The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-04-22

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mss.u,s g. 6ghi 90 ti.ef tWR beck ogF
rfieers were slWays IN he bdFanee. lead
M ahrT IroaFs-henes he gHsai serial
AZ among them. l. this general nstief.
one IL our email Teglmsn's. 81 900 mtn.
woulJ be aiarksd BY > whoie Ms1'fsn
brigade cl several lheusshd. Thus the
Keninrky infantry us annexed = The
foot Of . hill. in = dep Essins. ~ sn
immsnse ioree II The enemy. A large
number nj Ihe oEfiseEs we're killed here
among them Aas col. Mckee. WHO I'll
BADLY wounded. and Vas immed,sisly
despatched ky The enemy. who pierced
hin wilh iheir bss ansts - be lsy on The
ground Iieu,. Col. Clay vas sho,ihseugh
The inIgh, and bring unable 70 w.ls, wss
l.ksn Up AID canned zone dissnee ~
some az his men. Bat owing 10 he steep
ness 81 The bill. The men indlng il very
diiIiculi 10 carry HIM. and The tnemy IN
g,ea, numbers pressing upon them. Ihe
gallant Leu. Col. begged them n leave
him and take care az themselves. Forced
90 leave hin on ,he field. Ihe lssIthsl was
sren Of this nohls y"ung eiflrer he VAS
lying an his back. iighIing with his sword
the enemy who sers sl.bbing h'm with
Their b.ynnsis. Tie veteran c.pl Mm.
S Willis. Of The same rfgimenI. II he
head uf ms company. With three s'aiwsri
sons who fought ~ his SIDE. aas badly
u0unded, buI still continued the fight.
until be vas overcome With The los Vi
b!0nd.
In the meantime. the Indians brigade,
who were drawn Out and ordered "a
charge The enemy. were seized With =
panic. and di-pl.ying some hesitation
A.si.tani AdJu'snI Gen. Lincoln rush
ed 10 their Iruri. and Whllsl DtbTaid'
ing them fnr their COW sTdIce. Was shot
sr'ersl balls passing lhrOugh his body
In ju.tlee to this brigade it should b
stated, Tia, they subsequently rail- ed. and
fully redeemed their reputation by the
INST gallant aud etircnse 6ghung.
Col. Hardin led the Illinoisisns in very
handsome style. and he sturdy "suckeIs'
iuueh, like hons. Their intrepid CSI"nr
fell wounded. and experienced the fate n
COlonels Mckee and Clay. and was Kill
ed by the entmy-npI however before Ia
had killed one of the cowardly miscreant'
viii a pistol. which he fred whilst lying
on the ground.
Colonel Yell led, the foremos, man,
charge of his mounted volunteers again,
large body oil lancers, and was killed b.
lsLcs, which entered his mUn,h and tor
or One ssdo orLis face.
The MIssIsslppian.. the heroes oI
Monterey, alter doing hard duty a. skir
mishtIs, were ordered into line 10 receive
a charge OF cavalry which they did will
their rifles. delivering al the same time |
mos. destructive 6re among The crowde,
columns OF cavalry. The enemy yer
completely repulsed. The distirgui.he
commander Of this g.llsat regiment, Col
Jefferson Davis. was badly wounded, a
eseopstte ball having entered his foo, an,
passed out OF his leg. He wss, however
dong well when last heard nom. Tb
chis alrous Lieut.. Col. McClung was pre-
vented IRON ding hi share Of the brav
deeds Of this brilliant fight by the grie
vous wound received at lie bal lie ,
Monterey, which ETH confines him 10 III
bed, from which Il is much feared by hi
, best friends he will never recover.
Col. Humphrey Marshsll's splendid =,
: glment OF Kentucky Csvslry we're imp
ten, Tor an opportunity of showing the
: me.lle, and avengiug The csp'ure Of the
2 brethren. then in thr hands oi The enem,
: They we've soon fsvnreh with The desire
opportunity, by the approach Of fuC
Of more than 1000 l. 'ncers and HUssar
$ Who calamity charged them. The Ne
e iuckisns stood their ground with imn'
: vable sIeadIuess, and receiving the enem
: aiah FIRE from their carhines, charge
IN The most gallant siyle through the C
lumn on the right, and whreling, fell G
, their leIi. dispers'ng and killing a gre
:, many oil ,hem. A like charge v as ma,
IS BY Col. May. at the head Of sqUadr
. OF Dragons, and one OF Arkansas c air
8 against a large body of the enemy
e Cavalry, viii like results.
D Duri, g the engagement On The rigl
e Santa Anna see,ng that Zen. Tavlor
Is force ~ss MOI we'll pro'erhd on the ID
II flank. sent large force Of Csvsl
J. around tina, roiBt. and oulfsnking Ia
re IoT, .ucceeded in throwing 1000 men IN
% his rear. but G.n. Taylor nmmediat.
re sent Capt. Bragg, with his arulief
70 against hi. force. Who succeeded in e,
ting them ofl rom the main body. Lie,