The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-01-30

dred yards. In front Of ihe woods was
another field Of about twenty acres,
The enemy formed in those two fields,
attacking The Indiana troops both iu front
and upon ihsir leIt flank A section Of
Capt. Standards artery lad been brought
mp. and was stationed in the road, The
attack here was made about seven O'Clock
in the morning. Col. Manson coming up
tosthe position just after the attack began,
and seeing that his men must be overpow.
cred before thu other regiments could
come up, ordered his men 10 fall back
which they did in good order, fighting as
they went. Capt. Standard Reluctantly
gave up the privilege of "giving the enc.
my one good blizzard from that point,
and retired too. @
Immediately 10 the rear Of the woods
where the Tenth was stationed in another
field, with steePdescent to ravine, and
then comes another deEsA forest. On the
left OF the road the clearings continue Ia
the rsvine, the sides ofwhich a, that point
are covered with growth of scrub oaks
and other timber.
OUR TROOPS RETIRE, ARE RE- ENFORCED, FORM
.r A"Y' AND MAKE A STAND.
After crossing the river another field
lies on the left Of the road. The Tenth
retired through the field on The right OF
the road, and through the woods Tor a.
bout hundred and fifty yards to the rear
Of The rayine. At this point. Col. Frye
Fourth Kentucky came up and formed
along the fenee, which separates the road
from the field on tie left. There is DO
fence on The right OF the road at that point.
The Two regiments formed in the shape Of
~" " its point toward the enemy advsnc-
ing from the ravine, behind which they
had re formed after their temporary sue
cess IN the first attack. For neatly an
hour they tried TO break that "V," but
failed. ...... '-
What rebel regiments came through
the woods to attack the Tenth at thi,
place, / have not learned. Those which
attacked Co... Fry were Battles Tennessee
and the fifteenth Mississippi, The "Wig
fall Rifles" and the mississippi Tiger,
as they loved to call themselves. Thes'
were the crack regiments Of The enemy
and they sustained their reputation -
Again and again they charged across The
field, but were always met BY the terrible
fire Of the Kentucky Fourth aud driver
back. IF.
\ HOW zULLICoFFER FELL.
At the point OF the ''V'' died Gen. Zol
licotfer. lie fell nearer our camp Il an any
other man Of his army. He was will
Battles regiment, his own home friends
born and brought up around him at Nash
:. vile. A short distance from him, to hi
right, party of his men had been bro
: ken from their comrades and were herd
|, ing together like frightened deer. Co
Fry's men were just about to FIRE o
;, them. Col Fry was at the right of bi
! regiment at the point of greatest DANCE
: Gen. z. was on 'ioUt and within few tet
of the Colonel. A gum coat copceale
his uniform. Seeing the conditio, of hi
men, as the Colonel rode up, Gen. 2
said to Col. Fry. "Colonel. you would no
fire upon your friends. would your
Col. + supposed from the Generals man
ner and remark, that be was one o
our own officers. and at once replied
:. Certainly not, sir; | have no such in
tention." lie turned and rode a few
] steps. when one of Il Generals Aide
4 fred at him. wounding his horse. Be
e leving that he was lricked. Col. F. a
once wheeled and fred at the General =
Q The latter raised his hand to his breas
: and fell dead. Another ball struck bir
= at the same moment, believe, in tn
J arm.
: BAILIF PEYToN, IN.
/, Here, too, fell young Bailie Peytor
son of venerable man we'll known TO th
nation Young Peyton, like his father
struggled long against disuniou. He wa
Kissed and Insulted in the streets la:
! May for telling his love for the Union.
y JOEL ALLEN BATTLE.
!. It was near this point that my onl
r personal friend, so far as | Know, IN tb
4 Southern army. was wounded. You II
"a remember Allan Battle. There is no on
of the Oxford boys OF four years ago VIII
!. does not remember and love him. an
h who did not mourn when we heard TN
N he had joined the rebel army. Marie
n into one of our best known and most T,
h spected Ohio families, educated in N
,e thern college. eMiami University. an
Il with so many ties Of friendship to bin
d him to the North, it was no thoughtl4'
a spirit of bitter hatred which made hi
d take up arms against US. Last June
il took his young wife to her fathers, al
q. then returned to Nashville to close up
fathers unsettled affairs, intending thu
to 90 North again aud await the issue
what must be. 10 him sad contest. B
the tide in Nashville was too strong
n him. His father and brothers were
: - the army. All the young men of /
- South were rushing into, it. To carry 0
), his first intention would be 10 separ'
Il himself for ever from his own family a
~ nf from his birthplace, for to the men Of /
" South their independence seemed at II
a time an fat accOn.pli, and one who desc
an ed them then would always te a mark
" and prescribed man.
And so he went into the army. l tai
ed about him with wounded prisoDt
80 the color bearer Of Battles Regiment
spoke Of him with an affection which y
n and many others Of our acquaintance "
H. echo. He said that Allen had often to