Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-04-30
Srlrred Snistellanp.
Incidents of the Battle of Pea Ridge
A SECESSION LEoNiDAs.

Incidents of ths Battle of Pea Ridge
SECESSION LEoNIDAs.
On Saturday, while the force under Gne.
! Sigel was gallan:Iy charging the enemy
and driving them from the heights they
had occL pied, one rebel officer, Captain OF
a louisiana company seemed resolved to
| throw away his life. As his fellow sol
diers retreated he advanced still nearer
our troops, unit he was almost alone he
waved his sword and cried in loud ring
ing voice for his men to follow him, and
denouncing them us towards if they re-
treated. They needed not his appeals
and seeing himself deserted he ran to-
wards our advance shouting like mad
man, and saying something that >ourded
like Il am as brave as Caesar If we are
whipped do not want to live Come on
you id Yankees.
Our infantry were anxious to take this
Southern llotspur prisoner, and would
have done so, had not one oil our batteries
opened from the LETT on the retreating foe,
and Its iron storm swept down the single
life which so full of fierceness ebbed it
self away in the sodden and Implying
ground
The dismal wind of desolate March
night swept across his stiffened form, and
the rustic OF the sere leaves was the mel
anchoiy chant OF nature over his unsepul-
chered sleep
After the battle | inquired of some of
the Louisiana prisoners concerning the
fallen Captain No one knew his name,
but several said they believed he was the
son of a sugar planter living up the Bay
on La Fourche, who had Joined the South
ern army because he sand h, wanted to
die: that if not k He'd before the war was
over he would commit suicide That some
secret sorrow or relnorse tortur, d him
night and day, there was no reason to
doubt. He was often generous, gentle,
and ailectionate, but under the influence
of liquor, which he drank to excess, over
bearing, rude and violent He had fought
tw) duels in Arkansas with his fellow off
GERS, and had thrice been attacked with
delirium tremens, tn familiar foe OF
southern you1li and Southern aye. Doubt
less, on the morning when he wantonly
sacrificed himself, liquor had turned his
| brain, and he found the death he sought
| for 50 perseverin@ly amid the iron tempest
/ Of destructive battle.
GREAT COURAGE on BOTH SIDES
Instances of personal daring and reck-
leSsnoss were numerous as they always
are where Americans are engaged on 9th
sides. Extraordinary courage was shown
IN every charg' and the strong element
of individuality and Anglo Saxon selt-re-
I lance Vvldly portrayed. Esery man
fought as if the battle depended on his
own eXer:ions alone and Onsiderable of
self seemed swallowed up in devotion to
the cause
The rebels fought determinedlv, and
disputed the ground inch 10y inch; but,
even with their superior numbers, they
could not resist the cooler courage and
the stronger physiqne Of the Western
troops. Their force was mostly displayed
at their entrance in the engagement As
the battle progressed they 9. ew less for
midab'e, and the longer the strife the
brighter grew our prospects of success.
THE MANNER OF MCULLoCHs DEATH
Concerning the death of McCulIoch and
/ Mcintosh there is hut one opinion Both
of them were mortally wounded on Friday,
during the heavy fighting by Gen. Jeff c.
Davis against the entire column of the en-
emy 1t viii be remembered the rebels
=, We way, and the two southern chieftains
made the most determined efforts TO rally
them, but in vain.
McCul!och was struck with a MIME rifle
ball IN the let breast-as | am assured
by one who saw him fail and after he was
taken from the ground-whle waving his
sword and encouraging his men to stand
firm. He died of his wound about ii
o clock the same night, though he insisted
that he would recover, repeatedly saying
with great oaths that he was not Lorn TO
be killed 10y id Yankee
\ few minutes before he expired his
physician assured him that he had but "a
very brief time to live Atthis. Ben look
ing up increduIously, and savin.
On hell turned away his head and
never spoke after.
| presume if Ben be really dead. the
southern papers will put some very fine
sentiments into his mouth in his closing
moments but the last words | have men
toned are de Jared to be correct by n
prisoner. They are not very elegant nor
very dramatic, bu quite expressive and
IN McCulloeh case quite appropriate.
Nv Nc c'INToyH DIED.
1t is reported that Mcintosh was atruck
near the right breast with grape shot. and
while giving the order to one -. his aids.
and hurled from his horse The wound
was Il CHASTITY one and though it must
have been very painful, Mcintosh uttered
no groan. but ca.mly gave directions for
his treatment A few minutes after he
fell INTO a comatoSe state. IRON which he
never recovered-passing thro death
dark portal while hIs attendants supposed
he still lay beside the golden gates Oh sleep
A MISSOURI JIBBENAINosAI
One OF the 9th Missouri was so enraged
on the second day, seeing his brother, "A
member OF the same regiment horribly
butcher 9 and Scalped. that he swore ven
geance ON the Indians and for the remain
der of the day devoted his attention entire
" To them, concealung himselt behind the
trees after their + Shion- \ good marksman
would often creep along the ground TO OBJ
tain better range, and then woe to the
savage who exposed any part OF his body
When he had shot an Indian he would
shout with delrious JOY: There goes
goes another redskin TO HI Hurrah
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