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I Full t'nrtlculnr* of lh«* Nrnry Orrrk Finht price ftwtbr-r i-mmnnd, w** taken tn cmo of tbo logIn n hkh Col. NortonI A* pmml»cd fn our IimI to gi of ilia battle of Scary Cwk | thl* issue, no publish the accountbuilding* from which llio enemy hail just been l faithful sketch | driven, refusing t«. !«• taken «o llio rear. Be the litli July In ' idling tbe flplJ Cot. Xoritxi sent a ntcitongen» hate il Col. Lowe, tho principal iu command, Mating IhnlC*TIifrom on eye witnc**. On Bitmky, July II. Cot. j the enemy bad boon driven faun tholr right andII lt;1.11 lt;• i1Notion wits orth-rod by (Jen. Co* t« take a porlhiu*l charge will| of Ms command and proceed up tho Kanawha for |,la renter and right wing. In order to sustain 111.J llto purpose of acccrtalnlng tin? position and strength | U.0, itu.l Hint this mnvmn.nt, If dime qtrleVly, wouldluo of tin robe! force «t or nr nr llio mouth of Colo tie- 1 gU(„ » victory, a* their right and e. ut.-iluid nlro !*» in nttt.ta rtl.stt.wtlaen ll .......^ ,,,, ,^.,1 * wJ„W tfu^UJWUr, 12 tulle* fi\.m Cli»tl. *(oti, whoro ll tv I tho tmriny wore in camp and bud thrown up si-iuCol. Norton stnrt.-d with Companion F. ,err ullher failed ui giveCl and 11 of hlo regiment hy IIim different rpads —•gitrd it. Tito nall terminating nl the bridge ■ t*»l|ijj Scary Creek. (■ ., D.2M i, .in. UoI Taking the renter mad bitimdf, it being thesh tanilr to that point. In order to bo In advance of the nursied. I{ remainder of Ihe command and roconmdtrr b. litre ,.ml id.Herd' (lioy nhonlil com.' up. II it log uiitrt-hvd tn within| half n mile of Scary Crook, onr approach wn» otg-nailed to the enemy by th- Bring of lire gnn» ill rapid *ttcce*t|on. The Colonel immediatelyII ' rayd that Col. 1*1 We refit, d to do a* r I,aice the Federal troop* were repulse In ri ttvat. Tho rein la aotduf th.at the not pursued ntl.l that lin effort tv.m mid.' I' nr right and center In nnit iin u •, and nl till* to. oral being rcdnfotvo.l by 303 men. returned on ibllged mtr men to retreat, hmvln;ad- e I a hall of the advance gturd. until tho m tin bud* tl,.-t.mldli.g tobotikrn pria.m. r. Whll.Ing many c.f miltg, of Ida force should nrtdrc.'ml to proceed carefully when the others came up. and rill A, irilh five truninlel men rode forward to e*nm- who diml led Inc the positions of the enemyled. and sent an was the gallant l.ii-ut. I'm three day* after from the effects. ntndj he being the *■ mud rammimlltig ofllivIi li.if* It Wound*j examination he fotmd a pick.: guard «f the enemy t.,Kill.'.! in this cugagvmet.1.had been posted in an nltl church, mid on Ida approach ha I fled, tearing behind them their dlttaei ^ uhva l.v cooked, their lilauk. la, knapsacks and mlrr p acciiiiterment*. When the company came up. a_ careful examination trail ordered of tho wood* nil joining and the bill side. A semitlnjr party of six-toen under ldriiienant I Veld a wnt forward witli I orders to move with great caution, mi l di*c.ver, If 1 pn.idhle. the enemy's pr cl p-.sitiun. Ou nearing llto brow of the hill at a point where the ivi.i I begins In descend toward* the bridge illtd creek, l.leit-'' tenant I'rwblo discover -1 III* rebel* drawn tip InOne woril as to Col. lance. I' emy epencd llr'U]«on it* lie gave no eouitnnml. lie did tinthliig to Inspira his men with cotlfldcuce. lie kept well in the rear, nnt lt;f tbe range of lire, rn 1 on Inti one occasion did he nplfeitch the line when our turn wetv Bring, nnd then look good r m* to keep a log linildlng between liimself atnl the abots of tie'• nmn.v. H id In- «i.pr'-if l.