The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-09-26
Ricketts,, assailed and routed the en-


At the second point the corps {
the lamented Reno fought with be
roic valor. and won brilliant vic
tory. The divisions were those @
Gen. Cox, (from the Runaway Gen
Sturges, formerly that OF the brav,
Stevons,) Gen. Tower, burnside
veterans) and that Of Gen. Wilcox
the compatriot OF Corcoran in battl
and in exile.
At Bulkittsville gap the stead,
well'tried heroes OF many hard
fought field, under Smith and Slo
cum, performed their deeds OF valJ
over again. The nature Of til,
mountain paas is much the SAME ~
that of the gap where Hooker tough
except that it is not 80 wide nor the
road noar 60 good.
l will not go into tho minute de.
tails o! thesn fights, for the evolution,
a battlefi~l Id have become too iamil.
lar to bear repetition. Bat no words
can convey just idea Of the advan.
tages OF the rebel position. That
they wero 80 speedily driven from
such strongholds ia the wonder o.
every one. Our troops did fi,ht
with splendid epirit-they felt ~,
newed conf lenco in their leaders,
and felt stung under the boasted and
felt stung under the boasted and i'm.
pudent assumption OF the invaders
and they poured volley after volley
and made charge rfter chargc, as
only American soldiers f. hting for
liberty and government can.
Tue length OF the conflict varied
rom three to six hours. The early
part was chiefly maintained by az.
tillery, whlls the mnsketry fire was
hottest from five O'Clock until dusk
Reno and Franklin fought until nine
O'Clock, AMI it was dNk when the
gallant little General. With the dark
eye AMI vigorous mcin, met his
death at the hands OF a steal,hy and
assault OF the enemy.
TIE MANNER OF 0EN. RENO'e DEATH.
Let me give you correct account
Of Gen. ltrno's death, and correct
many flying reports. The firing
had ceased about bali.past seven
the enemy bad been driven from the
field, and the fight was apparently
over. when s)mc OF onr picksts came
in and reported the enemy again ad
y .ncing
Gen. Reno wac in front Of his lines
giving orders for the disp stiol Of
his division Tor the night, and when
the word came he advanced a few
steps as IL 60 ,veonno;.o-, --h--. .h.
enemy who had approached within
close range, fired terrible volley
from the bushes. A bullet entering
Gen Reno's breast, causing instant
death. Our troops immediately en-.
gagged the rebels drove them back
and remained 10 nndisturbed possess
ion OF the field during the night.
LOCK AT THE BATTLEFIELD.
Daring Monlny thousands Of tho
citizens ol Frederick ami Washing.
ton counties, to whom battlefield
is wondering and appalling sight,
visited the ground whore Reno and
Hooker fought. have scrn many
u ror1h and terrible battlefield, but
ncvtr anywhere have ! eeen such
s. laughter (save at Malvern mlD rs
.gu.d have been seen on that noun
tain crest where tho bravo veterans
OF Reno fought.
THO enemy, as usual. sought every
advantage, particularly that Of nu.
merous s.one walls. behind which
they assailod our men tiercely. Bu'
the impetnous charges of some OF
oar regiments, parlicuarly that OF
the 18th Michigan, but two w,eks
from homo, carried all before it and
the dead odies Of the enemy On
that mountain crest lay thick enough
Tor steppirg'stones.
TaE cHivAIRY PUNISHED.
The grestest slaughter at this
point wss among Gen Draytoh'
brigade. composed mainly ol South
Carolinians and some Georg,nns
and belonging to Anderson's GuC
Walkers uiyisons, who Tough
here. Nearly the whole OF this brig
ade Was either killed, wounded OF
captured. All their dead and many
OF their wounded were still lying OF
the field on Monday morning
among them the body OF Lieu,enan
Colonel James, OF the 81 South Car
DINA Battalion. Several dead rcb
els were clothed in tho uniforms
taken from our dead in previou
battles,
MONDAY 8 MOVEMENTS.
The indications at 0 o'clock ol
Sunday evening, alter the battle wa
liairly ,over, were that the next do
would be Que Of fierce and decislv
battles. We knew we were on tn
, heels OF the enemy, that he had re
inlorcements during the fight whic
had been likewise put to rout, anc
that on the morrow VIC would m0s
likely battle with his whole force =
The prevalence Of this belief had a
, inspiring effect on our men. The
were justly proud OF their success
, and were eager to fight the who
, thing out next day, If opportuni