Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-08-13

our nnel psck py sne weight sofsnumbers, and
moving on n the settled purpose of turning our
nank and attacking us In the rear. lGallantiy.
however, did our army struggle for the tiRit,
l ana despite OF odds. regiment after regiment
4 tnfew itself In the way dispuiing the around.
inch BY Inch, regardless Of the fact tbat its MA
decessors bad been cut to pieces or dispersed.
a battery harrassing our lines, the Eighth
seorgia Regiment was ordered 10 take Il, and
4 ilgnt well did they do so; but q myriad Of Yam.
KEGS seemed to rise up, who had hitherto been
concealed, and pouring in their ffe upon our
column, u seemed sts melt, away like snow be,
meath summer'sfun, Col. Gardner was here
sn9s down and taken prisoner. but after v ard re-,
taken by our meulater 10 the day. v.li4J3 3aTaE "a
Inc ON compelled to retreat With nearly
neil It's number wounded or killed, the attack
o. 9 'ne enemy was met by the Brigade Of Gen.
Dse' composed of Mississippians and Alabamial
aus, eng one regiment, l think. Of TennesseAhs,a
Later IN the days Col. Barlow was shot near
this spot, whilst leading on the 7thl G Georeis
Regiment, commanded,by Col. Gaftreli. q ca sn
Bees Brigade could not Withstand The ferce
tornado of shot and shell sweeping through jts
ranks, aad slowly retired, fighting brayely al
the time. The 4tE Alabama Regiment suffered
terribly liof It's field officers being shot down.
and two (Col. Jones and Major Scott) left upon
the held. Col. Jones was captured, but aftef-
ward retaken during the rout. Falling back
upon the position taken by Hampton's Legion,
hnuse proves can clearly be shown BY the
..ps '. aeaa "a front OF tnefr line, momen
AiE 'Tsa vneoh was snIovn ~ the enemyb approach.
.nemy nau 50 Iat turned our Hank AZ 70,
lave Sos.en entirely behind US, and nearly 1000
wue matcnlng up 70 attack US 10 the rear;
eesing this, Gen. Smith determined to cot them
OH, and would have done 90, but for his Inisforg
tune in being shot tbtou0h the nenlr ,vitb !,
sraPs snos JUST as Coi. kershaw, was within
;m s"sny yaros 9. MIN Tor the purpose OF feceiy-
,ss oruels. nia plan oi cutting them OH WAS
S, oOaJenhy, nos carried out, and they were
Snao.eu W Join sne main Dody,. hotly pursued
TX orr nen; yen. Iackson's Brigade had been
yns lor nours sustaining with untinehipg
~ SSG1rrase most teIrinc nre. The General had
us his notse spot under him, and finger OF the
ieiS .iS nanu snos on put cool as cucumber, he
ss ssin ergea ms "poys' TO be steady, and steady
sney W we're Wnen they charged aud butchered the
rlre zouaves and other regiments right and left.
Inc General has a way Of holding his head up |
very straight, and his almost invariable re-
sponse 20 any remark is Every well,p' whilst |
MS chin seems trying to get up toward the top1
Oh his head. The writer remembers, IN. the |
imidst OF the light, to have esseen the General
raiiying his men, while his chin seemed 10
stick ont further, and his "Yery wells'i geemed
70 SOUND more euphoniously than everi and
wnen tne writer wished 10 pour little whisky
uPon ene snauerea nnger, ne was told that II
was "oi no consequence" and away went the
1eneral with battery following him to take 0
poslnon ID some advantageous spot. IL any
one was ever entitled to soubriquet, the Gen.
erat certainly deserves that OF COOL ,.ii.f5 naEy,
AN incident connected with thebattle 10 worth
mentioning. a young gentleman from Ken.
lucky, ~ twenty years OF age, named Thomas 9:
Duncan, was very desirous OF being in the fight,
Is9 py the request OF the writer. he was placed
alongside Capt. Tfigg Of the Montgomery Fen.
cioles: Tom received good Mimic musket aud
went Tor bis ammunition, but EXPRESSED doubts
after receiving it whether be had enough. Upon
inquiry, atter ascertalning that he had oaty 6O
rounds, the writer told him to- quit shooting af
yer ne nad exhausted that amount. After lay
ing exposed 70 the enemys hre fora long time,
tnis regiment (Col. James /. Preston's) wss
yseers. w ~, " onhr8e tns tne AoaaVes, ana well
WY uiu ~. ION IN tne 'front.' rank leading,
~ sno nisa ,nTn 1 shos; Iew minutes iater,
ssH W nsisl nsy mes Lom going 70 sne rear with
nts sau S "a .rousn nis snouioer, ana tne great
~. ~ ~ ~ ~ ms mino,
go, uss .nss ae nsu Desn sho! whist charging pay
o'1 nnis ana nsu M no; ossn a'ioweo Time 70 nre
''1EtG Th;s ons ; =. nis " psisi rsi 2. ~ .al,,s
shiy s y ny, fressvl t.,to osnaveo sd
ii aay,,s 20 10 lous uss ot kiliea ana wounded
wlll ses.iiy, put ~ would 90 invidious to praise
aDy pIon u an an army 70 tne exclusion OF otn-
IT, ~ ~ uie ~ Wen, ~ ~ Woilny ol men
- =, -. sne ol .ne oatle me
ia" "a .,. ~ .ooA one u our pieces OF arni'
;U o.as. ey os.s s.snas.es % away al 'n9 ume, 10
.hee asr.. "a IN ~ Wv suyins auisnaylinso
rSs 80. = y, q q. sno anAess. II
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