Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-09-29

irish brlgade was ordered to leave their posi-.
ton On the opposite aide 10 retake the ground
which Colonel Peabody had lost. We ired on
the run and continued at doubls quick. The
rebels scattered and fed like flock of sheep,
but left the top of the entrenchments covered
with their dead. We killed about fye or six
hundred In this single charge, and captured
their flag. We lost about thirty killed and
wounded. They had no bayonets, and most of
their weapons were shot guns, and we did not
give them time to make use of even these
They fired only at random. Colonel Muligan
received buckshot In the leg, which passed
through the calf, lamlng but not disabling him
be received six or seven balls and buckshot
through the green blouse he wore. This was the
end OF the action on that day, except the can
noIading, which continued through the night.
On the 2Oth the engagement continued, with
musketry firing at intervals. We fred hot shot
into their hemp bale breastWorks, hoping to set
them on fire, but we found they were saturated
with water, for which purpose they dipped them
In the river. Tney came up in force to the TOD
Of the hill, when the Brigade left the entrench-
ments, together with Company A, OF Colonel
Marshalps Cavalry, and charged upon them,
driving them down the hill with great slaugh.
ter. ln this charge the cavalry company was
entirely destroyed, both men and horses bling
killed. Col mel Marshall himself was in the
College Building with the Home Guards. This
charge, like the one on the day previous, was
led by Colonel Mulligan in person. The Brig
ade lost In this charge about sixty killed and
wounded. The cavalry company received the
whole contents Of the enemy's battery of six
pieces, which swept them entirely out Of exist
ence. But we drove the rebels from their bat
tery and spiked their guns, not being able to
take them from the feld.
On the Goth (Friday) they brought up more
cannon 10 their hemp bale battery on the hill.
Between ten and two O'Clock we made three
charge upon this battery. We were led by
Colonel White, Of the Missouri Eighth, Colo
lei Mulligan Icing scarcely able to walk. Col,
White and his men fought bravely during the
whole battle. Colonel White il one Of tie
bravest Of men. Colonel Mulligan relied more
upon him than upon any other officer of his
command. In the last charge upon the rebel
battery, about three o'clock Friday Afternoon,
he was shot through the lungs, and died on Sat
urday morning.
Six different times during the siege, the reb-
els were allowed 70 approach the entrenchments
on the side next the city 10 the edge Of the ditch
When the regiment had got sufficiently near,
our boys inside would explode mine, sending
them up into the air and hurling them promis.
ouously in every direction, slaughtering them
by hundreds. Six mines were thus exploded
under their feet, and they evidently began to
regard that side Of the entrenchments as dan
gerous locality.
Immediately after the charge, in which COL
onel White was killed, Major Baker, of Colo.
mel Peabody's II me Guards, plantei a flag of
truce on the entrenchments. Colonel Mulligan
ordered IL to be taken down. Il
was taken down, and the firing recommended
and continued until four O'Clock, when Cap
up the flag Of truce, and the whole force of
Home Guards left the trenches, refusing TO con-
tinue the fight. = ssstl -vo a'r.. l,ifr .
We were out of water and out Of ammu milton
three Of our cannon had been silent since the
day before for want Of shot; our men had only
six rounds Of balls left. The reinforcement
we had expected had not arrived, and we had
reaeonto believe they had been cut of. Il was
evident we could not hold out much longer.
When the firing ceased the rebels sent In q
Tag from their battery, and Col. Mulllgan sent
Maj. Moore to Prices headquarters. Price came
up in person and received the surrender.
A day or two previously Gen. Price had sent
Q flag Of truce to Us, and offered, II We would
SUR ender, 10 permit us TO march out with our
arms. bu. Col Malligan promptly refused the
overture.
= The rebels took from us every thing excsp.
the clothes on our backs, and hurried US across
the river Saturday morning. The swords of the
officers were not taken away. Price said to
Col. Mulligan that be was too brave man to be
deprived OF his sword, and permitted him to re-
tain 1t. Mulligan wept like child when he
found he must give up the battle which he had
fought for four days without ceasipg against an
army Of $1,000 men. 'i '''o.'A
All the round shot we had we're cast by our
selves At an iron foundery in the city. We con.
tinued this work until therebels took possession
Of the town.
The rebels had fifteen or sixteen cannon, and
seemed to be well supplied with ammunition,
round shot, grape and canister. Their small
arms were principally shOssuns and squirrel
rifles. They had only few muskets vita bay
onets, taken from our troops at Springfield.
During the entire time, from the battle on the
18th to he surrender on the evening Of the goth,
we neither saw or heard of reinforcements -
We knew that Gen. Raines, with about ten thou.
sand men had been sent out 10 intercept and
cut of any reinforcements that might be ap-
preaching from the West and Northwest, and
We had reason to believe that Ben McCulloch
had forces near the river below rs for like
purpose. Had they not been intercepted and
whipped, We could conceive Of no good reason
why reinforcements had not arrived two or three
days before. We knew, or at least believed,
they bad ample notice of our situation. Two
messengers had been sent to Jefferson City, but
nothing was heard from either Of them after
ward. . 'dli7DT sel 90 8 Il tlile'sgsl siaa-
There is no truth, nor shadow Of truth, II the
statement published In certain newspapers that
Colonel Mulligan, 10 reply 70 Pfice'esummo