Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-05-15

courccy's Brigade, while Gen. Carriers formed
support 10 act IN case Of an. attack. Having
Travelled about twelve miles, and not desiring 10
approach any nearer % their works that night, a.
our object could not be accomplished hat dAy, We
biyouaccd for the night. Twas warm and pleas
ant and We slept s0undly On the morning Of tho
20tb, having disposed Of our indispensable warm
coffee, We were again on the march, Col. De
Courcey's Brigade taking circuitous rout to the
left IN order 10 gain The top Of the mountain on
the left Of the Gap, while Gen. Carter proceeded
on the Harlan Road to point previously oocu.
pied by our artillery on the 22d of March. The
remainder Of our march was through woods, over
mountains and through holows, a description Of
Which will leave for pens more ex pert than mine
When we had advanced to within about a half n
mile Of tlcr works, IL seemed as if the enemy
had determined to give us warm reception, as
they had d"ploycd in considerable force in front
and on both our ilanks. We Immediately deploy.
ed Companies G and G of the ] 9Th Ohio to at
tack those in 'front.' which they did with prompt.
ness, driving them in on the "doublc quick -
Skirmishing then commenced in good earnest
the enemy firing from their sccretcd positions m
our flanks and from their works in front Our
skirmshers advanced to within about four hundred
yards of their works, and taking covering from
the fellcd timber, poured their well directed shots
into their works in front and into their skirm:sh
ers on the hanks
Skrmishing was kept up by successive compa
nj from 1pIf rf q, cat. nj.
b and of the 18th Kentucky for about three
hours, during viii II time they were compelled to
remain within their works, not daring to expose
themselves TO our fire for one moment They
succeeded, however, in giving US few shots of
shell and canister, which compelled our main BODY
to "tokc ground to their left" by passing over
the ridge of the mountain into Virginia" " Dur.
ing all this time Gen. Carter was not idle In adj
vancing to the point above mentioned they found
that it was occupied by the enemy's pickets and
a brisk skirmish Immediately ensucd, in which
the enemy were repulscd We took three prison
ers, besides one wounded man. Having accom-.
plishcd his object, Col. De Courcey withdrew his
forces, and we retired to our place of byouac the
previous, and next day returned to camp. We
did not, however, escape without some
CASUALTIES.
In the first attack, Francis M. Barnhill of Go
G was shot through the check with rifle bal -
Joseph Robinson, of Co. G, slightly wounded
near the eye. Peter Halbaugh, of Co. X, dan
gerously wounded in the forehead. The casual.
ties Of the enemy are of course not known.
1t is now to be hoped that our rcconnoiternr
expeditions are over with, and that an attack OH
the Gap will not much longer he postponed. 1t
is certain that We have now gained all the nfor
nation concerning their position and the locality
Of the ground, that is possible to obtain and
movcmcmcnts now seem to indicate that We will
soon make the attack in earnest. As 20 their
strength we know but little worthy of confidence,
but are sure that they are using their greatest
cllorts to obtain rcinforcements, and that tbcv
have succeeded in obtaining about three hundrcd
| lndans-iit allies to such an enemy-whos,
blood shall pay the penalty of their disloyalty t(
the Government to whose protection thev ow,
their very existence, But enough for once. Nor,
anon. Yoars &C.,