The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-05-22
TIP BATTLE AT WEST POINT.
DESPERATE AND BLOODY CON.
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"A correspondent ofabs New York Her.
aid, writing from West Point, w.. on the
9Th. gives q few particulars Of the battle
at that place. Of which ws have had ss
YET no satisfactory aecouDt; aaa s-j
After the landing Of Gen. Frauklin's
diyision,,which camped 10 a large field, |
surrounded en- ibS south, west and north |
by dense wood, ald on the east by the
York river. the sea New Yolk. Col. Mat !
tsson, ofHewton's brigade, was ordered
70 clear the K,Odof rebels. Who bac made
their presence known TO our piekrts.-
The 18th New York were ordered 10 the
same work in other portions OF the wood
The 32l proceeded 10 execute their or.
ders. Entering tho wood lhey came up.
on rasine. at the bottom Of Which they |
were 6Ied upon by the rebel ski nishers
Up they charged. delivering q CALLING
FIRE upon the tDemy's position. The en-.
emy. retired. our troops following until a
second raVine appeared N view IL at.
tempting 70 cross this the rebels from the !
other side again poured q Vollsy int them
with considerable effect, whicirh had not.
however, tie power 10 drive our men
back, who gallantly pursued the rebels.
delivering their Gre upon them. OF rather
upon their position. for they kept them.
selves concealed by the woods. bn' .Ls \
Al q third and last ravine, the rebels
had erected ssbreastwoIk on the opposite
side. from which they opened on our men
with small arms and gispe and canister
from mountain hUWiiztrs. The Thiry "
second charged galIant!y mp to within Al
few ieet otshe work, but were forced 10
retire on account Of the superior force Of
the enemy. They retired in admin al,.e
otder. There were only seven compauies
Of the Thirty second regiment engaged
sgaipst Alabama, Texas, South CaroliD-
and Tennessee troops. The relebrs,ed
hampton L+giOn formed . portion Of the
re bel force. yi te'slg9 s'stsgsw-
AT Two O'Clock, p. NJ, our guutouts
three 10 Number. opened Gre upon the enc.
my from their larger guns, the SHELLS tat
ing, 10 ell appearance. effect in the right
quarter. for the enemy soon after retired.
their battery being silencod on the frs,
shots from the boats. We could trace the
enemy's retreat by the line of smoke in
their rear. ,aa ;s, tlfa sit1 -'.
They were seemingly destroying every
thing as they retreated. The Sixteenth
and Thirty first New York Volunteers
we're slso engaged in skirmishiog in the
woods. The details Of the par. these reg
iwents played in the skirmish has moi
reached me. l learn that the Thirty.
second Regiment New York Volunteer
will be nearly 100 10 killed and wounded
Three officers Capt. Young OF Company
ID; Capt. Brown Of Company G, and Lieut.
Wallace oi Company G-were killed. and
Lieutenant Stone of Company B, and
Lieut.. iTwaddle Of Company F. wounded
severely. Thirteen priya,es killed. Lieut..
Wallace was wounded and afterwards
bsyouetted, and his pockets rifsd by Tex.
; as soldiers. Our total loss 10 the difftr'
ent regiments of Newton's brigade will
reach 200 in killed. wounded and missing.
The loss Of the rebels is known to bs
heavy, as they were seen from our trans
, port carrying their dead aud wounded of
in great numbers.
Capt, Montgomery, Of Gen. Newton
: staff, and Capt. Baker, United States dra
. goons. Franklin's staff. made most mi
Iaculous escape from the Hampton Le
; gion, into whose pi,ket lines they bec.m
entrapped. Capt. Montgomery Coolly in
quired the name Of the regiment. Re
J lceiving the answer. "Tbe Hampton lie
i gion.' he inquired for Gen. Hampton, an,
e was told ,ha, he was short distance Of
+ He and Capt. Baker Immediately put spur
! to their horses. The rebel picket fred
e volley after them. seven balls entering tn
E. body Of Capt. Ms horse, killing HIM In
of stanlly. He Tell instantly. bruisiug til
riders limbs severely. The rebels i'm
:. mediately approached and commenced dr
g fling the captains yaluablts, he ieignin
death. The affair was SO ludicrous thu
Of the captain laughed. which exposed h
condition to the piekets. They had ca
90 ried him some distance, when battery
be our guns opened an them. They imm
Of diatsly dropped their prisoner and run f
their own dear lives. Capt. NonigomeI
- arrived safely within our lines alter th
70 70 wonderful and romantic episode,
in The conduct Of the Texans in this o.
I'M pagemeut has been daitardly in the e
n IRENE. 10 some GASES they took tie "
ter from our wounded soldiers cau,eer
:, The Alabama troops exhibited leel:'
ne| Of humanity in striking ooutras. to th
w. They were seen supplying our wound
:. with their own eanteens filled with wat
4" The Sixteenth New York. Thirty f
'nS s New York. asd Ninety 9Th Pennsylyal
~ - we're briskly engaged with the ensm,
as M skirmishers during the day. Some o. !
~ Y companies Of The Sixteenth were at TN
y surrounded BY the rebels. and sctua
sn, I had to force their way out. The Thir
ne first were in the thickest art Of the fr
~: ~ aud bore themselves gallantly. I
~ nlS Ninety 9Th Pennsylvania, Goslin zoua,
~ at the first charge Of the enemy, appeal
10 TO recoh Tor an Instant, and looked reu
~ TO break. This was their 6rst taste
'a> war. But after the 6rSt shcck they m'
~ magnificent charge with closed liz
,n M which soon put tiie rebels engaged agai
oI', ihem 10 fs'reat. They claim ib"t
IN, n rebsls granted no quarters TO our wou
: =; - led. a''s H' .l.7.
ims sns The 9th and fSth New York. .bo,
, i exposed at times TO the 6re Of the reb