The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-07-04
Extract from Letter Just Received
from "a Member of the nth Regi-
ment, Dated jane 81, 1851.

Il all give you few Of the details Of the
most gallant affair that has taken place du
ring the war. in which our mounted scouts
thirteen in number repulsed between ffy
aud sixty Of the Virginia Cavalry. iester
dsv afternoon. about three O'Clock. our bows
we're about 10 return b. camp. from their
scouting expedition. when they were Informed
that twenty i've mounted Nirginisns we're
about two miles ahead of them They
spurred their horses and overlook and fred
upou them. The rebels took 10 flight. firing
as they ran. and succeeded in killing one OF
two Of our horses. and wounding Corporal
HAYES. Of Capt. Posters company. from In
dianapolis) and Captain Of the scouting party
Our men captured twelve OF thirteen horses
end retired-the rebels railing on % Frank
fort. about II. miles-snd stopped in the
Nocd- 10 rest HAYES. when the enemy re
turned with reinforcements and renewed the
fight HAYES succeeded in escaping and the
remainder OF our boys took 10 bush fight
ing '-eFery man for himself Shots were
fired at only ten or ittecn PAGES from the
enemy. and at times they clinched Our bows
we're compelled 10 retreat. A. they soon fred
ava, all their ammunition. They have all
returned TO camp but two. who are still mis-
sing They lost sll their horses Two Of
them Tim Grover. Of Terre Haute. and
Young Hallowell of Rockville, we're IN the
tight. and acted most noblv. Tim killed i've
of the enemy. and took pair Of spurs from
an officer Hallowell killed three and wound
FL two. and brought in = splendid pair %
dragoon pistols. which he took from one Of
the enemy's Lieatenanls Tom Brasher. Of
Terrc Haute. killed one or two. Harry Dun
lap, Of Liberty. killed two OF thrae Lewis
Farley. OF Capt, Wallace company-who
took command Of the party after Haye- was
woundel-killed SIX AZ one time he came
10 close quarters with one OF the enemy a
very large man who rushed al him with nj.
pistol ~ knock out his brains Farley knock.
ell the blow OF with hi. arm and struck him
three times with his sabre bayonet. which
broke OF At the hilt. They then clinched
and the Virgnan was about 10 yet the bet
ter Of Farley when Hallosell ran up and
dealt him blow with the butt end of hi.
musket. which broke OF at the lock About
thi. time Frank Harrison tof Company II J
stepped up. anil drawing III olive shot tho
virginisr through the breast
None OF our boy.. from whom we hav,
heard are hurt except HAYES. who vas hi
twice by rife ball- and once With a sabre
one Of the balls hli him IN the lower part o.
tie sroin-the other IN the right shoulder -
The sabre cns {, on the right side Of rs head
abou, -four inches long snd about skull
deep" He is doing very weH. and the Sur.
seors have strong hopss % his recovery -
The other bow are III veil but tired
Three of our companies arc nov n ,h
scene Of sction. They vent down II thre'
O'Clock this morning 20 look ~ the missing
men and try the metile OF the rebels again
II they can be found The two missing mer
belong % companies u and h " I. sup
posed that our men killed about twent, o
the enemy Charley Bondinoi. ~ho i o.
picket % day. hss jus, brought IN sysece-ic,
horse
There sill IN Al probability. be a short 81
petition by the Ilth ia The ,our.e Of fe'
DAYS. and ! vii lea sou know all ahoas il .
soon a. r. j. al over. for | intend neither =
be shOt nor taken prisoner