The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-10-23

our men during the fierce annonading |
which followed. While engaged upon
this work, the enemy opened upon us
battery in our rear and one in our front,
but without injury to us or stopping our
work.
During this time they were moving
their infantry into and back of strip
Of woods, After them was sent one
regiment, with two parts of regiments,
who engaged them and had fierce con
fliet, which resulted in driving the enc.
my back. As they retreated in the deep
dusk of the evening-almost dark
they looked like multitudes--perfect
swarins. Thus ended the conflict, Sun
day night having closed in upon US.
All this day had nothing to eat, ex
= cept what father brought up to us after
night, which consisted of hot coffee and
hard crackers, for which we were very
2 thankful to him. Arranging our pick
cts and seeing after our men, with vari.
Gus other duties, occupied our time till
IL o'clock, when Col. Trimble wanted
me to ride down to town and see Gen.
e White. I got to his room at IL, found
him just retiring; stated my business,
, which was!to inquire about the protec-
4 tion of our left flank, from Winchester
railroad to the Shenandoah river, and
r that portion of our front formerly pro-
tected by the Goth. He had protected
6 these points as far as his force would
admit,
a We then had some conversation, from
,f which l became more satisfied that ht
% was of the opinion Harper's Ferry
IF would soon have TO surrender. We haC
but fifty rounds of long range artiller,
re ammunition, and were out of water
rs that is to say, we could not get to eithe
/. of the rivers without coming into imme
l. diate range of the enemy's rifles. l re
r. turned with his answer to Col. Trimble
70 and then went with him to visit ou
lines from pike to river. Found al
mr. right, and returned to our regiment t
,l. endeavor to get what rest I coul
d, before morning, which was by lyin
10. down upon the ground and sleepin
no about an hour, when becoming cold,
W. got up and walked about until daylight
I'd Being well convinced of what was com
ly ing, Col. Hixson, Adjutant Barrere an
ry myself started to take our horses t
re some safe place, if any could be founC
to Just after we turned the brow of tn
he hill, the enemy opened upon US fror
he batteries Nos. 5, 7, 8, 8, and from No.
ol. 2 and g. The two last did not reac
We our position-the three first were ne,
90 batteries planted during the night
,l. These, with all the former ones, thi
had been playing upon us, were all d
,r. rected at Rigby's battery, for this res
-. son: They could not we'll assail Boliva
he Heights at any other point, on accour
.as of the steep ascent. At this they coulc
ed as the ascent was gradual; and as Ri,
inf by's battery would be destructive I
nd them, they must destroy it before tn
,e assault was attempted. Hence they
mt rected upon it every cannon they coul
we You can now imagine what our situt
by ton was, posted there to protect tn
% battery, and in complete range of all Il
it enemy's guns. 1t was here the benei
we of the rifle pits was demonstrated, f
to our boys all got into them, and many
u life was thereby saved.
in 1 said we had started to get our no
ey ses into a safe place when the enen
cir opened upon us. told Col. H. to tai
ey mine and would go back to see aft
on the regiment. had to stop twice as
cir returned. So complete was the eros
Ils- FIRE that there seemed to be no way
'ch get through it, but by watching Il
my change in the direction of their FIRE al
m taking advantage Of it. / got back
at the regiment without accident, al
md found il all safe with one exception.
OF It was on his. return from getting /
ia horse away that Adjutant Barrere h
ar his hand shot so that it had to be al
putated The ball that struck hi
in passed through a tree IL inches thi
at. before it hit him. The whole face
the hill around Rigby's battery seem
vas to be covered with exploding shells al
by solid balls plowing up the ground, a
the it seems a very astonishing thing II
md our loss was not greater than it was.
uld This kind of firing was kept up un
on half past z, when Col, Miles appear,
ig. and seeing how it was, called a ooun
10 Of Brigadiers and decided to surrent
Id at once, He started along the brow
in Bolivar Heights with white flag in
in hand. When he got about halfway
ing where We were, he was struck on
axe calf of his log by piece Of shell a
'at. mortally wounded. Col. Trimble Il
ent caught up the flag, aud on his ho
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