The New York herald., 1862-10-29
pArrlE OF cHApun NILS.
General Rsssssss's Omeial Report.

Capt CAsr.xl, A. A. A. g., FIRST corps oArmse'
sn-i have The honor submit the following rspor, of
ess par. .asen BY The I'm, third division Army ans
the morning IL the sth, ON the march, General Nc
ceck showed me order Of General Buell., in which
SAID he should move approaching Perry
vile the enemy would prvh4biy make resistance IN
anal s'cinny When near Chaplin hiis battle rroand
perhaps tn mikes IRON Perry,ite The report Of
artillery right ana ont was heard, and General
hcccok ordered o advance my cavalry and infantry
i leaving the atery an eminence in
tbe rad. moved With The infantry, preceded by STA
companies ef the second Kentucky cavalry, Colonel
tpckter Fard, and when Tear the held Of bat
lie Co.oaei Board repo.ted the enemy 10 sight
Lated tie camGand, sant back for General Mcsook,
ani be aLa i de forward 10 the front, cxamred The
grc:bd and chose line OF battle, adopted tho
eueay advanced upn Gs, and soon afterwards moved
a. q sses house, The hill overlooking the fed,
ibcre halted tie head Of the column whist there
The artillery ttwo pieces of Captain Harris battery,
with Gay cavalry, continued fire, and small arms
were also heard cay addressed note 10 me, saying he
had been pressing the enemy all the mornings was pres
sng him then. and much needed regiment Of infantry
spa regmsnt 70 do So and rode forward 70 his pieces
and found him and Captain Harris there. The enemy
was Just disappearing in the woods ar 10 the 'front.' ard
out Of range Of Harris ordinary brass eees then or.
sered mp Iooms, with two Of his Parott guns, and
appearing, until finally he was no longer TO be seen,
and the firing ordered 70 cease. Everything IN
"a Gen Moloos rode of to see Gen Baell understood
- be three miles our right Waiting, perhaps
an hour concluded to resume the march 10 Chaplin
probably mile TO 'front.' to get water for
my men, whn were suffering intensely for want OF it,
Tnere a small pool in the bed Of the little stream to
the right of Looms two pieces TO which the Forty
vlnd lndana directed, n order 70 obtain supply
ana the main column was then ordered forward; but
when the bead OF the column within a hundred or
Two hundred yards OF Loomis' pieces halted II and
went forward 10 what reported 10 be the enemy
reap caring in the woods bey ond and few minutes
c,nid see him plainly, and the discharge Of shell from
three batteries, masked unmsiakable evidence OF
his presence in force / ordered Looms
r,lly and bring up the remainder of his guns, ana
sent an order 70 Captain simonson, Fifth Indiana
artillery 70 join LOOMS, all Of which PROMPTLY done.
