The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-10-21
ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.
CHEAT MoUNTAIN, Virginia,
Ocrnhsr 4 1871

~ WIN tne feDSIS at IfSen 0rleEl on yes
terday, long before this, yet it may be in
terestiug to your readers TO hear some of the
particulars. We started for the scene OF
action about o'clock yesterday morning,
with two days provisions in our haversacks,
and with stout hearts in our breasts. Oar
little party consisted of the Seventh, Ninth,
Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth Ind, and
Twenty-fourth, Twenty-ffth and Thirty
second Ohio regiments, numbering in all
about six thousand men, under the inlne-
diate command of Brigadier General Rey-
nolds. We were also accompanied by Capt
Loomis' battery Of ten-pound ri6ed cannon
Capt. Howe's Battery, of the regular army
and one gun from Capt. Daum's Battery
About 6 o'clock We came up to the encmy's
pickets, some four miles west of the main
camp. The pickets immediately fred, which
was answered by their entire picket line,
aud also by our boys. The order was then
given for "double quick" and away We
went, as fast as we could. We had not gone
far before our boys threw off their over
side of the road, and away we went. When
we got within a mile and half of the
rebel camp and within full view, we halted
long enough to form into lines, and assign
each regiment its proper place, which took
some minutes, all of which time the rebels
were using by ambushing their men along
the road, a mile from their camp.
The Fourteenth Indiana regiment was
placed in the centre, where the principal
part of the danger and also the honor was
attached. The Ninth was placed IN the
| right flank, and the balance of the regiments
came up as a reserve. Here one OF Lcomis'
| ten-pounders was put in range, and the or
der vas given to march. We had not pro-
ceeded but few hundred yards before we
were fred upon from the brush. lmmedi-
ately the sound of musksfry became gem
eral on both sides. Our forces pushed on,
and soon the rebels began to retreat, and we
| after them. They soon reached their en-
trenchments and slowed themselves away.
| At this time, we were within eight hundred
yards of their works, and az close as il was
prudent for us to approach. sag
During this time, Loomis was throwing
shells into their camp from hiE position, bHt
it was so far that he did not seem to do tho
/ execution that las desired consequently
he moved his entire battery, as also did
Capt Howe bis, up to cur position. Boz b
batteries SOON commenced playing upon the
enemy, and of all the Fourth of Julyss, this
was tue grandesI. Thirteen cannon on our
side, and about the same NUMBER on the
other, all loading and firing as fast as they
could. With the rush of shells through
| the air. and the report they made when they
exploded, the scene was awfully grand
aud fearfuily sublime. During this TINS,
nearly the rntire body of Infantry were iy-
ing fat upon the ground, in an opou mead
ow, on a line with the guns, where the en-
emy's shell fell almost as THICK as bail.
/ They remained 10 this position for more
than an hour, and strange to say there was
bat one or two hurt while ia this position.
The Infantry, was then ordered upon tbs
side of she mountain, il view and range Of
fissfaST Is HaII tf1ss1 re- rplats frultless at
were "squallyr thick. In the mean time,
Capt. Daum brought up his gdn, six
FOUNDER, and Ia the course OF an hour Erred
nlnety shots, With fearful effect upon the
enemy, SO much 50, shat they directed the
most OF their fire at him. He did not lose
a single mau, although two shells struck
his gun carriage, the last Of hici kuUeked
one of the wheels to atoms. At this time,
vlrv sa.asz -syo -baIteries ran out OF smmuni-
Notwithstanding the rebels kept the shells
nylng alter us as long as we were in range
The hight lasted about f re hours. four of
wnicn was occupied by the Artillery. They
bred twenty-one hundred round sbo, srd
shell, and, as matter of course. must have
| done immense injury to the enemv. who
mad they not received heav y.rein forcepoents
during the battle, would evidently had ~
surrender. Their 10 $ by musketry is known.
! 20 oe near one hundred, and thirteen we're
taken prisoners. The damage by the A rtiI-
iery must hare been immense, some say Eve
hundred 800 S'' I'VE
Our loss Is eight killed and Eve wo,n,ad
One OF the men, sergeant Prizes, received a
spent six pound bell.in his tbI9b rsnsi,c.
upwards, mangling him at an awfni Tsta
The ball stuck in his thigh unknown to anv
onei until this morning. STRANGE n sar
ne lived until ten o'clock this evening az
OF Two men were cut entirely to pieces by q
single shell. 9sS = :
The Crescent City Guards had the most
dangerous position of any one of the com
panies. one-half of it being in the road, and
the other half just across the road. in an /
open meadow. The left was thick brn.t,r
mountain slope, where the enemy was coT' 4
cealed, but, lucky for US, none of the bovs |
got scratch, except Gibby Lyeas. " Tho oot
struck upon the leg with a spent bail. which
uurt uin JUST pad enough 10 make him
cuss. The entire company was in the
no'test OF the hght, and several tsecesb.rs.n
OFT the dust from their well aimed bullets
James w: Shelby "downed" one fellow.
and out Of curiosity looked to see what he
nad IN bis pockets. Upon examination he
I9 3 ; $40 Confederate State bond paya-
Die II two years, with eight per cent infar.
ssf, 81 Virginia bill and 20 cents in ali. |
yer, besides divers letters from bis friends
a Atlanta Georgia. 70
Lieutenant Miller, who has resigned, was !
ln"eil, ana could not attend the party. Il =
$3.50 - : !" usicAl aIair and should have been /
lieased to have had all the comnanv - a
'ur sick list has been rather large for tbs
ast week or two, owing to the inuenss
mount OF labor that we have had 10 nero
ern' but they are now all ia quarters. and c
q the mend. 0N1 ?,
IL Is rqmoFed here, and We confidently :
Epeet' thas we will be in Indiana In to- =
eeks, stationed either al New 4Albsny - .