The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-05-12

ID as they we're by the flag Of truce.
1t is the opinion of my informant, ns
we'll as OF all with W ON I have convers.
I'd upon the subject, that Forrest would
never have gained the position ho held
which was in fact all he needed to
defeat our men-had he not taken nd
vantage Of the Gag of truce. H. had
spent about eight hours nrd lost many
men in endeovoring to effect the object
and without pereeptible progress or
success. This took place at about
0 o'clock p, m.
In aboutsn hour and half--ssy at
2 30 p. m las neor as the gentleman
can remember, he s1w large force com
ing upon his portion Of the forti6ca-
TONS, apparently emerging from the
deep ravino at the eastward. Il was
composed of infantry, and had proba-
bly, passed down Cold Creek bottoms
on of sigh', until coming upon higher
ground. These forces charged the
works. Simultaneously with this move
ment body of cavalry d smounted,
charged impetuously from the sopth-of.
east, and another as savagsly from the
northward. The Grst charge was sue.
cessful, though from tho effective aim
Of tho artillery and musketry Of the
Union troops, still standing firm and
undismayed, was attended with great
rebel loss in killed and wounded. The
rebels rushed upon the walls, Chamber.
ed through the deep bitches, mounted
the walls, stsid not QUO moment, and
dashing headloDg within the fort, KEEP
up q galliRg and continued musketry
fire. Coming from all directions, com
ing like an avalanche, and in many in.
stances where men we're unpreparOd t.
meet them, coming in force of Gvc OIL
six thousand, coming upon so small 1
force, resistance was useless.
The current could not be stem med. -
Some Of our men remained still stub
bornly at their posts, determined tt
sell their lives dearly. Revelle free
two shots into the advancing mass arte
the walls had been scaled. The color
ed troops Art, the white troops next
dropped their muskets and fed dowr
the hill, hoping to escape in that diroc
ton and gain the cover Of the gunboat
The whites soon found, as did the poo
blacks, that there was to be no quarter
shown. All were followed closely auC
nercely and unrelentingly by the Con
fsderatGs, from whom a terrible firms
was kept up and directed upon the sub
missive but fleeing garrion. Tho mus
kerry did not cease; our men had giver
ell token in their power of surrender
Yet the muderers continued to slaugh
ter both black and white, officers auC
soldiers engaging with zeal in the hOr
rid work. Revellc, with his compan
ions, had retroated down tho hill, anC
was sscrsted, with surgeon Fitch in
sort Of ravine. when he saw two whit
soldiers killed while begging for mer
cy. They had partially sheltered them
selves behind stump, and waved thoi
white handkerchief above il. Whsl
they stood upon their feet with th
word ENERGY" on their lips, the rebel
shot them down.
At THE junction Captain in tn
rebel service came down aud ordere
every man to return mp the hill or the
should be shot. lie used emphatic Ian
guage, strongly favored with Oaths.-
Revelle, with tbs rest Of the living fugi
tives, started to march up tho hill
They were soon saluted by a concentra
sed musketry fire, which sadly thinne
their nnarmed and unresistiDg ranks
They we're compelled to march dirsctl
upon the men who, from the brow c
the hill, we're making targets Of then
Or course many of them were killed =
While going up in this manner, tn
narrator saw many fall dead and wour
ded. lie cannot recall how many, br
is posirivethat three or four we're kill ID
lie also saw negroes killed by pistC
shots. One fell at his side. lie sa
another's brains broken in with a sabl
cut. They must have all died. Al
other, just forward of him, was killC
by blow from tho breech Of a gun
But they were compelled to keep on u
the hill uAder this fire. Revells e,
pected each moment to meet his ia
with the rest, but fortunately escape
without injury.
After being forced to point out Il
stores to some officers who pillaged Il
houses OF what goods they wanted, n
informant with a citizen By ths n0p