The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-11-05
Csrrc,p ,poudeuce Of the y. Y World,
TuFBATTLE OF LEEsBJRG HEIGHTS
Captain Francis 6. Young'> Statement.

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many brave and skillful officers: and accom-
panied by scenes of horror uucuualled in any
nryyious battle Of the war.
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RoGrro d,vI;obt IN o,ler came 70 Colonel
Baker TO march the first battalion Of The Cal.
ifo,nia regiment to Con,sl's Ferry. two mile,
south Of Ibe Island. and then. if he heard
firing. g., to the surpo,t Of Corrsuell arl
De,ers Ar,o,lin,Iv I;ort. CoI Wi,ter
advanced with the battalion. six hundred and
cight,.nine cf,icer- and men. and by sunrise
ILal reached the river o.1 procee!ed down
to the Island crossing. | a,c,no,piei the
c,,ca to arranoe for TRANSPORTATION: was
sent TO ,enort for orders to Gen. Stone re
turned. Layirc received command to cross at
nee. On nv wav back | overlook Col. Ba
ker. who told me that only lhs battalion wer,
were to cross He had 40 orl.rs for the bri
/: g.do.
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in command or al the forces on the yirgipi,
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b cnmr,an,"I 60 - ,Lc IdapJ and tho,
70 ,ha f,,,ber sLors, Meantime we hear,
.lirmisbing .bots on tie heights. which con
: ,nuod without rurb intcrmissfon ,hr9ncb th
N ,na,n,na
IS Nnw wa bcoan to experience the difficult,
which WAS the chief csuse Of the terribl
'oonas ",u" ,yr;ch c,osad The Jav.
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Oeen pro'lde1' IL se''''eu 10 ~ |" 'no oo'","
was expected 70 WAX acro's tl'o "H'e''s", II '.
lace NotIihg OUT one o'a Sow :" P"o'o Pei
maps o' ho'l,hg lor'y 'ne"' "Pl'ealt - ""'"'