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"I'se bawned Charl'stun, West Virginia in February 1850." "My mammy's name? Hur name wuz Kath'run Paine an' she wuz bawned down Jackson County, Virginia. My pappy wuz John James, a coopah an' he wuz bawned at Rock Creek, West Virginia. He cum'd ovah heah with Lightburn's Retreat. Dey all crossed de ribah at Buffington Island. Yes, I had two bruthahs and three sistahs.
As soon as they reached our rear, Lightburn's Division of the Fifteenth Corps became partially panic-stricken, and fell back, giving up the intrenchments for the whole front of this Division, the enemy capturing the celebrated Degress Battery of 20-pounders and two guns in advance of our lines.
It was stated also that a paymaster had been ordered to join the division, with funds to pay part at least of the large arrears of pay due to the men. This looked hopeful, but still implied some further delay. Uneasy to learn the actual condition of affairs with Lightburn's command, I determined to reach Gallipolis the same night.
The officers of Lightburn's Division rallied it in the line of intrenchments, just in the rear of the position they had in the morning. General Logan was then in command of the Army of the Tennessee. He rode over to my position, and I sent Mersey's Brigade of the Second Division, under the guidance of Major Edward Jonas, my Aide-de-camp, to the aid of the Fifteenth Corps.
As soon as it got there it found Lightburn's Division drifted back, but holding their line behind the trees, and the enemy in possession of DeGresse's Battery; and as Mercer's Brigade went in on the front, Williamson's Brigade of Wood's Division, which Sherman had directed to make a flank charge, was moving, and they both reached the works together.
Ordered to the Kanawha valley again An unwelcome surprise Reasons for the order Reporting to Halleck at Washington Affairs in the Kanawha in September Lightburn's positions Enemy under Loring advances Affair at Fayette C. H. Lightburn retreats Gauley Bridge abandoned Charleston evacuated Disorderly flight to the Ohio Enemy's cavalry raid under Jenkins General retreat in Tennessee and Kentucky West Virginia not in any Department Now annexed to that of Ohio Morgan's retreat from Cumberland Gap Ordered to join the Kanawha forces Milroy's brigade also My interviews with Halleck and Stanton Promotion My task My division sent with me District of West Virginia Colonel Crook promoted Journey westward Governor Peirpoint Governor Tod General Wright Destitution of Morgan's column Refitting at Portland, Ohio Night drive to Gallipolis An amusing accident Inspection at Point Pleasant Milroy ordered to Parkersburg Milroy's qualities Interruptions to movement of troops No wagons Supplies delayed Confederate retreat Loring relieved Echols in command Our march up the valley Echols retreats We occupy Charleston and Gauley Bridge Further advance stopped Our forces reduced Distribution of remaining troops Alarms and minor movements Case of Mr.
Captain Callender had four of his guns on General Ewing's hill, and Captain Woods his Napoleon battery on General Lightburn's; also, two guns of Dillon's battery were with Colonel Alexander's brigade. All directed their fire as carefully as possible, to clear the hill to our front, without endangering our own men.
Lightburn's advanced positions were two, a brigade under Colonel Siber of the Thirty-seventh Ohio being at Raleigh C. H. and another under Colonel Gilbert of the Forty-fourth Ohio, near the Hawk's Nest, and at Alderson's on the Lewisburg road.
Lightburn's position had been made more embarrassing by the fact that a cavalry raid under Brigadier-General Jenkins was passing around his left flank while Loring came upon him in front.
The suspension bridge had been ruined in Lightburn's retreat, and the enemy had depended upon a bridge of boats for communication with their troops in the lower valley. The column crossed the Elk late in the afternoon of the 30th, and I pushed Toland's and Carter's brigades to Malden and Camp Piatt that evening, Siber's brigade advancing to Brownstown on the other side of the Kanawha River.
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