, 1862-10-14
ttrnder Of the rebel artillery would open

thunder Of The rebel artillery would open !;
fierce1y upon them.
Captain Simonton vas In the very midst of
q vivid description which he WIS giving me Of !
the operations about Stevenson, Alabama, in !;
which his battery bore = distinguished part,
when spherical shot buried itself deep in the
stde stae q oi The hih, j9st below where Te we're
fercely over our heads, and .ised great clouds :,
Of dust as they struck in the dried mp fields
tel ond: At this time but two pieces Of
Loomis' battery were in position upon the =.
hill, the remainder being stationed upon an ;
other eninence some distance in the reaE.
&These were At cuce ordered up, the shot !.
ard she'll Of tie enemy's guns meantime con- !
tituirg 10 plow up the ground IN our vicinity
and to Crash through The branches Of some
bali dozen tleeS, which were grouped together :
on the til Immediately to the right OF Loo !;
mis- position.
"Cap1ain Loonis, !" said /, rs he was riding
back toward the main portion Of his battery !
upon tie hill behind. don't yon intend to !:
reply to tbet firc ~ =" Yes" said he, "rI
tcfch 'em.'' Sinorson's battery had opened in
the meantime, and another away off to the
Fie Ut Of the road.
All Loomis' pieces were now In position, and
ttun6e1ing away with the sharp, quick, deadly
report which Iiaed PARROTS always make.
To the e1tren:e 1eit, another battery immedi-
lessi laif dczen dldtreat positions, aud shot
aud tleI OF every description htw in all d.
rectiens The enemy's artillery seemed very
ta6i5 marsged. Their missiles str1cs every
wtart except where they intended them to
strike, ard It actually Seemed that the safest
points which could be selected for circuit OF
Iwo or three miles were in the very midst Of
cur batteries.
InCs-EATs' DIv1s1ON-IYTLE's BRIGADE.
Al the loot Of the bill. just behiqd The bat
te1Ics, was stationed Rous5eau's division, thu
l71h brigade, Col Lyle, to the right, and
most OF it upon the eas1 of the right Of our
wtole line, beirg to the east Of q narrow lane
which run north and south, and opeaed GU.
ii to Ile tie1- where LOOMS Wa; post7d, just
wle1e stood the group OF trees l have naen-
tit'l,td. I1c 9Th brigade, Col. Harris Of The
% OHIO cosn1nandlDg, was on The lett Of the
ltc Oh eJnltHen hab higher gruund, partly il
The cpsl, tield and partly in neck Of woods.
whicA extended iEeo the cleared ground, and
further 70 tfc left sas lh,: 18th brigade, Col
e!a1hW katner ii tie LIST Wisconsin command
! NJ "a. ,s..;na o,,,,+
I've wetkt s,cce, and bad taken the place of
Tie S:h brigade wbeli the I'd division WAS
1.-oI al ityd Ut tia. city.
l m;*sed the gallant and patriotic 8th.
| Fa1sfloud, Misrepresentation, envy and ma
l,41it> drove il from the Sd division, where it
| scattered it abroad ever the Sou b. 0ae Of
| it's rtgi1ne Its, TIE eth Illinois, was in this
battle, however, and gloti0usly maintained is
| honor.
The asth brigade supported Capt. Rarris'
| 10Th 1nGiana battery.
| 4 few Of the men belonging to these brig
AIDES were killed and wounded by the fire from
| the rebel cannon, but generally the Shot pass
| I'd harm1ess1y over their heads was near
| one Of the men who wae killed at the time he
| r,nt3 31tv% no
singular fatality. His name is Robb-psoba.
| bly well known in Cincinnati, as he belonged
to the 10th Ohio, aid was Colonel Lyt:e'e
orderly.
IL was not with his own regiment at the
time Of his death, but With the sd Ohio, and
Wis ]yirg amongst the other men upo1 the
ground.
While in this position, spherical shot
struck him il the Side, passed entirely through
Lis body, AID buried Itself in the ground b.
you'd. ,
eosp Not man OF the regiment he was Will
vas, at this stage Of the battle, either killed 0
Wourdtd.
A Shell burst very near Gen. Rosseau an
Lis kf:ff, 10 the inluinent danger of the gene
.al Himself, ard it ~as this that probably CAV
,isc to thc report that he was wounded I d.
; rot think he was hurt at all, for the mex
Iornicg saw him riding over the field in i'm
iealth and fpliits, his coun:euance only eS
tititing IN txpr' ssiU1 Of sadness. when
: came ID view Of those Of his brave boys VII
r wire lying stiff aud cold in death.
