. History of Tazewell county, Illinois ; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. History of Illinois ... Digest of state laws. ed to the plateau, but after deliveringtheir first volley gave way and dispersed. SADDEST EVENT OF THE BATTLE. But now we have to relate the saddest, and, for Illinois, the mostmournful, event of that battle-worn day. We take the accountfrom Coltons History of the battle of Buena Yista. As the enemyon our left
. History of Tazewell county, Illinois ; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. History of Illinois ... Digest of state laws. ed to the plateau, but after deliveringtheir first volley gave way and dispersed. SADDEST EVENT OF THE BATTLE. But now we have to relate the saddest, and, for Illinois, the mostmournful, event of that battle-worn day. We take the accountfrom Coltons History of the battle of Buena Yista. As the enemyon our left was moving in retreat along the head of the Plateau,our artillery was advanced until within range, and opened a heavyfire upon him, while Cols. Hardin, Bissell and McKee, with theirIllinois and Kentucky troops, dashed gallantly forward in hot pur-suit. A powerful reserve of the Mexican army was then justemerging from the ravine, where it had been organized, andadvanced on the plateau, opposite the head of the southernmostgorge. Those who were giving way rallied quickly upon it; whenthe whole force, thus increased to over 12,000 men, came forwardin a perfect blaze of fire. It was a single column, composed of thebest soldiers of the republic, having for its advanced battalions the. SCENE ON FOX EIVER. HISTOKY OF ILLINOIS. 123 veteran regiments. The Kentucky and Illinois troops were soonobliged to give ground before it and seek the shelter of the secondgorge. The enemy pressed on, arriving opposite the head of thesecond gorge. One-half of the column suddenly enveloped it, whilethe other half pressed on across the plateau, having for the momentnothing to resist them but the three guns in their front. The por-tion that was immediately opposed to the Kentucky and Illinoistroops, ran down along each side of the gorge, in which they hadsought shelter, and also circled around its head, leaving no possibleway of escape for them except by its mouth, which openedupon the road. Its sides, w
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