Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-06-08

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left rear, when be marched his command
in and reported it to Col Malloy, not a
man missing Col. Boughton's skirmish
line. he tells me, was not disturbed, yet
not more than 80 Of the 18th Conn. re-
ported to him for duty. Why did not
more escape? I will answer that ques
tion when some one tells me why des-
erted from these two regiments to the
rebels, between our leaving New Berne,
and the battle or when some explains
why an officer of that regiment should 60
to the house Of the rebel torpedo maker
in Kinston, as soon as our troops enter
ed it, and ask for and recelUe messages
from captured Connecticutters, left for
him with the scoundrel's sister. With
these were captured several hundred
western men, principally from Wiscon-
sin, who had been put into these regi-
ments to learn the art of war from
them. CD
I attach copy Of the n Y. Herazds
report Of the whole fight, which will be
read With interest, in this connection :
"On Wednesday, the 9Th, the enemy,
mined effort to turn our left flank. They
came up rather unexpectedly and furiously,
and the consequence was the loss on our
part Of large portion of two regiments,
who were f1anked by superior numbers
The left of the line, held by the I'd division
of General Carter, fought desperately, re-
sorting to the bayonet when their ammunition
was exhausted. To compensate for the
losses here, Col. Savage, Of the 18th New
York cavalry, made detour on the rear,
and captured nearly one hundred prisoners
"The same afternoon an attack was made
on our right and repulsed without loss
General Schofield came up and assumed
command. Night coming on, the action
ceased. Captain Fish, Of the 18th New
York cavalry, lost two small howitzers,
and Captain Kelsay's artillery had lost a
Napoleon gun. We had taken perhaps two
hundred prisoners during the day.
"On Thursday morning, the 9th, Malloy
fully regained his original position, and con
tinued to hold it. The enemy charged up
on him three times in the forenoon, aud
were each time repulsed with heavy loss Of
life, and a small loss Of prisoners to them
The forenoon was mostly occupied with
light skirmishing along the whole line
We still hold our original line, ample breast
works having been erected and stout hearts
occupying both Of them and the skirmish
pits. All through the evening of the 9th,
and the night and morning of the 9Th and
10th, the rebel fury again belched FORTH
They had evidently learned of something
that had urged them to unusual despera-
ton, and we afterwards learned that it
must have been the reception of intelligence
by them that Couch was coming overland
to join Cox. This, Of course, necessitated
a furious and speedy onset upon Cox, in
in order to annihilate him before Couch
should come up. All night long the charg-
ed again and again, making six or seven
different charges amid the roar of musket-
ry and cannon that was deafening and ter
rible as it swept and surged through the
night air. They drove our skirmish line
from their rife pits to the breastworks, and
they seem determined to pour their hordes
over into these, but the wave was sent
bounding back, time, after time, and final
ly, on the morning of the 10th, as they at
tempted another flank movement upon our
left, it is said we took from them an entire
regiment of Alabamians. From this tine
there ardor began to diminish.
rTo BE Continued