Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-06-19
from tie View York HerGld-
Fhe Rattle at Zig setheI--s soldiers
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Prom the View York Herald.
The Rattle at Zig seihcI--s soldiers
Account.
CAsP DIX, FoATREss MoSnoE. June To- 1851
lnteresting account Of TIE Batle at Bic Bethel. IN
Sota'eT seAo srSs Engaged Therein, &C.
] have at last some interesting though not very
good news to communicate to YOU. Yester,ls V
morning the camp WAS called 70 arrls by beat OF
drum, 1t four o'clock, to march, where, we knew
not. We were supported 10y the Second, Third,
Filth anu Seventh regiments. but no artillery.
Colonel duryea's Zoutves we're sent Ia advance
about two nours ahead; Dat tle Genert who had
command ol oGF oIigIGe knew 10 more about his
business than a child, and h.s incompetence caused
Us to suffer the way we did without gaining n
single point; our repulse vas What would call a
palpabe defeat We marched about ten miles
through a road closed ON each side with thick "
set trees, when suddenly the enemys batterie e
opened upon US. Good GOD what a fire One
lieutenant and one orderly serge mt were kiilel a
the first discharge. They used rifle cannon. aud
Their rifle balls came crashing through the trees.
scattering the brnches and stumDs among u
Our men never hinched; they marched steadily
on, under boiling sun. ] can never for. ct The
sight. 1t was terrific Here and there we would
meet some OF Duryea's men lying; some dead and
somed dying. Wepassed one Lee and one h and W hich
hid been torn 10 pieces By these riled cannon.
!" mTtheu up Lille directly opposite the
Southern batteries and there-shame TO cur Gen
eral-he exposed US 10 a most raking fire of shot
and shell for some time. We halted immediate
ly in front of picket fence, which we were or
dered to tear down; we did so. and were then
ordered 10 charge the battery One single resi-
ment to charge twenty rified cannon in line and
an unknown forcel Ii We had ever charged there
would not be "A man left to tell the tale We
were then ordered to lay on faces on the hot
sand, and there for hour and forty minutes
we were exposed to that awful fire. the balls sang
Dixie" and ploughed up the ground in front
and behind US. The shells tore up the sand and
scattered it in our mems eyes. To have taken
tina: battery We ought to have had two batteries
of flying artillery but We had only one single six
FOUNDER, served by eight regulars and one Lieu
tenant, who, poor fellow, the last shot that he
fired was struck by cannon ball, which carried
away the back part of his head, scattering his
brains over our doctors coat, who was helping
10 carry wounded man off the field As soon
as the regulars saw their Lieutenant killed they
deserted their gun, when one of our companies
took il home. We were obliged TO beat re
treat which we did in good order. leaving about
forty on the field. As our ambulance, with wound
ed. was going down the road party of cavalry
dashed out of the woods and fired on the wagon
which our men returned. killing twenty of them
and took four prisoners. If they had come Ou
of the battery we would have been able to have
given them good reception; hut they knew toe
much. Ii is wonder were not cut to pieces
We could see their bayonets cleaning through
the bushes in the sunlight