- 'l lhemplt;e, 11.1. w ltli bli m mi formed in line, lie could have, in twenty minutes after fa pi. ('.liter opened fire U|nhi llie rctk-1 h.ut -ry, eltbvr liv a fl.nik nieveui.'tit upon tliolr left turned tiictr |HWiltUm, or by a direct clnirgu line of battle to the number of nla.ilt one tlmt.santl rrm, „n.| 11.,,., !,.,vo i ' n.nt.-d them.At Ih; scouts they oj patty two slx-1 entire lltrco ofhilt without doingtho enemy perceived lit and 1 'ft an I tired el looiled with grape.fired hy rank nl the p-n wing 1. injury. Tin* menAnd lid, w I It I. • t-1-it nf lifell lie HUHtltlUlHl|,v pivwlrallng lltcliisrlro* the slnils pn-'. d over thrlu.'n- lly order of Col. Surton onr men then retreated dnulfl.'d i*a- .nit nf range nr the fire of (ho enemy, ihrrw lielng he si'iit ■nl hut t)(l of ii* all told—till* ntlier two companies not Sunday yet having reached us. We marched back to the fti, tin* junction of tho rrntml and valley run,Is, where wo I were met by Onpl. ftlackmaii, „f company II, w ho , pir having liranl the Bring, (nlsln'd forivnrd tin tin*,|i( dimbW quick to join us. We then tonkacriNft-rnad anil tn irclied to the river n-ad in order hi Join ('apt.1 _j(v | Walker with company F, In* having ^ to take that road. On mrivi - .i r liu( , the livo roads iva f,mud Oapt, Walker had pinso.l I about 3(1 utlnutos b. fotu its. Col. Xorloi halt of III.' two oi.inpanl.'s, and Iillil-*'I!'Sergeant Major Prico and llormnin of (’apt.’'»■ I (l.-orge's comp.iuv, to ..ivrtoko Cbipf. Wttlkr, mi l. ,. ing j if possible, bring him oil' before ho came upon the ,, cs*' | rebel battery. After u two of tluve miles with the ! sl it'P horses on it dead run. Col. Norton came tip ti lth .'apt. Walker just as lie had coma within nud with murh I aatUfaction to the troop d. Nnrt.'ti In l.i* charge vr y charging tilth Ids right mid ctnt ig the message msiI l int by tbe hand t f ng from (\i|. Norton, the havo Ihssi out-*. As to artillery with tliero-iufor cvii,us w In n iirg. -I in do •*« by Col. Nor-i, liter could.hr a m irehof J miles, have ruaclied ' cm'Uiy’s piv.itiou by daylight, mid gnlmsl nn sy vivl iry -taking tbe catmoii of tin* rebel fore.I mid.iutfludly many prisoner* and routing then in their camp at the tnoutli of Cole river. When 11. Cox came Up With the main body, lu«tead ii ordered stopping and going into camp us lie iliil for »lx days it mouth of llie river P«m. Wo could hat at Cbnidcston liv Monday evening,lind lie bo dcucnm a i Migncd, mid by this In' would have saved the motaft with i tilllt;-ut ion of a dl-igraci'ful dcfcut the loss of litreColonels mid two captains, win*, taking more Into in llie battle than ho, supposing the day to b nrs, hsle flicuutiously into the cm tin camp nnd re still di’lt.incd us such, lie could nlsu bare 3Voil tl or 8 days ig valuable time, iitnl pttibablv - - the lives of several soldiers mid oflicer* and the •I range of tho rebel I,allery, but botbna they had t eHppling for the time being, Col. Null,ad- thought proper t., op •. lire. Company K then During the nuiroI cumilor-iuarclicd, and joined the other compauii'i. ut (lie junction, where they nil cncutnpcd for n few „,l, | hours until dark. At dark a month wits or.huvd nf 'B(.| lliree miles down tin- river, when' we won! into niu-,IR, i lundi, wiili tlu cxpeetalbm that the tvlsds would lly, follow and all ink us. In tin- m. aatltu • Col, Sor-; ton lvmt’t dispatnlies In Ueii. Cox, who was but 3 ns j miles distant, mid sent the same post hilsi-* by Si.r ■ (,HUM,,i-lc- g'-‘oul Major Price. In itime tm'asngca t '-l. Nortonfact stated to tlen.Cnx the uuinber mil |»i.*iilin of the .........| enemy, the number nnd sUo of their licit! pieces, and that he himself b id been twice hi full view ol'i their entire force, nnd asked for ro-infortvin-'iils.in-lln-1 eluding Captain Colter with bis section of rifled | cannon. Urn. Cox upon r v Ipt uf tin *• dispatch- i i cs, sent tho liulancu of the 2.1st rrpinient and live 11 cnmpiuiles of the 1st Kentucky, but did not e uid j C.tpl Cnltoii and Ids guns us requested, mid ive were compelled to si.iy in th.i iv.kiiIs without lire or rations all night, nut deeming it prudent to a I tack 1 H i n force nearly equal in our own, and who bad theI ' advantage uf position, and it b.ittery of two sdx-L‘ pounders, we Ijeiug wltlumt .irtiHurV. At daylight H ' on the letli, we tnarehiHl iip tlie river again to thei Jtmelioii, and there remained until aluuunon. without food, until the sleilmera came op, when wii were nt'ilured into camp on the uppn.-tHu .' Ida of the rivII uf M’e remained in cnnqi until Wi'din.'-diiv iitnri.lii:-. hut j ibe 11 th, ut which time Col. Norlnn received an ov-unr der from tleu. Cox Piptvp.tr-' In march with tiro i in. I companies of tlic fllsl tv'giin ul, the 12th Ohio, an I iusc Cnpt. C.dtei's battery with C.d. bu-.re iu coniui.iml. nd- f'*r Scary. Wc got off til 12 o'clock in.: nnd alter ; tl.u a careful innrch of two hours, rama upon the cue-cs ll niy's pickets, driving lltvm in. and in a few minutes t- in drawing the dm IV..in the rebel battery and their root entire line. M’c appMaelicl c.uv!- -dy, with mint-.1 at tempi, bowcver, to fonn iu line, ivlllcli proved cu-hall | lively futile 0.1. 1. m ■ failing to give emimmnd. s or The rebels bad planted their battery in a position | and don't let itI commanding the road by which wc were approach- --, I»-»«- «.*i“«» - _________ 52! Mvj stead of being in tine iu lli.-v should have been bad | ues- | Isnve given lire pruper eomniatol, were in im- | tl„, uiincnt danger of bring at any moment swept from ItIhe road by the enemy's guns.| At tbi.s juncture Col. Norton oodcred the left bolr, I ing, consisting or live companies, including tbo , (.|. (iio futin the 21.-1 regiment, to fall in line iu a ra-1 vino, lie then ordered them forward In tho bruv* nf tbo bill and then gave tho order to open llro.-was Col. Norton then design.it •(! ('apt. Coll t Ids posl-• ||io lion ol»eii the hroiv of the hill, (n full view of the •aid-! enemy's huttorr, which position lie took, ntrl iiiitne-, j diately prepared Ids battery for action, nil I opene l,(_ | lire with nstonishing ell'.-ej. Duj shot from ouri an-1 gups struck a gun of tlyt rebel battery directly in with *I|D tuuzsle, br.mkhtg out n piece of the m.'tnl, pass-tend i ing tliixmgli and taking oil' * wlievl IVom the gun very I carrlag.i nnd the head of the 1st lieutenant in the artillery. We smut found that the great distance of I our pi.dll'.u from lli.i robots prevented our doing much ipjurv with our muskets, mid that they being rtued with Hbarpu's rifl.'s, lout uo diflkithy ■acldng its, ami were woiimling and killing ICQ ivllh impuuilv. Col. Norton thou ordered three mmpanka of the 12th Old... nnd llio two co , panic* .if tbo 2Iet tn lilt tlnivil tbe bill on our It Willi t!iu inteution t.f driving litem out at the poiul of the bayonet from behind feuoi-*, lives, I. number of log buildings of wlilcb they l. nl taken iisst'hion upon the bank of Scar ariotta o'Ji.'cta