The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-25

ippi I'm three columns The first COM
manded by Colonel Kelley was on the
Clorksburg road. The second was on
the webster road. while the third. COM
manded ! think by Colonel Steadman.
was 70 come around phiuppi end cut
or the retreat
The attack was TO be made at 4 A. NJ
4 pistol shot was TO be the sienal Tho
battery was 20 open the FIRE Soon after
midnleht battery OF two six-pound brass
pieces was planted on top Of hlgh.
steep hili. just west OF Philippi and
across Ii-orts Valley River. This was
between the Clarksburg and Webster
roads
The roads wore very heavy on account
@, the rains the previous night. All
tnroo columns were behind. especially thc
third column. SO that they did not arrive
In position until nearly four thirty
Gave Confederates Warning.
Mrs Humphrey. AN uncompromising
Ola rebel VINO lived about tao mile west
or Phillppl, when she saw the Federals
coming. in order 70 alarm the Confederate
forces, fired the gun that was mistaken
Tor the prearranged signal. Captain
Mott immediately began firing This was
at least thirty minutes before the attack
ING columns from the west reached
fhnippl, and even then the firina BEGAN
twenty minutes behind the appointed
time Mrs Humphrey had saved tho dnz-t
our forces had time TO get out OF Philippi
ana beyond the point where the third
column was to have intercepted as. Our
entire force got safely away. with the
exception of Major Simms. a young man
from BucldnOn whose name I have for
gotten. and myself Colonel Kel8y"s
command reached Philippi as the last OF
our forces We're departing. Some of our
cavalry exchanged shots with Keley's
men. Colonel Kelley. who was at the
mead of this column, was shot through
tho right lung. as he was entering
Phi1ppi. but was not mOrtally wounded.
Robert Dunlop. Of the Churchviue Cav
airy. received "A slight flesh wond Leroy
F. Daingerheld. Of Bath Cavalry, was
wounded in tho ankle resulting in the
amputation Of the foot
Il was afterwards told by some OF our
men that Colonel Steadman. who was to
have intercepted the retreat. did not reach
the point of interception until after our
forces had passed that point"
Not for Mr.. Hanger.
"On Tuesday morning. the day follow
ing the battle, Miss Angeline Dilworth.
another uncompromising rebel. left Phi
hppi to find ont something about our
forces. She saw some Union soldiers
close TO Phiiippi in the woods nearby the
road. digging in the ground Upon ask
ing them what they were doing. she was
told that they were digging a grave for
that Johnny Reb who was shot in the
stable. She reported this incident TO my
brothers when she reached Beverly. where
our forces We're Miss Dilworth. on her
return. also told me Of the occurrence. and
seemed much surprised 10 find mo still
living
Now. il n grave was being dug. and
what else could they have been doing II
must have been for some Of their own
men. killed possibly by Captain Motifs
battery. Ii was very cloudy and scarcely
light when the attack IS made. and Cap
tain Mott told me that after the third
shot. he commenced firing at our retreat
ing forces. east OF Phlippi. and 81 would
have been almost ont OF the question for
him 10 have distinguished at that hour
the Federals.
J. T. HANGER.
Washington. n. c.. November. 1906