The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-04-24

4 SIAloen IHOubanu more on Lne ulOIH'uE
Of the 9TH. On the second day our
number was probably as great.
| At about six o'clock our skirmishers
met those Of the enemy and drove them
in'with terrific slaughter. our line still
advancing upon them. We passed on
through the CAMPS Of the 48th Ohio,
7lst Ohio and 55th Illinois, which the
enemy had captured on the morning
previous, and took position on the brow
Of the hill. Here my own company
and another were ordered as skirmish-
ers, and drove the enemy from the thick
ct in front, as they we're annoying us
considerably. Our mon charged gal
lantly and we're met with as gallant re-
sistanco. The slaughter here was ter
rible. / did not see man throw away
a single shot, and the enemy fell in
heaps. Near the edge of the woods
one of our batteries was posted, and
on the opposite side of an intervening
? orchard secession battery was answer
ing II. Round shot, grape and canister
wss plowing up the ground and riddling
the trees on all sides of us. Shell fell
thick as nuts in au'unn wood and to t.
ed the nerves Of our young soldiers
E severely. While I was putting large
tree between myself and n shell that
had just dropped, ix.pouod shot
struck the tree Just above nv head,
scattering the splinters for fifty yards
around. A fragment of q shell struck
one of nv men on the hip, carrying
| L.. Lo,,..,o.l- onl hou h
bard and wounding him slightly.
About this time the action became
general all along the line. God spare
l me from ever again beholding such n
sight. Regiment after regiment ad-
. vanced, charged, surged back, advanced
, and again came on, to be relieved by
fresh troops This was occurring as far
as the eye could reach in the smoke and
E fash of the battle. The gallant oath
( Ohio and 36th Indiana fought under a
, murderous fire for at least an hour
G Over the ground where they fought the
opposing forces drove each othor FIVE
times, advancing and giving in turn,
! inch by inch Here two Of our pieces
were taken by the enemy and turned
: upon u.s. but they were retaken. and
eventually brought off by party Of our
E skirmishers. The 1st and I'd Kentuc-
=. XIV regiments posted in our rear, were
h advanced to the front and fought with
q desperation. Tho bltt'e, which began
. on our left, suddenly changed to the
n centre and right, opening at the two
Q points simultaneously. Consequ tyour
| brigade changed position, placing the
O new left where the old right had rested
The men on each side cheered loudly
Z and fought like demons. An over
+ whelming force Of the enemy attempt
, ed to break our extreme right. and par
4 TALLY succeeded, although two fresh regi-
G ments were brought up to support, ,us.
q They were turning our flank. This
we could see by its slowly giving wav
b.. At this juncture General Nelson rode
n up and ordered the 9th Ohio to advance
b by changing front forward on first com
@ pany, and the evolution was executed
under fire, with ns much precision as
though we had been on the parade
ground This new movement brough
our new line at right angles with thu
: old one, and facing the right flank
" where the firing had been so heavy
4 Again the enemy shifted their entir,
3 force to the front, and brought US M
= der an en6lading fire. We we're ther
4 ordered to change front perpendicular
- " to the rear, and this was also don
a with admirable precision, bringing u
a on our old line, and facing the firing -
q Captain Tirrolls battery, one of til
/ best in the Regular Army, now opene
Il on the rebels, and we were ordered t
support it.
X I cannot refrain from here paying
lie Just tribute to this heroic officer-th
d bravest of the brave. Captain Tir
70 rells antece dents are known to ever
= officer in the Regular Army. All {
lie his relatives are Secessionists. Hi
e. father and three brothers hold high po
j. sitions in the rebel army, and he hO
p been dsinhcrited and disowned b
k them for his loyalty to the Union
~ The rebels will long remember the "Nr
TX poleons" which he handled so effect
Mt ively on the 7th Of April, 1862. A
er one time during the day they approach
m ed within 6ftv yards of gun that
by was commanding, and killed or WOUND
nd ed every man but one, aud yet l
:" loaded and fred IL with his own hand
g. until the foe fell back terror-stricker
The piles of mangled bodies on tn
|, part Of the fold spoke for the ef6cienC
IN Of his battery. l saw him with on
ne she'll kill Eve horses, dismount gu
in and scatter the gunners in all dire,
In tions. The brilliant result of the fgl
sal on the left wing was attributed mainl
res TO his skill aud hcroism. Here ii
tn most desperate lighting Of the day wa
done. While supporting Terrill we Ia
he for three hours under the heaviest 81
or | have ever seen. The rife aud mu
IS. ket balls along the whole line SCENE
nd to come in solid masses; and two ba
We teries en- the right and left alnks wei
nt pouriuga cross FIRE of grape, caniste
nd and she'll upon our centre. Our me
if saved their lives by falling on the
- faces and hugging the ground closel
Ier Colonel Anderson. Major Christophe
I'm and Adjutant Heron remained cor
*. posedly on their horses through all Il
IN storm, and fortunately escaped.
'ur spent ball struck Anderson on the ar
aw brusing it considerably, but doing
he further damage, ~.
,he In front of the 9th Ohio Regime
yet was company Of artillery from NJ