, 1864-07-27

rlny Vas LETT Hnafdinss 3ofd Det#een Inc !
leit Of our infantry line and the lower fords,
whittier Major Waite was marching When |
&he latter had got a . mile on Ills way, tho |
rebels in large force, "a fuu regiment Of cav |
a,ry) forced the ford which company b was |
guarding, and drove the company bsck; but |
niadea stubborn light, and yielded slowly,
making the rebels pay dearly Tor every retro
grade step they were Obliged to take.
:! The rebel regiment, however dIsmounted
mud succeeded in driving Lieut.. .Corbtt still
further back and gaining the road down
which Minor White had gone, thns cutting
him of, and also Col: Clendeniu, who Was
however, managed to get word through to
Major Waitc by IN orderly, I'm 8th Illinois
caya1ryman can pick his way most anywherc)
to get one company throush to the relief Of
Co c, down the Monocacy, If possible, and
himself with bis other two companies to get
him that he was cut of. Major. ". sent
Capt. Wells, with Co. l, as ordered. Tho
Captalu reached Co. G safely, and nfter the
bridges were burned. With his own aud that
COMPANY, unable to 1ejoia .he ,! army m under
Washington, which he reached In safety,
Meantime Major Waite. with his two com.
panles, making fciat Of charging the rebel
brigade obstructing the road, the dust de-
lack, giving him time to make detour
across the 1elds,' and through woods, and
outilank them, thus regainfng our lines. Col
Glen denim, who came near beiog captured,
also escaped, and thus the rehs were cheated
Of their prey, of which they thought they
we're sure; Tor not man Of the sth fell into
their bands.
When Gen. Wallace WAS obliged TO fall
back, Col Clendcnin, with three companies
OF his regiment, fell back through Urbaua,
closely pursued By the nth Virginia cavalry,
LOCO strong. This regiment Seemed deter
mined to capture the Illinois boys. They
made desperate charge, coming on with a
fierce yell but they were received as the 8th
generally receive their rebel visitors, and fell
buck with the loss of their bntne-lag aud the
capture Of their standard .bearcr. During
this charge Lieut.. Kibley, q brave and gallant
officer Of Co: E, received q severe wound, a
rebel bullet lodging near his heart. He Is
ROW considered out Of danger, and ia likely
to experience but one bad effect from his
wound-unmely, the jealousy Of hts brave
hearted and devoted little vile, now by his
side, who must ever hereafter have one OBJ
The rebel Major now tried to rally bis men
for another charge, he rode boldly forward
Of bis regiment and fired his pistol into oar
ranks, at the same time addressing bis men
in lond tones. The rear guard Of the 8tb,
under Lieut.. Truek, Of company E, stood
were at their highest, Lieut. TIask said,
.sCan't that rebel Majors noise be stopped:''
I ''some one hold my horse" said Corporal
l. Miles, Of company K. Dismonated, the
Corporal sighted bis caEbine on the. Major,
fred and ths l Signieu yhe usio2 GiagAlry W.
| to the ground, the rebels seemed dishearten-
| ed, and ceased to follow up our men.
| The manner In nh1ch the skirm1shing,
| during this retreat, was done Was admirable:
I The detachment was divided up into small
| squads, each officer taking. few men in
! charge, In order to make the most Of the
small force. Capt. Sullivan, Of company Z,
| keeping the saddle all day, though quite Ill
| Lieut.. Fowler, Of company II. aud Lieut..
GrceoEy, OF company !, were especially &C.
tive and alert during the s6trmlshtng, bc'
sides the other officers named. But ever!
private seemed to fight as though he had all
The pride and responsibility Of O commits.
STONED officer. The enlisted men Of the old
sth-eyery one hero-God bless theml
/ ". Humphrey, q the illinois 95th regiment
during this retreat, had very thrilling ad
venture. Having been captured By rebel
officer, who s'run hin down. In corn field.
Humphrey was one side Of fence and tht
rebel on tue other, and the rebel caught hin
when his horse stumbled at gap in tht
fence between them, the rebel had yellet
several times, "Surrender, you son Of {
: b-h!'' and each time the Adjutant turnet
and fired a shot, rs he snid, for his mother
After exhausting his charges, be threw ht
r pistol at the rebel. As the rebel did not fre
: : tion; SO while Mr. Rcb. WAS holding til
! reins Of Humphreys horse, he slipped o.
IRON him and into corn field near By, IN
escaped. After travelling two days withou
food, lodging about IN the bush, he fnali
reached our lines. Lieut.; humphrey als
ef1 3fr17n nf Er4Hn q
.. City.
Late on Saturday night, Col. Clendeni
; with his command, Joined Gen. Wallace
forces ut Newmarket, and from that time I'll
J, til the arrival Of Gen. Wallace ut Balttmor'
! ou Monday noon, the 9Th Illinois formed II II
i in trout Of the troops by night To say tn:
;. tie men and horses were exhausted whe
2 they reached Baltimore, after their week
campaign, world be superduous. Since thu
Z time the boys have been scouting from bel
icing By no means Idle.
: defenees Of Washington, during the sieg'
J. were constantly employed, and one gallaz
charge that was attributed to Massach
+ sets regiment Was made BY portion Of t
9 8th. Capt, Wells, while retreattng into Il
: defenses followed by the advance Of Breck!
9 ridge, made good fight, skirnishlng wi
u effect
The killed aud wounded, on the Monoc.
8 and in Washington, as near IS have be-
L able TO obtain them, are given below:
. KILLED.
- Capt John 2. Morris, Co. N, July II.
h Lieut.. Charles 8. Gilbert, Inos'al's WOUNDED
- ]eft in hands Of enemy, July y
!; Thomas Baker. Co. E, Jnls 8:
d Charles GIeenville, Go. Z, J1lV7.
&c George AcG1egor, Co. D. Juty9.
y WOUNDED.
j, Lieut., John A. Kinley. CO. K.Ju'y 9, dangerous
lie seret :; Remington, B. Jnl{ I, sese;Teiy, t;gy:,u
4 corP. cf Loran Carver, !, July I, severely: ::
u Cub. Roswell Humphrey, /, July !, slightly.
! Wrn, Perciva1, B. July 7, severely. :.
!, Thomas Wilson, !, July :. slightly: slightly
j. Wilhelm stetnkey, Ii, July 8, severely:
Al O'Brien, n, July g. slightly.
A. TopSpEp IN THE DEFENsEs OF WASHINGTON.
II sergt g. 9. McSorh, Co. E: :.serts7s se1ae9s'y'
~ Clarence Williams. Co. 1, severely.
~ Wm. Allen, CO. c, slightly.
. Frederick bartl1ns, CO: L, severely;
e. E1aemus #. 6eamfn, Co. II. nalghtly.
NJ VIM. J. johnson, Co. G, slightly.
Is Surgeon 7. ". Stu1l, who accompanied
oJ regiment on the Monocacy campaign
I'd shared its peri!s, has charge Of the wound
n here belonging to the regiment.
ID One word more, and the story OF the
ce nliuois cavalry viii be told. We have he.
ch much Of idle, Tagrant and humbug chaplat
be The chaplsin Of the 8th, VIII A. spenc
III With his krapsack swung, has gone throt
he, with the boys on this campaign, ready IN
raj midst of the battle to improve the lew I
mcnts or seconds Of life granted to the n
{. ol tally wounded, to speak cheef1ne Wolas
es- the life beyond the grave, aud equally 1e
ty. to succor the liying-a chaplain twill do
~, ~ tic to.