The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-23


I'd the general direction OK Eis trooes in tie
field, cane up. 81 a sispce ho sisy are
chGnce 1ForwaTd, 81 oonhle quick, hy bri .
ades." Our men isaped forward asIf they
Ind been tied and were cnls 200 much Tej1icsd
10 be able te move. For q Quarter of 70 lie IN n
rehs's fell back Faster apd faster they ran;
sess and less resistance WAS made 10 The nd
saEc,. At!as. the froat camps On the isft
were reached, and by If pass TWO ID ~ pom. !.
wls cleared The REBELS mad been steadily
swep. ba CT over the gronnd they had woi
with heavy loss, as they fell iaio co u: usiou.
We had retaeen all our own gnrs lost hers
the day before, aud one OF tWo from the rebels
',ere left es trophies to teii in afies days he "
bsavely that great vic tory over trsaaon 10
Tennessee was won. era .eez.. .,e
ADvAUoRcH onJTfBND.S's DIVISION.
have skefched the advance Of Nelson -
Next to him came Critic nden. He, too, swept
forward over his ground to the front soms
distance before fading the toe Bel W sen 8
brigade ON his lsft up even with Nelson 8
flank, a, d toiyipg Boyle's brfg ade to AcCoox
IN the right, tp the grand advance, they came
u2cn the enemy with bat cry IN post ton.
and, well supported, Smith dashed his brig.
nde forward; there was sharp. close worx
with musx xstry, And, the Iehsls hed. We had
three pisoea-a twelve ponad nowi g'r ana
NO brass six FOUNDERS, Bat they eos. the
gallant ohio rhiIteenth dear. Mai " Ben
Hl.tt Rank 20 feii. mortally wnuucos ~
g For III an hour, Lerhaps, tns stortn ragged
around those cap urea guDs. Thep came ,hs
relax rebel wave that h"d hurled Nelson
The rebels swept mp TO the ba;teries- around
them, and on down after our retreating ool-
umn, But ths TWO brisates. Ike those tf
Nelson to their left, took Il f.esh position,
denh airs and Bar,lsrt's batteries noN began
sheliing the tnfantry, thae alone OPPOSED
them. Before aha ,donipg the guns 20 briefly
held, they had ,spiked Them with ran6, a4sG
Ans f,.t
From that time till ter O'Clock. while IN q
ngh! ragged back ana forth over the same
ground. tie rebels did nos sncceed In Grig &
sho+ from their mud spilled XII iiery.
vantage again. Cri,tsndeu men pushed
them stesc,iv forward. Mendenaali, with
ms accomplished FIRST Lieutenaut Psarso $,
one OF our Western Reserve Yves. Pointers.
and Bartlett, pnGre1 la their Shell a rnsu
for tbs confessed battery, and 1t Wis cuis
,sgaln. The rebas retseated toT.,rds the .eit
Smith and Boyle holding tie iLfuutry we'll
ia hand, Mend>nhaii ss ain got tLsar rspgs
fortunes OF the dsy was az mus, ,heni, Us
against tn cir ccmraIes to Nelson's f.on,, nu i
they were SOON ii full retreat
Just th=n Brixadier 4anerai Thomas +.
WoooA adv anca brigade frcps his apprcsch-
ing division came Ho. /. Was 10, ,aie for Tho
light, but 1t relieved OH ;sasea's weary fl
lows, snd pushed en- at-er tbe rebels untli
they were found to have lsis our mos. ac
val oed camps.
a'cook's ADVANCE.
Thus the eft WIS we'd. Meanwhile
Nc jook, with s magnificent regiments IS
ever came from iha aroy OF the Potomac or
from any army o. Volunteers Ia the worlo
Was dti equally we'll towards the centre
6Is d, vIS'on " he, die IL such a vTeF "a to
save eat Il ision Of bitsi, w.ile ,qusl!y
i'm pof tt nt results were attaired Thus th-
reserves Were x pr asmuch % possible ire M
'noer IRE while ,hosa 10 the Iioasvsre e..-
gagged h is thalts.s of xilied aud wounded
wili snow mat while as heavy fightiug " IS
done mere Es anywhere On the rigul O cen re-
tns C sualies ars ever than coaiiEaye been
expec ed.
1t wouIG scarcely prove In terastIng d pro
iocg detaifi whSrs the course OF one division
50 ietTiy cesenl hi.ad :EaG = { the Others. But
let ne sketch a'se CLOSE. an Illinois battery
serving IN the division WIS In "a, n hent IN
ger. Ine Stn IL ldisna Was orl;afeo 70 Its rs
lief A rapid rush, cicse sRuS1e ~ e f-ils-na
heed CT b-yC2eis hora-Tis battery Is /. s.
