M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-01-22
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We ARE permitted by the kindness
%: John S. Hawk Esqr. to lay the FOL
lowing letter from Lieut.. Hawk ofCo.
f. before our readers.
BATTLE FELp NEAR VicKsBuRo NJ Iss
Tuesday December 30th. 1864.
DIR. Falhcl: 1t is under peculiar
circumstance that | write to you this
morning, on Thursday evening wo'
stoVtd at the uou'h OF YaSoo river,
the next morning WE went mp Tie
YazNo, about 20 miles and LANDED.
about 10 miles from Vicksbnrg, the
same evening we drove the enemys
plckrta in Tor about mile. We were
up in line Of battle ioI over two hours
5ut they relrrateG and We had no
thing else to do except pitch tents and
got" bed, The mkt morning (Sat.
urday) we sont Onr tents hack to the
Loats, they did not allow any persons
to take ANY baggage only what they
carried, took a double blanket. We
came ont abouttwo AMI q half miles
south from the river and stopped. In
the meantime our first higade en- gag
ing the aenemy all the time, they Gryv
them for about mile, at night the
firing ceased. The mex, morning
(Sun lazy our brigade was up and
ready for action by daylight, but we
were held rs a reserve until noon,
mranwhils there was heavy fling
going un in our froLt AL the time. .
The wounded were being brought
along past us tothe rear.
Saon after noUu our L giment was
ordered rn and on we went. hut little
wc knew what awaited US Just as We
got in past part OF our artillery, the
enemy saw ns aud commenced she'll
ing rs shells bnrstipg over our hea Is.
The command was given TO t4'layl
down" when We all fell to the grouhdl
the shells fell thick AMI fast for about
10 or 20 m;nntes. About a minute;
alter We had fallen down a.shell came
and bnrst just over our company. kiJI
ing one man instantly aud woanding
two others among whom w.Is Lient.
Wilson. who had bis foot almost shot
If, | got mp and had some men carry
him of the fl Id, the shells still com
ING laSt. Two Othcls ul our men
were killed, when an order came for
us t. march by tho right flank AMI we
ieil hack mninl the Icvie, We soon |
tnrmeh in line Of battle AMI advanced :
but they snelIel us again-wc laid
ON the gr1unl-wliio nme Of the /
she'll struck us this time, We sept
within range OF the enruys guns that
night, but they kept still and We rest
ed some. The next morning (yestcr,
day. We were NJ and ready for action,
soon atlrrward we advanced toward |
the hill upon which the rebels were
entronchcd. VIC had taken position
under Il bank. was behind tree
and they com, need sl Hing MS again,
none Of our boys was hurt in this,
while | was stamiing behind the tree
y Lirut AMI color bearer was killed |
closed beside me he belonged To the
Third Kentucky. In the afternoon
We went up to the bank OF the B,you
and tirel about % rnnHds into the
rrh"l-, which did some execution |
think. Onr boys displayed courage,
with few EXCEPTIONS every man almost
done just rs told him 1uring the ac-
ton. IL was expected we would have
to charge on the batter;e, and take
them bnt we retired (after firing intp
them for awhile) to the same place
where we staid the night before the |
enemy shelled us during the night. |
but they threw them to high for any
execution.
Lieut.. Wilson had his leg amputa.
ted below the knee on day before yes.
erLay he is at the boat, which will
60 north soon.
remain your Son.
Z. l.. uAWK.
On going to press we received the
following from Lieut.. Hawk. "
STILL LATER.
HEADQUARTERS lid REG. O. VII
UN Board Steamer Pembinsw. (
January 4lh. 1868,
Col. Bratton Sir.-Permit mo through