Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-04-17
MILERSBURG OHIO THURSDAY MORNING. April. H. 1862

Lexington to "Steam up to Hamburg
/ four miles above, and on no occasion 4
fire inland before reaching that point, a.
our men had driven the enemy so far tha
the shells might injure the wrong party
AT MONDAY.
1T was now q matter, settled beyond
dispute, that the enemy were rctreating
They were making but little IRE, and head
ing their entire column for Corinth, BY
both roads leading in that direction -
From all divisions Of the line they were
closely pursued, CALLING Ere being kept
up on their rear, which they still return.
ed at intervals, but with little effect
CHARGE or THE CAVALRY.
have neglected heretofore 10 mention
that, from Sunday noon until night, and
from Monday morning to the time ! have
now reached, in this outline description
of the battle, not less than three thousand
cavalry had remained seated in their sad
dies on the hill top overlooking the river
patiently and earnestly awaiting the ar.
rival OF the time when an order should
/ come lor them to pursue the flying nemy
That time had now arrived, and a courier
from Gen. Grant had scarsely delivered
his message, before the entire body was
in motion.
Those who had never witnessed charge
Of SO large a force ef horsemen, should
have been there to have seen the wild tn
mutt Of the eager riders, and apparently
equally excited stecds. The enemy have
been driven beyond our former lines, and
are in full retreat in the direction Of Cor.
inth. In regard to this result, think, VIC
may believe that the rebel leaders were not
as confident Of success this morning as
when the contest Of yesterday began, fol
l am informed tonight, by one Of the
captured, that "Beauregard had last night
ordered that two hundred empty cars bc
sent to Corinth during the early part o
to-day" Whether this is true or not, o.
whether it was preparatory to the safet,
of his troops in case Of defeat, l leave you
readers to decide for themselves. On
thing is certain his promise to his troops
that they should drink of the waters o
the Tennessee tonight has proven fail
ure. They must for the present slacl
their thirst from some of the creeks which
flow into that stream from a southerly
| direction.
THE FIELD AFTER THE FIGHT.
a visit to the field Immediately after
the retreat Of the rebels and the pursuit
of our forces, exhibeted spectacle seldom
to be witnessed and most horrible to con
template. The first approaches, occupy
ing the further range of the enemy's guns
showed at the first glance the work 0
devastation made by those balls and she'll
which had overshot the mark. Larg
trees were intirely cut off within ten fee
of the ground, heavy limbs lay strewn il
every direction, and pieces Of exploded
missiles were scatter ed all around. The
carcases of dead horses and the wrecks oi
wagons strewed all through the woods,
and other evidences of similar character
marked every step Of the way.
Half a mile further on, and the more
important features of the struggle was
brought to view. Dead bodies in the
woods, the dead and dying in the fields
lying in every conceivable shape met the
gaze on either hand. Some lay on theil
back with their clenched hands raised a
arms length upright in the air Others
had fallen with their guns fast in their
grasp as il they were in the act of loading
them when the fatal shaft struck them
dead. Others still had received the wing
ed messenger Of death, and with their re-
naming strength had crawled away from
further danger and sheltering themselves
behind old logs had laid down to die
Here were the bodies of those who hac
fallen in the fight of yesterday and min
gled with them were those from who's,
wounds the blood was yet tricklns
away. The scene beggars all description
and | do not wish to attempt to depic
its horrors. The fatality on the opel
space | have referred to the Battalion
Drill Ground" was the greatest whicl
came under our observatian.
The canister which had swept it owe
during the morning had been terrible il
its results. Strongly contested as it,
possession had been by both sides, yet the
dead were as five to one on the side ot
the rebels. One man here was in bent
condition, resting on his hands and ieet,
with his face downward, yet cold and
rigid as marble. One had crawled away
to the border OF the woods, and esconcing
himself between two logs, had spread
his blankets above him to shield him
perhaps, from the rain of the previous
night. He was wounded rebel, and
he pitifully asked "if we could do any
thing for him?" At his feet lay the body
of one of those Union boys | have spoken
of as hSying had his hair burned from
his head. On interrogating the rebel as
to the cause of his being in such condi-
ton, his only reply was l do not know,
| did not do it," We assured him that
an ambulance would soon be at hand to
take him to better quarters, and left him.
The larger guns had done some strong
work. One case l saw where the entire
lower portion of mans foot had been
carried away, leaving two toes and the
upper portion remaining. Another had
been struck by bullet on the forehead,
and the missile had followed the curve of
the head entirely around to the termina-
ton of the hair on the back potion of
his Uranium. The case of the celebrated
Kansas scout Carson not Kit) was hor-
rifying. His face and the entire lower
portion of his head were entirely gone,