Weekly Gazette
Elgin, Illinois
April 2, 1862

From the Thirty-Sixth

ROSE HILL, Benton Co., Ark.

Tuesday, March 11th, 1862

At about 11 o'clock I was ordered to charge up a hill in our front covered with the enemy. I had to double quick about 100 rods under a galling fire of sharp shooters through an open field without firing a gun. When I arrived at a piece of timber flanking the hill, I got my men behind logs and trees, and opened a murderous fire with these savage shooting muskets of ours. The enemy soon began to give way,m when I had my men advance from tree to tree, and log to log, and peppered them sweetly. The Mo. 12th came up on my right, and opened a murderous fire while the Artillery (as my drummer said) gave us much comfort by dropping shell thick and fast right in among the rascals, over our heads. The balance of the 36th were to charge the mountain on the other side, seeing which, the enemy broke and run in all directions. We pursued them 12 miles and returned next day having had no sleep, and scarcely any thing to eat in 4 days. You can imagine we have been pretty much sick ever since, but are recovering now. I had 5 men hit and one killed, but none of our friends showed the white feather. Ed and the Major tendered their resignations the next day after the battle. Gen. Curtis refused to accept them, when upon Ed. notified him, that he would never obey another order from Greusel in battle so the matter stands. I

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man must be made of iron, tipped with brass, to stand all this. Whhile I am riting, the order has come for us to start for Fort smith in the morning.