Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-03-27

\ ed. Gen. Carr made a heavy charl
/, upon the enemy under McCulloch an
Price. The rebels reeled as we wei
against them, but their column did nj
J. break. The charge was repeated. Sti
the foe stood firm, opening a CALLING fiji
y from two batteries. Our troops wer
thrown into confusion, and three com
panies of infantry and Col. Ellis caval
= ry were ordered to silence the guns.
Like lightning our men leaped fort
---Carr's column advanced and fell bac]
and advanced again, and beyond them u,
the hill, the cavalry and infantry wer,
tru9gling to capture the detested guns
For half an hour the combatants for tn,
batterywere so commiugled that they al
most failed to recognize one another.
'Our men have the batteries was an.
nounced. Our men could be seen drag.
ging the guns after them. Ere they
had gone hundred yards the rebels
were behind them, again struggling for
the guns. Blood streamed anew, and
shouts and groaus, prayers and curses
went up into the air. The suspense is
awful. The batteries are lost. The re-
captured guns are avenging themselves
Their shot and shell are tearing open
brave bosoms, and peopling graves. The
batteries are sought once moro. We win
them back with blood. We are hurry
ing them off. A dozen combats over the
guns, and the contest is still undecided
when darkness gathers, and the enemy
bear off the recaptured guns.
AT six next morning our guns open
on the enemy, and our fire returned from
twenty pieces. The enemy's shot passed
over our heads. This day must win or
lose the battle. Gen. Sigel observes
new positions. We plant six batteries
at different points commanding their
principal forces. A fire of ball is shat
tering the space with its roar. The en-
emy's list of mortality is swelling. They
turn pale and hesitate to advance. Our
army moved forward. Our entire infan-
try is engaged. The rebels meet our
dreadful volleys of musketry for a quar-
ter of an hour, but their fire ulackens.
Still our batteries are forcing the YER
dict of the outraged nation into their
startled souls. The rebels can endure
no longer the sheet of fame, out of which |
60 Death and Pain in thousand forms
They are panic stricken. They fly, and
. roar Of victory follows them. They
turn not back. The Fsderalists pursue
the broken columns. The battle is won.
Our loss is 1,700---5OO killed and
300 wounded, most of them slightly.
Our officers suffered little. The enemy
lost 1000 killed and 1000 wounded.
Their officers fell thick and fast in the
engagement. |,
Our prisoners will reach 900. Gen.
and Ben McCulloch are re-
ported killed. Gen. Frost of St. Louis
No., and Gen. Rector, son of the Ar
'ansas Governor, are among the rebel
Tiled. Maj. Gen. Price was slightly +
Wounded, and Col. Reeves, mortalIy.
The three thousand Cherokee, Choc- s
aw, Greek and Seminole Indians, under
'ol. Albert Pike, committed the great. Z
st atrocities in the field, not only plum
ering and manning the dead, but actu- h
lily numbering and scalpiug the wound
as they lay helpless and suffering on t.
ne ground. More than one hundred
nd twenty of our bravo men were thus
arburously treated by the savage foe.
When our troops discovered on the t.
'eond day that the Indians were using
lc scalplng knife, their rage knew no
ounds, and they made sad havoc in the
inks of the red devils Staying them
ithout mercy whenever and wherever
ley could reach them. In one instance
le Second Iowa battery. which had four g
Its members scalped, obtained the
'nge of body of four or five hundred T.
the savages, and fred several charges n
canister and she'll upon them in rapid =. -
recession, at a distance of not more "
an three quarters of mile. The ef- :,
ct upon the natives was terrible. Thew =, -
ere cut down like grass. and the dusky :.
mons who were unhurt ran howlinc ~
'm the field, and could not be rallied
ain on that day, (Friday), though Col. Dc
Ike shot several with his own hand and 81
wled at them until he was hoarsc 1t
mo ten or twelve of the chiefs was
lied. u