Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-10-16

belch forth avcIey II olho into the face
Of the foe, nor could Ie rebel leeions, with
all their desperation, eulnmon courage to
charge II, Every 6f6cer stood like rock
to his post, and the gallant Col. Beatty, dis
mounting from his uninanageable horse,
placed himself cody and culmI.- in the cen
ter Of his regiment, cheered both by voice
and example his dnuntless men, and seem
ed totally unconscious that death was every
where around and about him.
AT last a shell from the rebel cannon set
'fiyS'to q pile Of straw, the fame of which
instantly communicated to large barn upon
which the right wing Of the Third Ohio
rested ln moment the whole was in
blszc the heat oecame intense and unen.
dufRble; and though some of the horses
stood until their faces were blistered rather
than break their ranks, they were compelled
at length to retire IN confussion upon the
center and left of the rcgi,ucnt, which they
also threw into disorder. Slowly and re-
nctantly the officers began to follow their
men down the Hill, at the foot of which
they Immediately reformed the torn and
bleeding ranks
During this time the Fifteenth Kentucky,
7, Colonel Curran Pope,) which was in the
rear Of the Third Ohio, and under shelter
IF the hill. became intensely anxious to adj
lvsnce. and more than once sent up to ask
the Third Ohio to retire, and allow them
for time to face the foe. As soon as the
disaster of the bhring barn threw che Third
into disorder, Col. Pope shouted forward
to his regiment, aud with the utmost
alaerity 1t rushed by the eminencc. No
matter that muskets. rifles, cannons hurled
Immediately against it every deadly missile
of war; no matter that the roar of muskctry
and artillery which greeted its appearance
sounded not like Successive voleys, but like
the continued rattle Of ten thousand drums
No matter that its ranks we're decimated err
) it bad been there single minute it stoot
like wall until Lieutenant Col. Jouett ant
Major Campbell were both killed, and Col
! Pore was wounded and his horse shot from
! ! under him. Then it retired, and rallied Il
: the foot OF the hill. r
All this time the 10th Ohio were lynn
= upon their faces to the left Of tho 3D., nea
, the summit Of the same hill, and upon tbt
. o;her side OF lane, as have before men
, toned. And now occurred the most terri
ble disaster of the day.
y The retreat the Third Ohio and Fifteenth Kentuck
:, had cIt tie right wing Of te re'h uncovered, and
whole brig,de OF the enemy formed in mass, advance
toward hem over ground OF such nature that II Il
Tenh did xo receive warning from some source, III
rebel column would be upon ilcm aud annhila,e the
Col Lyte was expec'hg me enemy 70 appenr ~ u
'front.' over the crest OF the hill and hud intended TO ny
10 the y'lan Tenth charge them with the bayonet
y Aud they still lay upon their faces while the enem
"a was advancing upon their hank salihly as cat s,ea
heaves viii no one tell the Tet,f Of their fearful PER
Where is thu earle eye which ought to rook the lel
and send swiftfooted courcrs To this illnsrio
band from dcstruciion' Alas, there is none! The b
roes OF Carilitex are dooined Tile mass Of rebel
ID which rising ground just 10 the right Of the Tenth
t. hitherto concealed from view rush upon the hnress Re
a nrut, aud from Inc distance OF hnndrcd yards po
y int, II an @iha'ias hre even white the men arc q
OF upon their faces Overwhelmed aud conounded, ih
r. Lap their feet aud vanly endeavor change fro
: aud nset the enemy Nis Impossible to do it beneH
~ ilai wtherng mur etoas sc nnl for the ira nme
my. Thry will not ruri; they only walk away, and tn
u are moved down by scores as they do so,
III The noble gifted generous lytle The Cheyalier va
s ari Of the Ohio troops pi,rced with bullets aud
where the storm was 6ercest One OF bis sergean's it
es ihr field "Yoo may do good yet" said The he
lean dono more ie, me die here" lie was lef, the
Mo- Moore re- w"s @ badly nd % wosaod % while s doing iii IL s pow
n retrieve the terrible hinier which had male
~ -. Lieut.. Col. Burke, with almost superhum
i,, courage, endeayored to rally his men, su
M ceeding At last, and forming the shatter
~ remains Of the 10th in line of battle co
ha siderable distance TO the left.
~ ~ During all these bloody conflicts, Gener
x Rousseau seemed everywhere present. MI
y as if he possessed a charmed life rode fai
RI csoiy uulslSt tne irUn nulls uiTectllS auu y
~ oouragiug his men. If the dark a
nj bloody ground" had furnished for the Uni
JJ aJ army only two such mon as Pope and Rou
mi soau, tho patriot might cry exulting
:" 'Well done, Kentucky"
,ai visited the various hospitals the ne
=. morning, and rode over the field of bait
- where numbers of the slain and too many
W. ", the wounded were still lying; and estimi
- our loss at fiye hundred killed and tweI
!, hundred wounded, although | am, perhal
- mate, who puts it so low. Fa
hss do not believe the enemy's loss W
nc greater, but think it was equally severe.
~ 4 few hundred prisoners were taken
=" each side. We lost seven pieces of oanno
a,v ~ and captured number Of wagons and al
\" balances. Several of tho rebel guns W.