The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-09-22
A DESPERATE NcoUNTER-BRAvERY OF IN
DIANA TROOPS.

a DLoE OH IN
DIANA TROOPS
When the history of this war comes to
be written, great credit will be awarded
to the Northwest for the alacrity display
ed by its citizens in responding to the
call of the Government; and of that sec
ton probably no State has done more no
bly, than Indiana. Her volunteers--ma-
ny OF them accustomed to the perils and
dangers of frontier life-were skilled in
tho use cf the rifle and stanlaad into tho
Indiana troops have participated IN
nearly all of the important engagements
of this war, and have covered themselves
with glory by their undaunted bravery
and courage. One of the most recent
demonstrations of their valor, occurred
at Groveston, near the old Bull Run bat
tlefeld, on Tuesday, the 2Sth ult The
| conflict commenced about sundown, and
the Federal forces engaged consisted of
the Second, Sixth and Seventeenth Wis
consin, aud Nineteenth Indiana regi-
ments, (Col Solomon Meredith under
the command of Brigadier-Gen Glib
bon, together with battery B, of the 4th
regular artillery. The Confederate for
ces, under General Hill, consisted of the
old Stonewall brigade, together with
| Louisiana division and several Virginia
regiments-in all amounting to sixteen
egiments-against our four or five.
! Tie battle ragged with terrific fury for
one hour and thirty minutes. Our brave
troops charged upon and drove them
back three times. The rebels would pre-
sent fresh troops at intervals, accompa-
MED with loud yells and cheers, which
were promptly responded to by our men,
and they were thus led to believe that we
were also being reinforced. The last
volley was fred by the Nineteenth Indt
ana, and the rebels retired, leaving us
in possession of the field. The loss OF
our side was considerable, but that o.
the enemy far outnumbered it. Some
twenty minutes after the firing ha(
ceased, most of the rebels had disappear
; ; ed; our forces fell back on the turnike
, in anticipation Of flank movement O
. the enemy, carrying the greater part 0
! their dead and wounded with them.
q Several most miraculous escapes fror
:, death were noticed in the Nineteent
! Indiana. The brave Colonel Meredit
had tft "a tet,i 81, iA4ii1r A4i1rfr RI may as Iuul
tally Wounded, fell into the hands of th
!. rebels. and fingered until few day
y ago Captain John NJ Lindley, the POI
= Mar commander of Company +, Will
u u nrginr ON his men, near the close of tn
y fgRt. received a painful wound in h
= left leg. below the knee, from the fra
II ment Of shell, and is now on visit
"a his relatives, at Dunnington, Pennsylv
IS MIA Lieutenant Samuel Meredith I
ed ce;ved buckshot in the back of his nee
10 which passed clear through, between Il
le ;upular vein and his windpipe; and I
e though the wound was at first suppos
n be mortal, he is now rapidly recov'
o, inc Lieutenant Finney, of Compal
e1 II was wounded in the left arm; Lie
al tenant Hindman was shot in the anc
ny and Cant. Walker, of the seventh w
ne cons;n. also received ball in his Il
q, The brigade lost several hundred go
leu men hut the remainder are as enthn
en-, en-, astic and sanguine as ever The col
', pei bearer of the Nineteenth, SergeantJa
Lie of Co ID. deserves especial mention
eg his frmness and cool-bearing. The Il;
'gr staff was shattered by several balls, G
po- of which is now imbedded in the wo
YER Ter while the flag itself was literally torn i
en- shreds; vet the sergeant remained at
us most. and carried the old flag in triun
ne from the field. We are pleased to rec
'nc that the Nineteenth Indiana in this,
Ger; in all former occasions, proved tn
'seo selves brave, gallant, and wen discipli
! Ii AZ soldiers, and reflected new honor on
en;' I Hoosier State.