The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-11-27

to ask permission to rest his right on tb
rebel inlrenchmsntS, and to which | con
sented, adding the verb Il order to Lieut
Col. Ducat that he might use his iudg
ment about leaving his present for tha
position, bnt in no event must he ceas
to touch the left on McArlbur right.
The advance was ma fe 10 the breast
works as shown in the drawing but Ieay
ing an Interval between McArthur's an,
davies lef.r. rTM epsmy DEVELOPED hi
Iorces along that line as McArthur retire,
from his position. which gave the rehtl
: anopporpuniIy to advance behind Davies
left, aud forced it, after obstinate resist
ance, to fall back rapidly about thou
ssnd yards, losing two heavy guns.
Our troops fou9ht with the most DE-
termined courage. friugsvery low. AT
Pm, Davies having resumed the SAINT
position he had occupied in the mornin.
and Me- cArthur's brigade having fought
thesyY force. ID. became evident that The
cnemy we're in iull strength. and mean
mischief NJ Kean with Crdcker's brig
pde had onlyrskirmiShers, there wer,
no signs Of any movements on our left
and only few cavalry skirmishers on ou,
right. It. WAS pretty 'clear that we were
to eEpecnthe weight ef attack to fan on
our center. where hopes had been gver
of our falling back. Ha-e-f s'sl r.
| Orders we're accor lingly given 10 Nc.
Aean to fall back to the next ridge be
yond our inrenehu4nts, to touch his
right on Davies lett, for Sany to move
InOrhward and eastward, to stand in close
eschelou, ! ut nearer lowu. Gen. IIamil
ton was ordered to face toward Ch4waIla.
aud moved down mtiI hs,lft reached
Davies right. D4yi was informed oi
these positions, tod to hold his groond
obStinately, ind when he had drawn them
in strongly, Hamilton would swing in on
their front and rear, ard close Il day -
Hamilton was carefully instructed on this
poln'' and entared INTO the spirit Of it,.
o"''e - '"9S o' ,,'n' !" I"n'ey'ns or
nrdo,e .yora los, ona -r,.,ooa '.'' ,H
ibnl no,hino ,nstarially min [;,ns .as,,,,ad
tersrrnm Rmtowing 'thoT,s,nond'ms
force with which 1th, rnemv n,assed
Dnvias b.ck SnpI.v was c.IoJ np;,h hi,
division win his batteries i s.nt 30 .
bri,aJa undar Co, M"var - snn,,'r' g"' =
Dnv;es wl,sa r:oI,t.Lad lao, happpa,a hpps,
bacome bn,I y engs,sI Mow"r r' o0nO Dsoo"r y,
uhiIa nsvio. w. oo,,t.a,ia, . p"'"a a"a;.;"p =
near the WhIe House. and la anil,on ha
Jan to swino in on tbe u AM
across the Columbia Railroad throupb \
very impractcabIe tbick4t. when niybt
closed in aod nut an end TO the on-ra,ious
for the dsy. ,iu II
The "details Of the heroic deeds of the
troops of Davies Division. Of McArtbur's
and Oliypy's brigades, as we'll N lbos,. of
SulIivaD's Brigade. of IIamiltoD's Diyis
ion, will be found IN the nccompanyioo
sub REPORTS. e,r
yur ,,spos,r,ox ro, mn. - =,
1T T"I'- III ~ "
lohhH 4'n'
We had now before US the entire army
winch The r"6s!S could muster In North
tro Mississippi, Van Dorm commanding,
I (IHeeS arm y, van Dorn's army, VAN
plgne, and !he remnant Vi Breckinridge's
corps They were IN the angle between
the Memphis and tho Columbus roads,
Our let was comparatively free; our
f'oN' very assaliaDls. lhey oulnum5cred
US prooaDIy Two to one.
THE PLAN
WAS to rest our let on the batteries ex.
lending from Battery Ro.inelte, our ecu
ter on the slight ridge north OF the houses,
aud our tight on the high ground cover.
ing both the Pltlsburg and Purdy roads,
while it also covered the ridge roads bs.
tween them, leading 10 their old camps.
Mexican had Ihe extreme left; Staney.
with his well tried Division batteries,
Williams and Robine,le. tie Memphis
hsi'road ana me Chr waIia road, extending
"tNI'9 'i; ~ ;"o o',u"'Ius roau' DaVl's
"'iu ,'i; "''S.ou ' was P'"veu !" 'n' :, center
T'no" " n was ,,ii Io,''gu' re"'n,ne 10 p"'tery
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n'a,st 1872 on ''P'o''Du tp oy ,"o aeR,mrn's re
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