St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-07-09
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~ssssHx1 &?asA VI uAVAeo",r uIS
mads Of the doinsss s'B Il Bf
his brigade the action of Jackson,
Cba@piau Hills and -Xicksburg Much
Of the information contained has already
bgn HiSfshsdE9We pp.tsas9 as9fa{ q teEtracts.
After detailing the movements Of His
command from the time Of leaving Mill
ken's Bend, La, on the 2lst of April, to
49, 6simsss i 4 r q s1liviD5 at Sa& SOB Hiss, 81 81
+he 44n bfeha5Gs he speaH rs 4olloye Of
!! I; II; D; = '1*j battle a. e.. ''' .
My command marched from Clinton at
four o'clockA.M., on the l4th, along the
jackson road toward Jackson--tha f2d
asi 11ara a. 'es a''|'Iae g$y e,;:
found drawn up in line of battle in, a
strong position about two miles west Of
Jackson, his line of battle crossing The
eeseedsdF nean ngsiahl ahgles*sasTY :
"'1 received orders to form \ ny brigade
on the right Of the road-the tw> lefi,
regiments, the 4th Minnesota and 18th
Wisconsin in reserve for the .2d, brigade
:already formed across the Ioad-he other
regiments, the 48th and s59th indiana;s to
tho right Of the I'd, braades aid to cover
them from the fire of the 1enemy's arti|-
lery as much as possible. This disposii:
ton was Immediately made. 5cnf ~
6 The troops, werc more, exposcd tohthc
enemy 5 artillery fire than wassats first ap,
prchedaed; anH fS haAth Minnesota, WAS
Immediately ordered to form on the left
of the road, and as reserve to the 17th
Iowa Of the I'd brigade. The other tEsfee
%ere ,Ioveds close up under
cover Of the ridge occupied by the LIST
Missouri battery. :.
THIS rldge was swekt by the enemy s
5re,' Bit as ssoo6ni ssooni as tie fskirmishersh de:
ployed fro! the 59th Indiana had advanc-
ed far enough to ascertain that there was
20 enemy ep the fright aank, + orasrcd
the brigade f5rxard across the first ridge,
With Instructions to halt when the line
should reach the ravine beyond, which
was about four hundred yards distant. 2aIt
i This order vas executed in the; most
satisfactory manner; the regiments; cross
ed the ridge 10 perfect line, at run, aud
reached the second asine| swith 1855 Of
pot more, than ten men,; ,sa.,'2, :'1. >
Shortly after reaching this position, the
enemy's main line Of ififantry was ,ascer.
tanned BY the 7skirmishers in front Of MY
brigade, to be in the next ravine, ia front
OF his batteries, and soon commenced
driving back our lide Of skirmishers.ai1
g.. i received the order, from Gen ,CEock.
er to fix bayooets and char go through the
ravine, and, all the way to the enemy Z
batteries If possible: 81 yt9T'
This order was immediately 'eommuni.
Gated, and theswhole line cotaaaenced2 ad,
sapains. sand saneged forward ii irresistably,
until the whole line OF, the eLcmy''s infa1t-
~ was in full retreat, and mis- batteries ii.
Ken t6 the 0lite!ai:"'' 0leaf:: :'o' q :7772 z'"7h G
This chargtc; waas oft,eep of the most d 1splen:
did battle scenes. ftliat could ever be wit
messed.
5"Ihe whole line, with! banners pnfarled,
went forward at the odoubae-qaick, and
With ,pore regularity than i, ,,oq an ordi:
nary battalion drill: The fleeing lines 81
tbe' rebels ID font, The q slishfpp2f9eter5 wh6
had been concealed beRi6d'f c6ttoat b&}sei
and ino an e&d bootton1 ginuino front of the
F89th. 4ndiaaa, zthreRies ept pttegbita hand
kc1chletS at 5eyeFy vlind9X, and and over ev-
cry cotton Bale, taken in eonnectDhf vita
the t'ovel" Spectacle presented by Capt.
Dhlon's batterys 'chargisgps psfSrwapa alasa
hponottha inau OK iataatrEb made up. a
|seene, that can, never be, aH9ced frUm IthS
mind Of any who Witnessed it, anaocan
never be properly represented o1Tnater;
|1J N6language,can sdei:jasti0e to the cons
duct ofbthes officers and men Of my, com
mapd dnirFiigne; dnirFiigneg; !Ih1is th1is engagement, AIT bedm
ed TO- seek positions, Of, peril instead Of
safsly, III 1fdisa saksfs f1Gs ensay wss' .ronetst It
ind midst Secure from dan ger,i there, did
they: chsiga 6etcest, and e9it tkAhe great
est8determiinatite.nl, atite.nl,os,1q 900. os ''"7' @ -
latter. this charge the sspemN immediate:
seSnanS %G$ed se sSs Ssy 5te e.S,o s"S
cmfy9'b mfy9'bTv Tvorfs did artifitry eTihih holested7 7Ly
ashUt sHs tsezss9no,I bas i|iIi s!,o-o,;,
IL Capt. EsB. Maftisja Acting AsgaistaaIn't
Aajut.nt ,Gsaer,l oninysssa&, seizS@d the'
|asa ofa the 759th Indiana, ny }eadihg} ztfeg:
! imept,, ,aad gong far i4 advalceoof ths
skirmishersS Is TIE Capitol,a a1aafi5sedsit oEer
the dome, where it ieansfqed until r the
rmasched7 dlo1a the town and
Lieut.. Dcaeldeoa Did, do o,ae1senp ss.n, On hy stsf,
n;!5s;. a|1s ssS HS;sRSf Of thtssras; x;
SEIZED there II C5hhaepaie uhsg, ,madepf
doubt -Biik, sthat a cavalry company had
applrhtly AbtadopSd in its fight ''0p
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