Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-01-30
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InsIdsnis Of. the Battle ar Webb's Croa

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EDs. Cox while the body OF fZOllioofer
lay upon the ground in front Of Mime
sofa tent surrounded BY soldiers, an excl
ted olissr rode up exclsiming to the men,
"What in h-ll are you doing here2 Why
are you not ct the stretchers bringing in
the wounded p This is Zollicofer," said
q soldier. ~ know thst" replied the off,
ceE-fhe is dead, and could not have been
sent 10 h-ll By better man, for Col Fry
shot him-lesve him now and 70 to your
work.
When the two PARROT guns were planted
on the hill ct Browns house, overlooking
the enemy's camp, the peculiar Whir-r-r Of
the shells was new 10 our astonished dar-
kie, who, with hst Of and eyes protrudiDg,
exclaimed 70 his sable companion, "Gosh
Almighty, Sam, don't dat 60 hoElin' troa
de wilderness q
In nearly direct line with the course
We had marched from the battle feld TO the
rebel works, is bold elevation about three
fourihs Of q mile this side Of said works
on which one of our batteries was immedi-
ately planned and commenced throwing shot
and shell into their camp. Several regi-
ments had lain down upon the ground 70
rest from the fatigue Of their march; and
as be rebels answered but feebly, with two
guns, their shots possed high over the heads
Of our men. AS tho intervals grew longer
end longsr-Wstohing the course Of the
shot became q mstter Of amusement to
Them seoesh bslll Secssh banlp they
would cry out, while a half 9 dozen would
start and run after it-others calling out
"Run harder, OF you won't oEeFtake it."
While this amusement was going on, 3
rabbit sprsng out Of q bush between the
lines, when the CRY, Secesh ball secesh
ball T. and the boys took efseF it with bet
ter success, for they caught it.
Upon the high ground last referred to,
the rebsls nsde . brief stand half an hour
before We resched It, but were driven of
by g few shots from Standards Battery.
One Of these six pound shots struck pop
lar tree, sbout two feet in diameter, direct
ly in the center, and some twenty feet from
the General, passing entirely through the
tree, tssring of splinters eight or ten feet
long, and passing on ''thro' de Wildernessn
Another shot struck tree seven or eight
> inches in diameter, directly beside the
other, but lover down, cutting 1t Of nearly
Is square IS though il had been done with
q saw.
Being among the frst who entered the
rebel fOrti6cations, discovered barrel
which proved to contain apple brandy.
Pulling out the corn cob from the bung-
( hole, turned il up and filed csntsen.
/ While doing this, one Of Bob McOook's
skirmishsrs came in, and says, H vat you
gets there7p Irepted that il appeared 70
be pretty fair spple brandy; upon which
1.-The Duichman ran 70 the door, calling out
furiOusly, Hsnsi Henriekl schnsps
See, come rous ." Upon which q dozen
Dutehuen came in, and the brandy, which
was not spilled upon the ground, was soon
transferred 10 their oanteens. said,
"BOys, you had better look out-this is 8
doctor'B shop, and there may be stTyohnine
in that brandy" They paused 8 moment
to look ct each other, when one Of them ex-
claimed: aPy Got, Hans, l tells you vat ]
do; drinks some, and if it don't kill me,
den you drinks upon which he took 8
long and hearty pull ct his oanteen, and
resmacking his lips moment, said, AL
right, Hans, 90 ahead z. J.