The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-07-26
E,se,EEuOyD WAYNE CO., IND. JUN e6. 1866.


yards OF the r;ckets Tie pickets. in
the meantime. sHoaiias 70 The familiar
hugte commaAd--' f'al=g - f9.ars- MOI
u In less than Ave seconds. Two
companies latoat ohe hundred ana sixty
men an "!a though utterly surprised sue
eee''ed IN Arranging themselves III
groups q tours, presenting ei's1llhS
front TO tae fierce rdets, vino. "1'hetl
waiting ior orders. poured into tae pick
ets . fo1iey from their reviewers ft'1
t"o q the piekets f'si 1At aTe e' -49
asSai'antS was Til t1rectest al5aoasa IN
the first charge they 50 H1''S3't IA tsets
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i,
-uJIeaf,- the b,rse,nen wheeled like =
g..-#g aud p da eff kyile,tl. tber were
di.sam,5o.ed bs their reception. so diff
ferea9 from .l,4t whit,b they antieinated.
Hating At a If.tle distance, the Lorsemeu
suddenly wheeled once more, and swoo.
ping down 1fo.- tbs devoted band "Ao
still awaited them in groups, vi h their
! bayonets brist.iaE brightly, dehantlv, a
a mad ea.Iop,the riders. instead oil firing.
as ut first dexterously dropped along
side OF their horses. $ sin.ing with one
hand on the horses 5 neck and one foot IN
the stirrap. .sornev nat after the manner
of the Camanel4es. and fred nj the pick
et- under the horses, tsking deliberate
alm-~ Feree'F'ng that the horsemea
were without sahres, and were only arm
ed with pistols and howieknives, Lieut.
Iofnann gave the command
:. Ai,,t Fine -, a5dinr Immediately
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y score OF the asS''lia'''S "f"E'e'' Il,
,na;r rhor.a-, h.a1. and ,aIf,ne5 .wav
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Load at will! commanded HOT
mann, rely on the bayonet, and what
ever You do, stand firm As he spoke.
the undannted h"rsemen again wheeled
sr'ee'ui'5' posed themselves III '''e''
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And then as if to shut out all hope OF
det.veronce-as II to impress the little
t7na That Tor them there court De no
H'i'e o' @'f''s ing '''' @'f''3e E i'90 one
med thro, the woods above them. while
/ "a truck ear appro .che.l apon the railroad.
uoon which a twel1e-pounder. well man
ned. pointed its grim muzzle toward
them
But the main noly Of the Federals
having bat inst sat down ii tie close q.
a march which. instead of Istisuin2 them.
but ser, ca to warm their blood, Instant
" at the sound of tie Long Roll. which
echoed through the rayines and over the
Green River knobs. started mp. gun in
hand and eagerly Tell INTO their places.
Johnson beheld his favorite regiment
threatened with d-strnefio1: his brigade
Immediately rushedto the rescue, while
Gems Rousseau, Woods and Aegfey de
p}oyed their bri-ades upon the northern
side OF the river, ready to cross a5 81 mo
ments o.ice, Cotter 5 battery. posted
on the highest knob dropPed a she'll
across the stream, over the meats ot the
faithful Germans, no" coatending with
four times their number
..Bv the coasr' exeIafne1 Rousseau.
A. with gI,s- in hand ne hahall the evo
Iutjons Of the rebel horsemea surround
ine the little band of Germans. ..that,s
Terrv's Texan Rangers