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Oiltfow 4i*Ut flftj thouwnd ftti-u au ttArh w«*rw ftttgftgwf, and !hlt; fjjfik wiw t» dwitMuftte a* any rmnttaJ to the #or*ala of war. The auj»orioriiy m number and use of flfo Yankee artilfen warn manifest, while their go-Bion* t»i hind liren*t*ork* and idmttin gave* ijjejngrrally tho Advantage Of u» ,lt;bo in tbf-uio of musketry. If firing nlotm had been dqwndftd Oil, frfrClftUan would to-day b* In RMiapaii But the fight waa ifocided tyr the bayonet. The Yankee* were not. •i) far a# f hav« -learfMKl* driven from n dnglto point, except l*jr bayonet charge*end when it ciuuj to this there was nonio In tnlkirsii—fch«y MbkSitttMj time—wutdu’t *Uisd it.For an account of the pari Ujitvo hy tb« Slute-mUi Regiment, 1 inelo** you a copj ifir^mmanfcatkJnpuhiUrH'd in ibr Bleb OUmd ZHtfsaleli YWr^erwwiW use the biiiiu of Uw writer, and Uiey my raljr upon it* nmctno tl The Bhdtifortl liy it* eomluci in tha two engage meet*. Itt wfcieh it ha* ftfurtr). ban wn a Wpmiitiem for iflor neoftd to non© in Uir ftfMtf*. STOfVhirh nnt«! i- gratifying lt;* »h* pride of all Mi^ppiam. But ftt*»( tb* libation to gimy »n.J to vietorv mud rrr.ir he the Mewl of the bravo mu ft true.gJy Ja^iiSL ^^at-jmialimed by Imsg snatch c* and fatiguing aervic* \o the Vallfjr, counted only about 4‘V muftkeU ott the. day of battle. Out 01 tin* number w k*t nearly on* bundra) tn killhd turf wounded. f rtigrri i«j my that titr. Jasper Or#yik*»i worn than theirp#0aft it* 130*4. fSx of onr linvaw* junotjg tb« rtji t»wtt, Hugo** »T; lt;J*«r»u«t, Ufiuli M MooHrr, Wf Wt IteW, Oh umil vT«m?fr tliO. W. ftfetkm, and Wm, fhftfePGggk Widiftii r*£*fo*l iirt? WAe and painful Wound* tme in tlm.jn**. t*tf. other to the tbmiMer. wrfft * 6the men. CVrt. Foaey iraa wound*! iu the bttUfc of Cm*i Key», and l.t. Coj:had horn cMiijwlliHi lo fall iml **h k.mwIhe left behind on the maroh from Mi# vul-!*y—u«trriini#lai:r( g«rr.!|v r^grel!«d1iy himeif «nlt;! fr on.d* foi we hno^rW hr tvilh uw, ho wonM We fully ‘•*‘1' Jfctfor Bttif, and CaplBrown, of tho Hunmiil (I'iknCo.) Eifo,and Adjutant 1U.lt;K of Co. 4~; le#l thoreg-imenl In gall«nl style The latter w*i killed while ru4»ing (otyfm»[ in ftdranov of the rxdtimn. Th# oflirhfi of the lt;hty,tried m nobly as men rv«rdld on u field of battle. Walton wM ,he! down whib dtafffftg md dinermg falc men. Wllw,an«i Torn! botb wcto every«W» nr^in^?on the fib*#, and cncOumglFjg ebqa by voiw Hud ex^iinplf. fHika, to hU tePitp chft^rte and r^^ret. had Wo dtbuU4 in the morning to gntnl a tto«|4itb W# R}i it nov what bia conduct ^otiid bare W. for fhw army oontaliu do bmv0f*KiUkn or truer «|iirie.Ibn- O. J. Bobflird, who h»l bftn withthe regiment in the rapacity of v*!npiwchaph-n lo -h« member? of LLi ownobircli for ne*r ihret- mootli? died md* dhi.lt mi the )H|h of JmOa. Hi# hwlrh Uad Wn TaUmg to aorufl llion, nndld? 'rintwb bad u:^4Juci. to-taa. wjb# tying hi tbn wm wrlfU lt;5wl. Wiimoo*, lt;M»Vcf«ingf wb«u tht ftifoulhjn fit th« Ue-for Rii nrratfd by a afoanp* ftbU an«Mh, and tumjiig ta.fibn found him rlr*d, Verily • Md man ba* gone u kb WWlt cSla r^iwaiiia fNM lent to :h* Utitodie mhup at OtehmoMl. ^tkfWmdtfor. her# foe th* Wl few we*JsjsaSJfi.withourm#.»** u**i **ii#tun* I*up •» tnftfo of tlm tforn rvwhiii n? wldiw life. I «forrnin^.l » w* *U wrlt; io tfoy and ** Ihla %hl 0Ht fa the * l*itw end. IM| S* aid I nlt;4 on* lt;«# h*% will hall with Joy U*e day lint rpau# Mgam our frmihm *Wy ?Hth the Unr ol |mh% and Mwfof** u*ouuj« more to tl»* of Wend*And fh* nrett j jttuurh* of hm*.
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The Eastern Clarion
Paulding, Mississippi, US
Fri, Aug 01, 1862
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