The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-10-30

the whole rebel line was firing on ma bnt n.
conscripts and new soldiers in our rear linz
commenced firing Also Huinly did their .,ff;.
GERS try to stop It. 1t was their first iwttI.
and they'd fire. no matter ut what Mai DIV.
ME ordered us to fill buck to the railroad
VIII ci We did. though n few of the men STAYED
out. preftrrng to fall by rebel shots rnther than
run in through the fire our line. M soo .r
ma the enemy rec our skirmi. ers fall back.
theh ihey adv'nced. and o lr whole line opened
nrc from ociitd the railrmd emtunk ment.
Louder ana louder grew their fire, and tiercer
ana hotter the vOlcys of musket.y, willie the
batteries ON both sides fired ut c,lt Ii other and
the Oaifie grew loud and lively We hal IL
= Oh Thug on them. TIE r.iilrm,i formed
Il plcndid Or.alstw"rk. While their ur,.l,cIrcr.
Ell line stood bravcly Up and to. X it, Our fire
told powerfully while most IF their lu,l,ts
passed harullessIy over our heads <,r struck
the rails with an angry ring They saw it was
u lOos,ng game ana forward they came in a
charge Our line IL loaded up and let them
approach Nearer and nearer they came vel
ling like demons and evidently sure of carry
ing the road. And now they ~ G ci.we enough
-and our line rises with u cheer, ,l.d pO,lrs
into them again and aga II. They try 10 come
on, but stlgge and break and some run 10
the r,ar and others >qirla and .eek any shelter
from the p tti!ess bullets, while some with ad-
mir;il bravery came up to the foot of the en-
bankment. where they are met by our men,
and the struggle is soon over, In ,, yh not u,,
ill we lost Capt. Ball OF company F, who with
part OF his company advance over the road %
meet them, and eighteen others wounded and
one poor fellow killed. They were com
pletely whipped and demoralized. They
threw down their arms and cOlUrs. and some
came into our lines. and Others run away.
Fart OF our regiment now sprung over :he road
and after them. firing into their rear. and taxi
ing lots of prisoners and chasing them llp to
the top of the hill. clear up 10 tho bait. nv.
they turn around and end, avOr To save tn Il,
but our shots soon drove them away and our
Minnesota Toys were astiide OF the guns They
made stand To drive us from the battery, but
our boys hauled it over The hill amid the cheers
of our whole line. and the General g a,t w
men to help draw the guns down over l,,.. rail
road. Besides these guns our rcgluiellt t.uk
Two hundred and twenty-five prisoners. There
secured. We waited for them To renew the at
tack, but exc, p some C;lniionadilg the fight
wls over, and night falling, we cJ,lli ucu ON
our way and crossed Bull Run about one O'Clock
IN the morning and took position on thee
hills, where we await the attack of the cue
my or anything else that may tuin up The
enemy ) loss Iii Ibis fight Was very heavy in kill
rd aud wounded; Ous hg.iL Uc,.uso vi oar Ia!l
cad brea-tworH. We never Lad e,,cnas,t
ching on them before. and we made it count
seriously cfipp!h < A Is Hills cu,ps, wti:cl.
was The port GA I'll Lee $ ai,ny e.gagtd iili
Is sail 10 have been put uu cr artts 81 for no
WHIPPING the second corps. with uerta!n.,
vas not lis FAULT.
Yours, e.. s T-rSICX