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The Daily Dispatch: September 27, 1862., [Electronic resource], Gen. Loring's campaign in the Kanawha Valley. (search)
e Court-House, leaving a march of 14 miles the next day to bring them upon the enemy. The letter says: We started early next morning, and when in a few miles of Fayette Court-House divided into two columns and advanced upon the enemy--General Williams to advance upon the enemy's front, and Col. Wharton to march around through the woods, over a most precipitous mountain, (seven miles,) and attack him in the rear. The attack was made most desperately in front with artillery, (Otey's batterhe pursuit. But next day we commenced again, but did not overtake any except the pickets, two of which we captured. The next day (13th) we marched to this place and attacked the enemy in two columns--Colonel McCausland on the north, and Gen. Williams and Col. Wharton on the south side of the Kanawha.After a sharp fight the enemy was put to flight again. He abandoned the Kanawha Valley, as well as the stores, &c., burning all he could, even his dead! and even I, a rebel, am sorry to say,