The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-07-09

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Army o. the Potomac.
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The Gallant men Of tie famous Light Bri-
,,le - already stated. had the important
rosition of the extreme left Of our line
i i...i, .is-l,t rested near the New Bridge road.
-ns their lcft extended into the woods, join
~ Mart.ndale's right. They were some
!, "a .heitered 5y a ditch fence. and when in
o0sit.on lookel up The bill through an open
6e,I. on the TOP Of which the enemy took |
ton. They formed IN line OF battle. the |
i!,h Eew lolk supported by the 10Th Mich. |
..n aad the s3d Pennsylvania BY the 18th
* + The J7th New York. OF this brig
lie. A. noted elsewhere, had been sent on
.seci4l duty 70 another point Aliens Mass
.ehgsetl Battery took up q position Oh Tie
rsht 81 lac brigade. and battered the enc.
M iercely.
AZ rnEEE o'cLocK
The acton hal become general along the
whole line St0newall Jackson's column
hsd formed junction with Lee. and soon
at.ackel our right with great vigor aud per
t.nacitg bus DO met n calling ire fTom I'D
Usra Martini AID Weedin's batteries.
vhirh sert him rcc'iug back IN disorder
kran he gathered his columns. supported
them - fresh troops, again advanced, ex
tending iss iines a. IL TO Hank our right. aui
renewed the attack With greater fer0clty
Cham ever. H. bc agaiD fepulset with terrible
slauzhter sykes Regulars. mi Warren :
b-'r .de. IN which are tho Duryea Lotaves
nd e els ioh New York regiment.
osayed a brilliant part in this portion OF the
engagement. the ZouAves especially fighting
With desneratiou and teracity oaly 70 be
expected from such superior men. They
Uttered srgclg their peculiar uniform being
tie ospecisi mark II ten thonssnd rebel
so.a.eis
IHF FLANK MOVEMENT
Of The enemy aga'nss our right did not
sacceet We extended our line Al the "a me
time. AMI when Jackson was repulscd the
third time. ne Withdrew from that part Of
slc field and did not renew thc attempt
OK THE cEsrrn.
Ilelsciics Of toe enemy we're soon appa
rent j. was IA massing troops and making
sudden onslaughls on this and then on that
p,ftisn Of our columns, by which he expected
% break them somewhere. and defeat IL not
root rs His next movement was against
forced By largo body from Hills division
nov made a desperate onset against the cen.
ter, The North Carolina regiments being
o,scefl in front. and literally compelled @
heht Here the conflict vas long and bloody
aud ragged for nearly tso hours with great
violence. The columns surged backward
and forward, irst one yielding aud then the
other IN idea Of the great magnitude oi
this portion OF the fight may be obtained
when / saw that shis part of the line was sac
cessisely reinforced by McCail's reserves
the bsigadea Of Gems. Newton. Col. Bartlett
AMI Col. TAYLOR. OF Slocum's Division. ane
4 was not until the last fresh brigade va.
hurled against them that they were heater
back IA this past OF the engagement wl
took about ffiv prisoners, who said that il
lust that part Of the engagement the eatif'
force Of o0gstroet's and HILLS divisions
and part of Jackson's column participated
Probably the most desperate fighting o
tie DAY took place upon this part OF our line
and n this time Here il was that we sun
cred our heaviest losses. and the field pre-
sentcd most sangninary hue. The fighting
eas principally done by muskctry = thick
uine woods intervening between our bate
,'es and the enemy. preventing the former
from Getting the range OF the latter Man,
81 our regiments salesed here 10 the ex,ee
81 ono .thisd OF lhcir men But nearly al
81 hem TODD their ground With frmness
behave mot calamity. Particularly wa
tl's ltt ease With the Ninth Massachusetts,
tie +. nth Mishgan. the Fourtsenth Scr
Yoff. OF Grilliub Brigade: The Ninety fal
Pennsylvania, ol General Newton's Brigade
aad tire Sixteenth New York, of Colonc
R,rlle,ts Brigade The Sixty second Penn
srivania. ~ Griffin Brigade. met IN over
whelniug force Of the enemy. who took then
en- the flank. and. after a desperate resist
aaee. they Succeeded in repulsing the rcgi
mens. killing lhe Colonel, Samuel ". Black
ana wounling Lieutenant Colonel Sweitzer
The regiment broke and rcrcsted, and w
Tue ii.sl one % come of the field in disorder
Tho taen frightened and panic stricken Attn.
,lssth al t.seir beloved co.Jnel. Fhc rcgf
ineat vas not reformed.
MOVING o. RIA L1fr.
FiaGn- he could not force our center, III
.s.suaV esaduaily threw his columns agains
out lcG. pressing MaFiindsle's right win
VERY hafsi. where he met a gallant resistance
from tie Twenty secouc Massachusetts, ar
Seeosel Maine regiments. a. brave veteran
- ere. shoullesed = maskes
FIIsos srrAoK.
suddenly Tue Cfcti4lNl- r4sE % ultskctf
iaeseasei ia volume toward toe extreme lell
4 lie coud.,i seemed % grow fierccr tha
~ AZ, rreVien- time This was about 81
O'Clock. aui a, gA'iope'l oyes The Geld.
looked hstA .ad around upon ihe most sab
time .,ene mat thc leFcc grandeur and Ter
iih.s reality 81 v-r ever portrayed tn
thousand cannuaOas solleys ot muskcir
seemed mingled into the grand roar 81
rreat catract. While tho louder and deepe
discharges ef artillers bounded forth ovc
those bills and down thai valley. with q vel
umnc that seemed q shake .he earth Be
meath cs The csaory Of smoke vas =
iu.1k has the suu was giaomily nd ln al
heavens. while FAC CLOSES al dust IN the rear
ctusci ~ tae eofampsien II sdvar.cin~ an
re'rcsane ecsdraa of car4lr,. vas slilia
aad ti.a.as. 81 = d.s.scss.as dsgree Thi
memorable ecae n.il sever be eifacel iron
nv rscoilecfeo ara g seemed mat Ike
tsti' as.f. ~ sag 1eqrcseasat.oa. either -
- r-e,n ssavss. fhstI crer cav
cta A,rr ff~r reoKrx
Fer eae ioeg and halt ear u { l,1s wlli
sl,ss tbs terrible shock 81 battle. tsd<ssi
aitcl brigade 90 the enemy vas hurie
a-sfst orr devoted. daring. dying heroes :
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