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From Weston.Wkstojt Lsnvu Uo, V*., Jan. 11.Eihitort In ttlIigm err -Several articles in your daily issue bare dime I o my notice, purporting to give a correct account of the lute engagement at Sutton between Company K, of the First Virginia Cavalry, and a detachment of scccsh regulars and Moccasin Hangers, all of vlt; Ilk'll have fallen short of giving the facts inthe case. 1 his, I think, is not justice ; andfor the purpose of informing our friends in Wheeling and vicinity of the tacts as they did occur, and at the same lime to do justice to ourselves, this statement, which youcan rely on, is given.On the morning of Sunday, Dec. 2D., we were aroused from our usual quiet for* that day) by the discharge of several guns ' from the hillside north of town, the Indicts whistling down the Streets in all directions. causing the hoys to '‘strike” for quarters on “double quick Xo sooner had I Ik* alarm been given, than Lieutenant Dawson—the then acting commander of the post—came coaly riding up strccL with the command, “to horse, to horse ! prepare tor action P Se;necly had the com-trn ui been given until all the boys were ready tor action. Our first break was forthe cntrenehmeiiLs commanding the tnxvn, knowing that it they were lost, all was lr»sl, us they had the advantage of us on all sides, they being under cover of woods while we were in nu almost entirely unprotected si f nation.The entrenchmcuts were gained under asevere the irom the hill-side, hut without doing any damage. I'pon examination it was ascertained that our ammunition was so scarce that it was tkeined prudent that wo should hold the entrenchments alone,knowing that it a recouuoiteriug party was *mt out, and they got into ait engagement we had neither men nor nnnmiui'km tu support them. Consequently our whole toiee. numbering seventy-five 1111*11, remained inside the entrench menu. It miist be remembered that several of the b oys weresick, and others out on scout and other duties, so Lbnt our force was reduced tothe above number.Hut with that number we kept them atbay, although they were firing at us fromall accossibit! points from ten A. M. until five P. M.t when our ammunition gave out and we were forced to retreat, which was done m good order. The Lieutenant did not tire the commissary uswas stated, but probably would have done so Lad be not expected uti'inumiion in a train of wagons which was duo that evening, wbetT we would have returned and h Id the post until driven out by force, Bui as ill hick would have it, wheu we met. the train a mile or two from town, they had no ammunition, so nothing was kftVor us to do but take up our line ol march for this place, which we reached on the day following,bringing the Lniiu with us. We have sincelearned that there were four hundred op.pn-ed to us, two companies of regulars and three of .Moccasins, also that we killed fourand Wounded seven. w
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Wheeling Daily Intelligencer
Wheeling, West Virginia, US
Thu, Jan 16, 1862
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