The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-22

6-Road leading through Floyd's camp and Carni
TEX Ferry 10 Gauley.
C-Byway, leading OF towards the rebels flank
D-Blnd path through the woods, by which troops
moved around TO the rear Of the cornfeld to fire on
Esnyder's battery playing over the cornAeld ON the
NMcMullen's howtzer battery.
f-Front of Floyds works, earthen redoubt with guns
en-, 1drJese.
G-Irregular pAlisade protecting rebsls' left flank
H-Irreguar palisade, protecting rebels right flank.
L-Floyd's headquarters.
K-Carnifex Ferry.
L-Bridge over Gauley, completed by rebels on the
night before the attack
M-Cornleld where Lowe fell, leading his regiment up
N-Po,nt where Lyte's Tenth received the opening
O-Gacis, on edge Of which Iytlo FELL
P-Positon Of Colonel Smiths Thirteenth Ohio
R-Position Of Colonel McCook's Ninth Ohio and from
which some of his companies charged up and were
only recalled by the busle
E-Porton under brow of the HILL where Commons
- and porscmers regiments lay awaiting orders
C-Precpice.
HPcsition Of rebel scouts across Gauey, on tho day
after their retreat.
W-Rebc troops next day
The above diagram, drawn by an engineer in Genera
Roeecrans' STAFF will perhaps convey to the reader
good an idea Of the nature Of the position held by the
rebel General Floyd could be gained in 30 small
sketch. Tho movements of the Union troops are also
clearly shown.
But slight explanation of the diagram is also neses
sary.
First, to the locality Of tho camp The general un.
Outstanding was that Floyd lay strongly ntrenched
Cross Lanes the Of his victory Tyers portion
OF single regiment General Rosecrans himself supposed
the enemy to DO there and hence the tedious work in
scouting about TO find where he actually was The
position was behind and beyond Cross Lanes nearer tho
Ganley river ond nearer Cox's army Gauey bridge.
The camp was situated either side Of the which
crosses the Gaucy at Carnfexs Ferry and thence
on the east sido TO Gauey bridge It's was entirely
protected by the towering cliffs of the Gauley which
along part OF the line reach perpendicular height $50
feot as well as by the stream itself which is hero rapd
deep and some 200 feet wide In trent facing road
ana enhading 1t for short distance, earth re-
doubt (marked ~, 312 feet In length on which several
OF floyd's guns were mounted bdrIette From this
stretched on each side rude rregulary construct
cd palisade, protecting either flank and sweeping
IN very large to tho rear. Some idea of
the extent of the ground enclosed in tho camp
palisado on the left flank measures 1850 feet,
while that on the right Of about equal length The
trcichmens were protected from storming parties by
rudey cut abats extending out for distance from
the fortiAcation and around the entire lines
II will be seen that the rond by which had to ap
proach the rebels through dense wood for
distance then at sudden turn led straight up the
doubt natural glacis. Both tanks were surround
laurel.
Tho positions OF several regiments are clearly nd
Gated by the lettering The Tenth advanced along tho
road and received tho opening volley ut NJ The Thir
tecnth worked OF IN the left Of the road and got up
wards the enemys right flank at and still closer
The Twelfth was intended to have formed thu Thir
led them up towards the rcdoubt ling near perhaps
little back, from NJ McCooS's brigade was TO haye
chhg god from right the reoubt but the order
was countcrmanded on their arrival, and the Twenty
eighth lay at T, while portion OF the Ninth passed
around by the blind paths to r.
1t will be seen that Floyd had for thinking
We sankses were surrounding him, and for beating as
rapid Retreat as possible