Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-10-24

were the advancing rebels checked and
thrown into confusion. Regiment wed
with regiment, and man with man, to see
who should longest sustain the repeated
and terrible assaults of the foe. Occas-
ionly portions Of the line would waver a
little under the murderous fire which the
enemy in overwhelming numbers poured
upon it; but even while their comrades
were falling thickly around them, the men
would rally, reform, and again drive their
bullets in the faces of their desperate en-
emies. Harris Stones, and Parsons bat
teries ceased firing shell and round-shot,
and hurled into the very bosom of the ad-
vanoing host storm of grape and canis-
ter. until the ground was literally covered
with dead and mangled rebels. But with
ever increasing strength the enemy con-
tinucd the assault. He placed several
lines upon sloping ground in such way
that the whole could fire at once, and al
though this arrangement enabled our bat
terries to Operate with more deadly ef-
feet, it created much havoc in our single
line of battle as no soldiers endure. A
portion of the 2lst Wisconsin, supporting
Stones battery broke and fed. The
greatly superior numbers of the assail-
ants enabled them to outAank our line +;
and from both flank and front they
rushed upon us, delivering their fire
within few feet of our lines, and
charging up to the very muzzles of
the guns The 80th Illinos and 1O5th
Ohio gave way before this onset, leaving
Capt Parsons battery exposed. The ar
tillerymen at once abandoned their hither-
to nobly defended pieces, and all but a
single gun fell into the hands of the ene-
my. Four of Capt. Harris guns were al
so left upon the field, but the rebels had
not time to carry them off, and they were
all recovered.
The partial success of the rebels on this
division, encouraged them to recommence
the attack upon Rousseau, and now began
, one of the bloodiest passages at arms
which has occurred during the war. Near
the foot of the slope of hills, the wooded
crests of which had formed their original
position, they planted II pieces of ar
tillery, raking the Sd Ohio and 42d In
diana, which now advanced to the summit
of the hill upon which Loomis and ST.
monson's batteries were posted at the be.
ginning of the action), in order that they
might meet the dense masses of the enc.
my's infantry, which were advancing un-
der cover Of the fire from their artillery.
AS soon as these two gallant regiments
appeared upon the crest, they were saluted
with tempest of bullets from the muz.
zles of at least 1000 muskets, at the same
time that the cannon of the enemy thun.
dered upon their front flank. The Sd Ohio
Col John Beatty, sustained the heaviest
fire, and as long as it remained upon the
hill its ranks were continually plowed by
the terrible discharges from the enemy's
artillery But while it remained there
(and it remained until third Of it's mum
Der strewed the field), it never for an in
slant ceased to belch forth volley of fam
into the face of the foe, nor could the rebt
legions. with all their desperation, sum
mon courage to charge it Every Officer
stood like a rock to his post, and the gal
liant Col. Beatty dismounting from his
unmanageable horse placed himself coolly
and calmly in the center of lis regiment
cheered both by voice and example hi
dauntless men, and seemed totally uncon
scious that death was everywhere arounC
> and about him. At last shell from thu
rebel cannon set fire to pile Of straw, th,
fame of which instantly communicate
, to large barn upon which the right wing
: of the Sd Ohio rested. In moment thc
whole was ina blaze; the heat becam,
E intense and uncomfortable, and though som,
Of the heroes stood until their faces wer
blistered rather than break their ranks
they were compelled at length to retire il
confusion upon the center and left Of th'
! regiment, which they also threw into dis
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