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The Daily Dispatch: December 25, 1861., [Electronic resource] 4 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore) 2 0 Browse Search
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc. 229. fight at Munfordsville, Ky. (search)
t here Col. Terry--always in the front — discovered a nest of five of the enemy. He leaped in his saddle, waved his hat, and said, Come on, boys, here's another bird's nest. He fired and killed two of them. The other three fired at him simultaneously. One shot killed his charger; another shot killed him. He fell head-long from his horse without a groan or a moan. He was killed instantly, the ball piercing his windpipe and penetrating the lower part of the brain. At the same time, Paulding Anderson and Dr. Cowan rode up and despatched the remaining three of the enemy. The man who killed Col. Terry was a huge, raw-boned German, well dressed, and armed with a fine Belgian musket. The fight ended here When Col. Terry's fall was announced, it at once prostrated his men with grief. The enemy had fled; sixty-six of their dead lay upon the field; of ours, only five. Slowly these were collected, and our troops fell back to a secure position. All in all, this is one of the most de
The Daily Dispatch: December 25, 1861., [Electronic resource], Latest Southern news. (search)
ring six hundred strong. Our forces did not exceed two hundred and seventy-five. Col. Terry dashed on in advance, having said to Capt. Walker, "Come, John, let's charge them and risk the consequences." Capt. Walker, Dr. Cowan, Capt. Evans, Paulding Anderson, the Orderly of Capt. Walker's company, (whose name has escaped us,) followed after a group, firing their six-shooters with great effect, as they proceeded, killing numbers on either side of the fence, and scattering them to the right and l One shot killed his charger. Another shot killed him. He fell headlong from his horse, without a groan or a moan. He was killed instantly, the ball piercing his wind-pipe and penetrating the lower part of the brain. At the same time Pending Anderson and Dr. Cowan rode up and dispatched the remaining three of the enemy. The man who killed Col. Terry was a huge raw-boned German, well dressed, and armed with a fine Belgian musket. The fight ended here. When Col. Terry's fall was announce