St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-07-31
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The Nashville Union of 3 ny 419gtb<bss
a statement from Dr. Butler, Surgeon Of
the Third from which. We extract tie fol.
lowing: ~~-~-~~~,. ;2r~--~----~
DR.. Butler says:tke; fight with the Minneso-
ia Third lasted minute o. too, and the sum to-
tai Of their killed was tho, and their Wounded
foe, and one missing Early in the morning,
Colonel Lester led his men out of camp half =
mile at the edge Of 9 wood, and drew Up his
men in, line OF battle, With the 'tafterVsa eGch
end: The guerrillas charged en- them Shout
2seveA o'clock. but being reas.i ted with shlrp
cannouade, wheeled Off at right angles and
within our lines. and were either dismounled
or killed. ~ "He 'f12n.'a 49,.
The rebels dashed away into the 1cam ~ VIXEN
they killed Corporal Green, 81 Company I, -and
private 'Woodborn, of Company C; who xSs
sick in his tent: Only @twenfy sleoldiefs nhid
been left to guard tile camp Off vvt65undo
ed were privates' G: II: Turnkey, Go@papy
K; W. H. Doll, Company E; a. ,Eogek
son, Company +; Charles johnson, Com
pany F.; {A;.. + Is Company q, aud
tea; wy; Is ,eiisns!X 1ous:
But one Of our artillery was wounded
his, hand being blown off, 81, accident.
The Ninth Michigan LOST II 1ihtd andes
wounded: The guerrillas, despairing al
most of taking the Third Minnesota, had
fred our commissary stores, aud were
making preparations to. fall back when
Colonel Forrest said he would see II IT. hi
could not scare Colonel Lester niuto a saE-.
render: sHe.thcn sent a, Gag Of truce; and.
Col mel Lester rode into town and held q:
conference with him: -, He1 came back and
told officers and men, nearly !. yne-nslf ef
whom We're eager for a fight, that there
we're at least 3, 500, and, perhaps, 5000
cavalry preparihg to attack them and
that they must surrender, as it would be:
useless to resist! The men, -.wept jikc
children with modification and rage Int
Colonel Lester, who had bnc1K *sfupyfcd
cver2sinc: the alarm had been given, vas
utterly paralhzed with fear, aud would
listen to 10 rem insurance, and So the regi~
hient Of fine, stalwart,, admirably drilled
an1 armed meh, &4yy up r. Iarcsl IT,
cavalry numbering about one Thousand,
armed with SHOT g,lSs Lieutenant Green
leaf had asked Colonel Lester to allow Lim
to take company 10 protect the camp,
! bu' was r3:ffuSesd.' i: Tie Colonel .al$o"c1I
dered the surgeons and amb alliances &c IT,
most exposed Fart Of the field, sRheH. lE..::Y..
}weh in imuliuept peril Of tllnT iptsy a,u{
als,'sefused to let the wounded be carried
uti t., houseJ 1eSfiaS tMmTunMl two
o CLOCK iW the kroiImg sung dlis Iex, use
was that It was inppSsible 10 tSlF, Was
'"ey;e eng tbsey -weula s bave " p4Ags;
The Dr.. also states that the, people, 9f-
Murfreesboro showed great kindness 10 the
sick and wounded of both sides,
, In ther9eEf dsys pnipr II Z, ? Hatha-
way, Of COMPANY, 7 Sd MINI; .says Col.
Lester was as cool as on dress parade : d
The enemy ain innu,imb:red ID Ill 3,Qbo: rexa.h
Rangers, 700 strong, two Georgia regiments
OF $40, each, and a battalion Of, Kentucky
troops, Atthe time Of the surrender we welo
less than 5VO, s11ongg, and the artillery was
nearly out 81 tansmd hlti6n: -ANe rersheiess, We
wspld have held our position until reinforce.
tients arrived If orleredte. u Ah sts6 u 1
The 9exans, as well as the, enemy generally,
had arms Of their own choice those had sa-
to have seen half dozen without: reyolvfrs~2
The wounded were on COOL shady hill. side,
admirably sheltered from danger BY the na@
ture of the ground The fact that UVl Lester
selected this place instead Of the house which
it was necessary TO Shell, and which, was,ss-
cupied at the time by the rebels, is one Of the
gre<test things l"have'yet heatdsin. shis fayot.
Gen. Crittenden assumed command the day
before the Qttack, + He. As S~ell IS Col. Duff
field, advised COX lester to surrender, ;, ~
Before surrenderfng. Col. Lester called 4
council af war, 4 Five yoted{ for surrenderiuE
and three against. Captains. Andrews and
Hoyt and Lieut., COL Griggs,r are hs eversAea:
roic three, who prefertedan honorable death
to q dishonorAble surrender Capt--Mills~ was
|opposed to snrrenue., but,xf ann inforWed, wns
mot allowed q vote on account of the absence
of his company. - <4x'EIH.II<}
/ We rejoice TO see this honorable mention
'oftwos St. Cloaamep5 Capt. An;1rewst aud
'L:s9t Gseenleasi E. q ID islsS CaPe, Hoyt Viz
has near relative s Aseewc IL ysaaarr isi,Ga:
in~I,- -.s,s-.--,---- uoi:n.
! Still ALIvE-~We~ had the pleasure-
Of reading alsuef, fton6a the rfehoWdeG G.
+: Brott Esq. dated New, Orleans. It
will be remembered that a couple mouths
sa:,osthe ne&spapers stated that Mr.. Brettt
slcA'7 New YORK with: i. vessel afreishted
with ana assSrted ST imers dse fer
New, Orleans, being ahead pfs enery body |.
else after tho capture Of that oity.~--W ell,
George gotIthsra 61sood time ;ssola- host: