Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-06-13
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learn the painful fact that their victory.
though complete. was dearly, too dearly.
bought. Col. Kelley. who, with brave
ry amounting TO rashness. was foremost
from first to last. was rallying his men IN
the upper part of the town. the enemy hay
ing all apparently fled. when he fell bya
shot from foe concealed either benino
fence or in house. some say the sssAil-
ant fred from behind wagon others thse
Col. Kelley was pressing him hard with a
view of capturing him. when he wheeled
and fired. This is not substantiatei. AT
any rate. the shot was fred after the en-
gagement was over, and was just surh
piece of assassination as that by which
fell the loved and lamented Ellsworth.-
/ The assassin was an assistant quartermas-
ter in the Confederate force. His name sis
Simms, and he hlils from Chesterfield.
across the river from Richmond. lie was
Immediately seized, and it is great won
der that they did not make mlncemeat OF
him instanter The pistol will. which
he shot Kelley is an old fashioned. old
Virginia horse pistol. carrying . very
large ball and inhicting most danger
Gus wound. The ball entered the LETT
breast. and passing clear through lodg-
ed beneath the skin, just under the shoui-
der blade. 1t has been extracted. and
every attention of the highest medical and
surgical skill is lavished npon the wounded
officer. If human skill can save HIM he
will be saved, but if he is beyond the reach
Of human aid he will die. as he said to-
day. to friend who bent over his couch.
in just and glorious cause. 81 expect l
shall have to de- said the wounded Col
onel; Il would be glad to live if 1T might
be. that | might do something for my
country. but if it cannot be. / shall have.
at least, the consolation of knowing that !
fall in a just cause" - ci 20 e.ll
In the gray. uncertain light of the mora
ing. it was impossible to tell any thing a
bout the loss of the enemy. as they carried
away in their flight whatever killed and
wounded they may have had. They xiil
bury them secretly. l suppose. as they did
on Sullivan's Island. 1t is very certain
that somebody was hurt. and right badly.
too \ leg, which had been torn off by
cannon ball, was. liked up In the camp.
There was great deal Of blood upon tia
ground. aud all along the road in the di-
rection of the flight. on the fences. and on
every thing in the way of the indiseris1i-
nate retreat. Hats, blankets, cloaks. and
every imaginable description of luggage.
were scattered along the road for moro
than mile. saw one of the secession
hats. with veritablc cockade. which q
chap was wearing around town to-day
with great deal of gusto. The hat and
I epaulets of Col. Porterfield. the secession
commander, were picked up in the read.
The rebels left behind some forty horses
all their provisions, their baggage and
camp equipaSe, and good many hand
some uniforms, together with some 44O
stand Of arms, all of which fell into the
hands of the victors. Several prisoners
were taken hesides Sims--among them y.
NJ. Anvil, Prosecuting Attorney, and the
long looked for taken at last, Colonel VIII
ley. of burnt bridge fame. He processes
to be terribly unwell. and ought to be if
he fully appreciates his situation. Capt.
Robinson. OF the Logan Guards, had tho
honor of making the capture. Col. VIII
ley's commission from the Confederate au-
thorities, with some interesting correspon-
dence, was found upon his person.. ss'a
Several hats. apparently belonging to
officers. were picked up. and horse and
buggy. belonging to b. f. Martin, Prun-
tytown lawyer and defeated secession can
didate for the Legislature. were part Of the
spoils.s Thos.a Surghnor, 1.-The imitable
Tom" as Bill Cooper used to style him.
Captain of the Barbour forces, . as he
styles himself, and late editor of the Bar
bour Jeffersonian. at the first approach of
danger. made tracks; he ran with all the
speed the shortness of his legs would per-
init, and as fear lent him wings he mana
ged to get out Of harms way. ...4 ,.~.s