Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-02-01

our one. from the bluffs or recross the riy-
er and hold them at the bridge. Our bat
teries just across the river were silenced
for a time under the fire OF the enemy. IL
Was certain the infantry must now do the
work. The Sd Iowa first Judge Nichols
regimentl, and the SD Illinois immediate
iy after, we're ordered TO charge bayonet
across the bridge and take the batteries on
the biEn. Through the plain We Nent up-
on the run, fixing our bayonets. The can
lister swept by as and crashed into the
buildings on the left. Across the bridge
charged the 30, Major General Hurlbut al
their head, as cool as upon a review.
Then came the most terrific crOss-fire /
ever witnessed. The enemy had coneen-
trated almost their whole fire here, know
ing that could they prevent Us from cross
ing, they holding the bridge nnaer thelr
fire. would have our troops already across
at their mercy The Two regiments passed
this fire, every man not swept down by
the canister keeping m his place. N the
twinkling 0f an eye, as It were, the
general saw that IN charging upon the
batteries we must pass a cross-iire OF our
own men already over, who At TINS time
were in some confusion, 90 he filed OF the
regiments, one on the right, the other on
the left, ana brought order out q chaos.
Then he called upon the soldiers; Boys
those batteries must be taken aud they are
protected BY 10000 men, If you can drive
them. you viii do a good thing The or
der was given IN q loud voice, and so near
were we that the rebels distinctly heard t..
COMPOUNDED az our boldness and suppos-
ing that We must be backed by an over
whelming force, they broke aud ran e'er
our troops bad charged to the top OF the
hill, abandoning their artillery and eais.
sions ana throwing away their arms ana
blankets. Our artillery gathered on the
hill and poured ln on the retreating rebels
shower Of canister, grape and shell. The
cavalry soon joined in pursuit and drove
the enemy some five miles, while later IN
the day heavy cannonading and the roll OF
musketry was heard, BY which we knew
that the artillery was again At work.
.sOur own force vas too small TO follow
the enemy farther and take care Of the
wounded, our train, the prisoners ana
trophies Of the fight. Our loss, KILLED and
wounded, was little less than GOD. We
took about 500 prisoners, II pieces Of ar
tillery, with several caissons, and about
1000 stands Of arms and a stand OF cOlors.
On the 9th we buried the dead and cared
for the wounded, who were carried "a
Bolivar that night The day following
the Division returned to It's camp.
THE morning Of the 9th Major Gen
Ord, with bis body guard, arrived and
I took command, but the credit for the sue
cessful management Of the troops IS due e
I General Hurlbut, he being fully ac-
quainted with the nature Of the ground
and. il the truth must be told, being per
4 haps little cooler than General Ord
/ besides Ord was wounded early m the
I SIGHT and thus the full command degolvec
! upon General Hurlbut. The first brigade
/ was commanded by General Lauman, th'
! hero Of Belmont, and the second by Gen
eral Neach.
..Of our wounded, very many Ner'
wounded severely and have since died
| IN the charge across the bridge the Is
/ Iowa and 33d Illinois lost about 50 men II
I ten minutes