The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-01-22

wing of the dying year. Yes, our pray.
erS wsrs that with it the rebel Coufeds.
racy might be driven away, and receive
its death blow. That night We took a
review of our regiment &c men, 9 COM
panies and 4 staff officers we're present.
Three hundred and ihirty-eight brave
meu went into the fight and alas what
is left ! We shifted our position next
day to the left. The day passed with fire.
quent skirmishing. but nothing decisive
resulted. We then threw up breastworks
on the top of bill that commanded the
approach in every direction. Our brig
ade was put there TO defend it. We he ID
our position there till the cd Of January,
when our breastworks were streng gthened
The rebels kept usually quiet, Now we
saw some suspicious move 5ents we're on
hand. Our left was strengthened by
several divisions Of troops. We spent all
that day behind our b.pastworks. ill
about4 o'clock, Pm, when the rebels
mado their last grand attack on the left
wing OF our army. They advanced from
the wnods in slid columns pouring out
their masses as thick as bees from hive.
The woods and corn fields iu our frort
was completely filled with them. Gen ]
Hardee said he was going to drive that
wing Of ours into hell. What he did =,
anc where he went, | will leave you TO
judge. Thsir advancing columns were
met by such storms oi shot and she J..
grape and cAnnisIer from our batteries,
that were perfectly wilhering. We had
six batteries and tortyeigh. cannons con
ceutTated on their advance. You have
no idea what destruction they caused -
Two Of our ba teries. Of Ia cannon, were
posted ON the right; Two behind US on a
little elevation Of ground. and two on our
LETT. Those behind us. poured their sko
and shell into the rebels directly over our
heads. We had 10 lay low | assure yon'
One OF the cannon ranged directly over
my head, ant the Internal Kisses Of the
shells still ring in my ears. The cannon.
aiding was awIuly terrific. l have heard
men here say who were 10 all the sevsrest
engagements Of the west. that such ran
nonading was never heard 10 the whole
OF the west You can form no concep.
tion Of 1t. 1t was one incessant thund, r
rolling over our Ilsads. dealing out death
snd destruction in the rebel ranks. They
Were moved down by srores but still
their und'unted masses advanced. The
crisis came, VIII line OF our troops
and brigade afr brigade spread out like
fan, Advancing from the woods in line
Of double file nearly half A mile long. -
They all advanced with an easy. machine
like tread. unhrediug the death dealing
missiles aylng thick around them. and
charged the reb>ls on double q uick with
their glitering b,yonqts. The rebels
broke and run like sheep. The order
was given 10 the 3lsl Indi ma, on our
left next 10 Us. to charge the rcbels
when the oOlh. in their z'al, thought the
order applied to them. G1sd bayonpts and
charged down on double quick. and never
stopped ill we drove the rebels into the
woods, where we poured volley after vol.
ley into them. We did go into dan.
gerou' position. It had jns, got dark
and we found W. had run into masked
battery. We shielded ourselves as best
VIC could by falling PROSTATE on our bod
les. to be unharm-d from the storm o.
shell they threw among US. When it was
quite dalk we fsll back to our breast.
works with but three wounded. Our reg
ment was relieved mex. dayand blvolacel !
IN The woods. Saturday nigh, we at
tackled them so Severely tina, they evacu
ated their position during the night. The
rebels then were pursued by our cavalry
but Gen'l Palmer's division remained
behind. a
The ooh went into the fight on Wed
nesday witb 33S men. and came ont will
abou 95 killed. wounded aud missing
Seven Of our officers are wounded and
missing. Captain Perry was taken pris
oner the frst day with Lieutenant Cook
Leiu'. Welch is wounded 10 the arm; he
is the ad Lieutenant Of Psrry's company
Lieut. Su'phin is all right. C,l Ross w4'
wounded slightly in,he hip, Gen CreuI
says the ooh nrs done nobly-"coulc
not have done better" Gen Palm, rails,
complmcuted US. We lost one of ou,
men. 1t was .erriic-awful Wher
our regiment went into the fgh, the,
threw away their blankets. overcoats
knapsacG', &c, and consequently We hat
to sleep four nights on the cold, DAM
ground without anything 10 cover us
However everything we lost will be re
funded by the Government. Col Ross ha
taken severe re'apse Of his old disease
so much 81. that j. is feared ho will neve
be with US again. Tomorrow morning
he starts for Ohio to recrnit, and / lhinl
goes straight TO Circleville. The boy,
since tie 6gh, think more Of him thar
ever. CHAs. j. E. RICK.
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Interesting from Tennessee.
NEW YORK, Jan. IA special dis
patch from Nashville, dated last evenin,
con ains the following: