, 1862-03-24

again. One bali struck In the fire 2zound which
score Of men were sitting. Not long did the I
enemy's guns monopolise the thunder of the
hogr, @ for oaE guns xers brought lnto Posittoa
that no td3e Sliaads we're IL the work.
Opflfne MN tamad aadfhe a&9d oGH1phnr-
ons Hfe quickly reached; EaEa1's batteries
were added to those already In operation, knd
olr line formed On The LEFT Aar their support. !.
lengthanlng eotnasn 1t retchedaVsy % thelea;s*
and H. thess intervals betxeal:fro1 c4ua06
were placed until our WhoIe 1n1w1s bslehing
fame and smoke The enemI' . guns Meta n0s
Idle q poorly "a managed, for While We III nponz
our bees hngkmg the dusty esEta, I storm a..
icameHhizxingt to he spot whore Col areaselz:
tit he. no1iise. tc III A faak :tas sto5 T d aess
and garaage which fefgned a1ound.: The ball, !
struck one ot Company E, instantly killing
ema11 c1ump Of timber projecting towards our:
line, and found It filed with secesh, when onr~
guns H0fled tdeath .and destruction among
them. Il rocky and almost3 inaccessible hill,
half mile distant, was sesa to be hlaek with
the enemy; Again our artillery aeanchea them
II their midst, tearing upthe eaftt'a..d rocks
n fearful manner. For a time they were not
disposed to gige up their elevated and advan-
tageous position, and spitefa1ly fired their n
Aea anu guns 1npo our sAlflnt6nefa, Wl0
advanced almost to the foot of' their strong
hold. Not long, however, could they stand
the storm Of shen which was rapidly hurled
among them, and rapidfY vacated the prem
ises, pursued short distance by the skirmish-
ers- Their guns had now ceased to play
upon us, and ours moved forward; to-
gethcr With the infantry, towards their position.
4 sharp lookout was kept upon the hills for
eecesh, and whenever q bRtternuts squadron was
discovered hurrytDg away, o few shells would
give an impetus to their flight, and it was
amusing to Fec them wildly scatter upon the
'sefRs 1somt ne from oar gns na% io
and wounded sixty Of their number. As We
advanced the right encountered scattering
fire OF musketry, which quickly ceased and the
battle Was won. The 36th marched to the
rocky hill in front, expecting to meet with
and not foe appears OF. shot exchanged. Its
rocky sides presented an fmpassable barrier,
but detour to the Left disclosed passage and;
the summit Was reached Great God, what a
scene is presented The mangled trunks Of
men are thick1y scattered around From each
tree or :sheltering rock the -groans Of tie
wounded, arise. -Muskets, saddles, horses:
blankets, hats and clothes, lang on the bushes;8
And now in the valley to The RIGHT ten thousand:
wild cheers proclaim the victory ours. Dead
horses, dead men, and dismounted guns arc
streTed over the field, aud as some gun Is ta-;
ken, OF trophy won, renewed cheering and
shouts Of gladness ring out upon the air. As
we move down the sides Of the hill, burning
camp fires, ha1f eaten breakfasts sacks of f1ouf
and sides Of bacon were scattered in profasIon
as we'll as confusion al around. Not one re-
gret did hear that NC had fntruded upon
their morning repast. Our hungry boys seized
upon every thing eatahle, and was amused to
see short, dumpg Dutchman marching IN the
ranks with large sack Of flour on his back.
Ihe right and left wings met upon the
Springfield road, and then shout which made
the woods resound was given with will All
were feeling good Curtis looked more patri-
archal than before. sige1's dark eyes have a
before, and thought could Sec smile Of
satisfaction lurking among the mnstacha
| which cover Asbot6's iron face And Oster-
haus was more jolly than before, and his
blue eyes fairly laug ughed with satisfaction
| In, the gladness which ruled the hour,
strewn around were not neglected, and 1t was
| good to see the stalwart soldier giving water
from his canteen to the wounded and thirsty
southerner who but now were painting for each
others life: They are enemies no more. ::
Not long hnVe We for congratulatton for the
line is formed aud headed to the north in per-
suit OF the flying foe. For miles the road is
| stfewed With rifles, muskets, blankets and ev-
I erything calculated to impede their flight
Fer twelve miles wc march, but no living foe
appears, and nothing but their b1tternut para
| pherralta tells that they were ever there We
camped but few miles from Keitsvil1e, in
Missouri, without supper or the means Of get
| ting one. I found the head Of g hog that had
been recently killed and obtained . few scraps
| to eat it without ea1t or bread. I have now
mingled in the dread scenes Of the battle field,
| and must confess that have no particular rel
lsh Tor Its frequent repetition.