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iiiMr guns.The wing* were ordered to advanoe. Woolford did 10 wounded. Rankle die* mounted end found it too hot, bat when the enemy foand him oat and commenced ■helling, he threw aside all hesitation, and at the head of his men, gallantly charged up the hilL The rebels moved out to meet him. For an instant his line wavered, with batteries playing directly upon them, ■hot and shell booming over them, and leaden rain playing with deadly mnsio around them. They paused, however, only to take breath, and with one intent and a single shoot, they hurled their column upon the advanoing foe. CoL Rankle and his command behaved like heroes and veterans.At the same time, Woolford on the right and Col Garrard in the oenter oharged, and the enemy broke in disorder to their horses under cover of the wooded hill, and fled pell meli through the town. Capt. Stowe, with a detachment of the Forty-fourth, was ordered forward to re-oonnoiter. A body of Soott’s and jhahby’s rebel oavalry were here detected in a flank movement on Woolford. Colonel Sanders hastened to re-enforce, and after a short, sharp and deeisive oonfliot, captured sixty prisoners and pmt them to rout. A detachment of Boott’s men were seen flying Uts the road to cut off Oapt. Stowe, when Gen. oral Gilmore, at the head of his body guard, charged down upon them like n whirlwind, and they turned off another road. General Gilmore and guard entered the town and held it until the Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth oame up.im.« - - - - — tWads nmniKnn stem/l 11----
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Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Fri, Apr 03, 1863
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