The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-10-25
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CAhr PAN, Kansvha. wesletn va
Oct 6ib, 1861.
We lsft camp on Monday morning. sept.
ga. at O,e'osk, An, T3', dY vs.
uersed ibrqhghn wa a9t rssred = ointrt
Ikeepihg 20 anarroWdehit betWeeu hefnotn-
nirs, along the most pcrsisteptly crooked
road ever saw. Crossing and recrossng
this rOad exaetly - tlhnts. w6dnda raitlng
mountain stream, still more persis,enuy
crooked than the ropd. s.
Ae1 fade huts, I,isced al long intertals.
with poverty stricken females gaping out Of
the rude windows, and lamished looking corn
and potatoes, huggug the mountain side.
met the eye, as VIC wound vcarily along.
Occasionally the climbing Of a steep noun
tain activity, would give relief 70 The mo-
uotony and make both men and teams blow.
Paw paw bushes, with loaded toughs claim
ed every margin OF ground where DIRT could
nourish them. During that days march. |
thought ] saw every variety Of trees that |
had ever before seen, scattered along the
mountain sides. Amongst others, raw the
wild Cucumber Tree, which once SPOKE Of
10 you. That night VIC tncampcd at Pcytona
just after crossing Big Cole River. The next
morning we again took up our line Of march,
and beat our ;eps in the direc ton Of Boone
Court iIouse-a town which vas burnt not
long since by ihe let Kchtueky Reg. During
our march that day, We passed through a
country entirely given up 70 secession. No,
single man "of the male pursuaslon," /" was
to be found. We crossed two high mountains
and waded Little Cole Bvcr three timcs, and
sncamred glltts beyond Bo0ue thahisht-
Where We cemped was a handsome young la.
dy' but wholly given up 10 secession. The
next morning, "wednesday W started at 9
A NJ sndIgRu rapid nNFclg tlwtrd
Chapmansville, vlero we were info med there
was collected force Of 100 rebels, part OF
whom were Georgians. About 3 l2P. NJ.
our advance guard was fred u,,on by some
mounted rebel scouts. They returned the irc.
l was then somewhat In advance OF the. main
col INN, though not fullynp.Nith the ad vance
Col. Piatt immediately ordered me to take
command Of the advance i chose Is relia.
bic fellow1 and pushed on, > The Col formed
the column In platoons, Ms the road was cx.
oeedipgly narrow aud roety--iu some places
scarcely admitting men abreast. The col.
umn moved forward slowly and cautiously 49,
Atter proceeding forward with my command
short distance further. we we're again fired
upon. This time we returned the ERE with
effect, killing one Of the rebel horsemen.
whose horse We captured. We proceeded in
this manner about three miles. ordered my
men to flank out 90 each side, so as to sweep
rs large a force as possible. As We were thus
advancing We were fred upon by the advance
guard Of the rcbelsA-numbering some thirty
rIaemen. My little band responded bravcly,
sending 5 big muslet balls whixzing amongst
them. Tho fns calls scattered up the mountain
side, our men pursuing them and killing sew.
efal While following them / looked up the
mountain amongst the bushes and saw a
mpn'e legs; | drew my savage revolver aud
gave him the contents Of one barrel, then
called Shorien and told himtO give hiin a
further hint ID the shape Of a riAcd musket
ball, l,'uhieh put q6ietus to Him Tho pick
et' disposed of, Ipushed on the advance dn
We came right up in front Of the rebel breast.
works Several Of my boys just at that mo-
ment cFnv hto theroad wtcrq was moving
up, withtIree teOeis right IN front. My 'or.
derly," Ben. Harper was on my right and
Essex on my left, "Here, Hennie, do you
see those fcllows2' saidI. But Bennie had
anticipated me ,.and before ceased speaking
ono Of them bit The dust. directed the boy
to seercte themselves behind some trecs and
give them minnie bats as fast as they could
load and fire. Just then, as Bonnie was
drawing up TO give them another one, he drop.
ped over against the side Of the bank. Esscr
fell by my side on the left, but crawled be-
hind tree and began playing away again =
A perfect shower of bullets rained down the
road, cutting the leaves of the trees aud stir
ring the gravel at my feet In most lively
manner. took refuge, for the momeRt, be.
hind small beech tree and fired away with
my revolver. inwardly resolving, that ould
never be found so far in tho advance, with.
ont something more effective than sword
and revolver. The boys on my right and left
were working finely, from behind trees. We
had discovered the enemy's position, and
were drawing their fire. l.1
The column was moving rapidly up in the
renr, about 10 orl 5 rods distaiit. Bennie was
lying very quiet, and seemed TO be only tax
ing observations, Ben, are you hurtY'' said
Il "Yes, shot in the leg" '.Badr'' "well
don't knowi pretty bad, guess But he
got up and went to him aud assisted him
back tOthe surgeon's wagon. The column
had come up. near 10 where we were in the
meantime, and halted, IAN this had occur.
red iH much lees time than | tell il to you. r
20, ] gus~ 4 is not very bad, . said Bennie,
as the boys came up. Ego in boys and whip
them" f''i
In a very short time, the Surgeon had e1-
traclod The ball, It had passed clear through
his thigh, diagonally, and had lodged in tho
under side near the surface. Taxing Ben.
mics gun, went back TO the head Of the col.
umn. Lively work Wss progressing. The
Col, had ordered . companies to deploy, one
to the right and the other to the left, and
away they went up the hills on both sides -
Co. ] was moving forward to attack them on
their center, .t..t..
Our boys ran forward with a huzzah, fr-
ing heavy vol leys right into their breast
works. Preieh'ly Co / charged bayonet and
climbed he iGli right amongst n en- with a
Wild yell; and the ertbsls, he If suddenly "sent
for, in another digsciion, scrambled up the