The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-07-19

was q little too high. The four.
tccnth returned it with spirit.
Meanwhile, two pieces OF the Cleve
land artillery came up and opened
on the rebels, and the ninth Indiana
advanced to support the fourteenth
Ohio's left, while the seventh In 4
ana msrched down the river between
The two fires and came in on the
renels' right flank. The rebels then
fed in great disorder, leaving their
finest piece OF Of artillery.
At the next ford, perhaps a duar
or of a mile further on, Gen. Gsrnett
attempted to rally his forces, when
the seventh Indiana came up in hot
pursuit, and another brick little en-.
gagemcnt ensued. Gen. Garnett
was finally shot dead, when his army
fed in wild confusion toward st.
George.
The seventh Indiana pursued them
q mile or two further, but our forces
were 90 exhausted with their forced
march Of twenty miles to-day, with
but little rest from yesterday q n arch,
that Gen. Morris refused to let them
pursue further.
The results of the whole afa r are
the capture OF the rebel camp vt
Laurel hill; the total rout OF their
army; the capture Of large amount
Of their tents and camp equpage;
forty Of their baggage wagors; the
field camp chest, supposed u con-
tain all their money; two regimcn,al
banners, one Of them that OF the
Georgia regiment; fifty or more
prisoners, including four Georgia
Captains and Lieutenants, and a
large number OF Virginia officers;
the death Of Brig Gen Garnett, and
twenty ihis men, AMI the wounding
Of much larger number.
Our loss is wholly in the 14th Ohio
regiment two killed-Samne Mills.
Of Company a; and Henry R;chel.
differ, Of Company g; two fatally
wounded. j ohm Kirighanos, of Com
pany A, by ball through the chest
and Daniel Mills Of Company a, by
four severe wounds by shell, and
about fifteen others wounded, but
not fatally. Richard Henderson OF
Company c, wounded in the leg;
SERGEANT Greenwood OF Company G,
slight wound in the head; Capt.
Fisher, Of Company Q, slight wound
int he face; L. Richards, Of Company
G, wounded in the arm; Casper
Sinalf, of Company ID. wounded in
the wrist, Others were more or
less seriously hurt, but were too
eager to fight to remain in the hos.
pital after dressing their wounds,
and hence | cannot give their names
Our forces are now engaged in
burying their dead. Gen. Garnett
is lying at headquarters. HE body
is to be sent to his family at Rich.
mond.
Garnetts army at Laurel hill
numbered about 5000. Ii WAS in
creased by the rebels routed from
Rich mountain. and diminished by
the numerous dcsertions. Along the
line of retreat the woods are filled
with deserted rebels, and our me,
arc ordered TO stop srresting pris
oncrs, because we can't tuke care o.
them. Three times "a many a.
we hold would have been takcr
but for this.
There must have been over 1 O0C
rebels on the bluff commanding oul
position, who opened fire on til,
fourteenth ,,S9 Ohi.9, arb arbdodiscd Ire ,,' ysrJs
Their artillery was rapidly served
but aimed about two feet too high,
cutting of trees at that distance above
the heads Of our boys. Some o,
their shells burst near our ranks
doing considerable damage. On
advance, which alone entered the en-
gagement, numbered hardly 1000.