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

Z ined the ravine, ana was rushing across the
-rnhelds, when the same Loaistana stsei
s- fad guns opened on them. Daahlng forward
MY reached a little ground sWeli, hehiGd
fsir irmishers wsrs s.at ferw ari to ,iiepts the
,.cuolesoIne battery he ssirmisners crsvi. .
6i forward till tEey gsfntd Httle knoll NOT
more than aeven'y y dve yarda from the bat.
ierJ. OF cotTae ths sattry opened on tn N
they replied, II rot SO noisy. m IRE to the pur
rose. In "a few minu e. the bnttery was driv
an of. with nrtilieFists killed. horses shot
low. and badly crippled every way. But
tarb1r-Who o couid not con troll his en- Il hust.
3 N at the conduct of the skirmishers, and In
his excitement incau tiously exposed him self
All this while reseI regimen t. were ponric z
supporting the sk;rmish ers, aLd freeh resi-
nsnts from WatIacs's division came D In
time 10 chsekmate The game ..--
Bat The battery was siienced. For ward, !"
" the vision order. kushtDg across the
oornnalds undsr heavy fire. they now met the
rebsis facs 10 face In fhs woods. The contes
n - quick, tecisive Close, sharp, con tin uous
m naketfy for few mtnutee, and the reoeis
Here ~ fortunately, Sherman's rish, gave
way. Wa,lsce's a snk was expose1. He In
sauliy 10. med CJiaGel WOOo's II venty SKI b
Uhto In new iiEe Of battle, In right angles
Win the real one, and with orders 10 prots G.
rh- marx. TIE Eleventh indiaoa was lake.
wise here engaged III a sh re eng az sme Ut wi n
the entmy attempting TO Il X. aud tor dine
ths copte4t waxad farce. Bu. Sherman soon
filrd the place CT mis- hroksn regiments, again
Waiiuce's division poured forward, and again
the enemy gave way.
by Two O'clock the division was into the
Woods again, aud for thIee.QuErIare OF mile
1t ndvanced under a con tin a Gus .orm Of shot,
Then anOi her contest or two with batteries
always met with skir mis- hers and sh arps hoot
lag-then. hy Iour O'CLOCK, TWO hours later
than on the right, Ii general rs bal rstreit-
toen pursuit, recall and encampment on the
Cid grounds OF Sherman's division, in the
very tents from which these regiments Ners
dE1yen thar haplsss sunday MorAtig
The camps were rsgainei the r. he,s wera
repulssd their ATTACK had tailed We stood
Wnere We began; rebel cavalry were with sn
were wrthin sDikiog distancs. Bd. Ve had
r. gained nnr camps. AnO SO ended the battle
Of PAltsouis.
THs sILEED AND woUspBp.
do DO: pre'end to give mlre than an ssti.
care, gong to the 50 jutan 70 Of dill rent reg;
msnts that had been Ii ss heavy fsh.ng ss
my, citing a.@msuts Of ;heir Jsses-surs
10 be very heary, II not quite, q curato- End
Gpproxim thug 'hus ftom the loss e COZ 70
regimen - 10 the pro ooable Lee Of all have
ridden over the GROUND, too-have seen ;be
'.e ID and wonndeG lying over the a slo-nave
acted the mum Der i'll tne hos pitals and on the
boats As the result of ita,l, do not belle Y :
tnat our loss In ktl.ed.a nd wounoed < Ill .u,n
DIR over hirty tive hundred t. four thousand
ibe lsstion CT pTisoney- is aIoiher IN 4l:er
H.. orts that certain regiments or ly have
faif the man aTsw weiing Toii call IL d, en- fs
notning. tke reGim'nts are a m orr or less
disorGani7'd ana solder. scaltered eyery
where hia, y 20 home with the stck, many
are Qrees In tha ho~pltais, many keep out OF
sight, seeing ali they can