M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-02-20

securing the rebels lett, at once re-
Ilieved them
During this critical moment Coln'
mel Michael X Ldwler fell pierced hy
ltyo muskct halls. Capt. Brush act.
ling Lieut., Colonel assumed command,
bnt was soon wounded. Capt Cruise
was shot dead; Capt. Lawler was
mortally wounded; LieutenantS Maus'
ford and Thompson werekiIled; Lieut..
enants r. Kellyand Scanlan wound,
ed: Carts. Dillon and Wilson were
wounded, so thatthe daring Egyptian
regiment stoud before an overM hem.
inl foe almost without the officers act.
nally required todireci iIs.. operations.
How drsl erately they fought, how
they snfrred can never be kuown,
TLey fell in heaps, dead and wound.
ed. Companies weIe here:t ofthcir
Captains and Lientenants; Captains
were almost brreIt of comp anics.
The Eighteenth, Twentieth and
Thirtytirst did their duty nubly. Col,
onpls Oglcshy. Marsh aud Logan
dashed along th:r ranks, waving their
hats. and cheering their men on to
the conflict. Suffer death, men"
cried Logan, shut disgrace never
stand irm-yield never" Many fll,
killed and wound. Among The former
we are panied to name Lientenalt
Colonel White and L,gan.
Oglesby's Che Eighti) and Marsh's .
(the Twentieth) foght desperately and
suffered severely, losing, like the othet
regi nents, an undue proportion OF of
ticers.
Never. perhaps, on the American
continent, has a more bloody bat!lc
been fought. An officer who arti
cipated and was wonde in the tight,
informs us that the scene beggars Ies
criptiOn, and must ever oe beyond
the conception OF those who were not
present. He says that he scarcely
thinks he exa2gtrates when he says
that so thitkly was the battle field
streWn with the dead and wounded,
that he could have Waversel acres Of
it, taking almost every step upon a
PROSTATE body. The rebels fought
with desperation, seeming to be inpir-
ed with what will prove measurably
true, that their hopes for succesS in
in this rebellion were intimately con-
nected with the result of the battle
thln raging. Their artillerists were
skillml, using their pIocys adrotly and
with most fearful effect. On either
side could he heard the voices Of those
in command cheering their men on,
using every means to TX them in the
purpose to die rather then yield the
contest. .rr ....
In such a fight tho four Illinois reg
iments we have named held their
ground tor full three hours. Nearly
one third Of the whole number had
been killed or woundeC, yet the bal.
ance stood ready and willing to fall
sacrifice to their country. Over.hve
hundred Of the Eighteenth were still
in death or suffering from wounds,
The other commands suffered less Out
greatly; and for all. without relief il
appeared that nothing short oi an
nihiation could be expected. at this
/ Jun cture rejniorctmenis arrived. The
Jattle was wased with renewed vigol
on our size. but with scarcely lcsi
liberalization or the part Of the rebels
| For an hour it WAS continued, th'
slaughter on both side being trightiul
but upon that Of the rebels imnIeasur
ably The greatest. About four o'clucl
/ Z. Nj. our right wing turned their lei
giving turn to the tide Of battle tha
operated greatly in our favor. Th'
rebels iell back iuto the fort, the Star
and StIiqes here planted on the pos
ilion occupied by their left wing, ant
Tor time at least the carnage an,
slaughter ceased, a.
>. The number of regimsnts Iha
composed tie reinfOlcenents haY'
not all been ascertaibed. In thii
cpunection the Seventh
| Twenty.ninth and Fmty eight lllinoi1
and the Eleventh. Indiana are spOkel
/ Of, bur others were engaged two o
three OF them flinching for the II 0
, meut, but rally speedily and fight
ing like heroes. Lieut.. Col! Thoma
II. Smith, OF the Forty eight Reg.
Iearless!y leading his regiment iu thu
thlckest of the fight, te!l peirccd b.
ball aud died upcn the field.
Dresser's and Schwartz's batteries
were brought into action, bnt wer'
soon taken by the enemy, The Eigh
tenth Hin us R,g., with clubbeC
musket4, recovered Dresser's while
the Th!hy-frst recovered Schwartzs .
The rebels hai run the horses of be
fore this however, compelling ouI
men TO bring away the gnns, &C., BY
hand. More daring deeds than thesi
4 Gid not characterize tue battle.
;, Two thousand Of our soldiers are
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