Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-12-08


the stream, and Gen. Garnett sought
in vain to rally his troops at this
point. Maj. Gordon, of the Seventh
Indiana, led tho advance and soon
reached the spot where Gen. Garnett,
on the opposite side of the river, was
endeavoring to rally his forces around
him. Gordon called upon Capt. Ferry's
company and ordered them to fire.
The confedcrates greeted Maj. Gordon
with one vollcy and fed. Gen. Gar
nett turned to call his men and mo-
toned them back, but all in vain. At
this moment Sergt. Burlingame, of
Capt Ferry's company, raised his
piece, took aim and fired. Gen. Gar
nett fell backward, his head lying to-
ward our forces, and with open mouth,
as though gasping for breath. He ut
tered not groan, and when Maj.
Gordon reached him a few moments
afterwards he was just expiring. The
major stopped down teuderly, closed
his eyes, disposed his limbs, and left a
guard of loyal soldiers around him to
protect all that remained of the chiv-
alrous and honored but mistaken
leader of western Virginia. Every
Virginian among the followers of this
gallant man fled and left him
to fall and expire alone. But q
young soldier, wearing the Georgia
uniform and buttons, sprang to his
side, only to share his fate. for a mus
ket shot answered his devotion with
death, and he fell side by side with
his commander. The federal troops.
even in the glow of victory, stopped
to pay n tribute of respect to this gen.
crous youth. They placed board at
his grave and cut rudely upon it: "a
brave fellow who shared his generals
fate, and fell lighting by his side.
Name unknown" The loss of our side
was twelve. The enemy lost eight on
the field and three died in hospital, and
ten others were wounded. A large
number of prisoners was taken, in
cluding six Georgia captains and lieu
tenants, n surgeon and a number of
non commissioned officers. Beside
prisoners there were also captured two
stands of colors one ritled cannon,
forty loaded wagons, hundreds of
muslsets and side arms, with other
effects of various kinds. This action
is honorable in the highest degree to
all engaged in it. They had pursued
ind ovcrtalsen an enemy who had
twelve hours advance. They had
made forced march of nearly thirty
miles in less than twenty-four hours
over the worst of road and with
scarcely any food, some of the men
having becn without nourishmcnt for
thirty-six hours. They then fought n
battle, cut off tho enemy's baggage
train and found themselves in pos
session of the field. The remainder OF
Gen. Garnctts army effected their es-
cape through the Cheat Mountain
gap, which was seized and fortified by
Gen. Mcclellan.
The loyal troops were too much ex-
hausted to pursue the scattered and
dispirited enemy any further through
Huttonville and Laurel Hill, to await
the next call to duty. In these two
engagements one hundred and fifty OF
the enemy were killed. three hundred
wounded, and upwards of one thou
sand prisoners were taken, and nearly
all their war material fell into the
hands of the victors, Gen. Mcclellan
closed his dispatch of July ID with the
words; II firmly believe that seces
sion Is killed in this section of the
country" During the battle an in
cident illustrating the GOODNESS, brav'
cry and generosity of Col Lander to
wHrds brave foemau occurred, thai