The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-03-10

astically oxclaimod, "with a little
more discipline they would bo the
equals Of the Old G uard." Tuesday
evening, at Shiloh, the enemy had
passed to within one mile of Brccken-
riAga, who was covering tho retreat
with The remains Of his shattered and
wcarie1 division. Mic idsay between,
tho rangers were contesting the ground
aim ost truly inch By iuch. The fresh
troops Of Is tell, inpatient at delay,
aud flashed with thc hope of ovcrta-
King aud capturing the gallant Ken
tuckiAn and his entire force, which
they believed exhausted and sure
prey from hard marching and two
days desperate fighting, now threw
forward two regiments of infantry,
supported by ooo Of Ohio cavalry,
who, III fac array, came rapidly on as
houndS and hunters when their game
is at bay. Tie rangers had suffered a
loss Of over one hundred, moro than
ten pc! cont, in the two days previ-
yious conflicts. Wharton, their third
co!onol since the mournful fall Of Ter
~ at Jacksonville, had lost several
horses, was TWICE wounded and borne
to tho rear late the preceding day.
Liout. Col. Ferrell, detached with
two companies tn burn the white
tented cities, still standing despite
Tic storm that had swept through and
over them, was yet absent so that
The whole force left under Major
! Harrison did not exceed threo hun.
dred men. lie had ilst wheeled from
column Of fours into linc-of-ba.tlc,
stretching across the road, and cxhort~
Cd his mon to check their pursuers
and give the little army placed in
their keeping time to bridge through
the mirc that isppcdcd thoir woariod
limbs, or opportunity to form if ne
ccssary, when Forrest with forty men
rode up and lcrgthencd the line TO thc
right. The ohomy halted. A level
space Of somo six hundred yards lay
between, clear and opon except dead
tree hero and there On thc opposite
side. Behind these trees sharpshootcrs
took post and IcHan TO pour in damn-
Eing shots .iustas the command, "Re-
se,vc fire for close quarters forward -
passed from right to left, rc-cchocd by
subaltcrns. lIorso and rider, though
both were iadcd, caught now lifo aud
swept onward, straight at topmost
speed. Tho horse, noble everywhere,
nowhere bears himself so proudly as
in battle. llo socms conscious of the
danger into which he plungcs, bu!
omIlous to bear his.ridcr the foremost
aud braYest Of them all and mortal
must hc tho wound il either forsakcs
his trust. Tho we'll known Texas
yell IS raised now, and swells louder
and louder, and even above the roar
! Of mus|:ctry. Horse and rider, one,
the otneI, now il heaps, fall, but the
line lnits together where gars bavo
boon made, and moves, thunders OH
into thc dcadiicst sheet Of fame
Anon they wavor. The horses falter.
they clear it. HS hTty yards Tas' the tn,
double barrels, loaded with buo!, aud
BAH, oro brought into play, each vol.
ley making wide openings in the
! cuomy's line
sun shouting "nd sslnging" thoi,
gems en- The rnmmcls Of their saddles
, the rangers draw rcvolvcrs and make
short fire and finishing work, just as
the rattling of artillery coming to Tho
oncmy's relief is heard in the dis
tnncc. Onc-third of Tic enemy
infantry arc rode aud shot down.
: Tho remainder break, and fee through
tho ranks of their cavalry. These ar,
bowed further and further back, anc
do ;pito tho appeals of their gallan
Colonel to stand firm, they yield 0,
, flee -~one, two, and three squads at
time ulitii their leader fails, and tn,
Gray are victorious to the last ON Shi
: loh's bloody ground.