The New York herald., 1862-10-29

gallant body o. cD Amer rcpulsus the enemy they re-
tired few hundred yards 70 piece Of woods 70 ercS
10, aud during the night Ute enemy advanced hs
during he night casssrsd eod maay o. our men
IN THIS way thss my Assistant dyutst General iieasen
art n j. Jones and lieutenant ) A. Grover, Assstne
AduaBt General Seventeenth brigade, were cpiafed ~
the enemy regretted The capture oi these young gen
temen aeciy They had bshavcd meet aallant'y during
ns aay and o s S .ssso oom~nes Of he rrs,
Michigan ginecs aud mechanics renamed 20 Tie hed
duriug the day ana ssc 10 the eyen.fg Ierpea ne "
on be lett II road rbeT force was too small 70 OPP
pose The advancing column q the enemy. They took
shelter behind CLrks boi bot icrce " retse,
Wrh The S.vetecah b Y ale, which done good
oruor They lost quite Number in wounded ad missing
4hc ndoct OF the officers and under of
the rebels was admirable Tho Eph,y- -eish,h dana
s,lonel iium brcy m me pere nt orig;.ae,
tLe right y was not Under my eye, ou, WIS informed
have thus gwen general statement Of this bate,
and such incidents as occur 10 me- Il hard and
gl nty foaght field and the country Is ca led upon
Tho k~s Of many brave men who fell on IT,
NJ division fought IL under many disadvantages u
Gxed apon Sy HIM ss sne battle ae and while was upon
the march and II impossible for NE 70 know mach VI
the nature Of the ground on which We fought NY men,
too were suffering intensely for the want Of water,
having been scanllly supplied for a day or
two but they fought bravely, and against
be-! sodie Of the rebel army, and under tho direction
And eye o Bragg, Buckncr, Polk, Cheatham and other
promnent generals Of the rebel army Of tho od troops
t and very few men of the undsciplned new regiments
know ing the conduct OF Colonel Sarkweather, OF tho
Twenty eighth brigae; Colonel Harris OF the Ninth sr
gade and VI the officers and under their command
ana cannot speak TOO highly OF their bravery and ga
hulry on that occaso,. They did cbeerfny and with
a,acrity an that brave could do colonel Lytey o.
the Seventeenth brigade, fon severely Houndot while
gaanliy maintaining position The right and dono-
less country ~ much indebted 10 nm anu the brave
men his brigade, as To those whose conduct VIZ
messed.
To the whole division tender my sincere thanks !.
their gallantry en- dat bloody field. -
aso acknowledge my indebtedness 10 Lieutena -
Jones NY Assistant Adu,ant General, and 70 Lie -
W. p. Mcdowell, 5. L. Hartman ID. q. Rousseau s.o
rscn Miilard, my reg dar ADS and 10 W. FIG 49,. Ia
volunteer AID, for gallant bearing and eiht sasss III
enered on the bal tie field. also ackno 800 eerV.'
dsbte,ness 10 Iieulenants George w. 'esee my y
Onio. William Qgincn Nineteenth lltir v.rT'i, oeoou
O. puey rhirty-sevepth lndiana The oalcs
Third division for ga lanny and va 20 ~ -
field They attended me yonpt az, ~ - ees ~ VI, ~ ~
place TO do So through inc thick <y 0s ""' the
NV orderes, Sergea,ts Dame -. ~ IN. nc hgus.
hayed CALAMITY during the MI, 10y a asu ,be rcs., o.
of the Sec nd kcntncSy cav ~ Inn he caa pa M
da,ed efficient service in hag cs 10 :.
it1he ana .s ses' .ssus .,, a The enemy.
herewith Whsin' ts1e reports OF Colones STAR
weHnc .'s ~ ~e end also a list OF casualties
NY aiVis,on a <y IN ELL TO $50 killed and wosnde
ny oVass' wss /rrt 900 strong when
Tsn wv ousns eSst,iivSons of Anderson and Cheatha
ana DecAne'. atn, very respectfully, your Uoede
| serv"as, LOWELL. ii. ROUSSEAU,
l DIE AktseT General commanding Third division.