The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-05-30

two, Gsneral Butler resolved 70 storm and
carry that work with the Ohio Regiment
alone, which was 500 yards In advance OF the
other regiments Of his divisiou and with
Colonel Mitchell, edismounted and crossed
the race 10 lead Tie charge in person. In
FIVE minutes from this iime' every officer oil
the regiment except Col. Weller, had lost his
horse ;--adju,ant Armstrong had lost two,
and severely wounded by "a grape shot thro'
the knee, lay by the side Of mud rance, IN
which condition Col. Weller found him,
fainiing from the loss Of blood--the Colonel
promptly dismounted examined his wound
bound up his shattered knee with handksr-
chief, procured cup from the belt OF ial-
len soldier, and from the race over which the
troops were endeavoring 10 advance, ne filled
the cup with water and returned TO his
thirsing and wounded fellow officer--lt was
at this time probably that Millkin saw
his Colonel tismounted and behind the
ranch; and at this time Il IS said, the bdtofous
Millikin, thinking his person safer IN some
other place than behindsthe ranch even, bold
y "pamosed" TO camp, passing himself by
the camp guard under The pfeience OF being
wounded. All agree that the Colonel was
not off his horse tnore Than Two minutes, and
during The whole time, was exposed 10 the
hottest fire. While the men were crossing
the race OF water referred TO, ever which
&c neral Butler and Colonel Mitchell cross.
ed, and whilst the latter was cheering and
urging his men forward, those gallant officers
both fell severely, wounded. A, this early
hour, almost in the onset Of The bloody con-
Act. the command Of the regiment devolved
upon Col. Weller, Aud what was his de.
pertinent OH beng called so unexpectedly
and al such acritical jpncsare 10 assume the
responsible station His appearance and
bearing at that moment, when told Col. Nit
lchell had fallen, have often heard described
1 BY the men,, Spurring his gallant charger 10
/ The front, and with his sword waving high
above his head, he shouted at the topof his
voce,-"ONWARD MY BRAVE BOYS,
THE BLACK RASCALS HAVE SHOT
YOUR COLONEL---ONWARD AND
GIVE THEM COED STEEL" In mo-
ment, however, orders were received from
the larnened HAMER, upon whom the com
mand Of the division devolved after the fall
of Gen. Butler, for the regiment TO advance
inio town in another direction, and the charge
was continued through several streets until
I,hc Colonel was again ordered to return 10
The plain to the support Of Capt. Bragg's
Battery. This battery in attempting 10 cross
the plain, Under raking fire from the Black
4 fort, had, by the obstruction ofhorses, become
n disabled, and lay apparently at the mercy OF
!. the enemy. Again the regiment ran The
gauntlet over the plain, exposed 10 FIRE
from the enemy,s fortificalions in the rear, AZ
], we'll as from tbe Black fort in froni,aud reach
ed the brave Captain's battery Just in time to
save it from "A formidable force Of the enc
; my's cavalry then approaching from the Black
; fort, fsb sisis asis ra5@T 5s,as 515
To repel the furious advance of the IAN
r Gers. the regiment was quickly formed in
} rood order, and received their bold charge
, with yolley that sent them scattering back
/, to the fort, with the loss of some forty o.
!. fifty oftheiy number. Under an incessan
5 fire from the Black Fort.r the regiment 10
g NAMED upon the field the balance Of ,h'
! day and did not return to camp until on th,
e aparoacl, of night, when they were ordere,
d Id. From. 8 o'clock in The morning until
$ in the evening they had been uuder a con
\ inuous fire-had three times run the gdant
Z let of the Black Fort-driven the enem,
i like chaff before the lwind-from a formida
l. BILE breast,work upbn the plain, and repulset
e desperate charge Of cavalry Of more thar
J. three times their number. During all thes,
9 movements, every officer Of the regiment, i
a is believed did hiydufy; and nono was NOR
exposed. or bore himself more gallantly an
Il fearlessiys than Colonel John B. Weller.-