M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-07-25

i he action. was over The reserve
Of the army came mp soon after, aud
each regiment was assigned quarters
on the battlefield, built rousing fires,
and proceeded 70 dry their clothes.---
The wounded Of our own and the reb.
el forces were carried off on ljtters to
hospital quarters, where they received
Immediate surgical aid, while the
dead were collected, and guard
placed over them for tho night. q40I
TIE loss in killed and wounded fell
entirely upon the Ohio IA; they occu.
pied the post Of danger, and behaved
like vetsrans under the fire ofinfantry
and artillery. There was no finch
ing, but OH the contrary, a coolnesS
and determination, not ohly character.
istic Of the men, but their gallant Col
onel, who rode up and down the ranks
cheering them on, as regardless Of dan
ger as though by his own fire.side.-
capt. Benham, IN his plain brown suit
walked his horse up and down tho
ranks, giving his orders clearly and
camly as 10 the terrible day OF Bnena
Vista, while the chivalric Col. Milroy
chafed like a lion because his now ia.
nous regiment could not he brought
into direct collision with the enemy.
The losses GU our side were as FOL.
lows:9 z WIS Il ID .ssaF
Fourteenth Ohio-killed - Samuel
Mills, Company A., shot through tho
head; Henry Reiieldiver, Third Ser
geant, Company c., killed by cannon
shot through the LETT breast. Mortally
woundcd-TDame! Mills, Company A.
in leg-siDce died /; John Kneehouse,
Company A., shot in side, Seriously
wounded Henry Murrow, Company
B.. in side; Casper Sinalf, Company
D., in wrist. Slightly wounded =
Capt Fisher, Company O., in face ;
Privatos s. Richards, in arm; Rich.
ard Henderson, in calf Of bis legs--
Orderly OIms.l Greenwood, along side
Of his head. VIM. Smith Company
H., buckshot in hip.-feshr wound -
Lieut.. Sherman, Company K, finger
shot off. Several others were slightly
scratched Total killed. 2; mortally
wounded 2; otherwise wounded, 8; in
all, II, gs s,,sy
On the other side eight were killed
on tho field three died in hospita !
and some ten were more or less SO
verely wounded. They carried of
many OF the wounded in wagons; how
many was not known. Prisoners
wero taken in any quantity the
scouts kept bringing them in all night
aud the next day till ! left. The hills
were full Of them, aand doubtless our
forces had more on hand than they
could provide for. . Among the cap
tnred we're many officers, including
six Georgia captains and llcutenants,
II surgeon of the army from Rich.
mond, and u number OF non. commits
stoned officers. a .'','a, ,.1 K. ,.,'., 3syg.
j We captured two stand Of cOlors,
ono oof the Georgia regiment one
Of rihed cannon forty loaded wag.
ons G; hundreds OF muskets and side
arma the army chest, but how val.
uablc did not learn /; with any
amoun. of personal effects and mill,
tary equipments. mHlrs o,'-,moal Ig.f
a.This action must speak foe ITSELF
To pursue and oyertake an enemy
having twelve hours the advance ;
making q forced march of nearly thir'
| ty miles in less than twenty-fours
hours, over the worst of roads, and
with scarcely a mopthlul oi food for
the men-soms, indeed, being thirty.
ak hours without nourishment; light
battle, cut off the baggage train,
capture the cannon, and rout the On
emy, is not ateat Of every day record
even in times OF war. all honor to
the gallaut soldiers from Indiana and
Ohio, and the true men OF Virginia I!
| They prove themselves worthy OF the
inheTitaneei their fatIierstbequeathed
to them, and as ready to sacrifice their
lives to preserve. as their sires were to
establish tbe,ipdependenee oftho peo-
pie aud the Union Of, the States. 7
la lrishman was sued BY a
doctor for the amount of bb bill for
fnnhinina and aftnnhnnna and IPadil5