Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-10-15
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REDSKINS SUBDUED.
General Bacon's Little Force Con-
quers the HoStiles.
SIX OF OUR SOLDIERS KILLED.

paper Correspondent The Troops
Fought With Great Bravery, Though
Fired on From Ambush.
Walker, Mimi, Oct. 81. c. Beaton,
one OF the three newspaper men ma
rooned with General Bacons troops on
Sugar Point, wires the Minneapolis
Tribune long account of the battle.
After describing the landing he says:
AS there was no indication of trouble
Brill, Knappen and myself made up
our minds to so back to Walker on the
boat to be sent by General Bacon for
the tents and rations for another day.
We were down at the landing, waiting
for rowboatS to take us to the steamer,
when shot was heard. Immediately
we ran back to the crest Of the hill,
when a volley came from the woods
to the front OF us.
Run to cover" some one cried, and
rs the soldiers grabbed their guns and
ran TO the left l hurried down to the
beach, where l was soon safely housed
behind big boulders and brush. AS l
ran down. however, more bullets
chased me, and it was wonder that
myself and those with me were not
killed.
STEADY, men, steady" was the first
sound of voice we heard and as
raised my head l could see General
Bacon running about with his troops.
Get up in the firing line" was the
next order given, and the men OF the
fighting Third were seen to run
through the grass and woods in the di-
rection from which the shots had been
fred
The men continued to advance. The
three officers were everywhere, Major
Wilkinson in charge of the left flank.
General Bacon in charge OF the center
and Lieutenant Ross in charge OF the
right flank. The soldiers were running
along, it appeared to me. on thcir
hands and knees. dropping every mo-
ment to fire volley into the ranks
of the enemy. The officers, however,
stood in the open.
For so minutes there was cease
less roar, and every little while we
could hear cries of the men who had
been shot. l looked up once and saw
that Major Wilkinson had been injur-
ed, but where did not know. l heard
him cry: Ross I've been wounded.
but won't give up. for it's not bad"
The next moment. as he stood right
back OF his firing line, calling to his
men, Give it to them. boys; you got
them going: give it to them: they are
towards. and they're going to rum" he
seemed to stagger and Surgeon Ross
ran towards him.
Give them hell, general. give them
hell" Wilkinson called at the top of
his voice over toward the central flank,
where General Bacon was taking ain
at red man. Then he fell into the
arms Of the doctor. who carried him
into the log cabin at the crest of the
hill, where he died in one hour and
so minutes later.
About the same time the major fell
Private Powell, who was running from
one cover to another, was seen to drop,
and in the evening after darkness had
come he was carried to the little cabin,
the victim Of another bullet from the
Indians Winchesters
Suddenly to our right we heard the
voice of Colonel Sheehan, of st. Paul,
deputy United States marshal. We
glanced up and could see the veteran
Indian fighter leading an advance BY
80 = ;oJ,+
you've got them whipped. boys:
you've got them whipped. Give it to
them, give it to them" the colonel
was yelling at the top of his voice
Every time his voice was heard a
volley rang out and every time it was
further away from us. Afterwards We
learned that we had the colonel to
thank for our lives. Some Indians had
attempted to turn our right flank and
attack the civilians on the beach. The
colonel saw us and realized our danger,
and his gallant attack had undoubtedly
saved our lives. Soon afterward he
joined u.s. having been wounded in the
abdomen.
We lay in wait for some time, and
finally started out to reconnoiter. 1t
did not take me long to learn that our
troops were masters of the situation,
and we at once summoned the COM
pany physician, who attended to Colo
mel Sheehan's wound, which proved to
be not serious.
Our casualties in the battle were
only six soldiers killed and eleven
wounded, while five civilians were
slightly wounded. The dead soldiers,
who survived the battles before Santi-
ago to be slain by murderous Indians,
are Major Melville Wilkinson, Sergeant
William Butler, Edward Lowe, John
Olmstead, John Swallenstock and AL
fred Zebel.
General Bacon escaped without
scratch. He arri,ed here yesterday
and sent the following dispatch to the
war department at Washington:
arrived here at noon with my de
tachment in good condition. The kill
ed and badly wounded have been ship
ped to Fort Smelling. The Indians
have been badly whipped and left the
country adjacent to the fight. En-
route here ether Chippewa bands dis
played white flags along the lake
shore. Have been in no danger If
massacre and need no achievements.
Colonel Harbach's coming was good
In sending out boats.
y Warming to the Indians.
Nyo1l.ar Mimi Oct 11-The Indian
council was held at the agency yes
terday afternoon. and was well attend
ed by Flat Mouth and representative
L.,