Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-04-18

las, vas not 10 be thought of. Again and
again the rebels dashed up IN our lines.
Again and again were they driven back.
followed by our forces. who were driven 10
.retaru. There we're acres Of ground fought
over and over again. where the deaf abi
wounded we're uOdien beneath the contend.
ipg hosts.
Lag - s,ra .c.ls. ,he BATH hoag."
Bot On the side Of the federal iorce. there
wa. no thought Of niDchlng. Az such
thought. had been dismissed az sundown GA
the preceding evening They were 70 Ggh,
TIL victory crowned their efforts.
The forces under Bne'l fought most gal
iantiy. They tsTbci the rebcI faux. ~.
gpinsd the position Of tie preceding morn.
, ipe. and drove the Teb.l advance right hack
upon it, centre. Tho Eight was kept up
from ridge u ridge, along the uneven eoun.
try. For 'p hours on Monday the baitla
ged. till past norn, when Gen. 6rsni,
putting the entire column in motion. n0y-l
on the rebel centre. hearing down ell OPP.
,tion, and compiling the rsbcls 90 dc.
Thsy broke aud tlct, p.nic stricken, along
the rad and through The Gell.. followed ~
the victorious ',roop-, JY Baell With the sn.
tire force Of cavalry. ~ several batteries
AMI regiments, towards Coriuth. The vic.
tory va. complete. The field va. Won.
ATM rug n,rTtE.
The Geld "a. won BOT 90 such halIa,
that the sun never ,hons On ih, Western
Continent. II - not more than four mile,
Eusrc, but twenty thousand men were ly.
Ing on the troiden s'op1.. dying. d',i,
crushed and torn by tie iron hail and lcuhen
rain wbi,h hai HURLED through the air.
A. thi. time " writing It !. not pIsslblo -
state With any dehnIienrss 'he humh,f' 20.
gagged or the uumbcr killed Ani wounded.
Hut ihrts !. reason o. believe that the entire
rebel force was over one hundred thousand.
Beauresaris force on sandy eouid not
have been les than ssyenly thousand. Will
Grant. Va. und,r hhy. BY a., next ar.
rival. now memrnnrily expected. | .hAl
DOUBTLESS obtain mure Accurate Information.
but our loo of Olhccr- .. fearful. General
lev Wa.lacs 10 MORALLY wounded Col.
Psgram. acting BugadTr General. D. il'Ci,
al.o Col. Fills ~ tho 10Th Illinois, Lieut.
Col. CaDl.i Of thu 12i Ohio Col kvls,
3lst Indiana Col. Dlsi.. AGth llllD,,s.
Capt Caron. OF zen. Grant. SCOUT. Can't
Morton. Capt. Dillon, iS,h Illinois. Cap
Mace. 5th lllinoIs Capt. Garter, llth m
Napr Page. 57th Illinois.
/ ~ the wounded j. zen. w. T Slrrman.
Col. sweeney. acting Br,eadlcr Gcnsral
Col DAVID Stuart acting Brigliier Ganor.
nj Col. Graft. acting Busaiirr General
Colonel. ishan AMI llAynir. 18th Illinois
Col Mellenry. 18th kentucky, Liaut C,l.
Morgan. I5tb Indiana Col Mason. IL
Ohio Mapr Eaton. 18th ILLINOIS, MAJOR
Neylns, llth M. a; Col Logan. 39l n mos.
CAPTAIN CARSON
B Twas we'll acquainted with Captain Car.
con, chief VI General Grant, SCOUT. lie
la. done great service through the war.
having served in that capacity through the
Missouri campaign. and also through thO.s
In Kentucky and Tennessee he VAS In
rer-onsi appearance ercrcdiugly tall and
slim liz had sparkling blsck eyo-. vas
adroit IN address aud fertile IN eIpsdlsni..
lie was has done great service. One OF hl,
last ,Iploit. WAS to bear tspaieLe' ihrough
Tennessee TO General Buell ~ Nashville.
IL "a. brave. cautious. prudent. and bad
great deal VI mechanical ingenuity. lie
vas killed by cannon ball on Monday AZ.
teTnOon.