Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-30
THE REscUERs OF BAKERS BODY.

that are not musicians will be discharged
upon receipt of this order by their regimen.
tai commanders.
THE REsCUERs OF BAKERS BODY.
A thrilling incident occurred at the house
Of Colonel Webb just as the remains of Col
Baker were being removed to the grave.
His brother, Surgeon Baker, came forward,
and, choking with tears, requested that the
body might be borne out by a number OF
young soldiers who had rescued it. at The
peril of their lives, from the hands of the
enemy. When Baker fell it was found that
after he had been pierced in front by six
rife bullets, the barbarOus enemy had thrust
two bayonets into the back of the mutilated
corpse. The attempt was then made to carry
him off as a trophy, but these young heroes
spraDg to the rescue of all that remained to
them of their commander. They fought
hand TO- hand with rebels, face to face, in
| close and deadly encounter, until the body
was recovered, and borne off in triumph to
the Union camp. This instance of true
courage and chivalry is worthy of immortal
honor. 1t was well that such a guard of
braves should be the last to bCar the shrouded
remains of such man as Baker to his final
resting place. They marched by his side in
the procession, and when the prayer of Mr..
Dennison was concluded at the cemetery,
they came forward and gently bore it into
lowed, the troops formed in platoons, the
music changed from funeral to a martial
air, and the obsequies of this noble martyr
to Union and liberty were at an end.
FALL OF A CONFEDERATE COLONEL.
A letter in the Charleston Courier of Oc-
tober 10, from Western Virginia (the locality
and date not givenl says;
About noon Colonel Spauldng ordered
our company (the Richmond Light Guard)
| to proceed up the turnpike and draw the fire
OF the enemy. In a moment they were
ready and started, the Colonel on horseback
! leading. 1t was q bold, daring act. They
marched right up TO the enemy's pickets, so
close to the camp that every man might have
been shot or taken prisoner. Finding we
could not draw their fire, we countermarched
| by order of the Colonel. The company be-
| lieved he was close in the rear. Suddenly
! five shots called their attention to the rear,
and Colonel Spauldiug was seen lying on
his horse; the animal had sense enough to
come toward our company. He was First
Lieutenant of this company, (R; L. g. and
! was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel COM
manding a month ago. His family are in
Pennsylvania You may have known him
as an editor in Richmond.
BOsH.
|
ton stories concerning An alleged intrigue
of General Scott to supersede General Nc
| Clellan with General Halleck, now being
| published, are nothing but unblushing lies.
Captain Wheeler, of the Twentieth
Indiana Regiment, Colonel Brown, writing
from Fort Hstteras to the Crown Point Reg
! lister, among other things, says:
We are here on one of the most "God.
foIsaken" looking places I ever saw. 1t is a
little sand beach, about forty rods wide, and,
| in storm, is entirely inundated. 1t is the
most like banishment of any place | ever
saw
The weather here is hot, not only hot but
very hot. have had my coat off all day
and now at night my shirt and pantaloons
are wet through with sweat 1t is summer
in full.
There is no house in sight at Hatteras, ant
never will be, and not tree within two
miles. The forts, Hatteras and CLARK, are moi
of much account, except for present purp poses
| They were built by the rebels to hold anG
keep the Inlet, which is really the key to the
whole North Carolina coast, and, at present
they are valuable to the Government in keep
ing up the blockade, as they entirely com
mand the entrance to the sound.
The water we use in camp is procured a
in barrel, the sea water filters through th
sand and makes passable drink, much bette
than none, though considerably brackish.
The boys begin to experience the beautie
and realities of war. They don't complain
however, but say "they will make up TO
their loss next time"
Michigan has sent into the field grant
total of twenty four thousand seven hundred
and ninety.seven men. She claims to be il
advance of any other State in the number o
men she has furnished in proportion to he
population.
"A rigidIy pious old lady down East say
that "this civil war is judgment upon tn
nation for permitting women to wear hoops.
Quite as sensible as some Of the pulpit the
ories on the same subject.
The rebels, as well as ourselves, hav
their trials. Among the mishaps OF the pas
few days may be mentioned the capture of
ship laden with blankets, salt, &c, o
Charleston, and the destruction of an arsena
and cannon foundery at Memphis.
Sixty thousand dollars worth of un
forms have been forwarded to Kentucky
under the care of Hon. Andrew Johnson, fC
the Tennessee and Kentucky regiments
General Thomass division.