The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-01-30

In reference 10 the reOel deau ana
wounded, DR.. Strew SAYS
of the Confederates, those who were
brought into quarters. and whose W. unds
[ assisted In dressing and makir as
comfortable as circumstances would Omit,
were "a; killed and buried on the field .
100, with the exception Of the bodies of
Zoiicofler and Lieut.. Billie Peyton, with
five robel surgeons, who were assigned to
my care by Gen. Thomas
The statement of Gen. Thomas that IA
rebels had been buried does not include al
their killed. The Cincinnati Commercial
OF yesterday says:
The official statement made by Gen.
Thomas that ia rebels had been buried
up TO a certain hour. has lei the public.
prone to expect evaporation. to bel ieve
that the figure Represented the extent Of
the loss Of the enemy in killed We are =.
however, assured. from sources that we
believe entirely reliable. tn 1t not less than
so rebels were left dead upon the ground
The official report Of Gen. Shoeplf's Brig.
ade Surgeon states that 100 dead rebels
were buried on Monday A gentleman Of
this city writes that o83 dead boles Of
rebels were found. Another. who was on
the ground, informed us that he counted
85 deal rebels on the old field, ard that
they were lying thick in the underbr h
in every direction. We are convinced
that the rebel loss in killed was very neal
ly if not altogether 80. Various state
men,s are made OF the horses an nh s.
taken The evidence is that at least | 5o0
fell into our hands
The Commercial adds in relation to the
turning point Of the battle /:
For some time the fighting was close
and desperate. Just before the Tenth In :
diana was supported. the vehemence OF
the contest was most remarkable The
rebels were pressing on with much resolu-
ton, fierce and confident. thinking that
they had an inferior force before the
They were not in fair battle order. but
swarmed in the woods like Indians,
though keeping in line. and whooping
like savages The Tenth Indiana stood
their ground, and. though in some confu-
sion, their faces were all toward the enemy
and the crash Of rifles was incessant. while
the smoke formed heavy sulphur fog
The IuIianians and MississiPpians were
for a time within twenty yards of each
other, and there was no sign of flinching
on either side.
The great scene Of the battle was when
the econd Minnesota and the Ninth Ohio
appeared in good order. swee ping through
/ the field. The column was closest to the
centre Of the fight and the heaviest Of the
enemy's fire. They were the first troops
that raised the bayonet. and the style in
which they went into the fight is the
theme of enthusiastic comment through.
out the army. The Ninth Ohio were next
to the Minnesota in getting into the fight.
They were not behind the Minnesota men,
but on the right. and had a little farther
TO march as they wheeled into the field.
They came up in better order than the
Minnesota or amy other regiment had done.
They were as exactly in line when they
made the grand aud decisive ruth with the
bayonet as if upon holiday parade. and
moved Zee invincible veterans. Their
gallant Colonel. Bob McCook. galoped
about thron sh the whislling rifle balls.
and dlrectel his men not only with per-
feet disregard Of personal exposure, but
with very good Judgment. When the oh
Ohio made their bayonet Charge the rebels
were beh ind fence which was built upon