Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-01-30

of greatest danger. Gen. r. was on foot
and within few feet Of. the Colonel. A
gum coat concealed his uniform. Seeing
the condition Of his men, as the Colonel
rode up, Gen. z. said to Col. Fry, Colo
mel, you would not fire upon your friends,
would you ?" Col r. supposed, from the
General manner and remark, that he was
one of our own officers, and at once replied,
Certainly not, sir; / have no such inten-
ton. He turned and rode few steps,
when one of the Generals Aides fired at
him, wounding his horse. Believing that
he was tricked, Col. +. at once wheeled and
fired at the General. The latter raised his
hand to his breast and fell dead Another
ball struck him at the same moment, be.
lieve, in the arm.
BAILIE PEYToN, JR.
Here, too, fell young Bailie Peyton, son
of venerable man well known to the ma
ton. Young Peyton, like bis father, strug-
gled long against disunion. He was hissed
and insulted in the streets last May for tell
ing his love for the old Union
JOEL ALLAN BATTLE
1t was near this point that my only per-
sonal friend so iaras know. in the South
ern army, was wounded You remember
Allan Battle. There is no one ofthe Oxford
boys of four years ago who docs. not remem-
Der and love him, and who did not mourn
when we heard that he had Joined the rebel
} army. Married into one of our best known
/ and most respected Ohio families, educated
, in Northern college, Miami University, J
and with so many ties of friendship binding
! him to the North, it was no thoughtless
spirit or bitter hatred which made him take
} up arms against us. Last June he took
bis young wife to her fathers, and then re-
, turned TO Nashville to close up his father &
+ unsettled affairs, intending then to go North
, again and await the issue of what must be,
to him, a sad contest. But the tide in
| Nashville was too strong for him. His
t father andbrothers were in the army All
the young men of the South were rushing
t into it, TO carry out his first intention
: would be to separate himself forever from
a his own family and from his birthplace, for
to the men Of the South their independence
= seemed at that time an fat dccompR, and
one who deserted them then would always
= be a marked and prescribed man.
s And so he went into the army talked
E about him with wounded prisoner, the
Q color bearer of Battle S Regiment. Hespoke
t Of him with an affection which you and
many others of our acquaintance will echo
t He said that Allan had often told him o.
= his hatred Of this war and his unwillingness
J 20 fight the best friends he had in the
world outside of. his own family" Altar
r The color-bearer, marching beside him, hac
: hisleg broken by ball, and fell. Yount
n Battle caugbt,up the fagradyanceda a step
4 waving it, when he too was shot ia the should
: er. He fell, and rising again, was strucl
b by o. bullet on the cheek. He was able t.
= walk from the field, and made his escape
= This prisoner did not think that either O
: the wounds were dangerous, though auothe
i. told me that he was badly wounded III,
= related the incident in the same way.
DESPERATE FIGHTING. rsf b.
!. The death oftheir General does not seen
!. = to have greatly disheartened the enemy
y They continued their attacks with as mucl
!. !. vehemenc nee as ever. The Second Minnesot
r. Regiment came up and formed along tn
+ fence, on the lett Of the Fourth Kentucky
!. The rebels stih extended their lines to hanl
y =. us on that side. The Fifteenth Mississippi
I, charged up to the fence, and the men in In
! two regiments fought hand to hand catch
= ing hold of each others guns, and trying t.
y !, drag them through and over the fence, bu
| ! it was all in vain.
e THE CHARGE--THE NINTH OHIO AND TENT
l. INDIANA.
Is McCook's gallant Dutchmen came up t.
n support the Tenth, forming on their right
and with them, driving the enemy out O
the woods over the ravine, up the hill
{. across the field to the right of the road. :
u The Fourteenth Ohio, which, with tn
- Ninth, had marched all night to get to tn
n battle, together with the two East Tennes
Al.
y we're coming np. The enemy themselve
!" off from their retreat. Standards batter
4 was in full play, with deadly effect, on thei
"a "a center. kinney's and Wetmore were ad
" yancing. There was no help for 1t, the da
l. was lost to the rebels, and they must retreat
% They were pushed back, flying as they wen
" across the fields. Onr deadly MIME ball
4. told fearfuly on their ranks; yet the los
q was not all theirs Many of our brave fe
a lows dropped Colonel Wo,ford's horse wa
a. shot under him, as he charged upon thei
Il center. Bob McCook was wounded, ah
'e his horse shot under. him. But bulle
+ through the heart would hardly stop him.
- '' THE REBELS RETREAT. XIX,
On they went ( The enemy is drive
Of through the woods, where, an hour and
nulI DClOiO. thSy cO uOuiiy I'll
y Tenth, the heroes OF Rich Mountain. Man
IL regiments are completely broken, and ru
70 for the forests on the left, Woods Alabam
N Regiment breaks for swamp, and scatter
u there. 1t has home look to them, and
Ia safer place than the road or the felds.-
"a Some regiments act together, and form in
h, field mile to the rear fther first position
: But Standards shells, thrown from the hi
n where the section was so nearly taken, b.
=. gin to fall among them. They fly agail
! pursued by our victorious troops. For III
q, third and last time they form, only to /
a scattered as before. oi. pd dotsA
ID THE RETREAT BECOMES A RoUT"
OF After this the rout is complete. Pani
" stricken, they fly in all directions. The pu
ne suit is pressed up to the very intrenchmep
of of the enemy. Two Of their rieces ha,
been taken. The third, which they toe
I'd with them is only saved to be left benin
It. in their fight across the river, Our canho
as open on their camp, our shells falling int
e,j their most effective battery, killing four
On the men at their guns and driving the rel
of away. The darkness of nightfall only pr
Of vents general assault, and our troops /
'rt down, hoping in the morning to compile,
o. the good work Of that Sabbath, work The
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