The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-21

positions. The Alst Illinois, OF
Terrible brigade, dying from the field,
ran through this brigade with terrible
criesaf defeat and disaster, but the gall
liant boys Of the Second Ohio and Thirty
eigih Indiana only laughed at them, as
living down they were literally run over
by the panic stricken Illinoisians. Hard
Nv had they disappeared in the woods in
Harris's rear when the rebels appeared in
the woods ia his front. 40 the same
time Rousseau came gallOping along the
line and they received him with cheers
and the rebels with n terrible Gre. Ter
rib.e was the shock on this part Of the
line, but gallant was the resistance. Up
the hil came the rebels and made az gall
liant charge az ever was met by brave
men. But Oh 50 terrible and bloody
was the repulse Along the line Of the
Second Ohio and Thirty eighth Indiana
and Capt. Harris's battery ! saw asimul-
taneOus cloud Of smoke arise. A moment
/ waited The cloud arose and revealed
the broken column Of rebels flying from
the field, but In the distance a Second
rapidly advancing The shout that
arose from our men drowned the roar Of
cannon, and sent dismay into the r9treat-
ing and broken column.
There lives no more gallant man than
Len Harris. Never were the efforts Of
commanding officer better sustained by
a brigade commanded than by Col. Har-
ris Il is in vain 10 attempt TO detail
the actions Of Col Harris. No cooler
man was on the field. With deliberate
and searching eye he watched the rebel
movements, and disposed his men TO re-
ceive them His men enthusiastically
Obeyed with alacrity, and officers and
men--brigade and commandments this
morning covered with glory. Never did
they desert their position until the
right wing being hanked, they had TO
retire, with all their ammunition shot
away, and under a CALLING fire. They
fell back under orders TO the ridge in
their rear, where Rousseau had original
ly located his lines. The retreating
line was in good order, and formed in
their second position with rapidity, and
held IL during the rest of TIE day under
a cross fire from the enemy who had
ilanked us. Capt Harris was compelled
10 abandon three pieces Of his battery
out the rebels were unable TO take them
from the field. The lett and centre did
glorious fighting.
ON THE RIGHT.
But on the right we have suffered, oh
40 terribly Hero the misfortune O
having TO advance the line to suit TerrilP'
position fell most severely. Thanked anC
driven back by overwhelming force, witt
gallant Lytle wounded and left on The
field, with nearly two hundred deaC
around him, visible this morning lying az
the line of battle was formed, on tn,
right we suffered andw ere driven back
quarter Of mile The first line of tn,
rebels ones and Johnston's brigades-
were terribly repuIsed. The Forty Sec
Ond Indiana and Third Ohio with Simon.
son, and the Tenth Wisconsin and Tenth
Ohio met the first and routed them. But
the second column of the rebels came up
and engaged them. In the TavineG anC
woods and open fields their dead lie il
heans and tell a tale of horror. How
desperate was the resistance of Lytle Ian
guage cannot tell. No more gallant
warrior fought that day nor did ever
chieftain have more gallant men.
The rebels did all their maneuvreing
in the battle in the front of Lytle, and
he had no supports with which to cOun-
teract their movements. They made a
flank movement on him, which could not
be met, and warned oft by Col. Harris,
who saw the movement, though hidden
by intervening hills from Lytle, the lat
Ter sent word to Rousseau who had been
busy on the left and centre. But Rous-
seau had no aid to lend him, and return
ed ON answer to hold his position until
forced 10 fall back, and TO do 80 In good
order. Aid had already been refused 10
Gen. McCook, though Schoepf, with tears
in his eyes, begged 20 be allowed TO come
20 our assistance. But il was refused,
and here should investigation be insti-
tuted 70 show why Shoepf, lying in force
not half mile distant, was not allowed
20 aid Rousseau. Who is to blame? Ivy
tlo received his order and obeyed it.
Ask il of PoDe of the Fifteenth Ken
lucky. Look at the flag of that gallant
regiment rescued by Capt Foreman, and
now tattered fragment of the beautiful
work of the Louisville ladies. The
graves Of seventy three dead of the Fiji
teenth Kentucky, will tell that Lytle
obeyed TO the letter The order TO fall
back came only when ilanlled completely,
and,the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS rapidly retire
toward the cross roads. But il was des-
tined that Lytle should not leave the
field. AS be gave the order-as the
Tenth Ohio and Tenth Wisconsin waited
forsSimOnsOn to retire withhis battery
waiting at the cost of many precious
lives, Lyle fell, shot back lof the ear,
and, as he thought, morlalIy wounded
"Leayc the, men," he said TO those who
endeayored TO take him from the feld
1T is too late; 60 and fight" He was
left on the field, with his gallant dead
around him, and his brigade retired, al
most broken and destroyed
AT this moment, Gen Rousseau, warned