Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-02-05

lying dead and wounded. Many were also
found lying in the woods IN every cirec'
ton others in the road and in the fence
corners.
Three or four dead bodies were to be
seen behind one tree or stump. II wa.
most singular that the average OF wounded
to the number killed, should he SO much
less than is usual in battle. The killed
and wounded were found to be mostly shot
in the head or body, showing that our men
took aim at the enemy whenever they had
an opportunity. The enemy in most in
stances, fired over the heads Of ouI men,
which accounts for our list Of dead being
so small, compared with that OF the cne~
my.
THE ROUT OF TIE ENEMY,
After the charge OF bayouets upon the
enemy their whole line fed in every dl-
rection, closely pursued 10y our troops
The rout was full and complete. More
than one thousand stand Of arL-s were LETT
upon the battlefield. The road for two
miles was found strewn with blankets,
evercoats, kn0psacks, hayersack, filled
with rations, cartridge-boNes, scabbards,
bats, caps and shoes, which had been
thrown away to tighten their Jurthcns and
facilitate their escape.
APPEANCE OF XOLLICOFFERS
CORPSE.
Col. Connell, who had known Gen. Z. in
Washington. asked to be permitted to sec
the corpse and went with him. He lay
in teut wrapped in ar army blanket, hi.
chest and left arm and side exposed. \
tall, rather slender man, with thin, brown
hair, high forehead, somewhat bald, R0-
man nose, firm wide mouth anj clean shl
we'd face. A pistol ball had struck lin in
the breast, a little above the heart killing
him instantly. His face bore no cXprcs.
sion such as is usually found on those whc
fall IN battle-nO malice. no reckless hate
not even a shadow Of physical pain. II
was calm. placid, noble. ButI have never
looked on countenance SO marked with
I sadness.
THE ENEMY'S CAMP.
Their fortihcations we. c evidently cons
structed under the supervision of a skill
: ful engineer. 1t would be difficult to con-
struct more formidable eartI works. They
were defended by thirteen pieces, many
of them rlhed. The force Of the enemy
even after Their heavy losses in tho morn
/ ing, was fully equal in numbers to our own
| Yet all Was abandoned.
To our men, accustomed to live in colo
! tents. the rebel camp seemed almost
! paradise. The most ofthe regiments wer,
/ furnished with log huts. warm, comiorla
/ BILE ard homelike. In the commissar,
/ department they were much better sup
piled than we have been. No crackers
but good corn bread and biscuit most in
vitiug. Coffee, sugar, beef, fat hogs, eve
rything of the best, and plenty Of it. Th
South may be starving, but The Souiher
army is far from it. In clothing and arm
alone our troops have the advantage owe
them. Their guns We're many OF them
hint-locll muskets, shotguns and squire
rifles But few rihed muskets were found
DESPERATE FIGHTING.
The death Of their general did not seer
to have greatly diaheartened the enemy
, They continued theirattacks with as muc'
vehemence as ever. The Second Mime
sofa Regiment came up and formed aloD
the fence, on the left OF ,Ae Fourth Ken
tueky. The rebels still extended thei
line to flank us on that side. Tie FIJI
tccnth Mississippi charged up u the fence
and the men in the two regiments tougil
hand 10 hand catching hold Of each 9th
: el's guns, and trying TO drag them thrl
and over the fence, but It was all IN van