The Goodhue volunteer., 1864-04-20
THE BATTLE Of
FITZHUGH WOODS.
GALLANT CONDUCT OK (. Il THE MN Nm
.....~. NEs0TA THIRD. =.
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Aiiiea Ws.nAeA and psissl.g.
PARTICULARS or THE FIGHT.

1he regiment lett Little kock, Arkansas,
Oh Wednesday, tho 30lh ult., for the purpose
of asosrtaini"s;-h possible, the Whereabouts,
strength and intentions Of The rebel General
McCrae, who Was supposed 10 be oopoen.rs.
ting his forces for ~ attack on our outposts.
The force was con tosed Of companies b, q,
E, G, H and /, and numbered about 155 men.
They reached Augusta, = tewa IN northwest
ern Arkan sas, on White River, on Friday,
the lst Of April, snG immediately surrounded
the town, placing = patrol guard in every
street, and arrssting all tl,s citizens, who were
taken before the Colonel, and INTERCEPTED,
but without cliciting any information d any
importance whatever.
Col. Andrews, who was in command Of the
expedition, resolved to lind out something
definite, left Augusta, With his whole force
and marched into the country, distance Of
twelve miles, visiting every house by the
roadside, and arrestine tho inmates, who
were all very ignorant Of the Whereabouts Of
McCrse. Finding it impossible to learn any.
thing II importance, aud dscming the search
. fruitlcss one, Col. Andrews determined ia
return 70 Augusta, aud accordingly started
Tor that place. . = - 49, ....,'s.
The regimen: in returning had reached .
place called Fitzhugh Wovds. about nix mile,
from Augusta, when they were attacked in
:sar and tanks by NcCrae's forces number.
ing FROM $40 to 800, mounted, who cam.
down upon them with yell, but were gal
antly met By eur brave boys, who gave them
a genuine Minnesota war whoop, and poured
three destructive volleys into them without
dra ~iog their ase, and causing thc,n to fall
back. They 500" rallied, however, and dis.
mounted, fighting fn"m behind trees, stump.
and rocks. But they were ne.,aateh.f.r. on,
boys, who hold them At bay, thinning ::thei.
ranks, and finally causing them 10 retire in
confusion. After they had been rrpu,sed
they rallied, aid from that time until af,s,
the Third neared Augusta series Of skir,n.
ishes was indulged in, which resulted very
oisasterously to the enemy. #*< <-5'
Tho less Of the Third Regiment Was seven
killed, sixteen wounded, and four missing,
while that Of the enemy was about one hun.
|dred, among whom were large proportion
sf commissioned officers. Company E, from
Red Wing, had two killed and three wound.
I'd. rh''F: names are Firs, Sergeant Corydoa
D. Bsvans, aud private Clark D. Harding,
killed; Corporal Isaac Lauvsr. private Alber,
G. Leach, and Quarter Master Sergeant lie.
n,an D. Pettibone, wousdsd. Ssrg'e Bsyan,
fell in the first IRE, while checsing - th.
men. - ~t &%@
Capt. Dcvcrsaux, whe was in, d, hxht,
says the boys conducted thsmsclvss with
great sallantry, and showed csscass;vsly IL,
the r,simsat u wssthy of oh tie ps.ss which
|is has sscsivs1. Col. Andrvws had NJ hee,,
hss.undsr him. Mej Fester Nd IL d :,
|z his saddls tssn slf b baliet The OF.
|desiy q Company q had The lock a.a ashan-
nsr Il his gun shos - whils aininet % fes,
There were .aay incidsnss md nar.sv. =.
|cspss which sar apacs viii ~ adnit e 90
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