, 1880-08-07


Union tonta occupy ,tho southeastern portion
carsa o. the nn1hs ahn aSk q e tents Is o race
te woods aad % Ssh!ud ia to 'f tis unio', n cav. NV
nlry, n lortion Of THO infantry, md foMr
p;cces Ut artillery have been stat,9t,es. NORTH
fwecn q tn ieMs les tlan nway bs
q, nf the, tlc!d, Is, 4 well, witt, 2 crib;
Ike wall. Around 1t northeast Of tho well
IS plain wooden crib, beh!nH which tl.Tco
nt r. igor ui1n ssirMis'Grs r. VII ~na soseity of n Xxx
johnny Rebs.
THE CONFEDERATE sri.osanoLp,
Fort Lee, Is ut tho cxtrcmc northeastern cor
l,er Of tlto tield 1t is m octnEonal rctloiiif,
s,Gaosa sa an rsar 3 by fsss %oee fsaees @ ~ Be IL
nre the enemy and Headquarters; tho llatcd
lscbcl rag flies from tho llagnole IN
tho centre and n,,other waves from tlie ranle
artillery under tho cnmmand of Lieut. Wells.
composing tho Stark County Veterans, or
Sz"e as4 c6 agGsSf' T. III? saS' ths hse
Veterans, or "Fiftl, Louisiana" under Col.
James y; Il Kays. ,Ti3. rhe Seco''d 1Srigale, com-
by yMsav s E2 Vsistan! Of r6nfto" e
Tigers" under Col. g. i. Fisher, and tho
Hsndcrsnn County Veterans. nsststed hy. tho
m,,Magnolla Veteran Guerillas," " under Col; =:
Blue Flag aid :" Maryland. Aiy Maryland"
which {ar llnrsllly upon tho enemy's ears.
Gen. l1tlllard, tho fscbGl commander, casts .
dcfcnscs, and gives frequent orders to Col.
\. H. Rice, bis Acting Adjutant-Genernl:
Their eyes flash fire; II looks as If thoy meant
business.
THE COMMANDER OF THE UNION FORCES,
Ss s D. o knows ycTyhd2 tas end se 11% 5 . ,e
mandtesr he''s he Hss Col. o. waitef snd Lieut..
Wilson, and his infantry forces arc
Tho Union forces exceed tho Rebs about
two to one, the fighters for tile Stars and
Stripes numbering about $50 antl the Defend
ers of the fort about 49, Fonr % l,stsenine IT.
side 10 spy ont the Ilebcl band: 'Flo Reny.
Of course, "Ret on to'' tllat, and start ont a
skirmisll line. Tho skirnlshers run out with
cover Of tlo fort S M x moment iatsF tie UniSa
Esteransi net nst uHis w3s GG do Red ID Il '1!ps sy
s,s ssys ii R'tHisr tiae oaa ADVANCE, sa' as Open s
standlng. 'rhon they ,srcak up 10 position
| Ill lne with tho well, and open out on the
eIsTsa aT l. ID L. s H5s6 bicsr to sS9 sr S eer aeef s
| towards the fort WITH a fiag 81 truce to do.
n,and . surrender. A Rebel officer rides out
sHirnis * si M ae u ntMates ] Gy y' o%g o s ys % ta
sny any Intention Intention ot 81 'surrendoring MSt:
Healy turns over to the officer on tho white 'it.
Immediate nnd unconditional. surrender as
| preferable to the etfusion OF more or less
Blood aud tho certain final licking Of tho
THERE IS A LurL IN TIE FIRING
to allow the negotiations to go Oil. Tho
Rebel officer reports, and brings back the
rebelllous commanders reply. As a matter
of course, under the cltcumstances, nc deems @
Il M bioad and 50 Se on: The Tie Kcbs hayo evidently
| beon informed Of the reply, for they are
bowling tleir approval Gf something, and Nd tlo 2
Hcppey paynE yrSs f baek - ho nion ncs md
reports tho result Of his mission, tho Union
commnnder's voice is now for war, and moro
oft; Cpl. Eldor mud Col. Hnrpe! novu for.
e Tt fra tes' f ffs'%!s ssys afaS
Regiments: The former takes his position OH
front 9f ths camps and be behind Tho unln, LOT
ttSwSo battsTiss under thSe' command q Col.
Foster, Chief Of, Artillery, Is panted, b.,
tween The two columns Ct 'Toops Tho en1 csl ta
other fellows reply with becoming prompt.
moss: They have reached tho crib, northeast
Ct the wel and M POI. aWay nt the !,. Joi,'ln1es
regular firing is kept up, for several min-
fellows, firing rs they run, md force them en-
SnSk For fey inutex taS crack n5d Of the th
ga g!ay,eoats Seem % havso' the best
Of It, The Union troops in tho
background fall OIL their faces and squint
re q ti fa a of
tho Union skirmtsll limo advances boldly md
gatns It's old position In limo with the scconti