Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-03-08
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The Rebellion. Ia l>6l found Rutherford
b. HAYES among the foremost I'D the ii-id
nf pcIi.uu, Lutv. A. major ui the j}i Ohlp
volunteers. a, judge advocate ut the Ne
partmeut. aud as Lieutenant colonel OF the
rcgiurut, In the summer and tall of lSJl.
HAYES was active with the army OF Rose
Grams in the gallant work of clearing the
, mountainous regions OF W ct Virginia of
I, ruidahIe eucmv. Ia the tall oi l-19 he
va, at Suutl Mountain Leading the I'm
ion advance At tile head ot hi, regiment
one oi THE regiments of the famous Old
kunawhu' btisade-agalnst superior forces
posted adyantagcou>iy on the crest Of the
taouutain, Lieutenant Colonel Hayes en-
counttrtd IA stubborn resistance. The
rebels disputed every foot OF ground. but
HAYES charging rapidly and gailantly again
aud a gain, drove the rebels out OF the woods,
drove them across the fields. and up the
( mountain Wounded and fainting from
loss OF blood. but recovering, he advanced
his regiment, which had retired upon his
fall; falling again while fighting at the
head of Iii, men, he wa carried from the
| field again VT ...,AIcd. with his wounds
| half dressed, at the head of his regiment,
| animating his comrades AID directing the
| light. until. falling again exhausted. he
mainder OF the brigade arriving the enemy,
| by brilliant bayonet charge. was swept
| from the crest OF the mountain into the
| woods beyond. Ii was "A gallant hgb. on
"A beautiful sabbath morning in September.
| Ii WAS skillfully fought: it was bravely
won. Hayes gallantry ,tottitude. and con
duet, hi- herOism, Injecting his little band
and sustaining them under tremendous
losses-a loss of one-half of their number
! h0rs du cOmbat-against heavy odds. until
REINFORCED secured handsome victory
TO the Union forces.
This heroism. the intrepidity, skill, en-
durance. aud dash, displayed at South
| Mountain. never deserted him: it was con-
spcuou~ in his every fight. In 1868 he
pursued and captured the sanguinary raid
er. John Morgan. AT Clyde Mountain. in
the spring of 1864 in command of brigade
against the enemy fortified upon its sum
NIT charging at the head of his men through
the woods over bogs and creeks. with hum
dreds falling around him amid storm of
iron hail. he swept over the works, and
| bayoneted their defenders under their bar
Ticades.
In July. at Winchester, in command of
a brigade. he, with the gallant Mulligan,
moved out to meet a supposed reconnois-
sance by the enemy. but the reconnois-
sance, developing into movement IN
heavy force, Hayes and Mulligan were sur
rounded-closed in on both flanks. No
retreat was proposed. He and Muligan
continued to advance, but an annihi-
latng fire from artillery and infan-
try, in front and on both fianks, moved
down by scores the devoted band. Multi
gan fell. Hayes, with great co6lness and
Judgment. slowly retreated to hill mac
cessible to cavalry. and turning. hurled
back the yelling pursuers. His horse had
early been killed under him. Hence, from
morn till midnight, on foot, always expos
ed in the position of danger, Hayes, by in
trepid daring, endurance. and skill. rescued
his little command from annihilation By
overwhelming numbers. Again at Berry,
vile, Va. his gallantry and skill illustrated
, his devotion to the national cause. At the