East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-04-21

ne walked 10 the stockade from Their,
was taken to Nashville. His strengtl
when he arrived was too far gone fo
amputotion, and he died in few hours
A piece of shell struck Allen Bar
mum upon.the back Of his left shoulder
wounding him slightly. He is now
about camp with merely an arm in
sling. BY the time these wounds hat
been inflicted, many blankets, riddled
haversacks and canteens scattered and
torn into fragments by the shells, they
learned the direction Of the enemy
scrambled out of the car and deploye
along the road, sitting and lying under
cover of logs and stones, and q shallow
ditch, and opened fire upon the gunners
of the battery, very soon silencing it,
and keeping it silent during most of the
engagement, which lasted from hall
to three.fourths Of an hour When our
men leaped from the car, the rebels
yelled furiously, hoping, no doubt, to
intimidate them; but few well.directed
volleys from our side, silenced also that
battery, and made them scamper for a
cornfeld, trees, and other hiding places.
AT this their leader swore and raved
ike pirate. Private William Woicott
fired upon the profane cavalier, who
threw up his hands, and fell from his
horse, corpse. Sergeant Warren then
brought down his horse, splendid
gray. Several more horses were killed
and some towards, as they crawled
from tree to tree upon their hands and
knees, were halted suddenly. Our
guard was then ordered on to the hill,
which they reached through a rocky
ravine. When they arrived at the sum.
NIT, the enemy was linbering up his
artillery,-mounted, formed hastily 10
line, turned and fled, thrashing the
mules upon the artillery numerically,
leaving upon the field two dead. The
Cumberland ran between the hostile
parties. Had the rebels succeeded in
frightening or driving off the guard,
they would have crossed and destroyed
tbs train. After their departure, the
Commander of stockade within half a
mile invited the guard to retreat to his
stronghold. But flushed by victory
over SIX times their number, they were
not disposed to abandon the train they
had so successfully guarded, and were
preparing to camp near it, when the
passenger train came up with 25 men,
from Co. ID Of our regiment, comman.
ded by Capt. Huston. His men might
have been there to participate in the
last of the affair, had not his engineer
taken fright and run back two miles be-
fore the Captain could pu. veto upon
a further retrograde movement. AS
soon as arrangements could be made,
the locomotive Of the passenger train
took the whole through to Nashville,
arriving about ten in the evening"
When they left the field, the bodies of
he two Guerillars were still lying where
hey fell. With one exception, our
men acquitted themselves bravely, hav-
ng fired each from fifteen to twenty
POUNDS. East Saginaw may well feel
! pride in the men who represent her
n the 23d Regt. The men speak highly
# the conduct of Lieut.. Wellington
lie had but just become a member
# the company by promotion. but hav.
ng enlisted in the Sd Mich, been at
he battle of Bull Run, served FIVE
months in that regiment, discharged
rom the service because of protracted {
lness, re.enlisted again as soon as able,
nd having done his duty faithfully in :
his regiment as Orderly in Co. A, he
'as entrusted with the charge of the j
len, and proved himself worthy the
rust. The enemy was well armed with !,
iinnio Rifles, and peppered the rocks
rofusely, wherever head presented it. 9
elf, and during their ascent of heravine !.
10 balls flew around our little band e
lick and fast, yet, strange to say, not y
ne Of them was injured after leaving a
he car. Some think that those in the =
.ockade might have rendered assist. h
ice, being there for the purpose of T
harding the road but they did rot.
-ad our Company been armed with i
[innie or Springfield Rifles, instead of L
nck and ball muskets, they would Z
ave made many more Of tho scoundrels =
TX the dust. The Conductor of tho is
IL n |