The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-07-10

The man at whose hands he lost his life
moment after lay gasping in death.
bullet from Major Halls revolver hac
entered his brain.
Conspicuous for gallantry in this hanc
to hand conflict was Capt. Robinson
He killed six rebels with his navy re
volver, and was then one of other off
7 GERS to snatch the musket and cartridge
) box of dead soldier and kill others
His fate is not known. He was not seer
after the battle, and the presumption il
= that he was one among the many taker
prisoners
TREMENDOUS FURY OF THE CONFLICT.
The conflict ragged with fierce and un
yielding fury half an hour. The brave
Major Lowry, of the sixty-seeond Penn.
sylvania, had been killed, and many cap
: tains and lieutenants lay dead and dying
on the field The bodies of privates
were strewn On the ground and in the
crevices of the rocks. Col Prescott had
received FIVE wounds, marvelously es-
Gaping death. While ever life and
strength remained he continued at the
head of his regiment Every moment
added to the list of dead, wounded and
captured. Our men knew that the
enemy was being punished severely, and
he was by far the strongest just at this
crisis. lob
General Sykes old division, Brigadier
General Ayers commanding, came to
the rescue of the First division. A few
moments more and our left must inevit-
ably have been turned. Our men knew
that the regulars were to come to their
support in case of an attempt to drive or
flank them, which desperate attempt, as
l have already stated, was made, and
that too, with determined spirit and
persistence, seldom equalled in any bat
tie. Our brave boys well knew the value
of the position. The division fought
with an unparalleled heroism. Column
after column of the infantry pressed
upon them; musketry volley succeeded
musketry volley in rapid succession;
shells exploded with crushing sound and
murderous effect 1t was no use. AS
long as men and ammunition were left,
our men were determined to remain.
The enemy had reinforcements come up
Immediately after the arrival of the
Second division The contest waxed
hercer. New rebel batteries sent their
murderous shells into our columns.
OUR ARTILLERY FIRE.
Battery D. Fifth United States e r.ip,-
tenant Hazlett commanding, and the
Wtirc6tt, 3cstnr5 vuI 's,ro. tu0 way
shell and grape and canister flew about,
and their deafening roar was suggestive
of the chained thunderbolts and hailed
globe in Millions description of the great
aerial contest between the opposing an
gels. The slaughter was fearful The
troops of the First and Second divisions
fought side by SIDE They never fought
with greater or more unfinching cour-
age. There are three brigades in the
two divisions. The First comprises the
Third United States infantry, Captain
Wilkins; United States infantry, Captain
Duryea; United States infantry, Captain
Blunt, and Fourteenth United States
infantry, Marion Giddings. The Second,
First and Second infantry, Captain Nc
Kee; Sixth and Tenth infantry, Captain
Clinton; Seventh United States infantry,
Captain Hancock; Eleventh United
States infantry, Major Jones, and Seven
teenth and Nineteenth United States in
fantry, Major Andrews; the Third brig
| ade, the Ninth Pennsylvania, Lieutenant
Colonel Rives; One Hundred and Fifty
fifth Pennsylvania, Lieutenant Colonel
Cain; One Hundred and Fortieth New
York, Colonel o Rourke, and One Hun
dred and Forty sixth New York, Colonel
Gerard.
For four hours these regiments, with
those of the First division, fought
against fearful odds, but they would not
give way. They had been PLACED there
to hold the position assigned them, and
they held it Notwithstanding the terribly
incessant fire of the enemy, and the cool
ness and desperation of their CONSTANT!
successive attacks, but it was at fearfu
loss on both sides. We were under al
en6lading fire of the rebel batteries.
woUND1NG OF GENERAL WEED AND oTHEl
OFFICERS.
General Weed, commanding the Thir
brigade of regulars, received a fata
wound while leading on his men. Co
= O'Rourke fell at the head of his column
! while holding and waving the colors {
!, his regiment. Scores of officers fell, an
almost invariably in advance of the
i command. l have not heard of an of
e Ger who failed in his duty, and it wa
). this that kept the men SO firm and stea'
d fast
r At six P. NJ, while the battle was {
IS it's height, the First and Fifth brigade
l. of the Pennsylvania reserve corps, +
e Gently welded to the corps, and undt
is command of Gen. Crawford, and respec
d ively commanded by Coils. McCandle
l. and Frick, were ordered to drive the e
d envy from Rock Hill. This so-callt
n hill, in magnitude small mountain, ar
~ the base was mainly the scene of bait
i'd thus described. 1t is covered with wood
IS. interspersed by huge rocks, which gre
he in size and rigidness as one nears t
#, crest. Its summit commands an e
ed tended view of the battlefield of t
I'D country for miles around. TWAS got
he point of observation and commanding
"a effective position for artillery
ot To the hill, up the hill, and on top
m the hill the column pressed its way.
he was host of struggle, of peril, of deaf
* to many. The Bucktails, of brave
1t memory in many great battles, we
rp ahead as skirmishers. The enemy "
'n- compelled to retreat before our advan
Our gallant Pennsylvanians would !