The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1866-06-15
DETAILS OF TIE BATTLE
OF RTnGEWAX.
/ Fenian VIctory--The queens
Own" Utterly Routed.
Exciting Foot Race from RidceUay to
Port C0lEurIa.
Corrcspcuac1ce ofthc Chicag9 Tribune.
BUFFALO, June t, 1866.

Tins c-n,.avHt. Was fought UA lie mygu.g.,
Of Saturday, June >. on what IS known
Is Limestone Ridge, about two nile,
north Of HiIgaway 5ailIoal station, aud
abou: eight u!les ives, Of Font l.liv.
have seen mary accounts Of that fight, but
al. fail to give the t4iAte~s approach to a
correct account ci lie character and re-
suits OF the contest. | was present during
the fight, and inside the British lines and
was probably The only Yankee thus favor.
Ell, What shall tell you, saw wi,h
my own eyes, or obtained from British
sources, and Of the Truth Of which there
can be no mistake.
Tie fyLjans, numbering from the best
Information | could obtain, say seven
hundred, arrived from Fort Erie, and
took a position on the battle ground
about I O'Clock in the morning. The
point occupied was on The north side Of
the Fort Ellie road about one hundred
rods east Of where tie road turns sharp
corner to the south leading to IIIdgeway.
I The position they occupied was well chos-
en-, being slight elevation, with a fence
running o,ngthwlse Of the line and an
open field Id front. The Feuia1a we're
formed in two lines of battle, one on the
first elevation, and The other a short dis
lance 10 the lear, behind a Virginia rail
fence
II tie meantime Information was con-
vered by scouts to the Headquarters Of
the British forces, located at R!3geway,
Of the position ana condition Of the
bloody Fenjans," and an advance was
Immediately ordered, the commanding
officer being Colonel Booker, Of lIamil.
ton, believe Of the regulars. The force
numbeliHg at least one thousand, consisted
almost entirely Of the "Qleen's Own" q
body Of volunteers made up Of young
men, Grawn from the cLiic Of Toronto, and
some other leading towns, and from tie
sly 10 Of theii conversation, aud that Of
their friends, before they marched On
lheir eEcmy's works, supposed to lie in
vine be. They advance! quietly and with
steady tread, emitting the very necessary
precauiioa Of protecting their TANKS with
skIrmi,Agrs, unGI lhey reached point
directly IN trout Of the e"eml'5 line and
about two hundred yards distant, when
The line TLa Iisrlarra III L9, F,,ro ~
n.,la,naoo -, ahnrInt7 r.assaJ Iar,ofas. :,
o,or he hzaIs # he Trf.;.b TIA Ix.Icr
Immediately returned the fire, and three
ar fonr Fa1ians III The dust Tha fronI
anil aynosod lire If he Fanians lien r.u
h.rl, Seemingly il Gi.ordar v.r.ao f~a
R,;,:,5 s,,,ro5;,., .I-a., nav, (,,,;r[. o,,.o,
advanced and racoiye1 re1i'ioo, fra f,an
he second line of Fen;ans nosfe5 behind
M Viro;r;a frnre TLs fra was rotnrnnI
i,r tha Eri,i.h and anofkar yorIav ca,no
from tho Fen;ans followed Nv rrnIai,rn.
GUS DISCHARGES. which drove the British
b,., some distance sill naiotafniro their
l;nn
A.. III. ,aa.osnt ina co,.,,,, ord;pr, eff
cor ,fIle Itr;...r, ,,srava,.3 ty,oS.r 2lraa
hor.an4, fo .,i.a r.5r of.,f.a,i.,lt n4nI, ~
IT, ,na,.r j. Nth II Goods All
,as.,a,t, ..,..,,n ;n.o = co..;far.Ir. o.,..
airT f.rca I,nmalia,e)v orIareI the fo,n.
alton Of = hollow square 10 receive > cav
a,gy CHARGE. Tia F.r;,ns watched this
movement. and knew lust where tbev had
them, ri looueni the soaa;e "a.
formed thew creaed u.on them with their
srvrn-shootars .ho, afie, SHOT in onirb
succession. T his was enouob. Colonel
Booker ordered tia retreat Sounded the
Gallant Colonel. unlike his position when
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