The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-03-21

''tb WIN N'Nlt hNlNF9s
While the fight was raging about Miner,
irin-hUu.c, on tue ridge, on FRIDAY morning .
sol ier belonging 90 tie 2jth Missouri and
member Vt Mississippi company hcc rrc cpa
/ rated rom their comm Nls, and found oacl
other climbing the same fence. Tie rtl,l ha,
one NJ those long kniv~ made of ilr winch
'. South has 50 extensively plrii.l, but sc
u i.r.'r u,r'. nd tho Mi,sclri.n had ono also.
lo'i.Y n.,Nrf it up ON NJ. Gold
Do r'ur challenged his enemy to = fi'r open
"" .'n' VITA g. knife, intending IN bully him
I Nv 'nlt', .nd The challenge was prumptIv ac-
'"Wed. The tVo removed 'hoir coats rolled up
tn'ir sleeve. and lesrn. The Mi'.i' irpau had
moro ."dl hat Tie vITorert more strength, art
''n'eque ~ ths ht,r could nui 5tr.ts h, enc.
my, while Ls received several cuts on tho
head AMI breast. Tie blood bs.,r tt.,k.
Ing rapidly down the lu.ou,.ts face, suH
running into his ewes, almost blinlet him. The
Union mar became desperate FIR he s,y the %
crs,"r'st was nnlnrt. lie made a lciui the
I rebel lcInrl forward te arrest tn, blow, but ON
VI 'HE t"" mach energy, hs could not recover
hiuNr' nt once. Tie Mi.sour.an parosi,, bis
advantage, AMI knew he could not lrse IT,. IT.
h'o seconds more II would I've too late. H.,
cn"ni' gla,rl ui him like 90 beast was ou
the e'e Vt striking ..'1 Au,,her l,nt
another 'u X. on tho ., "a part, and tlsn u,
/ hH,N h,'r ut the g., urban hurled tiluust.
..' ar, aud e. u v.'h u,lu. .jout force uYup IL,
Nh..IeI, plan, ur,t. rhe Li .ud -purtrd from u,
throat, anil Tho had IN owe. almost cuius',
| 'rrrrei if"'u ihc hoiy. Gmstly d,ht too
sHrH' even iJr tho iuof ut q icoA. VI. T. int
ed at lie sp..in,'r, w,ok.ucl ay Tie los Of la
""n hl"'i, and vus -unt after hu'lerei by =
Ssn.nVle VITO saw him 'iH', to tie earth.
mRoisu o. sort.
IT, 'TIr,' Of the cncmy, ~ the r.. lay, tc
cut cH 'IsrI' lii;le hand .gsto, with ,i,w to
! capture o,.t Whole { ruA were almost fup,rhu-
o.. ~. IN advance o, 10 r,Il cavalry seem
| ,d r'..l'n q" crush Re liIls baud. for two
/ mrs be- f'rtc went n with g,at rrlut ou
h"tl ,'le., hut IL s.cr,.la, i' lice rel,ri'iu,
"'..' soon N- ,ou"p N'i o. ,i,lA. il..sa seemed
p. 'u"W. l'c' mus, ar.uI.e p.L.tst-
ci emil duU DOE ,ht, must have Gone 80. lgl
t.''r i,s ny l"yn Ia lcss powerful and cNrcrl
hands than Nigls.
Ire combat was hand 70 hand. Uor,cmcn
were ,moln'cd. Hni 'irlNl with the mi'n-
! irv Whii, tNe oli'crs wrro 500 slime. s"ru TO
| { r'lg Themselves q. -,iust the ,ly anciaK Layo-
/ ~ % %. De c,iumou syiu,Ss.
y '..Jl.niu e'Iur; uu Tie Iart ot tho cnemy
nl 'hrt tw' he Fslawhs'f were surrounded
inr'r nl iiruNr were t'c rcbrls closing
| round ...H i've ~ H.S hundred lfayes, wlo were
e, ,'s t'y going q tie vo'i
Tho o.. Vt llopo seemed ainkinc, though
'l.' '' Na'"Te was shining cl'ar lium cot the
q.n.t st,.
S..l s.~ tho emile of Iloayen. only. and
would not lrrnui. Ma ote dashed nnd hi.
! foam expanded, aa the shouts or tue enemy rose
al owe ne Gt q, the struggle. Only one way
! MAS lt,.
