Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-08-06


ing a PERCEPTIONS Lluff. we formed n limo 81
battle Inc hf st sight that rpet our eve was
the enemy ret eating before the gallant CHARGE
OF the New York list, WHO were slavinr
them Ike sheep, The slaughter was awful.
out We lad no time 10 lose v e advanced
over rise of g"ound and found ourselves
"iFec' ly IN front of the rebel batteries or the
"P' 'ostte ridge We marched forward under
u rs fire until we reached a hollow, when we
were partially protected from their shot. but
not from their shell. A piece from one dent
ed my sword, and others hit several of the.
men, but nobody was killed. We were sooa
ordered o cross "a muddy stream and charge
up the hill IN the direction of one oi the
rebel batteries. This was gallantry done.
ana the regiment drawn up in a road flank
ng the battery. The Fire Zouayes were
fighting gaIlantly on our right. Our men
now went to work with q will aud stood
under the direct FIRE Of strong body of in
tantry for more than an hour, and fought with
a spirit and determination which was much
admired by their neighbors, the Zouaves,
who cheered the Wisconsin boys, and several
of them alterward remarked that the Zouaves
themselves did better fighting
A constant fire was kent ND, only inter
rupted for an instant by the cry of some
| traitor in camp, j." Don't shoot your friends I"
The hosting OF the stars and stripes by the
rebels deceived many uatil the deuson was
dlspelled by voIley OF musketry. Soon "A
movement vas discovered on our right which
proved 10 be q reinforcement of fresh troops
from Manassas Up to this time the victory
WAS with US The enemy were giving away
in every direction, and had lost severe; of
their best batteries. We were now ordered
10 tAll back for The purpose OF reforming our
line and renewing the attack and at the
sa'Ge time Of evading the flank fire. We had
new had over twenty men 1illed and some
sixty wounded. The regiment fell back to
he opposite ridge, and under the fire rom
the battery was thrown into some confusion.
like all the others the field. But the or
der was given TO fall in and large number
was collected around the flag under one of
the reglmenlal officers, who conducted them
drvn the hill where the panic had commenced,
and then without any officer they made their
way with the crowd in the wake of the "glo-
rIous 69jh" TO Center,ille Near here the
regiment was recognized by several of the
company officers, and marched in obedience
10 orders from Gen. Mcdowell to camp at this
/ place tedious march Of thirty five miles,
after fighting and marching from , o'clock in
the morning. We did not arrive here till 10
a. m on Monday morning. having rested only
Two hours at Fairfax. Thousands were In
camp before Us. What caused the panic, 10
not know The newspapers may tell. l
think it want of officers to rally the
men. 1t certainly was not want of courage
IN the men, for they had shown the contrary );
it certainly want Of organization that
caused the disastrous retreat after having a,
one zine gained d glorious victory.
The loss in The Miners Guards was small
conn AIRED with that in two or three other
companies. Thls was owing to the fact that
Lieut.. Bishop detailed, just as We started
to make the charge, with thirty men, to assist
in manning and putting in position the big
thIrty-two pound Parrot gun, and who. Sound
it impossl Die to rejoin the company under the
rakIng fire to which tAey would have been
exposed. They dad good service. however
where they
William Owens, of Dodgeville, was killed
by Shot through the head Lieut. LaFleiche
y as wounded by shot in the shoulder
Lieut.. Bishop was injured internally by his
eXertlons Phillip Lawrence was wounded