Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-19

N.ftloflon hattie. We had ncafy rcach-
ea Iiutfonsyille. when there came ""-
other order from Garnott for us 10 re-
turn o. Beverly where he Wouln J''I "''
and aeht there next day. Midnght OF t"o
nm OF July found us, after maIoh4Hs
and counter-marchlng all day Drawn up
Am fle streets OF Beverly waiting Ddl-
metz our last march made amld u
tbundcr-storm and downpour OF rain sell
dom, witnessed. As we stood ~ rahh'
wet TO the skin. there came last oIHeI
from Garnctt Ito take the prisoners from
the IAN and fan rapidly back TO Monterey
where he would join us by way
of hardy and the South Branch oil
the Potomac This was done. Ioiohei
Scott ordering your correspondent 10 ice
main az The log cabin, just out Oh I'eV-
er.y 10 direct stragglcrs from the haA'
ON Rich mountain on the line OF retreat
This he did. remaining until the ahkee
cavalry appeared. approaching Beveriy
lrom the direction OF Laurie lilh ON
the morning OF the 18th OF July, then re-
Joining the regiment late IN the evening
of that charge at Cheat mountain. IL la
evident that as the turnpike road was
omen for the Yankee cavalry. II was
.4sllv omen for Gamctt 90 have joined
scott at Beverly and retreat That way
fo Cheat mountain and entTench there
as the enemy did afterwards.
AZ travellers Rest" on Greenbrier
river near dark Of the 18th, we met the
Twelfth Georgia, under Colonel Ld"dId
Johnson. who fell IN line after us, anu
continued retreat over the AicsHah!.
About midnight mid inky darkness AT
d long angle i'm the road, our prisoners,
held in the front, broke away ana ihe
fire OF the guard striking our rear, lea
hNinW attacked On
.bushwhackers," and tho fire was
promptly returned leading the front TO
the same idea Then for some minutes
the front and rear continued flercely
firing. the flash Of our Springfield mushe' US
Illuminating the visible darkness, the
men. almost TO q man, remaining resO-
utelv firm and cool. as comrades ieil
around and the shrieks OF the WOUNDED
pierced the darkness round. HAD MIs.
Mary pcndietOn Lee been an eyewitness
OF this scene she would hardly nave
written, These men were totally de-
mOralized." on the evening of the l3th,
we rested for the night, and on the 18th
of July reached Monterey ana cncanped,
awaiting Garnetts forces % join US.
Peeram, cut off by this Acknowledgement,
was compelled 20 surrender the force
with him TO Mcclellan. General Garnctt
commenced to retreat on the night Of
the 18th Of July with Mcclellan IN pur-
suit who overlook him at Cannick's
Ford, over Cheat river. Here Garnett
concluded 10 make q stand to check the
cnemy's advance. a line Of battle was
formed Of TauafcrrO's Regiment and the
First Georgia, with the Thirty-first Nir-
s.nla (West virginia. thrown out as a sklr-
mish line and shapshooters along the
banks OF the river. General Garrett rode
up 10 Lieutenont-Colonel Pat J. fly, Of
BrsXton Courthouse, I'm charge Of the
okirmish line, and called for twelve men
ON reaching the stream he ordered
eleven back and himself and one man,
Iac6 Tilman. Of Lewis county. con-
tinued 10 the middle Of the river. Here
Garnet ordered ten men back, who.
thinking The General demented, hest
tated. a volley from the enemy riddled
Garnetts body. 1t fell into the stream.
TilmGn brought out safely the General S
horse. The body was recovered by Nc
Clelien and sent home. by way Of Wash
ington. for burial
RETREAT TO MONTEREY.
On the fan Of Carnett Colonel Talia-
ferro assumed command, and speedily
checked the enemy's advance. and his
force safely reached Monterey q few
days after. The entire force were de
lolltu Il iNDLll ut l4llS pace D1 measles
OF a virulcnt type which decimated oul
ranks. On the 18th of August we adj
vanced 10 Travellers Rest. ON the Green
brier. 10 hold the Parkersburg turn
pike and prevent any advance from
Cheat mountain on stanton. Genera
Henry Jackson, of Georgia. being Sd
command. We had been reinforced bl
the First Arkansas colonel Rusk, anC
Fulkerson's Southwest Virginia Rcgi
ment Early on the morning Of the .,
Of September, Millroy, with 5000 men an,
his field guns. crossed the bridge Owe
the Greenbrier to drive In our picket
and attack our entrenched camp. Gu
pickets, 12O strong, taking the laurel or
the side Of the mountain. held their ad
vance for three hours, making an un
euualed fight Of this character. Tn
First Arkansas, Taliaferro's Regiment
and the Forty-fourth Virginia held tn
| entertainments, the latter being on tn
| left at the extreme point Of the ridge
| near the enemy and under our own bat
| terry and in line Of fire Of the enemy's
| The First and Twelfth Georgians forme
line of battle on the banks of Ia
! river to check the enemy's crossing TIL
| ridge. on our left. was held by the Thirty
| first Virginia CWest Virginia. and Fulk
erson's Regiment The Georglans, pre-
J venting Millroy from crossing TO attac