Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1862-04-04

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Jumped over after them, and drove them
along in the greatest confusion and with
fearful slaughter upon their center The
panic communicated. Kimball ordered
a charge along the whole line, and for
short time the fighting was most desper-
ate. The roar OF the cannon was no
longer heard, unless in occasional bursts
of fitful explosions, and the rattle OF mus
kerry was more boisterous than ever, and
sounded like the noise made by very
close thunder clap, except that it was
sharper and continuous. The rout OF
the rebels had fairly commenced, how.
ever, and two of their guns and four cas-.
sions were now ours, and though many
of them turned and fred again and again
a; our pursuing host, many more threw
away muskets and bayonets without hes
taton. Darkness and the extreme ia
tigue of our troops, saved the enemy for
time, and we retired about two miles
aud bivouacked until yesterday morning.
At daybreak Gen. Shields ordered the
rebel position to be attacked, and the en-
envy, after replying by few shots from
his artillery, continued his retreat Mean
time Gen, Banks, who had been at Har-
per's Ferry, arrived, aud taking COM
mand of the troops 10 person, Is now
continuing the pursuit with about 10000
men, and at the latest accounts had press
ed the rebels beyond Mlddleburg, cutting
off many straggIers, and pressing the en-
envy very sorely. The object is to cap.
ture bis whole force ii possible. 1t was
not till yesterday morning that any Of the
force of Gen. Williams arrived on the
field, and then tIey were too late to par
tcipate in the action. They joined in
the chase. The loss Of the enemy in
killed and wounded will foot up 900 men,
of which 225 were killed. The number
of prisoners taken from them 10 236'
These figures are independent of what
they lost in the pursuit The regiment
which lost most on the side Of the rebels
was the 9Th Virginia,
There were many deeds Of heroism
performed on The battle field. While the
9th Ohio was charging against The enemy
; the color bearer VA. five times shot down
J yet another instantly replaced him at the
risk of his life. The last color bearer Of
: the five was a private named I, Bais
, dell. The flagstaff was broken, yet the
,, glorious banner never ceased to float in
n triumph over this gallant regiment.
S Tie rebels carried no knapsaeks With
: them into action, and all the rations in
Il their haversacks was small cake OF
e bread to each mau. They counted to q
g certainty on capturing Winchester. The
9 only wagons they brought with them
IS were provision wagons, This explains
h how It was that they did not lose much
" beside arms in their retreat.
c The battle field after the struggle was
Z a sight to be seen and remembered. The
y nieht was dark and cold. Alter the bat
81 lie the ambulauces were busily engaged
" in removing the wounded. The enemy
carried off most of their wounded and
'' some of their dead. The wounded we're
II intermingled with the dead, and their
IT sufferiugs before they were removed 10
u the hospitals were very poignant. Yes
e terday was spent in burying the dead
: The ghas ly aspect of the field yesterday
ID after the wounded were removed, and
IA before the dead were inferred, was ap-
p pallng. Some with their faces off, some
u with their heads off, some torn into irGg-
liz ments and frghlfully wounded by the
Is round shot and she'll, and others simply,
- but quite as effectualy, killed by bullet
WOUNDS. IL - sil'5ulat tha' mus q "
. enemy killed by bullet wounds were shot
v through the head or the heart, showing
- the remarkable accuracy with which our
u Western troops use the rifle. The enc
" my's wounds were not near SO fatal 20 Us
% as ours were to them, and their weapons
were, as a general rule, decidedly inferior
- to those used in our army. About the
, stone wall the enemy were strewn al
>" most on top of each other in heaps oil
y dead. At this point also, many OF ouI
u brave fellows bit the dust.
9 Capt. Jones, who commanded the irish
D. battalion in the rebel army, is prisoner
OF in our hands, with both his eyes shot gu
ed by one bullet.
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