Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-08-02
THRILLING BATTLE FIELD inch
DENTS.


THE zoUAvEs AND THE REBEL CAVALRY.
A dispatch to the N. Y. Times says:
A spectator of the scene tells me that the
Zouaves literally decimated the Black Horse
Cavalry, the celebrated rebel troop. About
the middle of the battle the Zouaves fred
by plattoons upon the rebel infantry station
ed in the woods. After they had fred
they discovered troop of horses coming
down on their rear. They carried the
American flag, which deceived Col Heintz-
Gilman, aud made him believe they were
United States Cavalery, and he so told the
Zouaves. AS they came nearer, their true
character was discovered but to late for all
the Zouaves to reload. The regiment faced
and received the cavalry as they came down,
with leveled bayonets, which threw them
into confusion. Then away went muskets,
and the Zouaves went in with their knives
and pistols. They seized horses and stab,
bed their riders. In this hand-to-h hand con-
flict the Black Horse Troop wero handled
in their own professed way of fighting
The sequel showed the Zouayes to be the
most expert handlers of the knife.
When the fight was over, there were not
twenty ofthe four hundred cavalry left alive.
Men and horses had been cut to pieces by
the infurrated red-shirts. This troop Of
cavalry had boasted that they would picket
their horses in the grounds of the White
House.
The Washington Republican gives these
incidents:
CONDUCT OF A MINNESOTA BOY.
A Minnesota boy was rushed upon by
four colored soldiers-full blooded Africans; /;
three were shot by Zouaves, the fourth at
tempted to pin him to the ground with his
bayonet, which he parried, which gave a
slight wound upon his thigh and run into
the ground its whole length, and before he
could extricate it, the boy shot him through
the body, which was so near that the blaze
of his gun set his clothes on fire.
NEGROES IN THE REBEL ARMY.
Hon. Kennedy Marshall, of Pittsburg,
who was in the forest near Bull Run in the
conflict, saw six slaves, who said they es-
capped from a rebel battery. They declared
that the rebels have very large numbers
of negroes at Manassas junction, who were
compelled to work upon the Notifications
and worked some of the batteries. They
fell trees and act rs tho walters upon the
better class of white soldiers in the rebe
army. They assure Mr.. Marshall that these
slaves knew very we'll the cause of the war,
and were seeking an opportunity to escape
to the Federal lines. 1t requires, they say,
an equal number of white men to watch the
negroes.
SECESSION BARBARITIEs.
We have already heard of hundred in
stances of the most unrelenting barbarities
shown towards the Federal troops-indeed,
one of the rebel prisoners captured by the
New York list Regiment, states that they
had positive orders to show no quarter to
any one. A large number of our wounded
soldiers were run through with bayonets as
they lay bleeding on the field of battle
and particular was this done to tho Fire
Zouaves, on whom they seemed to have q
particular spite. We have heard of many
other instances in which ambulances con.
taing wounded men were fred upon.
hLLSWOhTH THE CRY.
The Fire Zouaves advanced to the charge
with deafening cheers for the Union, and
we're exposed to CALLING fire from the bat
cries, to the fire of the Louisiana Zouaves
and also to the attack of the rebel Blacl
Horse-all ofwhich they stood with hero
ism Of which the history of world presents
few parallels. At each fire, as they would
perceive the rebels fall, they would exlaim
"Ellsworth !"
NEW YORK sIxTY-NINTH.
Lieut.. Col. Haggerty of tho Now YorI
Sixty-ninth, is believed to have been tn
first man killed. He was good officer ant
brave man. When his regiment went in
to action, they threw away their coats, anC
soms of them their shoes, so as to be unen
numbered. AS they charged on the enemy
every thing gave way before them. The
have covered themselves with glory.
THE WOUNDED.
During the retreat was surprised I