Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-18

don't shootl We are going TO surrendes.p Th,
4 Captain then called 70 the Colonel, 1Come on
ICoi. steedmani they are going to surrender
4 and the regiment was ordered to advance at |
double quick As he came oppoaite the banl
where the rebels were drawn up, Gen. Garnet
4 cried, "Three cheers for JEFF. Davisy'' and tina
instant the whole line was blaze of light, al
they poured Q destructive yolley upon the l4ih
The men came TO an instant halt, and returned
the compliments without changing position, and
then advanced nearer the river, taking position
behind q worn out fence. The rebel battery
then opened FIRE, and Barnett's artillery was or.
dered up. The action became general. Mill
roy g regiment came up TO Steedman's support,
but were compelled to deliver an oblique fire.
Capt. Benham then ordered Dumont's six com.
panies to cross the river about three hundred
yards above the ford pass obliquely up the bill
from our right, and take the enemy In the rear.
The bank was exceedingly steep, almost per
pendicular, but two companies had succeeded In
Iclambering up, when the order was counter
manded, and Col Dumont ordered down the
river to the ford, under cover Of the hight on
their side, and protected by the fire from Steed-
mans and Millroy's regiments, to take them in
front atthe road. The Colonel executed this
order ingallant style. His line instantly form
ed and marched down the bed OF the river,
the moment the head of his column appeared,
the rebels ceased firing along the entire line,
and stampeded through wheat field down to
the second ford the officers yainly trying to
rally Them ~ lHt ii .hl't L.i..
Gen. Garnett was the last to cross the ford,
which he did on foot, and stood by the river
shore, waving his handkerchief, and calling
them to come back and dispute NE passage Of
the ford. Major Gordon Of the U. s. army at
this moment appeared on the opposite side,
which the rebels had Just left, and seeing them
hudded in the road called to the advance of
Dumont's command, which was rushing along
like q whirlwind, to come on. Gen. Garnett
directed the attention Of his panic stricken rear
to the Major, and volley Of bullets fell thick
as hail around him, many lodging In the syca-
more stump on which he was standing. The
Major at the same time saw Garnett and point
ing him out to q squad Of Capt Ferry's COM
pany, Sergeant Burlingame drew q deliberate
sight on the General and fired. He was seen to
throw up his hands and fall back on the sand.
At the same instant almost the only man who
had the pluck to stand by the General, 10
Georgian, be it said, to the shame Of the chiv-
airy Of Virginia. fell dead by his side Du.
mont's regiment had come up In much less
time than 1t has taken to record this event, and
poured raking fire into the enemy, who made
q stand of some ten minutes, during which the
fire was sharp on both sides, and then they ran,
crowding upon each other in the widest confus-
ion. Dumont's regiment crossed the ford, and
chased them two miles up the st. George road,
where they gave out from absolute exhaustion,
and bivouoked for the night. f-rt.,
Major Gordon hac crossed the ford in the
meantime, and came up to General Carnett,
who was in the last agony Of death. He dis
ran hv n m IdGr ~.
strap, closed his eyes, and aeizing a linen hand.
kerchief from an Indian boy, tied up his face,
and composed his limbs. vi
/ The action was over. The reserve of the
army came up soon after, and each regiment
was assigned quarters on the battle field, built
rousing fres, and proceeded to dry their clothes.
The wounded of our own and the rebel forces
were carried OF on litters TO hospital quarters,
where they received immediate surgical aid,
while the dead were collected, and q guard
placed over them for the night.