The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-12-27
The Battle of MunfordsyiIIe.

We have seen and conversed with
several gentlemen who arrived last
evening from Muniordsville, the
scene OF the skirmish on Tuesday,
some particulars OF which wo have
already given. Among those with
whom We have cOpvcrsed ar. the
Surgeon Of Gen. Rousseau's brigade
(who was at the scene OF the fght)
ami Mr.. Henry Mycrs, who par,ci-
pated in the fight, both OF whom
are gentlemen OF unquestioued ver'
acity. Their statements are both t.
tho sane effect, and present til,
skIrmish OF Tuesday as on Of the
.n"o, h";li;"". -tt"itu 's u's ''u,
paign Oh the part ot the fed
troops.
The slirm ell lasted about forty.
five minutes ircm the commence.
ment Of the attack by the rebels io
the close, At which tine ,he reheI
cavalry fled precipitaie!y, leaving
their dead on the field.
IL should bc bnrno in mini that
the 'our companies from the ihi,ty.
second Indiana regiment, Cnl vii.
Itch, under command Of the Licuten-
ant Colonel, crossed 10 the South
bank OF Green river upon the ridge
near Muniordsville, and we're thrown
out as pickcts in squads Of eight or
ten upon an open meadow at dis
tance al about one hundred wards
from the river bank. At the Nun
tordsville depot there was n conceal
ed battery Of three guns, and there
was another battery Of equal force
about q mile distant, in a Southerly
direction. There was belt OF tim
Der skirting the position OF the iour
companies from Indiana. When
the batteries opened, the Texas Ram
gers made a charge Tor the timber,
and about the same time an order
was given for the federal infantry to
rally upon the same point. The In,
dianans executed the order under a
CALLING fire lrcm tie batteries. They
thus reached the wool, and under
cover of the trees did fearful execu
tion in the ranks OF the rebel cav Try.
The loss sustained by the federal
troops was incurred under the effect
of the fret fire. The rebel cavalry
dashed in among their ranks before
our troops had time to form. Once
formed, however, they gallantly ad
vanced to the wood against fearful
odds.
The fight for few minutes is de
scribed by an eyewitness as des
perate encounter. The gallant lndi'
anans resorted to their saber bayo.
nets, forcing a hand to. hand combat
upon their enemies 30 long as the
rebels could be induced to stand uI
aud face cold steel. When tue Indi
anans finally gained the wood, they
opened fire upon the Rangers, who
fed precipitately, leaving their deac
upon the field, including the body o
Col. Terry, who WAS killed by {
musket ball, which entered his low
or bowels. Col. Terry's body wa
sent back to the rebel camp yester
day morning, under flag oil truce.
The rebel lose is even greater thar
at first supposed. There were foun,
upon the field sixty.three dead bo
dies and the bodies OF twelve or four
teen horses. In addition to the bill
of mortality, a large number OF tn
rebels are known to have bee
wounded. The federal loss wa
thirteen killed and an equal numbe
wounded.
Two regiments Of federal troops
the thirty sixth Indiana and the slx
teenth Ohio, came promptly up t
the relief OF the Tour companies frol
the thirty second Indiana, but th
rebels had no taste ior q renewal {
the fight.
Some instances Of desperate DARN
ore related OF various membeys