The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-08-31

alton, and brought the front ranks to tho
ground when ssey Gresl. We bred - often
As rapid retreat necessary % bring u be
yona the point .here they would close in G'
our rear allowed us. and being exposed Tor /
the distance Of two hundred wards % an IN
eessant fire on three sides Of u Rsmarka
ble a. Il may appear. not one OF our boys vas
huFs. although not twenty i've feet from
them when VIC rctreaiei. aud the paper wads
falling around Us afier each ERE, their balls
whizzing on all aides Of Us. and ploughing up
the ground NJ our feet Our boys that were
cut OF. lying in ambush. killed two Who were
searching for them after our retreat We
bad given them upss killed or prisoners. bat
one who had remained quiet in ambush. dis
covered himself TO our forces who arrived
abou, one hour and = half after the skirsnish.
Two more were missing. bu, as they had ieii
their ambush. and run toward the ambush OF
the rebels. We entertained little hopes con-
corning their fate.
Amer a weSry wandering of i've days over
the mountains. not knowing where they we're
going. and nothing to eat but blackberries.
they accidentally struck the main road. and
met company of our scouts. within halfa
nile Of the rebel camp. who furnished them
something to eat. and directed them 10 camp.
The poor boys were half famlsaed and very
much exhausted. Tire was a general wei
come and rejoicing in camp on their return.
}. They had no thought Of meeting me and the
few men with me that morning, thinking We
must all have been killed The names Of
these Two young men arc yaneleavs and
Chamblin. of Greencastle. Indiana.
Young williamson OF the same place. who
was not discovered in his ambush. and who
returned To IA the next evening after the
skirmish. tells me that behind the one hun
drod infantry who fred into Va in the road.
were company Of cavalry. furnished with
double barreled shot guns. who could not be
persuaded to follow US The bravo 'secesh
) after venturing cautiously rs far as our head
quarters. and being joined by their aankers
} retreatod double quick down the road. three
} hundred fling past Williamson. who was
: nearly bursting with restrained laughter a
their remarks about the D. yankees
!. that were too sharp for them. and who ha'
borne. with respect 20 their firing, Charm
I ed lives"
n Two DAYS after the above occurrences
our pckets captured rebel captain cfcav
airy and a corporal attended by litile DO
driving a wagon. They were searching 70
some os their wounded. who had crawled in
= 10 the bushes and probably died. We cannc
tell how many We killed, but suppose the
! los. at leas, to he twelve killed. wounded an
missing.
Our scouts discovered several companis
approaching our camp yesterday afternoon
- and an attack was apprehended. Col. Kin
ball sent out companies TO meet the ladies
- but we slept in peace, and awoke in tn
morning TO hear that they had been THROWN
y rocks at our pickets. in order TO find out the
:" position. An attack is apprehended he
'u daily. and we are anxious not to be disa
pointed.
:. The oath Ohio. Bracken's Cavalry, Daum
- German Artillery from Wheeling, cons
- tute, with the 18th Indiana, our present fore
- The 25th Ohio is expected here to MORO
'e We have six cannon. two Of which are ma
nc ned by our regiment: We also have te'
70 graph communication with the forces back
~, VA. that can in short time march TO our
h' sistance if necessary. A large fort is bel
10. erected on the hill opposite our camp. a
led will be completed. no preventing provden
next week. We await Gen. Lees mo'
re- ments. and Gen. Reynolds orders.
emit Yours truly, ". c. L