The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-28

feAA NGGiuleuN. Inc melQ OBJECTS were
Joseph Snider, colonel; Samuel W. Sni-
der, lieutenant colonel; Nathan Gon, IT..
Of the Sixth West Virginia cavalry.
Charles Z. Howes and James i. Smith,
majors.
The regiment served in Geneal Kel-
ley's command and did splendid service.
The principal event in which the regi.
ment took part occurred when in the
performance Of escort duty, January 80,
1854, while conducting a supply train
from New Creek 10 Petersburg. when at
Medley two and half miles below
Noorefeld Junction, Colonel Suider, who
was in command Of the train guard, met
at that point Lieutenant Colonel QuirI,
commanding the Twenty-third Illinois
infantry, falling back before the advance
Of the enemy. Colonel Snider being the
ranking officer, took command Of the
forces and at once formed line OF battle
in the following order: The Twenty
third Illinois, Lieutenant Colonel Quirk
on the left. A detachment of the Sec
ond Maryland in the center. -Four com
panies Of the West Virginia cavalry oc-
cupying the right; two companies Of the
Fourth West Virginia cavalry were plne-
ed in position on the right flank. as
was also a detachment OF the Ringgold
battalion, Lieutenant Spear in charge.
Two companies of the Fourth were or
dered to take position on the left The
remaining companies Of the Fourth were
placed in the rear Of the center, to be
used as the exigencies Of the engage
ment might demand. Colonel Snider had
scarcely gotten his command in position
when the enemy opened upon him with
two pieces of artillery, their infantry
advancing at the same time. was met
BY a gallant fire from Snider's front,
which caused them 10 fall back. Three
times the enemy tried the same thing
with the same results. During the en-
gagement in front the enemy was eN-
tending his TANKS to the right and the
left. either of which outnumbercd Sni.
der's Command The result was that Col
onel Suider was compelled to withdraw
his command in order to prevent capture.
He lost his train, but made a gallant de-
tense against more than double his own
command. historians OF that day say.
The loss in this engagement was five
killed, thirty-four wounded and large
number captured. Among the captured
was the gallant young major, Nathan
Gofr, IT.
General Golf seems 10 have been born
under lucky star. lis father No -
his uncle. for whom lie was named. we're
veil to do and influential citizens when
he was born. So the lines d his youth
we're cast independent and powerfully -
cialIy. Early in his boyhood he took 10
his books. and was sent to the best
schools Of CIarIsbura, ami later he at
tended the Northwestern Acadcmy here,
and was under the care Of that famou,
instructor Dr, ""rton Hattei'e' u P',u.
opal. There he laid tac foundation = :
good edneauon. re started cary ~ 7
profession In 1893 y entered W. ".
tionai college Al Washington am W.
there AZ the outbreak q the WIZ y
NJ once took sides WIN the O"lou. ~
April iSGi' while thr guns q S""'
Ter were echoins over ,ne iand' rs UT"
aside ms books, came home ana " Aay
enlisted as private ~ company = /" ''l
Virginia Union infantry Tins va
step hardly e oe expected q one T.,
situated IN HE n he was he h'a youth
health and wealth. n 'aet, everything
that would seem 70 have the power Y,
allure him from the struggles y war
The federal army may have contained
more conspicuous names, hut i bal r..
drawer soldier. 10 truer hearted. manh't
man than Nathan Son y, Is "aS
only - Years q age and stiii more
youthful in appearance when he JON.
cd the amy. but hi superior soIiicry
qualities brought him 70 the front AMI
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