Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-03-13

ions in arms. and, with horrid impre
cation, rushed into the midst Of one o
our regiments, bis hand grasping hi,
musket barrel, and sirued a blow at an
Indiana captain, but was shot deac
with arevolver by his opponent.
UNION REcKLEsssEss OF LIFE.
Three members of the 9Th Illinois
rushed over the rihe-pits after the enc
my had retreated. and perished fighting
against e thousand foes.
On Saturday. a young man. James
Hartley, who had lost brother the
previous day, swore to be reyenged. and
in one Of the sorties by the rebels, at.
tackled six of them single handed; killed
three of them, and then lost his own
life.
Corporal Mooney. an Irishman, see-
ing that the staff Of one of the regi.
mental flags was shot away. picked up
the Stars and Stripes, and. wrapping
them round his body. rushed over the
parapet of the outworks, and, crying
Come on, my brave boys was blown
to pieces BY shell.
Almost every Rebel with whom /
have conversed expresses himself very
weary of the war, and hopes peace will
soon be made on mutually acceptable
terms. Thev confess the victories at
Forts Henry and Donelson took them
completely by surprise, and say they
had no idea that we would have the
temerity to attack them on their own
soil. They felt completely confident Of
their ability TO repulse us at Dopelson
and many of them vowed when that
Fort was taken they would vote for
Abe Lincoln for the next President
Will the representatives of secession
keep their promise?
PILLOW swEARETH.
General Gideon ]. Pillow is reported
to have sworn (previous to his escape)
by all his hopes Of Heaven-s very
small sdjuration-that he would be ter
ribly revenged for the loss of Donelson
when next he met the Internal Yankees
at Nashville.
MEETING OF FRIENDS.
On steamers to which the captives
have been conveyed, the Unionists have
found many old friends and compan-
ions of their school-days-some Of
them recognizing relatives. and in one
instance an Indiana captain discovered
his brother in Tennessee lieutenant.
The rebels say that the fight at Dom
elson is sufficient to convince the world
that both the North and South will fight,
and that there is really no. difference in
men battling for cause they believe
to be right. They acknowledge they
have been deceived in the energy, the
resources, and the courage Of the
North; that they did not believe it
would oppose them going out OF the
Union. or that if it assumed any hostile.
attitude. it would be only to protect
Washington. They would no more
have believed a month ago that the
Unionists would successfully invade
Tennessee, than that they could make
themselves masters Of Charleston, New
Orleans and Montgomery. They con-
fess that they have been asleep, and un-
dreaming of the danger that has been
hanging over them; but that now they
must make one more effort, and with it
triumph or fall.
The impression 1 have. on the whole,
received from many and long converse
tions both with officers and privates, is,
that most of the common people care
very little which way the war termin-
ates, except that it terminates soon
Some passably intelligent men think
the duties they owe to their State more
to be regarded than those they owe to
the General Government. Some of
the officers are candid, and perhaps
would be contented with 'Squatter
Sovereignty The rest, and frequent
" the elder as well as the younger, are
spiteful as hornets.
1 add what l have just overheard Of
the conversation Of some Srcesh Off
GERS. and it may be considered as
nearer the truth than anything we our
selves can gather. Invariably have
thev stated to me that their loss was
light-not over one hundred. They
confessed among themselves that their
loss is fully 1000 in dead. and that
their wounded is an immense number
Cor. ~ y Tribune.