Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-10-03
The Federal Victory of Carnifex Ferry.

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 The Federal Victory of Carnifex Ferry. We hasten to lay before our readers as much of the details of the great federal feat of arms i'll Western Nir ina, under Gen. Rosencranz, as we can find room for. It is the special production of Agate" of the Cincinnati Gazette, and oc- cupies four columns of that paper. Any one with half an eye can see what tremendous victory it would have been but for the unfortu- nate and unforeseen order of Gen. Rosencranz for the "troops to fall back" :" Sse what Me- Cook, dashing furiously along" diln't do with those troops of his, which tossed their hats in the ar, clasbing muskets, and were so frantic with joy. It will be seen too that Col. Smiths opinion wasn't carried out-L0aisUHte Courier. * x
 Meantime, Gen. Rosencranz. who has been off on the hill under the hottest fire, on the right of the road the enemy s left) directing the move. ment, and attempting to gain some idea of the Notifications, dispatched Adjutant-G Gen. Hart suif to bring mp the German brigade. This, to. gether with Scammou's, which was held as re- serve, had been standing, drawn up in line of battle, in the old camp from which the rebel re- giment had been driven when the fight began.
 The battle had now been raging over an hour; large numbers of the wounded had been cared II. Lowe was killed, and it was also reported that Col Lytle was shot dead, and that his regiment was utterly cut to pieces struggling soldiers had become separated from their regiment, and as always occurs, with few in any army, in fight under cover, had worked their way out of danger, and were sneakingl attempting to evade the disgrace of their retreat by enormous stories of the fearful slaughter, from the very midst of which they had so gallantly escaped that terrific l firing, which some experienced military men | prOnOunCes the heaviest they ever heard: the mystery of the position, which nobody could un- derstand; the news of Loves deatb and the uncertainty about Lytle's fate, had all combined to create a general feeling of depression, and a conviction that the battle was going against us.
 Such was the prevailing feeling when Adjt. 1 Gen. HartsuT came galopping up, apparently as calm when ordering a detail from a regi- ment for guard duty, and announced that Col. McCooks brigade was to be moved forward to storm the entrenchments, and that he claimed the privilege of leading them over the works Could you but have seen that German brigade as this announcement was made Col McCook, wild with delight, dashed mp and down the lines, told the men what they had to do and demand ed if they Were ready to do 1t. And then such l a vOlley of cheers as rose in deafenng response to the inquiry, swelling and for a moment l lighted soldiers waved their hats and tossed them in the air, threw their arms wildly about, and seemed fairly frantic with joy! 1 have seen l many excited assembageS, have watched the | inspiring influence of the most distinguished | orators on the most eXcitable audiences, but never have 1 witnessed any scene that would compare with that. McCook dashng furiousy along the lines, shouting as he went, in a tone that rang like a trumpet over the field, that he had tried them before, and he knew what they | would do, that he and the adiutant-g general would lead them up, and that they would carry those works if the ditch had to be filled full of dead Dutchmen before they could get over, that the traitors would soon see what his Dutchmen could do, and thus working the enthusiastic fel- lows up, till in the patriotic frenzy of the mo- ment they would have stormed anything; the q Dutchmen, yelling, and waving their swords and cashing their muskets and hinging up their | hats; HartSuif calm as ever, but with a look that spoke his delight far better than words, al- ready gaoping to the head of the column, the brigade dashing off at an impetuous double quick Col. Porschner clamoring because he was l compelled to make his regiment wait for its proper place, and his men starting off as if they l intended to dispute the van with the 9th; Por- schner shouting in excuse that they wanted to | fight some too and McCooh shouting back that he knew they would, and that was just what he wanted them for; Col. Moore riding proudly at i the head of his regiment, his grim face wreath ed in unwonted smiles; and Hartsuf galloping far ahead as the brigade came hurrying down the whole scene-which occupied but a moment, yet cannot be described in an hour-was to many of us the most exciting and inspiring sight of life time.
 We waited impatently for the assualt; but, alas as the brigade came down, they were met bvIparemptory orders from Gen. Rosencranz.- He had been examining the plan of storming the front, right over the principalredoubt of the enemy which HartSuff had originated and beg ged authority to carry out and he had resolved to countermand the permission to attempt 1t.
 A single rush over a short exposed hill, and ten minutes hand to hand fighting would, in Col Smiths opinion, have ended the matter.- The fight had now ragged between three and four hours It was already so dark that it was al most impossible to distinguish the forms of men in the ntrenchments; the men had been up since four clock in the morning, and had made rapid march of eighteen miles, besides doing severe duty in scouting and skirmishing up and down steep hills before going into the engage ment. To continue 1t further would have been folly, and Gen. Rosencranz therefore ordered the troops to fall back on our lines.
 So ended the battle of Carnifex Ferry"
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