Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-13

destroy a newly completed bridge over
Green river. Johnson's Union brigade
had recently occupied the region and
was preparing to advance southwark.
The pickets Mt the bridge belonged to
the Thirty.second Indiana. They were
on the enemy's side Of Green river,
while their reserves were OH the other.
Forward and back over the plain the
Infantry pickets and mounted rangers
skirmished. the pickcts finally retiring
upon the line Of the whole regiment.
which had been formed across the
bridge. Meantime two regiments OF
Confederate infantry had taken posi-.
ton facing the river. the rangers be-
hind It. out OF view. The lndianians
attacked the line and drove II bnck.
In order to cover the retreat the dash.
ing rangers once more swept forward.
Jelling like Comunches. until they were
within fifteen PAGES OF their enemy.
| As the lines met there was n crash OF
carblne and musket Mt close range,
1 and when the smoke cleared the
rangers we're speeding away. lu these
mnneuvers Company G Of the Indian
ians had become separated and gone
far in advance of the remaining com.
panies. Its gallant captain challenged
the rangers to combat In open field. He
was killed. and ten men fell with him.
| The commander of the Thirty.second at
that time WIS Lieutenant Colonel Won
Treba. He found the odds against him
heavily increased when the Confcder.
ates opened with battery from a
ridge some distance back and rear
ranged his line for defense.
The Hollow Square ito Resist Cav
! .4 ... airy" ...t Ia,
Three companies were deployed as
skirmishcrs. and u fourth. Company g..
placed IN rear of the center as sup
port Scarcely had the new line been
formed when the rangers dashed down
again. striking the center company and
gaining its rear. The broken company
rallied md fell behind Company q.
The latter. adopting old continental
tactics. which were popular on the drill
ground In 1861. formed square to
resist cavalry. About 200 rangers
threw themselves against the square
at one corner. The lndianians held
their fire until the Texans closed In
then gave them a whitening volley
The plucky rangers rallied and tried
to brenk through another angle. but
the same result awaited them. al.
though they advanced until sabers aud
bayonets crossed A third and las
time the horsemen drew back, then
taking Roadway. galloped mudly upor
the unbroken square. The leader, Colo
mel Terry. fell close to the serried line
and his men scattered never TO reform
that dry. The killed In this desperate
nffair numbered. on both sides, mor'
| than half the wounded. Colonel WI
, Itch had been absent at general head
, | quarters when the attack was spruni
upon his line. but he reached the seen
at Rowlett's Station In time to give til
enemy parting shot.
1 The immediate object OF this move
). ment by the Confcderates at the cross
. lngs OF Green river was to break u
the Federal railroad communication
!. southwark. Morgan's Confederate ca'
). airy had previously destroyed the oil
n railrond bridge ut that point. The da
4 ing tactics Of Colonel Terry were
A decoy his enemy uphill. where his n
I serve Infantry and artillery could oDe
A upon them with deadly effect. b.
|. there was deeper purpose behind TIL
). chance combat. The Federal genera
}. Don Carlos Buell.. commander OF I'll
i Kentucky and Tennessee line. was pr
k pairing for grand movement soutl
r. ward
q Accommodations of Federal trooI
h from the states north Of the Ohio RI
:. er. with stores Of vast army. ha
Il been going on all the fall On the pm
l. Of the Confcderatcs the same cour,
J. was pursued BY the LIST Of Decemb,
y the Federal troops In Kentucky we
IS estimated at 10000. o: which the
II were nine regiments from Illinois. NJ
le teen from Indiana. seventeen fro
N Ohio. three from Pennsylvania. ol
u from Michigan. three from Wisconsi
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