The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-01-03

baggage for you" He sighted his piece,
and wbiz went the bail, with deadly effect,
exploding the magazine of the opposing
gun, and killed some half dozen of the gun.
ners.
A drummer attached to the Ninth regi-
ment took two prisoners, having no other
weapon but club.
After the enemy retreated, two compan,
les of the "Bucktails," under command of
Captain sMcD Donald and Holland, were or.
dered by GeneralMc Call to scour the woods
to which the enemy had retreated. Capt.
Holland says be counted over one hundred
dead bodies Of the enemy on the field. 1t
was a CHASTITY sight. The groans of the
dying and wounded were terrible to hear.
One rebel soldier, who was unhurt, stood
sentinel by the side of bis dying brother.
He said be would not leave bis brother IN
til be was dead. A dying soldier asked
one OF cur men to take q pack of cards
: from his pocket, as he did not wish, he said,
to die with them in his possession. One
asked for whiskey, another for water, and
others for surgeons, ministers and Bibles
It is estimated that the killed and
wounded are fully one hundred and fifty, as
stated in my first report. The bodies of
several officers were left on the field, with
their shoulder straps cut of, and everything
taken from their pockets to prevent recog.
milton of their rank and name The body
of Colonel Taylor, of the First Kentucky
regiment, who was known to be killed, was
taken away. In the woods adjacent were
found twenty-five wounded rebels. Most
of these, it is supposed, still remain at
Thornton's and neignboring house, where
they were carried after the action. 1t is
a|so believed that the bodies of the dead
which our men left lying in the woods were
buried today.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The seven soldiers
attached to the Bucktail Rifles, and Sixth
and Ninth Pennsylvania regiments, who fell
IL the battle at Drainesvile, were placed
l0day in row on separate biers near Gen.
crai NcCall's headquarters Nearly every
solder Of the division called to look at them
II vas solemn spectacle. Hardy men
sled tears while looking on the inanimate
iorGls Of tAeiy late comrades in arms, but
their grief WIGS alleviated by the thought
that they had net the death soldier loves
tie dead were buried o DAY, and all belong.
ing lo the B1cGtail rides-Corporal
Samuel Gabraitb, company B; George
Raup, o. the same company. md George
Cook, Con parry T. Tie remaining bodies
are to be tax 20 lrair late homes. No
such impressive enc has occurred the 9th
er side OF the lotou7c az their burian.
The burial GROUND l. IL a quiet, out of the
way place, shaded b. pines and fringed by
brook. OF those severely wounded the
best care is taken. These are in the divs>
ion hospital where they receive every atten.
ton at the hands of DIR. Shipper, Green
and other surgeons attached to the different
brigades. Several will have to undergo
amputations but all endure their suharings
with heroic cour &c. j. \. Carothers,
Sergeant Sixth South Carolina regiment,
one OF the wounded rebels, mentioned il MT
report as having died after bis admission to
the division hospital attached to General
McCali'6 DIVISION, came from Chester Court
House, SOatb Carolina. He had in his
possession fiity-seyen dollars il South Car
DINA and Georgia bank bills. and package
which he gave to Dr. Shipper before bis
N~"th; VITA iiG lC4aSS ~ scHu tllS s-U:G 10
his mother when tie wy er@ed. aud the
statement that be died happy, in the con
sciousness Oh having tal.cA while il the dis
charge OF bis duty to his country. +. g.
Alexander, the cther wounded rebel who
died, is supposed, tccm M@alogauoum found
in his possession, 10 Lave lived il Harods4
burg, Kentucky lie had about bis neck
in a goid loct;ly, tns likeness of young
lady. On tl4 back Of tne ocket was
verse OF poetry il manuscript, signed
" Henrietta Robinson" when is probably
The name q lie young lacy.