Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1922-07-21

OiN iObSi tiii OluCl Weh'
restored AS soon as he could travel
he was sent to Richmond, there to
be confined in dungeon in Libby
prison to be fed on bread and water
pending an investigation as to his con-
duct in Lewisburg as well as in
Wytheyille, in burning private prop
erty contrary to the rules and use
ages of civilized warfare. On Sep
TENDER 9th of same year he was re-
leased from this confinement and put
in room with his fellow officers. This
was advised by the physician in
charge as his health was impaired
from this mode i'm punishment. He
remained i'll prison pending an inves-
tigation of the two war departments.
He was exonerated as his men were
killed by firing OF soldiers conceal
ed in this building. On January ~,
1864, parole was given him for
thirty days on condition he was to
ut once proceed to Washington
and there be exchanged for Colonel
Richard ii. Lee The conditions of
this parole was carried out.
After the war Colonel Powell en-
gagged extensively in Chattanooga in
the manufacture of sheet metals. He
also visited Wytheville and was the
guests of the ladies mentioned above
who intercccded and saved him from
the fury of the Wytheville citizens.
Colonel Powell died recently in
Portsmouth, Ohio.
Miss Mary Tynes's Ride.
AS stated, the first night these
troops camped in Tazewell county,
WAS on the Capt Henry Bowen's
farm. Samuel Tynes who lived only
n few miles from this place, hearing
Of their plans, he being an old man,
could not make the trip to notify and
give the alarm, but set to work to
find Il messenger. None could be
found, SO his young daughter, Miss
Mary Tynes, insisted on making the
trip. She left home very early that
morning and arrived at Wythevillc
in the early afternoon, stayed that
night with Mr.. Robert Crockett. All
praise was due this brave young lady
for her long and quick ride over the
four mountains, and many times has
she been remembered in compliments
and praises bestowed on her. For the
! few hours notice the citizens had en-
ablcd them to make the hurried pre-
paration to repel this attack that
proved so disastrous to the enemy,
and it also gave time to get recruits
from Dublin that ro,ir,l them and
saved the - / road IRON being de-
stroyed, which would have been n
disaster to the Confcderacy and IA
loss and damage that might have
taken many days 10 restore travel.
The battle was of about three quar-
ters to one hour. Our troops reiterated
in confusion. Many of them by the
old road that ran through where is
now our fair grounds. My home was
IN east end Of town OH this road.
My mother with what children were
ut home at that time, fled with the
many residents of the town, who in
terror were fleeing from the real van
KEGS ana experience, never thought
OF before and CONSERVATION, fear and
confusion prevailed. We stopped at
the old Lahul home, and the yard
porch, cellar and every available
shelter at the home and barn was
nlied to the limit. 1t had then gotten
dark and looking back toward town
Il grand but sad plight met our gaze
ny the heavens being lit up from tho
names from the many buildings then
On iire But little sleep was had that
night, even by the younger persons,
ana none by the older, because mo
one there but who had a number of
ehe family or dear relative whose
tate was unknown, and great ankle
W lett for their safety My father
ana older brother was missing. and
wen do l remember the agony of my
dear mother, for in our plight we
neaIu heard gun shots by the hun
area and the bullets whistlng above
our heads could only make the older
ones VINO fled with us feel deeply an
prehension for the safety Of those
we left blind, or those who could
not be accounted for Next day resi-
dents OF the town strollcd in fror,
an directions, many having spent the
night III the woods or mountains
south of town gruesomc sight moi
Iheir gaze Dead soldiers, MANY had
poem removed early in the mornin~
out the dead horses still lay in the
street and few dead soldiers were
70 be found yet where they fell, thew
pelng Union soldiers. Old wagons
some artillery and quite n nun,bor
ol confederate soldiers were tn ho
seen on main street Every thing WIS
=" Confusion and many houses Ind
Deen broken into and the doors
all the stores were open and Tho
goods that had not been stolen law
around in confusion. The burial ~
inc dead was in progress by the do
tan. The Yankee officers were buriod
temporarily in portion of the
Catholic cemetery. A few weeks la t,,r
detail of Union troops came viii
t ond ,, am3b,nla,nces. disenterred them hem
mountains to Ohio. Toian was hrr Inc
at ironton, Ohio. His widow ACCOM- l,ru
panied oa the detail of troops. Gen. Jno
MeCausland in his report of this
ment between Captain Bowen s,e. on,,
Solonei May in their pursuit of these
t u1SIs II they yr all would have been cap
c .nnra "S Grabtree Gap in Tazewell
county. quite n number of them worn
captured on their retreat, resul Mur C
from fro their unfamiliarity Of the a conn
w vry ana nc their worn out condition as
inoSe escaping returned 10 a.