The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-08-30
FINDLAY, OHIO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 80, 1861.

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Companies A and z, however, did
the "talles" fighting, on the Court
plaza, and about the brick church,
Colonel Doughersy, the men say,
fought like tiger. He was armed
with nothing but navy revolver,
but each time he used it he brought
his man.
At one time a rebel trooper came
charging upon him sabering right
and left. Colonel Dougherty, seeing
his danger, snatched a musket from
the ground, and poising it just a. the
trooper was upon him, drove the
bayonet clear through the fellow. his
Iimpsle body pitching over and his
feet raking the Colonel's head.
jacob Irwin. a drummer boy, of
Company A, who had stolen along
with the expedition. saved Colonel
Dougherty's life. The Colonel had
just made q prisoner, and while ro.
ceiving his arms was savagely at
tackled by cavalryman. The saber
was glancing above and about to fill,
when the boy Irwin up with his gun
and shot The fellow dead.
Colonel Ransom, Of the lth, fought
bravely, and all the time, too, after
being badly wounded. In the first
Of the engagement he had captured
= fellow, who, while extending his
gun in the act of surrender, pulled
trigger and sent a ball through the
Colonels shoulder. 1t was the un
luckest shot, though, the trcacLerous
devil ever made, for instantly Colo
mel Ransom drew his revolver and
shot him down.
A boy but fifteen years old, named
Hartley Wixom, OF Joliet, Illinois,
made young hero OF himself during
the figh He saw a rebel trooper
retreating toward him, and, with a
navy revolver, up and shot the fellow
from his horse. He then captured
the horse, took the troopers saber
and equipments, and got safely way
from reach of the bullets. lie after.
ward took couple more horses, and
brough. the whole three away on the
retreat. The brave I'D was also
very active in attentions to the
wounded, dressing their cuts and
providing Tor them in numberless
ways. History tells of the daring
Achievements OF many Soldiers,
but | doubt if in oil its annals there
is mention made VI any ono whose
deeds deserve more enduring remem
brance than those OF Hartly Wixom.
Captains johnson and McAdams
the commanders Of the two coinpa-
nles, were heroica,ls conspicuous.
During the fight Capt. johnson was
wounded in the cali Of the leg in the
early part OF the engagement, but,
linpin2 about on one leg, from the
beginning to the end he was foremost
n danger, and one OF the last to
leave the ground.
The boys tell good one on Col.
Dougherty, one of the points to
which ia the fact that the Colonel ia
member OF the church, and a pions
man. Tho Colonel had just been
climbed by scoundrel who had
surrendered to him, and was in no
very good humor, when Colo el
Ransom, at u little cessation in the
fight, sung ont. What shall be done
next, Colonel" Rally the men
and take the Conrt house, by G-d!'
shouted the Colonel in a voice that
could be heard above the rattle OF
the guns.
In good time the rebels were
everywhere scattered, and our boys
gathered up the prisoners and plum
der, their dead and wounded, and
retreated back to the position held by
Col. Hart. Only one federal was
Killed, a private Of Company A, by
name OF William p. Sharp. Seven
were wounded, but none fatally
Col. Ransom and a private named
Shoemaker are the worst hurt, but
they will each recover.
The ielerals were victorious in the
whole battle, against heavy odds
and they came into camp with sew.
enteen prisoners, sixteen horses, and
shot guns, rifles, hunting knives and
pistols innumerable. They mus,
have killed not less than forty re.
bells in the town fight, which mum
ber with the sixteen killed in the
corr field, will foot up a total loss to
the enemy Of tiity-six.
1t looks "fishy," am we'll aware,
to tell OF fifty six dead rebels and OF
but one dead federal, and that too 10
a fight wherein the enemy out NUN
bered us five to one.
But | state nothing but facts, and
the official report of the Colone
commanding bears me ont.
| The rebels were mostly Nilsson.
rians, poorly drilled, and armed with
nothing but shot guns and rifles
One company of cavalry from
Pillows army was among them, but
with that exception, they were un
able to make any stand against the
heavy balls and the bayonets Of ou
, mnskets. They were a part of Jeff
, Thompson's army, under command
of Colonel Hunter, of Dallas, Boil
, niger county. The prisoners hal
from companies commanded b,
D Captains Luke Burns, j. O'Donneli
. Samuel Lewis, George j. Zimmer