Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-10-16

long and formidable liues from the cover
| of the woods.
In half an hour afierward, tho discharges
of musketry were sharp, quick and terrific
from our right TO our left, where Jackson =
division, now fully imposition, was gallantly
sustaining the battle
| IL was 3 o'clock when the rebels, hitherto
unable to cause even wagering in any por-
tion Of our line Of battle, collected his cho,
sen bands, and,s u,ller the leadership of
Bragg hiniselg advanced 2oterniinedly to-
ward our center or gatber }he leii pr o.ft
center II order Z 20 SFssx 4 /. x 4 possible the
maintained. In vain their artillery tbun-
! dered within hundred yurdsof us; IN vain
4 their infantry poured yollcy after volley iutu
4 our ranks; IL vain thcif cavaIry came for
ward with ioud:shouss. and 10 magnificent
order. Their artillery wasl slsnced by the
|, murderous fire Of our own batteries, and
their cavalry Advanced only to strew the
! ground with their cofpses, and then retire
[ in confusion.
! Wf ATTACK ON JAcKsoN's DIVISION.
But the attack which began upon jack
sons division; about twenty minutes after
that upon Rousseau's, was more successful.
Here the infnmous Buckncr brought an
I. immense force TO bear against The two bri-
gades of which .)ackson's division Is com
posed the. .53l, commandcd by Gen Ter
rel, and the 34th, by Col. Webster Of the
. 0Sth Ohio. A strip Of woods lay b TIVE m
y the open ground ~ front Of this division
and that in trout of Gen. Rousseau's, and
) }, extends very nearly back to the woods upon
. . the left Of Perryyille, where the rebcs had
" their force posted intfba morning. This
= strip oi timber fJfmed q covered way by
q which the rebels stealthify advanced until
y they were near our lines, when, suddenly
y deploying TO the left they occupied the
/ whole space III front Of Jackson's division,
= and rushed upon it with delnoniac yells.
The soldiers of the Union fought with
:. courage never surpassed, and again anc
~ again were the advancing rebels checked
~ and thrown int confu ion. Regim mt vice
II with regiment, aud man with man, to Sc,
= who should longest sustain the repeated anC
:, terrible assaults of the foe. Occasionally
10 portions Of the line would waver little un
|. der lhc murderous fire which tho enem,
l. in overwhelming hunters poured upon it
~ but even while their comrades were fallin.
~ thickly around them, the men would rally
~ re form, and again drive their bullets in til,
y faces Of their de sl,efate enemies.
% Harris, Stone j and Parsons bstterit
:, :, ceased firing shell asd round shot aud hurl
u ed into the vely .bpsom ot the advancing
y, host storm Of grape and canister, until th
20 ground was literally covered with dead am
;, inangled rebels.
u But with ever increasing strength the en-
~ eDy continued the assault. He placed sew
~ era lines upon sloping ground in such
y way that the whole could fire at once, an
y. although this arrangement enabled our Ia,
~, ~ teries to operate with more deadly effec
H., 1t created such havJc in our single line {
~ battle as no lliers could endure. A POI
~ ton OF the 2lst Wisconsin, supportin
=. 70 Stones battery broke aud iel The grea,
~ y superior numbers OF the assailants o.
abled them to Outfllnk our line; aud fro
f. both front and Hank they rushed upon u
IT. delivering their file within few feet of OF
m, lines, and charging up to the very muzz
he OF the guns. 't"
he The SO,h Illinois and lQ5th Ohio ga,
of way before this ,nad onset, leaving Cap
h, Parsons BAT cry exposed The artilier
Lis men at once abands.ed ths;r hitherto mob
OF defended pieces, and all but single gU
ri. tell into the hands OF tho enemy. Four
ID Capt. Harris guns were also left upon u
ne, field, but the rebsis had pos time to car
en tiiem of, and tlssek ihsxwe all resove
ch ed to-d,y.
mr. Our line be ngs thus broken, the enti
ri division retreated, perhapsa quarter OF
IN inle where il halted, and held its srour
until the battle ceased. But it retreat,
llle only after it, Division commander, Gener
he jackson, and one brigade commander, &c
vi Terrell, We're killed, and tho other, Colon
Webster, was NOR ally wounded. Not
- suspicion viii ever DO olst upon tho val0r
md these no. le men; and it it be not true,
ion some declare, that two companies OF Il
O., n
The battery, broke and ran away with unseeul
md division will hereafter u. clusscd among Il
veterans Of tho Union army.
lis Tho partial ucces, oi tho rebels upt
this division, encourage d them to recoi
nj mcnce the alta k upon Rousseau, and ne
ire began one Of the bloodiest pas ages ut arr
hc which has occurred during tic war. wi
= messed it from beginuing TO end, and ga1
led upon it with gan iliais,fibable horror viii,
rot took away all nseofaangor. Those who
lis have longest known aud best loved In q
in whole Union army, here fought and fell
lio, scores before my eyes, aud died in eve
terrible form Of death. Imay Behold gre
The battles hereafter, and my heart may becou
no, somewhat callous to their bloody scene
'on but never shall | forget what saw at tn
time, nor will the impression made there
hot everpass awayr r.
yhy THE ATTACK ON ,lYTLEs COMMAND.
W" The 18th Brigade, (Col. w. II. Lyle
n n the 10th Ohio, co,nmanding,) formed. as
was have said, the right Of Rousseau's divisio
her aud it WIS against this that the rebel lcade
' directed their 6ercest assault Emergil
eau from the shelter to which they had fetir
the after their first repulss from this position
s 'ro. the line, they advanced in heavy masses
was ward our position. Their appearance,
At regiment after regiment and mass aft
;,,s mass, came forth from beneath tho WOO
liz and advanced down the slopes Of the bill
inn was imposing in the extreme. Distan
nsn aonosaled the ssss sasp,xs <heir anitor
md the bright sunbeans giascing from tn
bayonets flushed like Lightning over I
in. field and the blue flag with single st
~ n waved all along their lines as proudly
q sx. though it were not the emblem Of treasc
on. Slavery and death. At their head advanc
ma a General mounted upon awhile horse, a
ANT surrounded by numerous staff, al havi
! of horses OF tho same color. However o
md might hate these traitors, he could not !
lis admire this conspicuous aud daring vail
80 for oaoh one of thosa 4ttnnle. horsep rid.