Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-05-27
Incidents Of the Battle of the reche.

friena In Gen. Taylors comma nd sent the Houston
Cclegraph the following incidents Of the iatc battle,
which will be found of absorbing interest TO all our
rtadars:
~ Tor DrowarKg WIS carrying on orderto the front
og,Nc line Of battle hen he met Maj. Tom ochilirec
r u, ,r sneral ray lors staff returning. Ochiltree
irr,r la NroynrigG that about half mile back,
bsAt e. enissons fun Of ammuntion-that as he pas
aei tie enemy haf range Of .hem and were sheliing
a. ,m ful,usy htltnpting 10 blow them up and dis
aDle he h5rscs Major Brownrigs Immediately pro-
pst that they should relieve the caisscns from their
peri us position. Ochliiree assented, and they re-
ful1s
~ enemy aitery had complete range, and it
,r az a most certain Death to go near Notwithstanding,
tc Rave Brownrgg rallied the drivers and amid the
storm of iron miss,cs proceeded to direct the drivers
10 en the traces of tho wounded horses While he and
Oeirec were thus cnaged, threeehelis burst Smut
taneo sly and within few feet of the party, killing
tNb e the drivers instantly, mortally wounding Maj
Brownrgg and driver, and killing and wounding sew
eral horses There were FIVE in the hunch OF
whom Mai. Ochiitree alone escaped, his horse being
ounded in five places and his Goa. and hat blown al
most tntirely from him.
Mai Ochiitrec entirely did all in his power to save
Mai Rrown rigg, but in vain He died in about one
hoUr nfter receiving the wouna--a gallant ana brave
s5ldic. to the last.
s caissons were sent in and il afterwards dis
covered that they belonged to Sayres Battery which
most entirely out Of ammunition and tic enc
uiy loving upon them at the time
lie yas buried silently OF midnight ar the scene OF
lis 70 liant death 80
I'hc cold Sbley brigade covered itself with
glory as usual They bore the brunt Of the fight AS
su ience look at the terrible loss in killed and
wound ID among the field officers. OF the commanders
az eors in tho Brigade Col Reilly 4th T. NJ " killed
CO.. Blgby, 7sh T. NJ. v, wounded Capt. Sayrcs,
yal7trde Battery, wounded.
Te ziorous nhead Of yalyerde," Tom Green, is also
4he 81 der 'saas peupet reProehe Of this COM
psian Mai Gen. Taylor, Mt the opening Of the COM
paira assigned him the command Of the advance In
&c treat he commanded the rear. Gen. Taylor, in
hs re- ort Of the campaign, calls him the 'Sey Of the
arm lie was thirteen days and nights in the sad
Sic liz htnr the enemy ten days Of the thirteen, d.
patine every inch Of ground, burning every bridJ
md INNING over afterwards himself, his coat and
hat sJdled With bullets. lie is commanding Sib
legs Brigade.
CO RELY was shot through the breast in n chare'
he VS. making on the enemy lie died as he had liz
,d-a rue brave and gallant soldier His death wal
,.tiecrs ally regretted throughout the army.
C .rby ~n<s-~rrry rosnded In the right arm but main
ltf-ed I'D position several hourt anervard -.
irt<n ID Louisiana cavalry tattached 10 tDey
p-f.si. "a severely wounded.
Tom With bis rtrimerf walkers battery and ~
$500 battery rfrui-cd them hrcr Tho Ann
~ ofa tsfris Killed ard <cande sser sis hundred
r~fIrrr paid for d viii lsnon that Car
"a only ~ TILE point Anned - tn.rfy 9a
lrfbe.r Killed snd Fcunafo IL
49, t-If a NJ. tnrse-- worthy old faITsrdei
80 0~lfr-r fsrrnerlr A. a. General 70 Ger snley =
rtlr fhs hsId -nf = nor stisenso ', ~ ~
rIth st~r- - $1,000 eferr ~
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