Ohio in the war : her statesmen, her generals, and soldiers . At this point the expedition was discovered by the Rebelpickets, who fled to the main body and gave the alarm. The National troops pushed on. and upthe steep mountain side, the men being compelled to drag themselves up by the aid of the under-brush and roots. Arriving at the top, the men opened fire and charged the enemy, driving himout of his intrenchments, killing twenty, capturing a number of prisoners and two pieces of can-non. The residence of Colonel Blue, his outhouses, and mill were burned to the ground. Thiswas the commence
Ohio in the war : her statesmen, her generals, and soldiers . At this point the expedition was discovered by the Rebelpickets, who fled to the main body and gave the alarm. The National troops pushed on. and upthe steep mountain side, the men being compelled to drag themselves up by the aid of the under-brush and roots. Arriving at the top, the men opened fire and charged the enemy, driving himout of his intrenchments, killing twenty, capturing a number of prisoners and two pieces of can-non. The residence of Colonel Blue, his outhouses, and mill were burned to the ground. Thiswas the commencement of the reputation of the Fifth Ohio for bravery and thoroughness indealing with Rebels. The Rebel papers of that day contained notices and anathemas againstthe regiment, headed, as they said, by a butcher, and advising the Rebel commanders toshow the members of it no quarter. The Fifth returned to its camp at Romney the same day of the fight, having marched thirty-four miles and disjiersed and defeated fifteen hundred Rebels inside of fourteen Fifth Ohio Infantry. 43 On January 10, 1862, the regiment left Romney and fell back to Patterson Creek. GeneralLander was now in command. Thence the Fifth went to New Creek, and remained there up tothe 3d of February; then returned to Patterson Creek. From this date until the 13th of Feb-ruary it was engaged in a series of arduous marches and counter-marches, often camping in thesnow without tents or blankets, and suffering intensely from the fierce winds of that wild country. On the 13th of February the Fifth and Eighth Ohio, with a force of cavalry, made a recon-noissance on Bloomery Furnace, the whole under command of General Lander. The cavalry,led by General Lander, had a skirmish with a body of Rebels, killing and wounding a number,and taking some thirty prisoners, including a Colonel, Major, Adjutant, and twelve officers ofthe line. The regiment returned to camp at Pawpaw on the 14th of February. At this place, on the2
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