Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-03-30
VOL. xviii 2-3HII8

] reDels, enraged DeyonQ bounds at the nav
oc made among them by Capt. Harris u
pound " Napoleon determined to capture
it, if possible. Concentrating nearly the
whole of Morgan's brigade, they rushed
| forward and made desperate assault upon
] the right Of the 101st Indiana and left of
the 123d Illinois Our boys, now advan-
tageously posted, suffered them TO come
within thirty or forty yards Of our line,
when they opened upon them with so de-
| structive 3 fire that in few minutes the
victors of Hartville were retresting in the
widest confusion, leaving many rebel,
rampant and exulting but a moment be-
fore, dead, dying, bleeding upon the
ground.
REBELS DISCOURAGED.
1t was the last effort Of the enemy. His
troops could no more be brought to the
charge. On every side storm Of bullets
greeted them. 1t was death all around the
d ARTILLERY FIGHT AT LONG RANGE.
Sullenly Withdrawing to the edge of the
woods, upon the ground where our troops
had first formed in line of battle, they
planted three pieces Of artillery, and
opened a despairing, scattering and inef-
fective fire which did no damage whatever
TO the brave men who held FaughFs Hill.
Nevertheless, Captain Harris trained his
piece upon one of their guns, disabled 1t
after a round or two and compelled the
others 10 draw off One Of the gunners
Of the disabled piece was afterward found
blown into fragments, with one of his
arms hanging to the limb Of tree.
CHEER BY THE UNION TROOPS.
No reihforcements had as yet come up
to Colonel Halls assistance; he did not
know the extent Of the terrible loss he had
inflicted upon the enemy, and supposed
that they might be preparing to again at
tack him. To create an impression upon
the minds Of the rebels that his reinforce
ments had arrived, he ordered his men 10
raise shout. This they were in good
hTUnbr to do anyhow, and lusty cheer
made Vhughts Hill and all the forests
round il fairly ring. At the same time,
skirmishers were pushed out right and
left. The fire from the rebel artillery re-
doubled for moment and then entirely
ceased. i
5E-E RETREAT OF THE ENEMY.
But al this cannonading on the enemy's
part, after their terrible repulse upon the
left, was only for the purpose of conceal
ing and covering their retreat and when
our skirrnishers advanced to the town, not
a rebel was to be found, except some who !
we're so. badly wounded that they could
not be carried off.
THE REBELS ATTEMPT TO TELL WHAT HURT /
THEM
As the rebels passed through Milton, |
they told such of the inhabitants as had |
not run away that they had entirely beaten |
Colonel Hail. but that the arrival of rein |
ten thousand strong, to his as
had compelled them to retire. It |
was, in fact, two bours from the time the |
last rebel disappeared, until the head of |
the reinforcing column came in sight of |
Vaughts Hill. Il. 70 -.slr
i' -i'- LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES.
The material results of the battle have
been already stated Twenty prisoners |
were left-in our hands besides The wound /
ed. Sefen rebels were killed and pro- |
pOFtiOnate number wounded, by the single |
volley with which the Eighteenth Illinois /
repelled the UUlumH OF cavalry Uvhiab az
sailed our right. Twenty-Five Of them |
we're killed outright in their final grand |
attack upon our left, and were buried |
where they fell. DR.. Keller, Surgeon Of |
brigade, estimates the entire reb-
el loss at not less than four hundred killed |
and wounded.
Our OWN loss was six killed, one at least
portally injured and lbirty-three others
Hounded
MORGAE's PRUDENCE. q L.-s
John Morgan is said 10 have been ex-
ehary about exposing his own
person, and TO have remained in the thick |
ct just to the lef4of the town, during the /
whole course of the fight.
THE UNION OFFICERS AND THEIR MEN.
I can only remind the public that the
field officers of the 10lst Indiana engaged |
in this fight we're Lieutenant Colonel DOnn
and Major Steele; and those of the 123d |
Illinois, Colonel James Monroe, Lieutenant |
Colonel Bigge and Majer Connolly. That
is sufficient praise.
The 80th Illinois, Colonel Allen, although |
it lost no men, is not to blame for that. The |
enemy opposed to it fled at a single volley. /
The 105th Ohio had to play, during the |
whole battle, the trying role of the re-
serves, and sustained it creditably to them /
selves and their State
FINALE.
Thus are two of the mock heroes of the
Morgan and Wheeler, for the |
present efFectually "plsyed out" Pretty
well done for 300 green boys from the |
West, commanded By "pOlitical Colonel. !