Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-02-04

We give some incidents oil this BATTLE as de-
scrbad by the correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Commercial
now z0LMCOFFE FELL.
At the point of the i" Y " died Zjiconer He
fell nearer our camp than any other man Of his
army. liz was with Battle regiment, his own
home friends, born and brought up around him
at Nashville. A short distance rom him. to
his right party OF his men had been broken
from their comrades and wore hcrdng together
like frightened deer. Col. Fry men wcre Just
about 10 fire on them. Col Fry himself was at
the right OF ms regiment, at the point OF great
eet danger Gen. Il. was On lOgt, and within
lev feet Of The Colonel A gum coat concealed
his UNIFORM. Sselng che condition Of his men,
as the Colonel rode up, Gen. Il Ald 10 Col Fry.
Colonel, you would not fire up0n your friends,
would you - Col Fry supposed. from the Gen.
eral manner and remark, tmt be- ga. one 1l
outowu officers, and at once replied "CartHnly
not, sr ! have no such Intention he turned
and rode il lew steps, when one ol Tie General
AIDES fired at Lim wounjug bis horse B,iley-
ng that he was tricked. Col fr,ltoncs y iceled
and fired at the General lbe latter raised his
hand to his breast and fell dead Another ball
struck lin at the SHINE moment, believe, 10 the
arm.
DEsrIRATE FlGnT1NG.
The death oil taeir General does not seem to
have greatly dishedrteued the enemy. rhey
continued their attacks with as much yehemcnce
as ever. The ~ Minnesota regiment came up
aud formed along the fence, on the left of the
4th kentucky. fhc rebels still extended their
line 10 flank ~ on that side The 18th Missis
sippl charged up 70 the fence, and the men in
the Two regiments iUught hand 10 hand. catch
lng hold OF each other guns and irving to
drag them through and over I'll. fence, but il
was all IN vain
TIE CuARCE-rHE NINTH ono ANp rENYn ~
DIANA.
McCook gallant Dutchmen came up TO sup
port the lOth, forming on their right, and with
them. driving the enemy out Of the woods, over
the rayine, up the hill, across the field to the
right Of the road The l4th Ohio. which, with
the 9th, had marched all night to e, to the bat
tie, together with the two East Tennessee and
the l2th Kentucky regiments, were coming NJ.
The enemy themselves were ia danger of being
outHanked and cut oh from their retreat -
Standards battery was in iul play, with deadly
effect on their center klnneys and Whit
more's were advancing There WAS no help Tor
| il, the cay was ostto the rebels. and they must
retreat ihty st<' pu4itd back hyinsas they
went across the fields. Our deadly Mimic balls
told iearlully On their ranks yet the loes was
not all theirs. Many OF our brave fellows
dropped Col. Woliord's horse was shot under
him, as he charged upon their center. Bob Ne
Cook was wounded. aud h- horse shot under
him. But a bulIo, through h.i brlr; would
hardly stop him
THE REBELS RETREAT.
Ga they went. The enemy is driven through
the woods, where, an hour and half before,
they so nearly surrounded die lOtd-the heroes
Of Rich Mountain. Many regiments are COM
pletely broken and run for the forests on the
left; Wood Alabama Regiment break, for
swamp and ,catlers there. II has "a home look
to them. and -a ,aler place Than the road or
the fields some regiments art together, aud
form IL "A field "a milo to the rear Of their first
position. But Standlrt's shells. thrown from
the hill where the section was ST nearly taken.
begin 10 tall among them They lly again. pur-
sued hp our victorious troops, For the tnird
aud last time they iouu. only To be scattered as
before.
THE RfrgEAr ELCoYr, t gorr.
Aftcr this the rout is complete Panic strick-
en-, thcy tly ia all directions. The pursuit is
pressed up 70 the very ntrenchments Of the en-
cmy. Two pieces have been taken. TIC third
which they took with them, is saved 10 be left
behind in their tigat across the river Our can
non open un their camp, our soells falling MO
them mos. effective battery, killing lour of the
men Ii thc., guns and driving iha rest
away, The darkness OF nshtiall only pre-
vents j, neg~. assault, and our troop. l down
hoping in the morning to complete the COED
work OF thar Sabbath u work they had nct
sought. Tor which they wero resting that day,
preparatory to the attack which ten Thomas
had intended to make on Monday.