The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1862-02-15

i'H' iut HiNl Hlllt the nlHNlNE Oh tue
bullets past our cars. and the dead
cluck Of the minnie balls in the solid
timber. seemed 10 exceed in shrllnrss
the crash Of the rifles that were dis
charged ia cur faces On we went,
down the slope across the ravine and
up the next hill, the lcadcn messengers
dealing death and destruction ia our
ranks As we charged down this last
declivity, we pass. i over the PROSTATE
form Of more than one dead llessian,
who bad fallen under our FIRE, and we
Judged from that that our impetuous
charge had driven them from their first
position. They reserved their fire until
we had approached quite close upon the
Notifications. and then they opened upon
Us murdcr0us fire so constant, 40 reg
ular and SO deadly, that no troops in
the world could withstand il. aud we
were forced TO retire, with heavy loss
II was a. gallant and daring charge
az was ever made, vet | think il cx-
tremely unfortunate that it was made
before the nature Of the ground and the
number Of the troops were better under.
stood The enemy were covered by the
woods all the time they were dcusciy
packed behind log breastworks, with
artillery in their rear. and still in the
rear of that, a balltalion Of cavalry in
line and under cover Even If we had
succeeded 10 driving them from behind
the logs their field pieces would have
that close range Besides we were
subjected 10 q cross fire from another
regiment which had begun to flank us
ON the right, and was firing up the
rav.nc, aud had nearly surrounded US
before we could fall back On charge
was all that saved the Nississippi1us
who were fighting desperately on the
le1--indced, that regiment and out
own were the chief participants and the
only sufferers 10 the action have
since heard a1icoTs who were 10 the
Mexican campaign assert that at the
charge Of Monterey, the cnemy's bullets
never came su fast as they did on this
occasion II really seemed as il one
could just hold ont his open hand and
gather bullets hy the handful The
firing was SO iuccssaut that il must
have been from two on three regiments
at least II there is another regiment
In tbe void ,l,,t vr,,J have mad. ..irb
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army inaW 10 is not ia the armies Of
tir North In This charge every field.
officer ju eur regiment was wounded.
and had his horse killed under him
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ana tine Nglnlant ntHld the nag ana
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7 tell wounded M the shoulder. aud w'H
borne from The heId. The rolors were
then rescued and carried The tc'u 10y
Lieut. Lavender Our Sergeant Major
Orvlllc Ewing, lr, ul your city, was
wounded ga the leg, and It rs believed
was captured by the enemy Ia tins
charge ourcompany, the Hickory Guards
lost c'ght men Killed aud wounded, and
among them our gallant and noble FIRST
Lieutenant, Balhe Pcytuu, lr lie was
VA command Of the company az the time,
m the abseure Of our captain, lwho had
Just started home, 90 a SICK mrlongh.
before the expedition was ordered FeF,
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