The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-20

company injured In the engaxemsnt at
winchester. receiving bullet In the
crates the Following year. and after un-
dersoing all the horrors OF several
southern prisons was drowned IN the
The company remained at New Greek
until April I. 1855 While at New Creek
the company made trip up near More
held under Colonel Muliigan after Fitz
Lee and Early. II was unsuccessful.
however.
Some time In February of tina. year
land Gap. under Lieut. Harris. ON April
]. 1854. II was ordered TO take the cars
for Webster. West Virginia They were
on the morning Of May Is, the company,
together with General SeiEers division.
marched eighteen miles TO New Market
virginia. and as they arrived upon the
neld they were ordered into position on
the right OF their line by General Carlin
who was chief OF artillery that day.
fore the Confedcrates charged The
night did not last long. but while IL did
Il was a hot one The battery lost three
OF their guns. had three men killed and
Ave wounded. Manners and French
were killed. while Morrison died from
his wounds Corporals Fennimore and
Bottles were wounded. New Market was
the worst day OF the war for the Wheel
ing boys.
Change In Command.
The Union men were driven back 90
the river AT Mount Jackson. They then
G Cay at Cedar Sds;d T5ees twelve days and
Leaving Cedar Creek about June l, the
detachment started up the valley once
Joined by a battalion of the Firth New
York Heavy Artillery.
on tho morning OF JUNG they met
the enemy under General wi.lism r.
Jones at a little town or village called
position and had thrown up a lot o.
=
them, and for hours IL was very hs I'd
TO tell which side would win Towards
risht; made = charge and won the day.
The Union side lost 200 or 500 killed
or wounded: Jake Honecker was the
only man from Csrlins company hit
that day. The Confederates had about
200 or 500 killed and wounded, while
nearly a thousand were taken prisonerr
on the sixth OF June the company
left for stanton. Va. While in Staun-
ton the company was Joined by General
company went TO Lexington. While
there Hunter ordered the Virginia Mill
the next move was made to Buchsnnon.
va, Va ana then crossed the mountains at
me fesk, OF otter. They wre soon IN
Of June Il Crooks division had quite a
little night with the rebels and captured
the enemy received reinforcements and
entrenchments; About daylight they
followed the Confederates succeeded in
rnortally wounding three OF the best
.. Mills. John Bardsisy and Wesley
Durhin. Mills was buried In Quaker
Lost rhrse Men
on the night OF the 18th the army
was ordered To retire. and marched ali
night and the greater part OF the next
cached Salem. Va. The railroad sta
tion and factories were burned. About
ing their horses al a gap in IN. noun
tains called Masons Cove. the Confed-
crates under General McCausland sur
prised the company and soon had Car
ms company and SHOWS Maryland bat
terry. Lieut. !. \. Richards and II men
James Harris was MORALLY %ound.-i
there and died a few days later at White
S S,I sho, sP,ins5 Toby" Areuthnot
guns and most Of the horses were cap
came Up and drove the Confederates
away Most 81 the guns were recap
t sI,1. nut the company was able To
marched 20 the Kana wha river by the
W. W. o. Le" lshqrg and Hawks Nest
count of General Hunt being too slow
Too much time was lost az stanton
and Lexington in route to Lynchburg
and from there the infsutry was sent
10 TsrkersburE 10y boat. and the calvary.
~ tllA'E1 ana COMPANY were equipped
with new load OF guns and HORSES
ana rema ned ~ Parkerslurg that fan
ard part ~ the winter
In February. 1858. the company was
ordered 10 march TO Clarkshurg bv the
IKE II lay 81 Clarksburg until IN.
10Th Of June. when 10 was ordered 10
turn over all ~ its gum. horses etc
and take the cars 10 Wheeling 10 to
out OF the IL men who were captured
with Lieut. Richards. seven died In
prison
Muster Roll.
Fellow - muster roll ~ the com
pany taken from the report ~ the Ad-
jutant General 10 West virginia Of
the company. January :. 1855. with the
changes since then.
Adjutant Generals Report % West
Virsini-.
Return - capt. John CarlInS com
panv ~ - the First Regiment Wet
Virginia. Light ARTILLERY Volunteers.
stationed az ParkersburE. Wesf Vir-
Einia. on the FIRST day OF December.
1864. together with a complete record
~ the changes that have taken place
since It's organization.
tSigncdl
JOHN CARLIN. Capt Commando
Company.
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