foruied defence for tint rebel Sharp-liooters, from which they wetv tiling upon,,nr ten xvilIt deadly tvilaiiilv, and with )clTlt;Dv*p.;. ■s * dli11-ll. AltoUnrirtg the enlire lime Hen. Cox tv a- lying with the ni.iln hotly in enntp, he ditl not send out a npntitiitg party, nor did tie lake tiny pains to useertaiu out relative pe-iiioit with the enemy. He knew well that the enemy were iu a place eliosen hy them-battle gtoHttd, and they were daily becoming better nml better pr. pnrcd fur llto conflict. And even after the Bring laid commenced and had l isted lor hotitw, Oen. Cox rnfuacd to send us re 'tils, or allow the balance of C.d, Norton'! regiment to umrvh to tile aid of their gall tut C.do mdt although they were under arms and cltalin; under confluement, Impatient for the ortbr tottl.nvlt and join iu the battle. And after the Imith', when the 21st begged him in send a party with a flag truce to bring onr dc.ul nnd s- e to the welfare of C..1. Norton, this bra re Ueneral Cox Indignantly r.'plit’Jjhai the nitnty would hat Hpact for a flag of tt'ttee than ntiy otli During the advance and 1* title lii-n.t most ini-ohiioiitk ■ mid ijuesiioniil..le. look Col. Norton's Itorso, horse eqtii| pistol-* and ovoi hi* las.ts and spurs, in aim'd alMiul three days a prisoner in hospital.mi I was then released on parole until exchanged.U now at liouit*. His wound.* tin ugh tioriuw lint dangerous. II-' is now doing well nod will probably ba ttbl - in a f.-tv week .to return It the army. -We utideivtam! that ai'tangciu',itts have already ItCett m.idc to clil'i't the exchange of Col. Norton ti.r Major ikuion, a reln-l Slnjor « ho Is now pai'.'le fn.m our tnsip-, mid tvlni had comtimn ! the battle of Scary Ct - h. Too much rivdil c not Is* given to Cupt. C.d ter nnd I.lent. C-d. Wit of llto Util ivgituont during the ontli'e ettg.tgeut They fought hrtvely uvnl like men. I’tstr II;IV. a nn-mber of ('apt. Colt* r's e. moony, no- m .cl; woutnh'd ivl.il • passing amiittmlllon to the gt lit* tntitvi Itip was shot oil’, and hi* dying net.ball irreg all uti.t head ticdon't mind mbut pnitect tltul flag,Tribute to the memory of Win. Uon.'t well, of Co. 11, 21st Uegin.eht, who died iu'.he hospital UnllipolU, June aTtli, 1831.ttv a I’f.t.t.ttw-aoi.ninn.!» of love from frieii’ls most dear t eli-.tm his dying can• • ' . ■'qnnlt Inis ‘tl* nr , «.-l-Isud-'luee,1 ! . nti.l ■e the ■ 'lid beN. -ttL'ol wortls liitlil mother fell As l.e ••ml; and breatbu«l liireiveU.’’ But when cam.' th “biller hours,H 'alb bad l.t.-t his boasted powers, for, as :«.ltly iude* tlio day,So Ilia Hpiiit paute.'tl away .Then with slow and niciisutvd lrand, Tn the ••Moreh .... saletnn, dead. Hero ive In the silent tomb,One who. I..—» ne dv ply mourn, ('til thou widowed mother dear,Who fan n-.w thy lotto heart cheer, Since tl.y only son lota gone To his evcrhts'lttg Iti-mrV Vet, bereft one, dn not nt .tint For tbe dead “1 lest and gnnc: lor tl.y Ins.* shall belli.* pain.Fru.-d frvitn Miirotv, c.tru and pain. Hi* Country'll rail be ditl obey,Hid .il l SIC.tmrado resl, llft''s battb Sweetly alw.pott Fleedm Till llie Trmnp with an tin n-uiti.i, Wakes the sleep T- tunlel ground, Oallijsd..., July 2filt, likil.D, II. P.ApriTbu llcnt'fiil of (stiad (tlii-Thanks to Mrs. Wiiedo.vV. Southing S have thryears beou rolieved ftotu »h epl - .......I of painful ivululdng wil'i It.MU' soil: t nig. t . ll.il';.. a»»—«- *■»'»«w ass. -1 fc ^gfJSCilSAtS ■ r,,m'd '“rue cumnanie* on tho imt»ldo of ■ an 1 tvltich him ply siupely tho ohild, tho S.sul.iig.' llie fcHca next tint river, and the two companies of Syntp gives not only rest, Imt i ig-.r and tiealb; th ■ 'R J tbs Slut deploy..! os okinul.ber . in the II Id. Ik l. u' ' »aL ••P'-right.rh.; t .t.l nn I r. tre.b • I., and It I-i.ine. ne r.