The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-04-17
Fesxprso. saESA~Dosn TO VI
April 4. 1r62.

Mr.. Edier Having promised some otthe
lith Indiana BOYS that ! would send TO yoa
a communication concerning our late hattie
Al Winchester. and the pursuit Of the retreat.
ing rebels. ! viii nov fnlhll that promise.
but fear thai al sAe incidents Which would
make such an epistle OF i~nieresl. have been
anticipated BY the telegraph.
IAis whole Division. since hat memora-
hle SUNDAY Al Winchester. has done little
else than light and skirmish with Jacksons
rear guAfd. which obstiiAtely disputes every
ROD Of the road with ns-Placing all possible
obstacles % our progress IN our VA. They
ase nov in position opposite u. on the west
ale II a branch Of .he Shenandoah. aud aP
pear disposed 10 make A stand there.
Noi many Of lhose who participated IN
lat battle. On .be pa. will ever forget H.
The Sight Of SATURDAY was little more ihau a
skifmish. which resulted little t. the adsAni.
age 81 either slde But Il was i~earfulls cmi
nous u terrible battle on the morrow. To-
Ne All knew thAt rebel strategy seldom DIS
played itself IN bonsfis attacks unless their
Generals knew they had the superiority OF
overwhelming odds on their side Another
| cminous sign sss the excitement and buoy
ancT OF the rebel citizens Of Winchester. who
usds 70 effort 10 disguise their JOY al the
prospect Of seeing Us resFestine tssn their
| nesghborhooa with the victorious Jackson at
/ our heels The secesh ladies even boosted
- re marched past. that ws we're gong ~
meet the sane nsa who drove - oat OF
Ronaey, and helped whip Us ST Bull Run
Tbese lais traitors even bad a banquet pre-
pared soT Jackson aad his officers, who. shsy
believed. would e.s Il on Sunday night Ali
along the road ffou Stsssbuss ~ Kornsto~n.
the citi-eus told rs tns rebsls had boasted
TIA; thsv vorld take 80 Il Winchester CO
Sunday.
Almost st daylight the cAunSa opened ILeis
Tremendous roas. AID the eight With artillery
cont.nuei, With but Little abatement. until
nooa. Then II became apparent tina, ths
enemy was making 81 effort TO turn our lines
% The right flank. Gen. Kinbsll then made
= rev front and advanced our right to a posi-
ton which commanded tas left flank Of the
rebels After this movement vas competed,
The 18Th and l4sh Indiana charged upon and
took = rebel battery which had done more
execution upo0 rs than any other. This
charge vas the most brilliant action Of the
day. A. the brave Hoosiers marched down
upon them. they houted " Buens Vista ard
- Bull Run and poured their yollsys like
nail upon them blt our boys only marched
straight on. ani before The echoes Vi the reh
81 taun,s had lied away, Indiana steel was AZ
their hearts. and their guns. captured from
us n Manassas. we're a, home snce MIR.
But MANY a poor mother, sister. or wife.
viii mourn for the brave mcn who felt II
that glorious charge, and sleep beneath the
cellar groves At inchester No Drawer men
sxer faced tue Zoe than those two regiments.
There were deeds If yai0r done that day. by
them. which woulj have frightened the laa
rel- OF Napoleon " Old Guard One man,
after having received a mortal wound IN the
breast. loaded and fired has piece tries before
he fel. one boy fell. wounded, and almost
instantly expired. but with his dying breath,
exclaimed. Ny father died at Baena Vista
Almost simultaneously with this charge.
the night wing. under Acting Brig. General
Tyler, marched into woods beyond which
and protected by a strong stone fence. a
strong force Of rebels was posted. This pos
ition was their extreme left. and the iowc
Of their army vas there with the intention Of
turning our flank. We marched across a
little ravine and up a slight hin, and the mo-
ment our infantry. consisting Of the 18th
n0th Pennsylvania. the 18th, 9Th and 9Th
OHIO and two companies of the lst Ohio
cavalry. came in sight Of the rebels, they
raised up from behind the fence and poured
a murderous yolley Of balls into Us. Twice
the lines wavered, and a few companies OF
the II0th Pennsylvania. began TO retreat,
but their officers rallied them. and they re
turned 70 the brow Of the hill. For one long,
terrible hour ~e stood there. Every FIRE
from the fcAce moved down whole lines
We could only sho0t lien We saw the rebel.
rai.e their head above the fence
Al last > cannon was ranged aud threw a
.hcl! anal A round u grape Iato the rani OF
he traitors. They wavered-ran-and. with
a shout. the infantry rushed down with fxed
bayoacsa Then came the order =" Attention
Cavalry -cHAReT And s~ay. like a Wild
~.ifoeco. vent oss squadron My coapany
&. II ohso cav 49, ~ the advance. and
our red csr. looked axe l.oits Of lightning
- - nrN through The ~oois out INTO the
open field. sns " smosg ths c~aafussa ranks
81 tie terror strsksn rebels ONLY shoss
whS hsss bssa 1adsf TIE sss = FIRE, while
b.llse =ess szlass do~a -poa skez q sss-
rte storms. s..l.ns Ga ne orass n - for
~z.:. can appreciate aas fssl.ass - -
daasa -poa toe Zoe, he -. sbsn cow S.it
or sss1 s-brss, ani tra3Pssas sLsE uadsE
;hs soa toofs 81 oss taifisaate horses
Oar sQasiros "a swo Companies ssfUrnsd
70 y .aehesssst al Night, AFTER passs.ag then
. eight z.ics ~.u two hundred aad shir.7
nkoners. 81 srtalsaees tiled 18th vouni
81 t4else iaDsaes sal stosi throe Laadrra
sfs5L sfsnali sru< re sooF car pri.5asr,
itf5aet so~z. - 70 : rtafct - ak.ck he
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