Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-07-23

r.is vDDd Dev1Da- AvBv IL lht
Distance enI TT seen fDt hssiIs get
mr. IF NJ ia.i NJ horses AID isE:
car Il. soon The rsg't- n 1einrD-
sc and guard detailed 70 tEts
care a TIE captured tag, GINS
urlsuDsrs AIT horses Ibsu 20 the
fruI1 We move. where We Ire s11I
juins5 by 1hf lrlsh g1h-
Bully i1f Ins ola zth ices
did LIB IL i1ins sfTls, ED5 sDet
EEs sxelRmalJns crest our ears
~ the sth 1is MO hDs on UUr lgft.
We are sure q Ibs-r support when
nns uf their number sBys- BOYS,
us'rsaek VIZ vees III - freezes
Urer and Then W. VIIt 70.
-Afrsr holding -tIs position about
al hour. We Ers reIere1 ~ TIE
Corn Ext-hGIre reg ueut, q PIN
RdtiptlR. IIls we lev req
msuf u twelve ful IusIs.les Eud
WIS euuiTps5 ~ TIE Corr TX
euEnEs Bank, q PuLEdslf,-lt-
hsDss tbs uGmE Igv uuT Old
bass and tbf old 9,t suffered ~
eIrI trni-iso- a. 1.-is s,l-sD1l1l = equip
ped IsriueIi fled Iui9 Eus iDDs-
clEteir IL 1ur rEEr- -'Atteui1gI,
right fHes- bead 4 euluuu 10 HE
right" DD5 We bsE1 i1r tDs Mary
ltui SIDE O. TIE TIrer. A. We
ciub the TOW path, We ire met ~
tJeUerl Gfl1lu WHO j. words 9!
Irr-liss, COZ p l-1s-ts - q on Ilg-
turv- Socn words from genera
C5iIftn seen 70 amply repay % tur
tbs sacrifice mace [ ? Tie rErlDs
We 70 20 or kuspsseks where OILY
3 short time before 0iber comrades
had listened - i5s Invitation q
Grlffu 20 51lr f1iluIu hope How
notify. nDo b9v vel they hs1 -
sp1Dds5, them uDelGius3 kuspsEeks
5srs testified Sad : We gather these
soldier trBVT;uEs q Cur fallen eJ-1-
rs3es 8D6 sg-ii1ps Our course ID
III We JON iJs bs-G1re q TIE tri-
rL3s IDto tiroEEe We 70 and Gs
We gather Brguod tbe camp fires Al
night, We TAX Ursr WITH PRIDE or
BeiiUn q The lay AID lament ibs
loss Of may whose names ARE DOW
fyrE0fts1. After or hard tack and
pork suppsr. there i issued 3 ration
q : s q whisky AID qUiuiDe)
10 each MAJ and We rY4 ~ or
blankets and court Sleep 70 Our
weary and aching bones
A. daylight We are aroused by
tie piekeis firing orer Tie river,
and orders are Ieeeired 20 again
cross Arriving 81 the canal. ne
are there ordered 70 take position
By The TINE We have GOT into posi-
iioD, TIE firing las increased Into
almost > steady roll q IDuskeiry.
and We know that TIE R-bs are
E1Ekin. strong efforts 70 again pos
sess tie heights and ford We open
ranks 70 lsi the 9ib Massachusetts,
18th View York. 62Dd PenDsyl-
Fsuis AID Bad Massachusetts libe
balance Of Our brigs1e.) fle
through. We are confident We
car hold the back end q the ford.
IL TIE halsoce q the brigade can
bold the front 50 IL our favored
position We give the boys atsffy-
a. they lie through ard snjoin on
them 70 DOT let the bright uniforms
Of the Corn Exchange" get soil
ed Bat before the supporting
column CAD ge; over, our Prse;ieed
ears tel &c that the Corn Ex-
change has given way, and that
q roDi AID panic has taken place.
Nearer and clearer came the
@yip. yip!- Of the Rebs, AMI 10 a
moment officers and men Of the
Corn Exchange can be seen CON-
ing down the roadway opposite
without arms, many without hats
The narrow way Is soon filed with
the fleeing, panic stricken recruits.
To the right and left Of the road
way are seen others constantly ar
irving, who, Cd arriving at the
brink. stop; but the Rets are close
al hand. and the minnie balls are
Ebistling across the river.
With q look of dispair these men
eDdeavor 10 climb down the rocky
height but in their haste and ex.
element q foot slips and they are
buried through 60 feet Of space
and strike the rocks below with .
dull heavy tbo6.
On charge the Rebs, pushing oreI
every man. Yolley after volley j:
cred into the tangled mass in
the roadway. Suddenly almost
every man is seen 10 whip oBt q
clean white pocket bSDdkerchiei
and wave IL in token Of surrender.
A few got over the river, bot
ibree-fouribs Of the Corn Ex-
change are with the Rebs. either
a. prisoners or nsngled bodies on
the rocks below. Our advancing
regiments being powerless, have
returned and taken position in our
rear.
The fght is over and the ford
and heights retaken. and the dear
~ bought victory Of yesterday i.
to-day turned into useless, dis
graceful defeat We hold our pos
iiion 10 The canal during the fore
moon, bot not man could show
. head above the TOW path. as th'
Rebs were sure to greet it with (