The enemy are 10 tho front AID TighF. aG
vahcing and Ar,ug riStt OoDque the b
pus.es on. The rebel cotogs fat Another
vol!ey; they TALL again. Another voiIsy; yet
oaee more the faxed co.ors drop, There l.
fatality IL II; so the rebels Seem 10 think ut
leasI, as sney wheel and diaappaar
And then Rossean's brig Ide 10 drawn OF, in
splendid sly ie, IS II coming ia from par, de,
conscious OF some grand N tster OF Teyia rs
watching their movements So there vge --
the rebal General. AS be saw the brig Go
fling back, he pushed his men forwdtd
again. Kirk's brigade advanced &c NEE:
tn IN, coming ont CT the woods into ST. open
deld 70 do so. They were &c by Il tremen.
dous nrs, waich tarsw ii battalion Of legu.
a's III frunt OF them (under n h1jor Oliver ]!
tbinE,) into sons cohfu sion. Tne retire &c
reform, and mean while down drops thu brig
ade i1at On the ground. Then, as the from, il
clear, thay spring up, charge across the open
hed-Dever mind the failing straight On, on
20 the woods, under cover, VITA The enemy
dVNy hon - 1~vvp
now he rallies Fierce muske ~ firing sweeps
the woods They advance thirty roIs, per-
maps, when the Tweaty-n!nth Indians 1e ;
into marsh and fslls csrtiai'y % the resr.
Heavier comes the feaden hsli. TTGaty-
min h and Tnirtseth both f4li sacx fifteen or
tWspt ty rods they rally ana atYance: 8galu
sney are hurled back again they sttlt fol :
ward. and this time they come IN on the vul-
nerable p iLis TGe enemy fees. CO.ouCl
WaExoner's Fifteenth IL IAN. comes up tc
the su, port, the ca. my dsappeaT, fresh tro II s
<Sae .hsir places, and for than the fiSht IS
rNded ! Nigh describe simils. isrds or vii
ms nod Harrison's res tmSats, ta., ".ro!n
-, learn all --, - --.sZ
A'CLHRsAFb AND UUxLBuRT.
Fsrther to the righ McCiernard AID fsuri
burt were gailantiY com Ing ou with their died
men. The soldiers would f1zh. that W the
great lesson OF the basDe II Gurprisad snd
driven CT IN cons QIepcs # surprise, ;na'
can hardly be wholly charged q them Ecai
itmes Nc DIernaId regaine.: q id leg. again Iat
ground TO the front OF his iivisi0n. Similar
ueIe Hurlburt's fortunes
But must abandon theso tatqIys BeRin
ming u. the left ws have followed the wave O.
successes that swept US fotwari again, from
SPOT 20 spot, ,-ovsr the hard lss, fields OF san
day, our . ans OF vic,oi = the Wild cheers 0
our successful soldiers sonndirg the requiem
OF The fallen rebeis VINO n -ve elcnec for thei
treason by the travs mans dsatn. Nelson
Ortt'endeh, NcCook, II Hur,our:, McCiernanc
ks,ot ~ al -
Il lasted ionssf Oh tns zig n, ana wa sas rag Z.
ly interes Ing as the cha:s game OF 3 maslsr
Let US trace II though
ak LRw wALLACB's xovEx RSrs
In speaking OF the oreuipg cf Monday ;.
battle, lns1 'ioned Me tor- Il eneral Lew W. l.
lace . opening the bail st seven o'c, ock, hy
shelltsg WITH emf! & Il res & rebs l battery
a few sE OLE &C ALsritel to the rebels tb IA;
lheir position vas untenable. The tustaut
advanced his tnfantry. 3hs bel battery Il,
once limbered mp aud gvt on. OF the way
RE advance had w.tndra wn the diyisi q
fEo-a Sherman, making a'lefs ha.r wheel , ,o
get back into tins neigh DO, hood of Our hns
They advanced soMe TWO hundred Yards
WE. .ch brought thrm TO ali slie ele va ioo ", b
q broad open stretch TO the front. As tns Iii
vision D. lied On the crest OF tus swell: Tn re
passed brfo:o Ihsm rare vision, Away lo
tse front were woods. Thro0gn the eixa OF
tbs limb r, ssir,t & ths Ids, ne head CT .
r.bel co um sppeare1, 1n..chi < past in
splendid stSl on tho double qoiek B,pnei
alter banner apIsarsd; The "Atsrsand iSare''
+ tormed u iong ,ile. SIZE .ehinS psrai,sl Wi h
Wallace's lin- OF bisstie, Aeg - af ,er resi
meat appeared, ths ike iea gthsned, and
oou olsd AID II. bied The head of The jiom a
was out OF sis hi, ana suii III y came Txenty
regiments we're c2an ed passing through lhs
woods TIE design was p.ain. The r bsis
b ad abGp oIe.' the idea OF ty.at1g III III way
through our lett. aGd row a;he la .nitest ST
tempt WIS to tuTn unr .ght.t
Batteries ware now orGered uI-1hoia -
sons RiA1 Th2Ioi RS Gna lla uh0ls coiu a %
was ST ei sit pssssd. Ins r-heIs rag id =
threw their lil3ery laso rositioa and a u. :.s
Cam 3n dug began. AfteT ii time, whtls III 9
fignt stiii resWd ~itb tina 6rtiiierq, she rasEis