The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-12

of Fort Henry. The St. Louis >r'
ceiyed sixty.four shots. The numbe
killed Is said to be four. The wound
ed, injured chiey bhy spllnters, great
ly exceeds that number. Commodore
Foote was wounded slightly,
On Saturday morning the battle wa
resumed with unusual vigor and d.
, termination. The Eighth, Eighteenth
Twentieth and Thirty-first Illinois oc
copied a position above the fort, th'
Eighth holding the extreme right. the
Eighteenth next, then the Thirty-first
land Twentieth After another severe
might our men were about TO prepare
a little food whep~ The rebels opened
upon them a fire OF musketry that was
well calculated TO create the widest
confusion if not Il panic; but the line
of battle was al once formed, and the
storm u leaden hail returned, percep-
! tibly thinning the robe ranks rs they
advanced. There are many reasons
| for believing that the real object Of
| the rebels was To eyacuate the fort,
and TO cut their way through Colonel
| Oglesby command in doing So but
! although they seemed as an overpow-
ering hosr and from advantageous
positions showered upon our ranks the
most murderous yolleys of musketry.
grape and canister, killing and
wonnding our men almost by compan-
les AT every round, yet the stars and
stripes moved not single foot back.
ward. Brayely. determinedly, without
tiinching these -four regiments held
their ground, dealing death, dying and
fighting against appalling odds and in
the face of every disadvantages The
Eighteenth regiment seems to have re-
sisted the seyerest storm. Against
their ranks he rebels directed their
heaviest fire; but instead of falling
back they advanced to the very face
OF the enemy and there stood, as it
were in the very jaws of death, fight
ing braVely and determinedly with
scarcely Il prospect that a single one
would escape sure and swift destruc-
ton, For three hours these four regi-
mentS numbering scarcely three thou
sand men, held their ground against
the whole rebel garrison Al one
time the Eighteenth, being partially
Hanked was exposed to a cross fire
4 both musketry and artillery. but
onr right wing securing the rebels
left at once relieved htem. During
his critical moment Col Michael K. |
Lawler fell. pierced by TWO musket |
balls. Captain Brush, acting fAeuten. /
ant Colonel. assumed command, but |
vas soon wounded Capt Cruise was |
shot dead: Captain Lawler was NOR !
tally wounded Lieutenan,s Mansford I
and Thompson were killed. Lieuten-
ants r. Kelly and Scant0n wounded
Captains Dillon ana Wilson were
wounded; SO that the daring Egyptian
regiment stood before an overwhelm.
ng foe almost without The officers
required to direct its opera.
ions How desperately they fought
low terribly they Suffered, can never
De fully known. They fell in heaps.
lead and wounded. Companies were
lerefi Of their Captains and Lieuten
lnts; Captains were almost bereft II
The Eighteenth, Twentieth and
rhirty-frst did their duty nobly. Col
'nels Ogle by Marsh and Logan dash
ID along their ranks, waving their
rats, and cheering their men on TO the
conflict Suffer death men, cried
logan, but disgrace never stand
irm yield never" And well they,
leeded him. Many fell. killed and
youndcd. Among The former we arr
'ained to name Lieutenant Colonel
White and among the latter Logan
Oglesby's tthe Eighth, and Marshs
the Twentieth, fought desperately
nd suffered severely losing. like the
ther regiments. an undue proportion
# officers Col Oglesby displayed a
oolne. and courage that have elicit
d the highest praise. and served well
n stimulating mis- men to deeds of
alor
Never. perhaps. en- The American
ointment has more bloody battle
een fought An officer who particj-
ated and was wounded in the fight.
nforms us that the scene beggars de-
and must ever be beyon
ne conception of those who were not
resent He GAYS that he scarcely
hi1ks he exaggerates when he saws
hat so thickly was the battle field
trewn with the dead and wounded
hat he coold have traversed acres Of
taking almost every step upon q
rostTa1ed body The rebels fought
nth desperation. seeming to be in
pired with wha Will prove measur
bly, true. that their hopes for success
4 this rebellion were intimately CON
etced with the result of the battle
zen raging. Their artllerists were
tilful. using their pieces adroitly and
18th most fearful effect On either
ide could be heard the voices of those
] command urging their men on
sing every means To fix them in the
urpo3e 10 die rather than yield The
lmtest IN such a fight the four hi
DIS regiments we have named hello
ieir ground for full three hours
.early onethird of the whole number