Year: 1863

went as far as the Shinnston road. AT the
mouth of Lambert's Run, where we found
rebel Gen. Jones' brigade somewhat scat
tered, resting as / supposed, we charged
Immediately on about one hundred and If
~ of them, driving the force, one portion
running in the direction af Shinnston,
which the front of the company pursued
for over two miles, killing, wounding and
scattering them in every direction. We
are unable to determine the enemy's loss to
certainty, but we are assured it was from
thirty to forty. In this part of the action
had one man killed and two wounded.
Jas. w. Easter was killed, who was good
and brave soldier; We mourn his loss and
sympathies deeply with his bereayed
triends. The rear of,the company engaged
the other portion of the rebs, running them
pell NELL into the West Fork river, pouring
into them volleyf after Volley whilst one OF
them remained in sight; finally the enemy
was rePulsed at all points and we rallied
and returned to the long hOnored ldstown
of Glarksburgj taking with US nine prison-
ers and quite q lot of horses. Having driv-
en- and run Jones' whole brigade, as we
learned from prisoners, consisting of elev-
en- hundred and thirty men, we readily
concluded one southern man could not
whip seven Yankees at all times. ~


In aishort time we were ordered in the
direction of Weston. We charged on the
town!of Jane Lew, captured five of the rebs
aud saw Capt. Sprigg with his remaining
force leave the place on as good time as It
was possible for him to make. On his
arrival at Weston he reported thirty
Thousand of the Yankees after them,
throwing the whole rebel camp in a state
OF confusion; there was in fact about one
OF US to every fifteen that he described.


am confident that one thousand good
cavalry could have prevented his entire
raid, saved the people from shame and the
loss of their property. / have long been of
the opinion that the reason we have these
raids is because we are fools enough to
pet rebels. Can't we quit this? Can't
we deal nationally with them2 Can't we
divide these elements7 It must be done
some time. Tue rebel army may be whip
ped aud yetlthe war will exist at home in |
our midst. Are we lost to the principles
of self preservation or will we prove to
the world that man is incapable of self
trust this melancholy fact
will not be established in this age of The
world. If we are capable of self. govern
ment then let US speedily adopt the means
necessary to that end, which is not only
the destruction of the armed foe in front
but the suppression of more formidable
one in our midst, which is daily claiming
protection at our hands, engaged in the
stiffness Of the night, and in secluded
places, working by every craft that fend.
ish spirits can devise-workiug not only
for the destruction of the best government
the world ever enjoyed, but the overthrow
ofeVery right sacred to man.


1t is necessary in order to our very exis.
tence as, nation, as people, that we ex.
pei from our midst everything that bears
the least appearance of treason to the gov
ernmentsor disioyaIty to the principles of
natural right aud human liberty. Rebels
against these principles have no rights in a
civilized society, and in mercy to the loyal
people of the nation, should be sent be-
yond the lines of civilization. 1t is more
and more apparent every day, that this, of
q necessity, must be the policy, otherwise
the probability is, war Will continue for
ages yet to come; its devastating influence
spreading throughout the nations of the
earth, threatening, at length, the total ex-
termination of the entire human race.


Lor Bowen,
~ Capt. Go. E, Sd Va. Vol. Cav.