richmond to see Mr.. DaViI
Hs went by his home OF Lincsstle.
vent 10 Mr.. Davia's Office Of four in Il
teyeninR, where ] met Col. johnson, Of b
stat, TO whom l related ell the abov
circumstances, and asked to see Mr.. Dav
and know
wH11wAs srR1PPEp OF NY COMMAND.