American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1861-11-23

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Into three g.Ana DIVISIONS Tug io'n
Inent seemea 20 nase osen sPl'''a sos'sa- te
right wing unaef lol. bnr1' consisting u
four comra- les respectively unaer the con-
mand OF Capt Jayne, Lieut. Day, carfs-
IIamer and Hill, taking the direction OF q
riEed twelve FOUNDER. belonging to the enemy,
planted on the edge Of steep biuH near
the Potomac Here the enemy had concen-
frased q powerful force and fought with des-
peration. And yet. through hostile flame
and smoke, aud in defiance OF shewerIng bull
Missiesippians approach the enesny's line
Here they maintained themselves for half an
ilonr, dealing out death and destruction e
their foe and killing the artillery horses OF
the enemy But net being reinforced, aud
fearing that the enemy were about 10 sur
round them, having already received their
fire, lot only on their front, but also on 'heiF
flank and on their rear, they fsii eaeA aoout
zoo yards to renew the night IN an oohque
direction. Here It was, While making ms
brilliant charge that our gallant Colonel, T.
R. Burt. fell mortalsy wounded here 1t was
that Capts- Hill and Jayne and Lieut. Bos-
tick received their wounds. aud here many
brave son OF the South poured out his ME
blood upon the crimson SOD, "hiie many an
other shall bear with MIN 10 ms sunny nome
the scars received n this sShsuioafy coiA'sa-
snort distance rom enis sasahe'hs esiaa''i
approached the companies o. eaPls- oshsls-
ton and brown as reserve ISfes 70 look 70
the Hawking movements OF me enemy on
they came. regardless oil the iron. haii 'a-'ihs z
above and around ihem' ana disehaFethg on
their part Soiiess o. ieaa INTO she ranks o.
the enemy.
mheiner mere OF 10 otaer paris OF tAe pat
tie the /" Cohfedefafes ana the brown
Rebels acquired themselves "a manner
worthy the g'ofioos cause 'he5 ha" esioose'''
After Col Burt was shot, Lieut. Col. criHn
took command, ana IN manner traiy brave
aud mastery, did ne conduct h'mseif ;
priaceiy are the encomiums the soldiers bestow
upon him. In addition TO wearing war
- for
care be displayed Tor his men, at once eie-
Yates him as a man and as commander
The Yankees told me mat ms commahds
could plainly De heard oy lhein- 10 thein'
Doubtless, sis voice was 'etrioie music 'hs
precursor, as u vas, 10 an ut'efanee OF SMOKE
and thunder from the advancing infantry
at the time the :. Besuregard Rifles came
up, the College Rifles anc Benton
Rifles" belonging to the left wing OF the
regimen. were drawn up N battle-array Just
within the woods fronting the open heid ana
opposite the ensmys battery capt. near
ney formed his company on the right OF this
left wing, while Capt. Upshaw, OF the nth
Mississippi regiment, formed on the rlgat OF
Capt. Kesrnev, thus falling IN with the 18th
Mississippi About this time the 9Th Virgin
ia retired TO the wood to reload, bat their
powder having fallen short, COL hunton.
turning to she Missiasippians, told them tina
bst.eries were before them and ought to be
taken. The gallant Colonel cried 8. Aissis-
sippians, 10. Gods sake charge them am
out OF ammunition In our front was a
cleared field of some ten acres, in the centre
of which was email, rsviae depression,
makiag the 10. nearly cup shaped. Clearing
the road with most terrific wells, the men
charged up the hill. The left wing was un-
der the command of Major Henry. This d.
vision he ordered 70 The LEFT fiankinr wiz, an
ohl;ane movement. Upon the two mountain
howitzers these three companies of the 18th
Mississippi sustained by the etb Virginia.
needless Of the terrific yolleys of musketrv
and a rakinc ERE from the pieces brought to
bear upon them, rushed upon the very ,nogths
of these ENGINES az Observation-Disclosures back
The Yankee bordes and silepcine theireannon.
sbor.1v .fter which ,hav were talep 70 Lees