-over. I., cure H m l ( oh*, and recti-iween the lutse t.f tin. lull ami thefvnee. Ibe euiil- I jag. n„, t.,,v,.-i;. A* we ln. lv r. the n.lvice“ panleit uu both aide* of tbe fence iv. tv then ordered whirl, vails f .;|b I .*■ abote tliunk., we freely pit--to innvo forward cautiously. When within 2Ult; i« t« utl.ets, »n I *..y all woii.er.-, p.. p.uv-...-**■ • h*% -tt»ta*...rIImd. jKSTCTSS'*BR'JSfcalC'il'JSlS... ... the entire couiiniintl Imlted pirl wore Iuatruct*-tl m per hu '.l -. Ddit e,C! Cedar-slrot-t, N. York, tdit.l form flw a charge. C.d. Norton order d tli.-m fur-1*«J frt* .................T^srlSih sSTf*ta.;r2kiriic/tewhen within fifty yard* o. tho buildings, tbo front | p„i„ Kili.it i;i I.iimfious ea»-«. and believe It to be t and | rank ware ordered tn lire and charge. Tltis thi v a vet v V.tluablejuiodii iue. I have pt\ scitled it in dill naUantlv ini',I wltli cfl'ect- taking several nris- co«i|»l«*iut (particularly lor children,) nml itj.'J 1 ,tU-.-ir vurlnu, SIU.s'tin ‘tf l',“cc*i :,ilu ,l,,: rvar *aen poasing for- gtv.u t-. tl.il lieu. 1 lu.ve nltvavs c.mbinml it will. Vail ward, llred at tbo retreating rebels crnnaitig ou log* I the *ynip nl giiui arablie, say ten drop* t-. u ten-i-jj “j «•“■»* ........,Von lK“,lW here they i.hotvel themselves tn their |iTe- A. III .MINO, M. D.j’jn cipilnus Bight. At this juuetitra Uauteiiaat I’nm-1,00 nruy of company I nf tbu 21st aituounc*nl in C d.■ l'*j° Norton with much feeling, that Capt. Allen was• l AU Norton ordered bis boJy to be laid be-. 1,30 side tho fenou under guanl, and diract-id Licutun-• 1,U0 nnt Pomeroy to Uko command of tbo couipnuy aud ot our bring it up for another charge; which tbo brave voy of Lieutenant did almost iiistatilaneoualr, and withI tho oliters inatlo the second aud last charge,drli tug the rebels from tlroir battery aud putting their rn-tire right wing and oeutcr to flight. Col. Norton IM » llial °p clt;’ntcr bad come (tartly down the’HJ ' hdl and halted in an excavation, took off his cap• !,UI,‘1 and turning partly around, slgualled them forwardto tho charge, ami tvbiio doing this was shot direct-j | b' thruugb the hips. The ball passed in tl the tod to \ r‘ffbl hip, Just musing the end of Ihe spine sod son. ( out os the opjxjsrte hip. Col. N. being unable (oHold by all inrdicinaDMWrtc KcnxoJIV.- No In-ti-i kvaper r cook in fultv pr.-p.trt'tl tn enter attt .•.-fully uilt; it her rutin-ani - -, ! ll. II. I* I 1 t (Holoratus on hand. It reliev.-a tbe uitud of limcli nf the carc and anxiety txporb-occd by tl.u skillltil cistk. You i an pvt it. if in--; Lrtwelr* »tid matvlinuU iu the counlry, ami of W. J. Hitchcock. HadMARRIED,On the 29th Julv, l.v D. It --. lisq.. at his residence in I'errysbttrjT, Mr. Jkuokk Ml ttTcurx and Miss CirUAMXB Ft tilt A*, ail of Ti.y Tuwuship.Uu the 2d 110*1.. at ihe bride's uuther'*, by tl r.v. J. Dull', Mr. Wh. Putin t , Mi» Jam tirawsttT. ull of Hmicli Itidge, Wot d County, O.Tits primers rwiurn tbsuks for llio luagaifitcui cake which accompanist tho above notice, andErrs* a ooofidoaoc that Philo will never forget his Cowart.iu W. PR 1'S'l:
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The Weekly Perrysburg Journal
Perrysburg, Ohio, US
Thu, Aug 08, 1861
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