! While I was watching With intense iute
+ est the effect OF our fire on the enemy
n shell cane hurtliIg through tue air and Z.
i Ilodcd in the very midst Of Capt. simo,
$ cons battery, killing two Of his horses Al
i wounding a couple Of his men. The ne1
s AZ otter tolse, entered his foreshuu1der al
ranged through the eutire length Of
# body.
i Not man tlinched however, until Il
n ercmy's battc1ics opposite loonis' and
= nor Eon's ceased firing entirely.
4 In fact there was lul1 in tnc bstt!e abo
II this time all over the ttl1, but it was Il
r. 1nll which follows the first blast of te.
!. pest apd indicates tha: it is gathering
!. fbrces for more terrible onset. CAPITA
L iare aud took position upon the hill viii
It lay Immediately behind 1he one from whi
= be Lad just been fighting. at the sa1
h | tine tue infantry was moved nearer the cre
=. Of the }altar r 4na there Lag down awaiting !
Is unttt which the enemy we're evidently abe
rc | to male.
ne It was 1ea1}y . o'clock when the canne
ID ade commenced with terrific Jury along t
A | cnlrc line.
I'd Several Of the enemy's batteries had e
"a | dtnt1y been moved nuch nearer, althou
I'd still urder cover of certain necks OF nc
nd OUT position. Strange discharges Of musk
cL ~ hegan TO be heard, and the enemI's lcgi
,ta hitherto cGucealed, emerged in long and 10,
rlv liable lines troM the cover OF the woods.
in- In half an hour after~ard, the discharges
"a 1nuskc1ry were sharp, quick and terrific Fl
led our right to our left, where Jackson's disisi
ds. row fully in position, was gal}antly sustain
~, tie battle
III It was ) o'clock when the rebels, hithe
unable to cause even q Eavering in any
t%1n A. + +S1n
Al bands, and, under the leadership Of Br
hit himself, advanced deter1ninedly towards
The eel ter, or rather the L. Of our center, in
Ind der to break, it possible, the line which
ost gallant soldiers every where SO stubbo1
lry maintained. In ysin their artillery 1hunde
,ss. poured voliey after yolley into our ranks
aud vain thci1 cavalry came forward with l
shouts and In magnificent order. Their a
Is 1.ry was siienced bS the mnrderous fire Of
Wit batteries, and their cavalry advanced onl
strew tic ground with their corpses, and
red retire in confusion
:ae ~ ATTACK rroN 1AcKSnN's DIVISION.
olu- But he attack With began upon Jacks
Giv1eiun, about twenty minutes after that u
.out | Housstau's was more successful.
Here tue il famous Huckner brought an
lin ! mtpes force to hear against the two br15
,u.i, ct which Jeekson>s division Is co1pose1-
1ant I'D, commanded by Gen. Terrell, and tue
and 0f Vol. NtU6ltE u iuC solA N44O a
afe o. EooQs ta5 pet"eeu lue oPe4 k.ouu
ID il trent of Ills division and that in front OF
+ Of Ecusseau's, and extends very uearly bac
Al. 1hs: woods upon thu lett Of fsrryville, v
med tht rebel. had their force posted in the IL
that ibR. Tits strip OF timber formed c3s
OH way ty Which the rebels .stealthiy adya
until they were near our lines, when sudG
,a1Ty te1aoyirg to the left, they occupied the u
onst space in front of JacEson's division,
regi rushed upon it with de1noniac yells.
Tie soldiers ef the Union fought ~itll
7Alry rage never surpassed, aud again and
dag, "GetAe aasa4e''S y anu ns.t ~
rear, mo cor1nsloh- hesuncaL t4eo WIZ
oc- Ut, aEd man WIN man. 70 sec "no 81
longtst sustain the repeated and terrlh
con- sauile Of the foe. Occasionally porto,
!. the The line would waver little under the
It to desous fire which the enemy, in overW
ID or WE EuHiocre, FohiCu aPUn 4L% NV C'eA
!: i'm their comrades we're falling tbicklJ Al
% r.. Them, the men would rally, reform
what asa1n drive their bullets IN the 1aces OF
er TO desperate enemies.
Hari,, Stones and parsons' bat
besd ccastd firing shell and round shot, and
trap anto Tue very oosotn ot tue ausaucius
? lost storm of grape and canister, until tue 6
any ~As literally eoFe1eo "Aa oeAa ano LII
mined | rebels.
# our But with everincreasing strength th
thrv my continued the assault. He placed 3
: llnes upon sloping ground. in such Va
firing he Whole could fire at once, and alt
this arrangement enabled our batteries
crate with more deadly effect, it create'
havoc in our single line Of battle as
q WAS die1s could endure. A portion Of tn
nv for Wisconsin, supporting stones battery,
how and fed. The greatly superior nu Mt
with the ASSISTANTS enabled them to outnt
ut this line; and from both front and 1An
yht OF rushed upon US, delivering thssr IRE v
Is. fsw feet Of our lines, and charging uF
ted IN | verx muzzlts Of the Tuns