/
The right in good position and raioped back TO place
enemy, which was just ino ormed by messenger from
Cart wickiie, o Col Boards cavalry, was beng made
in sat direction in grea ,orce Of cavalry infantry aaa
ergade, u form his irigade IN two lines, the second
1aio iieatenans C9ionel he; the Tenth Wisconsin Col
shapln and he thirty third chic, Ijeutcnant Colonel
arore, eing IN tie front line. soon after this by
MESSENGER, Col Starzweather commanding tho Twenty
eghth brigade, announced his arrival the left, his
% gade having been unfortunately cu' of and
scsara'ea from my division by Genera, Jack
he had a,e good sense when he heard
nrng in frons to abandon the read, around Jack
The left and found hts brigade rAe very spot ii
was most reeded large bc.s Of the enemys cavalry
admirably seisd and dispersed in great disorder by
saptan stones FTst Kentucky artillery. tssn directed
capt pushs Fcnrth lndsna artillery high ridge
"a, extreme left and extending diagonay to the front
lieas. Col Bingham, placed that ridge, and by the
Seventy ninth Pennsylvania Col. Hansbrght placed
ON which the batteries were planted THIS for
NATION gave cross IRE, and proved Of in
.sition during the day. These formations were
made in great haste sDd in few mcnents, but witou
Itt,sa returned to Harris' brigade hear
ing hs The enemy was close spOn aim, ana found that
front by General Mcvook, and azen engaged
enemy and needed support General Mctook in pcrsot
iioDs % ne 10 order mp the Twessyfonrsh Illinois als
Captain Va commanding. led fhe rwsnty fourth iii
sy aepoyed skrrlishers by its commsd der ane
went CALAMITY intaacten the left OF she Thirty thre
eSs WAS s sSsea Up 70 Ssrsss saIr' an ar
rsea o,r "n the ground where rse Tsrty ,thlre
B.F Sors1sr commanding shen galaua1y into ac
40 On lne rlgnt OF the second Uhio Then followed
here TO say Of regiment akhougn new and but lev
weeks in the service, 1t behaved most goanty, nnde
Harris wsce brigade smonsnn's battery op its right
was repeatedly assxed by overwhelming mum pers bn
and Second Ohio, aer exhausiing their ammunition AM
mat taken frsn the boxes Of the dead wounded
the Tenth Wisconsin and Thiiy-third OHIO For thl
gallant ccndnct these brave men are aaiitIed Il
here as did on The The seIa u Sa ane- 'nsn .h
Tsenty Fourth Rineis went into action saw The uuds
cpined troofs OF General Jackson in front support
Parsons battery Of JACKSON division yielding The field
IN gseat confnaon under most terrific ire enemy
whoNas movn. N the direction OF my estreme l-f l.
Ncnoral Jacksoa killed the support to Parsans bat
sery swing way, the guns we're capured bat The gasu
enemy moving toward left great force with Tie
apparent view Of turning il, driving broken
disordeFed regiments before them galopped
ioIcnel s.arkweather the s.t directed him 10
psn his batteries (soDes and Bush's) upon eremy
be order pozlpty and effectively executed The
srng admirable. and the heavy misketry OF The
advancing enemy received by the gallant First Wis.
ba:teriezl placing their caps on their bayonets
iorderei the regiment to be down under cover and
ley eanlsed de snemy again and again and bed him in
check Tor sevenf hours, Until finally fresh and
is ;be sosy rs Wsceo cooue See
10 The from of thte batteries in corn6e lying down
ossS ss e. p o. sa e0s%y and when be sp
aent poured sato h< ranks most uitherng 6rs. The
STEADY adysnce apd hAayy FIRE Of the enemy however
.alsed portion this regiment TO break In confusion
but The most Of ~ ander its gallant officers stood
fuzzy . ne work ua io.csd TO retire which IA 10
pretty good order TIE eneoT were then In reach n Che
FIRST Wisconsin and Seventy ninth Pennsyv
! i...S had great conaaaace y the salIsairy ,of
pointed when this tins OF trial came. They
drove back the enemy several lines with great loss;
and until their ammunition exhausted, bravely main
,ned their position and than quietly lnot under irs)
returned under orders 70 the lnS battle originally Sc
leeed by General Mccook and mysel, when they go,
supply Of ammunition and were again ready action.
SiA>m loss was very heavy. The nfe OF msskeiry on
place osio thirty ave horses, but be end stone istin,
s their pie ss fell back with their SUPPORTS and al
once renewed ne conflict, and continued . until after
ordered sent an oro. to Colonel H.rr. to fail bssl
also. Tho right, Co6ns :, les brigade, had bour
.u: cor. Nd depleted by our /
""eo -'"~sgis on
al
nors eS%psSe, ma .se rounded Before ,p: =; n,s,
Is. heard 'ss, Isss slsae:
IN the rsn, s,,,Dy py nay purins the day was W
on The let centre ~ 70; sDa aSa yer
s,en. assaults Of the enemy anu khvmf - tet
army corps would follow i, ,t, ,aos sns or,.nss q
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