Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-08-09
The Fire Ecu ives ami The Enemy They
Fought.

Fought.
The correspondent Of the PHILADELPHIA
Inquirer says
The Ellsworth Zouaves are lions eve
rywhere. If We had few more regiments
Ike them they would be Invaluable A
lew moments ago we Eotiecd one passing
up the avenue with his aral off Just below
| the shoulder, and as merry as ever. Two
came in last night who had been taken
prisoners and put under guard at Fair
fax Court House Both were wounded
one in the leg and one in the hand, but du-
ring the night hey watched their oppcr-
tunity and murdered the guard and es-
capped
A Zouaye who had been wounded tells
some thrilling adventures. He gives .he
Mississippians full credit for being perfect
devils in battle At one time, when in
close gu rteIs, and bayonet charge was
about being made, the Mlssissippians came
up in terrible array. After discharging a
volley of musketry, they threw away their
guns and itched in with pistols and bowie
knives, the latter twenty inches to two
feet in length. These were strapped to a
kind of lossoo fastened round the wrist,
nearly two yards long. Whilst approach
ing the enemy, at few PAGES distant these
were thrown out like harpoons with Won
derful precision. Often be saw the awful
instrument of death plunge through the
bodies of his comrades, and jerked cut
again to repeat Closing up, it ended in
cutting and slashing, bayonetting and deal
ing death all around, until many on both
sides were found transfxed in the agonies
of death. A bowie knife and lasso would
be in one hand. and bloody bayonet in
the other 4 pistol ball had been sent
through the wrist of the Zouave and a
thrust made at him with bowie knife by
the Mississlppian, which missed its aim
This taken advantage Of, the Zouave
pierced him through, and be fell lifeless.
with the terrible weapon stauncbed in
blood. 1t makes ny very flesh creep to
hear this narrative "
The following is a description of the
famous Black Horse Cavalry regiment, Of
Georgia, and the Zvuaves
On came the Horse-a full regiment of
brave men, splendidly mounted, and as
ready for mischief as those on whom they
hoped to fall. To an early discharge from
the cavalry the z uaves made no response,
although several Of the men were killed
but waited patiently until the ener1y was
almost upon them, when in quick success
sion, the three ranks fred, each man doing
his best for the good cause. The shock
to the rebels was great, but they rallied,
behaving splendidly. and attempted a re-
newal of the charge, Tor which, however,
the excited fremen were prepared, and
for which the Black Horse Cavalry paid
most dearly. They were completely shat
tered. broken up and swept away. Not
more than hundred of them rode off and
as they went, their rebellious cars were So
luted with "One. two. three. four, FIVE. six,
seven, tigah, Z1uave," and such tiger
repeat as one can only appreciate when
he has heard it. What happened after
that, it is hard to detail Grape and can
lister were poured in upon them thick and
fast. Down on their faces till the shot
passed on fell every man, and then up and
at 'em till the next volley. was the cry OF
them all This continued for long time,
during which squad after squad was used
up, man after man fell dead. or receiving
shot while on the ground, failed to rise
at tie next command. Then came the or
der to retreat, which was slowly and grad
ually obeyed.