The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-02-01

half before, they 80 nearly surround
ed the Tenth, the heroes of Rich
Mountain. Many regiments are COM
pietely broken, and run for the forest on
the lett. Woods Alabama Regiment
breaks for swamp and scatters there.
1t has home look to them. and is .
safer place than the road or the fields.
Some regiments act together. and form
: in field mile to the rear of their frat
position. But Standards shells, thrown
from the hill where the section was 40
nearly taken, begin to fall among them.
They fly again, pursued by our victori.
Gus troops. For the third and Last
time they form, only to be scattered az
, before.
After this the rout is complete.
Panic stricken, they fly in all directions
The pursuit is pressed up to the very,
entertainments of the enemy. Two of
their pieces have been taken. The
third, which they took with them, is
} only saved to be left behind in their
flight across the river. Our cannon
open on their camp, our shells falling
into their most effective battery, killing
four of the men at their guns and driT-
ing the rest away. The darkness Of
nig htfall only prevented general as
sault, and our troops lie down, hoping
in the morning to complete the good
work of that Sabbath, work they had
not sought for they were resting that
day, preparatory to the attack which
Gen. Thomas had intended to make on
Monday.
al Il
evening. Our men were burying the
dead, but many still lay CHASTITY where
they fell. The wounded had been all
taken up. The same kind treatment
was extended to the enemy's wounded
which was given to our own. The
universal remark which they made to
me as l passed through the hospital,
was, We never expected to be treated
so. We have been misled. We ex'
pected to be served like dogs should
we fall into your hands. You are
kinder to us than we would have been
t to YOU" The only difference was in
r the burial of the dead. Those of the
enemy were laid together in common
pits. Our own were buried in separate
graves, and on many of them l saw
young cedars already planted by their
!. comrades.
g Beside one of the graves prepared
S for the enemy's killed, noticed several
S lying ready to be inferred. One poor
: boy lay in the exact position, l was
told, in which he was found. He rested
a on his side, his head lying on his right
r arm, while his left hand was loosely
!. closed on his right elbow. His eyes
b were closed, and he looked as though
S he had just fallen asleep.
e Col. Cornell, who had known Gen.
S z. in Washington, asked to be permit
j. ted to see the corpse and | went with
e him. He lay in tent wrapped in an
o army blanket, his chest and left arm
k and side exposed. A tall rather slen-
j. der man, with thin, brown hair, high
d forehead, somewhat bald, Roman nose,
It firm wide mouth and clean shaved face.
# A pistol ball had struck him in the
:. breast, little above tho heart, killing.
!. him instantly. His face bore no ex-
p preston such as is usually found on
e those who fall in battle-no malice, no.
N reckless hate, not even a shadow of
p physical pain. 1t was calm, placid ,.
uOOlSs Dut j uatS ucteI lOOkeQ Oi a.
# countenance SO marked with sadness.
r A deep detection had settled on it.
r The low cares of the mouth" were
a distinct in the droop at its corners, and
|. the thin cheeks showed the wasting
: which comes through disappointment
:. and trouble.
v / need not tell you how we marched
j. that night, through the horrible mud,
l. nor how our boys have been dropping
}, in all day, worn out with fatigue, dis.
u appointed because they had all the la
d Dor with none of the glory of victory,
e and only consoled by the promise that
e few days more will see us on our way
t to Tennessee. Crittenden's army is no
l longer, and never again will be, an
d army. Totally demoralized, scattered
e to the winds, they will 60 home or be
g captured peacemeal. We wait only
s for our provision train and means Of
d crossing the river.
9 1t will be a matter Of surprise to the
!. whole nation that the rebels should
e leave fortified camp on the river to at
tack us in the open field. The fact il
], they knew that they had either to fight
o or retreat. Gen. Boyd's brigade had
Is cut off their river communication with
!. Nashville and threatened their rear
9 They knew that General Thomas was
II advancing on the Columbia road,
and that his regiments had necessarily
It become scattered by reason of the bad
e roads and high water. They had found
IS out that we had taken possession of
e Hudson's Ford. They believed that
p Fishing Greek was so high that Gen
It eral Shoepff's forces could not cross,
s and were totally unaware of the two
n Tennessee regiments and the 18th Ken.
i lucky at General Thomas camp. In
n danger of being surrounded complete
o ly and starved out, they had either to
S retreat or do what they did-try 10 cua
b us up to pieoemeal. They thought
, that they were attacking but three reg.
iments. They made the attempt and
, were bitterly foiled. They left on the.
field one hundred and City dead and al
many wounded, besides the MANY
whom they succeeded in sending awax
/ before the pursuit became to hot for
them. Our loss was thirty EIGHT t;,ie6