Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-31
january 20. 1916.

main of the heart of
"Your devoted, A, JUDSON.
"MIss EMILY CHuBBUcK."
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ParticuInrs of the Engagement at the
VOlturnO - The Greatest Battle Yet
Fought by the DIctatOr-The NeapOH-
tnns Driven from the Field and COM
pletely ROuted.
The special correspondent of the London
Times writes from Santa Maria on the I'd
inst, giving the particulars of the battle of
Volturno, from which we extract
Yesterday was fought and won, by Carl
baldi the battle of the Volturno, the greatest
battle, in point of numbers, he has ever
fought during his military career.
The by-road which runs direct from Capau
to st. Angelo, intersects the road from Santa
Maria to the river, just where the road turns
up 10 St. Angelo. In order to guard this
position, o barricade was constructed little
beyond this point, and armed with four guns.
The country near the river is so low that
every morning the exhalations Of the
ground cover it with white mist, which
makes it very difficult to see, even at a little
distance. Besides this, the torrents which
come down from the hills have artificial
beds of fifteen to twenty feet in depth, very
steep, and covered with brush-wood, which
are dry now, and serve as roads.
The Neapolitans, advancing by these and
taking advantage of the mist, approached
quite close to the barricade, and carried it at
the first onset, driving our men across the
main road toward st. Angelo. Having taken
this position, they came on and formed in an
open field, which lies along the road, in reg
ular order of battle. Their left had been
equally successful, driving ours from the
/ trench near the river and forcing them
back on the nights OF st. Angelo. The col
umn to the right again had not only passed
theroad, but had gone up a little hill COM
manding st. Angelo.
1t was at this critical moment that Gar
ibaldi arrived. He had,taken, with his staff,
carriages at Santa Maria and was coming on
in the main road toward st. Angelo. The
balls and grape were flying about, but the
carriages still proceeded. When they ar
rived in the neighborhood of st. Angelo they
were in sight of the Neapolitans, who were
drawn up there in line of battle. Fortu-
nately, close to this spot was one of the tor
rents damned, in which formed a covered
way. In this the carriages turned down,
except the last, which was struck by can
non-ball, and remained on the road
Through the road Garibaldi advanced, re-
volver in hand, toward st. Angelo and ar
rived Just in time to give new courage to the
defenders.
The object was to drive away the column
III rear VI llt Hills " lll6 lell vi OF,
Angelo; this was easily done by throwing
some skirmishers on the nights above those
occupied by the intruders. There was, for
tunately, some artillery in front, which was
turned to good account, but, as usual, it was
the bayonet which decided. The NeapOli-
tans tried to penetrate by cavalry attack
but were beaten back, chiefly by the cool
ness of the Calabrese, who behaved splend-
idly. After three or four hours fighting,
~l.Ao1 hn 1aIl
men were carried forward, and the Neapoli-
tans not only driven back from their posi-.
ton on the great road, but likewise the bar.
| ricade retaken. This was about nine clock
| During this time the fight had been equally
hot at Santa Maria. General Milvitz, who
commanded there, was obliged to confine his
defense to the immediate vicinity of the
town, holding the main road to Capua, and
the space between it and the railway. Some
light earthworks which he had thrown uI
lately were of good service. But the enemy
brought up fresh and fresh troops, which h(
kept In reserve in the Campo before Capua
The shells and shot few into the houses o
Santa Maria, and the inhabitants left il
Masses. Dispatch after dispatch was sent Il
Caserta, where the reserve was, to ask 70
reinforcements. But the reinforcement
were likewise claimed on another side
Early in the morning a column had showI
itself toward Castel Morone, but was easill
driven back, and did not renew its attack
More serious was the advance against Mad
daloni where a column of four or FIVE thou
sand men attacked BiXio. 1t was a har,
fight for there were not more than tw
thousand to two thousand FIVE hundred me-
to oppose on long line where the hills ha
TO be kept on both sides. But the struggl
was soon decided. By noon the news cam
that the enemy had not only been drive
back from their position, but had likewis
been followed up to the river. A part {
their forces were cut Off aud threw them
selves into the mountains between Casert
and Maddaloni.
Garibaldi returned to Santa Maria an
brought on the rest of the brigade Eber I
complete the success which had been gained
Scarcely half mile from Santa Maria a
open space lies on the left of the roa(
through which a detached bsrrack is visibl,
Here the Neapolitans had placed some gun
while the infantry lined the woods. A
soon as they saw the column they opene
fire.
Garibaldi, not needing, still advanced, III
til he came to the first body. Here lie CAV
orders to the Hungarian Legion and the Swii
company TO advance and drive them awal
The two threw themselves into the wood
and, scarcely using their arms, advance
| WIN lut uiANAhE INC .NNupOllbdi
before them like sheep. A cavalry chare
of several squadrons followed, and did
good deal of harm to the little body Of bray
fellows, but did not hinder them frC m follow
ing up their success and pushing forward
the very edge ofthe Campo before Capua.
Garibaldi still advanced with the few re
naming companies in the direction Of S
Angelo, sending off one after another 10 cor
tinue the work of the Hungarians. Medic
had in the meantime also pushed in advance
and by four Oeloek p. NJ. the NeapOlitan
were flying in all directions, and our me
had occupied the edge of the wood half
mile from Capua, where they remained al
night, and are still. II was as complete de
feat as ever an army suffered.
The Neapolitans bad, on the whole line
quite 10000, to which we coutd scarcely op
pose $4,000.
The losses were not 50 serious as nigh
have been expected. Many wounded, b.