Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-08-01
Affairs in and Around Wash.
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Affairs I'm and Around Wash.
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We clip the following interesting items from
the Washington Star:
INCIDENTS OF THE BATTLE OF BULLS RUS-HAu
BREADTH ESCAPE.
DIR. j. w. Erwin, surgeon of the second Wis
consin Regiment, was chased by one of the
Black Horse Cavalry who fired when within tel
feet of the surgeon. at the same time shouting
Surrender, you id Abolition scoundrell'
The ball grazed the head of DR.. T., who at tn
same time made big leap into clump o
woods. The trooper rode around to head hin
off. but his opponent meantime managed TO loac
his.rife, and when the trooper next appeared
shot him through the chest He fell, sideways
the saddle turning with him, and the frightened
horse galloped off with its dead or wounded ri
der dangling by the stirrups.
sEPoY bArBARITlEs
One ofthe enemy's cavalry rode up to wag.
on containing a wounded German soldier o.
Captain Langwcrthy' company second Wiscon'
sin Regiment, and dragging him out by the
hair of the head, pierced him through the body
with his sword, yelling, "I1 teach you do
black Abolitionists to come down here to fighi
us!" The trooper then rushed upon the driver
of the wagon, and with cut ofhis saber. near.
ly severed his head from his body, and he fel
lifeless among his horses.
q, "BLAzE AWAY, MIssIssIPPIAN."
During one of the charges of the fire Zou.
aves upon the Mississippi Rifles, a Zouave and
Misyissippian came in contact in an open
space. both with discharged rifles. Simulta.
neously they attempted to draw their revolvers
and the Mississippian having succeeded before
the Zouave in drawing his, the latter cried out
"Blaze away Mississippi; ], IL take the last shot
The Mississipian instantly did SO, missing the
Zouave, who, having drawn his weapon, dis
charged ii at his foe, piercing his heart, and in
stantly killing him.
THE FIRE zoUAyEs.
Welenrn that the Fire Zouaves have not lost
so heavily as had been supposed. Probably
225 will cover their entire list of killed wound
ed and missing.
The Sixty ninth and Seventy ninth Regi-
ments lost more than any other.
ONE THO usAND AxMEN AT WORK.
The work of telling the trees on Arlington
Hights has commenced in good earnest. and
yesterday at least one thousand sturdy axmen
Of the Michigan and Maine Regiments. were
thus engaged. Work upon another fortifca-
ton has been commenced between Alexandra
and the Long Bridge. SKI
CAPT. BALL KILLED.
We are informed that Captain NJ. D. Ball
of the Fairfax Cavalry, who was confined at
the navy yard some time since, and released on
taking the oath Of allegiance, was killed by
party OF Fire Zouaves when they marched up
ON Bulls Run. The Zouaves say they fell in
with him tDlow the Court House as they were
scouting, and in attempting to disarm him, he
stabbed one of their party, whereupon they
killed him. We have not learned
that he again joined the Confederates, but the
fact that several of his company did so renders
it not improbable that he may have gone back
to his companions.
DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT IN THE FIELD.
Mrs. Katy Bronwell, daughter of the First
Rhode Island Regiment, who marched sixteen
miles, side by side with her husband, on the
march to the Frederick City, where she was
presented with the flag she carried through this
city on Tuesday last, week ago, and for whom
such great inquiry was made. has returned, af-
ter having very narrow escape, being
fired upon six times. Drawing a pistol she
shot one OF her pursuers, and fed to the woods
and escaped. Her husband is also safe.