"r,!lov me-" ,lunt,rci slscl, and his proud
stool ini,' ,'d an epp .I'ching rebel unasr hIs
hau -ltIl icc'.
a deep, s'ronr, err,H cry from the Union.
ls'' an. th.v n,rt the Zoe with the ru.l, Of deter
m.nntion aul t'o eucrYy Of i'sp,.r.
| The sscr's,n ~ lin' ".ull not endure m, shoth.
! " r"cojlod, N.A' iEroUn irio confusion. and ~
! Ne i"m po,.uvn that WEi huiroyshs ss on
Alpine roaf.
tri 81 Ssl was victorious with the sun sill
h,nm,ng clearly out oi n quiet ssy.
! lhe uain wss saved. The d.st day Day was
| won.
The rr,ot'-o IF nscr-s rqs ,,iablirhci snd
ths future In,kel blue SitA hope a. t., y!olcts
OF the early year
Tortcco sovrrpfts rsrrrL.
4 r-iyl,cufdo Twelfth Missouri was al.
! ven ing '.p 1rl 'hs hold e.. , Hollow. ~ ST.
! uf7.v with His roi'iir"rt, uu'er heavy nro
| from tit uu'mv un hill nh .vc when ha wis
! ..,i.h O." % inu,yd iail, near ths hout, anl
| Uy WI l"H..ly 20 tua ground.
| lIypr"r Follow Thought, NO doq't, his last
manu-. had oame b., hi',I lying Tor srur min
! g'ts or the yrrDGl, ui feeling NJ paiu, he
thought he would se' dpSs,.ll,, where no wa,
lIoro.e, and opouol NJ. ,oft, and discovered
! % igrse ballot i"ui mv'tlel N lsr-o, thick
/ uu.st LAYER Ui tobacco, sH,oh bs bad a'.' y Hs
a'yb.lige. sui P.cei under hIs garment iVr
| cung'uhuouf.
III, u.ui.. condition 4 Che tobacco h.d prs
! ya.. % thA isaiol ius-srnsor nom flliiiug lie
I s..n, lnIsisls,
iNsrASDH or srWPAIur.
very sunrr, eNJIuI'. u. The iu'lenco u
! Z. jrpatly o.curi IuHuI the battle ~ Friday. ,
! 4. M =. Lo.', f ne rwon;y-Gfl Missouri
| Cot. tlclgs while charging mp ravino fell ~
! II AoHd. and his companions rln to I'm and |
| .sAol i he WAS agrt. 10 IA not m ver aud
| !; ~ soon discovered he had swoonei. o. 10
yiyiug, hp sail hc must have hucn struck ry |
bail tyr he ili pam Ia bic IN ,.i,, and had !
distinctly exp ciouced lAo { inning hRd numb |
INK seusptioE tnIt tssults from guus1ot wound. |
/ iis person y "a oN1mirc1, Orl 10 marx or indi-
cation pi injury wa p"rrrIu.le. lie could not |
comprehend the UN Nb,erv, hu, soon after rssumol |
IN. ll,lt, AMI forgot the 8gnssiiOn uufn lac had !
rn.uuoi 10 bio can't. wh,a lac learned 10 ia sur
rr'c uii 'oriow tii.t h.s tWin-brUthvr, George, |
wus among the load. |
G. orgc had rcen in nnothsr part or tho Aeld,
gGi tai hcgn shot IN The sans part II The hody,
| 'ut At the Eqine tino thrt Ii,lm hal believed
him ylf morttl,v wounded. Tho ,yn,pa,hy be
tween tho two brothers hal ever been cpnplsie,
JuG the Illness II one was usually accompanied I
Ly The "a Aues. Vt ia. OtLsr.
s,D DEATH.
4 Lieutenant ia one oi the Iowa companies, |
lnd been she, ,u the lrs, Anl had fdlth, lie |
Tusa ~ q supported h,m.Ci upcn stump, checr- |
,l !,. courau, Wip-s Captain had been killed. !
o, push on to tho then important crisis toEard
the re-oni1Fcement Of Gen. Cart
While he Lieutenant was waving lis gHOri,
an arillsry wrgon Nas driven madly alOng tho
roEd, BY iho side ol which lie was standing.
The wheel struck him, threw him TO the ground
ami tls heavy odrriHss passd over Is ueck,
causing instant death. Poor fellow 1stw rude
men Woep over lis corpse md thoy proved shsln-
solves brayeT AL trurr iOr their tGarA
TATE or A COWARD.