Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-03-28


end not without emotions Of pride for the officer
10 command, and the part taken In the action |
by the l05tb, so largely made up from this
county, and in whose welfare and honor there
is felt special interest, quickend by the ties Of
love aud friendship In the composition of this
regiment heavy drafts we're made upon the best
material sr our county, aud its progress, from
its apparently precipitate entrance into the
field, has been watched with unwavering soli-
eitude, and its soldierly bearing at this time
will prove a source Of more than common pleas
ure.
On Wednesday the 18th, Colonel A. S.
Hall, OF the l05th Ohio, commanding brigade
in General j. Reynolds division, went off on
a accommodating expedition toward Cainville
and Auburn, Wilson county. Returning on
the goth, within mile or two Of MiltSn, he
was suddenly attacked by John Morgan and
the rebel Geusral Wheeler with seven regi.
ments Of cavalry and battery or two Of artill-
cry.
Colonel Halls force consisted Of detachments
from the 105th Ohio, Colonel Toes l0lst
Indiana, Lieutenant Colonel Dean; 9Th Illinois,
Lieutenant Colonel Biggs; 1891 Illinois, Col
one Monroe, and a section OF S. j. Harris 10th
Indiana battery, in all amounting to about
l 400 men.
When Hall found he wss about 10 be assail.
ed, be Immediately sent into Murfreesboro' for
reinforcements, promising to hold his ground
uLtil they should arrive. A part of the rebel
cavalry dsmounted and attacked with impetu-
>osity but were repulsed at every point. A
section of Captain Harris battery kept up all
the time most effective FIRE. At length the.
rebels, enraged at the execution it was doing
amongst them, determined to charge it. Mass
ing two or three of their regiments, they rushed
upon it with hideous rels. The 10lst Indiana
were lying concealed behind the battery and
upon either flank Our boys waited pateoily
but with beating hearts, until the shouting was
within thirty yards of them, when they opened
q most gallant and destructive ERE, which made
the rebels recoil in terror and dsmoy
After this they kept at a respectful distance
and conteued themselves with firing few
confusion from the field. 1t was about two
clock when the battle was over. Victory was
complete Forty rebels were killed, one hun
dred and Fifty wounded, and twenty taken pri
soners. Forty stand of arms were also taken.
Amongst the rebel killed were one Colonel, one
Captain and three Lieulenants. Our loss was
seven killed and tbirty-one wounded Captain
Van Buskirk, oue of the l23d Illinois, was one
of the killed.
Colonel Uuli's victory was complete before
any re-enforcements arrived. After their arriv-
al it is said he followed up the enemy and took
one hundred prisoners
SECOND DISPATCH.
The fight took place on the Leaneasas Pike
one or two miles this sine of Milton, which
town is twelve miles northeast of Murfrees-
boro'. Colonel Hall was not returning, as at
6rst reported. He bad intended to return some
time before. but had changed his mind, and
when the attack took place was marching TO
Liberty. The rebel force came from toward
Milton. On their first appearance Colonel
Hall fell back some distance and then took
position Three Of the rebel regi ments were
mounted infantry, who during the contest
fought oD foot These attacked in front while
column of cavalry attacked either funk.
The - on the right of our line repelled one
of these flanking columns, They posted 10 a
| thicket, and when the enemy came near enough,
poured in upen them single volley, which
threw them into confusion and caused them
hastily to retr- at, they losing by this one vol.
| ley, killed, 35 wounded and about 80 horses
lOjlh Obo-W ouuded-E. n. Parker, Co.
|.
There was not less than eleven rebel regi-
ments engaged namely: John Morgans com
mand, brigade of Wbeeler's division, three
regiments OF Tennessee mounted infantry, and
six pieces of artillery. In all, about 300
men.
The sOth Illinois was commanded by Colonel
Allen, and fought upon the right. The l23d
Illinois in the center, aud the lOlst Indiana
on the left. The l23d Illinois repelled the
rebels, and assisted the l0lst Indiana to drive
back the enemy when they made their fna
grand charge to take cannon. The lO5th
Chic was held in reserve, and behaved will
cooness and courage. Dr. Keller, Morgant
Surgeop, placed the rebel loss at four hundred
killed aud wounded. -Four Captains were
among the killed. Colonel Grigsby and Lieu
tenant Colonel Napier were among the wound
ed. Lieutenant Colonel Gordon and Captain
J. II. Young, of the Eleventh Tennessee are
. priso2ers.
From the Chiago Tribune.
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