Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-01-31

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other man Of his army. He was with
Battles regiments bis own homo friends,
born aud brought up around him at Nash. 3.
vile. A short distance from him, to his
right, a patty e &c n; ii;s; men had been broken
from their comrades and we're herding to.
Relbef like frightened deer. Gel. Fry's
men wero just about to fire on them. Col.
Fry himself was at tho right Of his regi-
1ont At thepoint Of greatest danger Gen.
z. was on foot aud within few feet Of the
Colonels A gum coat concealed his uni
form. Seeing The condition Of his men as
the Colonel rode up, General 2. said tc
Col. Fry, "Colonel, you would not fire upon
your friends would your Col. F. suppos
Cd, from the Generals manner aud remark
that he was one Of our own officers, and al
once replied, "Certainly not, sir; have nc
such intention" He turned and rode few
steps, when one Of tho Generals Aides
fred at him, wounding bis horse. Believ.
ing that he was tricked, Col. F. at once
wheeled and fred at the General. The
latter raised bis haod to bis breast and fell
dead. Another ball struck him at the same
moment believe, in the arm.
BAILIE PEYToN, JR.
Here, too, fell young Bailie Peyton, son
of a venerable man well known to tho ma
ton. Young PeytoD, like bis father, strug-
gled long against disunioD. He was hissed
and iDsulted in the streets last May rtell-
ing his love for the old Union.
nrcurpArx, pror,r,>-o
The death Of their General does not seem
to have greatly disheartened the enemy
They continued their attacks with as much
vehemence as ever The Second Minnesota
Regiment came up and formed along the
fence, on the left Of the Fourth Kentucky.
The rebels still extended their line to flank
us on that side. The Fifteenth Mississippi
charged up TO the fence, and the men in
tho two regiments fought hand 10 hand,
catching hold of each others guns, and try
ing to drag them through and over che
fence, but it was all in vain.
THE cHARGE-TuE NINTH ONO AND TENTH
INDIANA.
McCook's gallant Dutchmen came up to
support tho Tenth, forming on their right,
and with them, driving the enemy out OF
tho woods, over the ravine, up the hill,
across the field to the right of the road
The Fourteenth Ohio, which, with the
Ninth, had marched all night to get to the
battle, together with the two East Tennes-
see and the Twelfth Kentucky Regiments,
were coming up. The enemy themselves
were in danger Of being outhanked and cut
off from their retreat Standards battery
was in full play, with deadly effect, on their
center. Kinney's and Wetmore's were
advancing. There was no help for it, the
day was lost TO the rebels, and they must
retreat. They were pushed back, flying as
they went across the fields. Our deadly
MIME balls told fearfully on their ranks;
yet the loss was not all theirs. Many of
our brave fellows dropped. Colonel VOL
ford's horse was shot under him, as he
charged upon their centre. Bob McCook
was wounded, and shis horse shot under
him. But bullet through the heart would
hardly stop ham.
THE REBELS RETREAT.
On they went. The enemy is driven
through the woods, where, an hour and a
half before they SO nearly surrounded the
Tenth, the heroes of Rich Mountain. Many
regiments are completely broken and run
for tho forests on the left. Woods Ala
bama Regiment breaks for a swamp, and
scatters there. 1t has home look to them,
and is a safer place than the road or the
fields. Some regiments act together, and
form in a field mile to The rear of their
first position. But Standards shells thrown
from the hill where the section was SO near
ly taken, begin to fall among them. They
fly again, pursued by our victorious troops.
For the third and last time they form, only
to be scattered as before.
THE RETREAT BECOMES A Rour.
After this the rout is complete. Panic
stricken, they 6y in all directions. The
pursuit is pressed up to the very intrench-
ments of the enemy. Two Of their pieces
have been taken. The third, which they
took with them, is only saved to be left be-
hind in their fight across the river. Our
cannon opened on their camp, our shells
falling into their most effective battery, kill
ing four Of the men at their guns and driy-
ing the rest away. The darkness of night
fall only prevents a general assault, and
our troops lie down, hoping in the morn
ing to complete the good work of that Sab
bath, work they had not sought, for they
werc resting that day, preparatory to the
attack which Gen. Thomas had intended
70 make on Monday.
THE FIELD AFTER THE BATTLE-rHE REBEL
WOUNDED.
rode over the battlefield in the evening.
Our men were burying the dead, but many
still laygbastly where they fell. The wound
cd had been all taken up. The same kind
treatment was extended TO the enemy's
wounded which was given to our own
The universal remark which they made to
mo as passed through the hospital, was,
''Ws never expected to be treated so. We
have been misled We expected to be
served like dogs should VIC fall into your
hands. You are kinder to us than we
would have been to you" The only differ
enee was in the burial Of tho dead. Those
Of the enemy were laid together in com
mon pits, Our own were buried in sepa-
rate graves, aud on many of them / saw
young csdars already planted by their COM
Tades.
Beside Que Of tho graves prepared for
the enemy's killed, noticed several lying
ready 70 be inferred, One poor boy lay 10
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