The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-12-22
NUMBER 50.

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numbers and forced them back with great
sNIugnter; Lieut. Col Mcfarland, who
led this glorious charge, lost his life and
many prlvates also were left upop the
heid. The color-bearer rallied the regi-
mentt%ice, and led them up TO the verv
eannons mouth. This battery was nj.
terwards entirely disabled, the horses
kiIiedy and gun-carriages broken to nieces
tny the tlre of one of our batteries. which
MT tneir mark thus precisely at a dis.
lance OF more than mile. with missiles
discharged from Parrott guns Five
caiSsons TITLED with ammunition wero
subsequently captured and brought away
:. Inc diherent rebel batteries were 81
nhced one by one, until the BOOMING of
ehe cannon had nearly ceased. The en-
emy perceived that nothing could be ac.
complshed at long range, SO they massed
upon our front and both fiarks and conn
menced moving forward to capture our
batteries Immense hordes came ont of
the woods on our left and spread unon
the held, looking from distance ike a
nest OF ants. Our Infantry seemed q
uere hahdiul IN comparison to this mul-
ut9de, but they held them in check while
Ooie battery ran up and stuck their
guns under their very noses and fired
canister into them with such deadly effect
as 10 cause them first to pause in their
career, then lie down, and finally hastily
TO retreat Again they made their an.
pearanee stlll farther on the left. in a
number equal, apparently, to our entire
force. Their batteries again opened FIRE
prlskly, and for time the fortunes of tbe
battle seemed against us. The immense
ana overwhelming odds enabled them to
harass aud approach us from three direc-
uons The greatest discouraging cir
cnmstanee, however, was in the fact that
new battery had opened heavy fire at
our extreme right, nearly two miles from
our center. This was at 8 oclocl, In tba
afternoon. A good portion of our in.
iantry was fearfully cut up, and nearly
dlsheartened.
Everything, nearly, pointed to defeat
OF our forces. Murphy's battery, a por-
ton Of Backofs and the Peoria battery
Kept pouring a CALLING fire into the Cd.
posing forces. The men were again rail-
he'd, and at halfpast three. the fippitv.
Whlz of the shells, the booming OF the
cannon, and the continuous roll Of mus
Retry told as that our boys were deter
mined to hold the field if possible till
dark
The rebels fought desperately, and
seemed no more to regard a shower of
bullets or storm of grape than if it had
Deeh out summer wind. No sooner
had a solid shot ploughed its way through
their columns, or a she'll openad a a.a.. =
tbme one mas SAID. i was so In our case
BY a bold movement the rebels were once
more checked, aud just then the word
came that the firing upon our extreme
right was that Of Gen. BlIrt tohO had
arrived qcith strong battery md about
fire thousand men. This intelligence
added new courage to our men, and sent
a vigor into every movement that meant
victory or death.
General Blunt ranged his twenty-foul
pieces in line and opened Calling fire
upon the left wing Of the rebel army, and
drew a portion of their attention towards
his forces. They advanced upon him
from the woods at a double.quick, IN
eight ranks, seemingly half mile long.
They went down gentle smooth slope,
with an easy prey apparently IN view
When they had got to certain point,
within canister range, he opened ms
entire fire upon them, fairly lifting
them from the ground" as he afterwards
described it. This checked their impet-
uosity and put terror into their hearts,
but still they went on. Another and an
other volley was given to them until
they broke and fed, and when the rem
nant of this storming party had lett the
field the ground was strewn and piled
with rebel slain. In the meantime our
bows had not been idle. They pressed
the enemy hotly at every point, and as
the sun went down they were falling
! back in every direction. Before 1t had
become fully dark the only sounds OF
firing heard were those of our own mus
kerry and cannon. The field was won
and the victory gained.
At nine o'clock of the same evening
the enemy were in full retreat towards
Van Buren, and at daylight this morn
ing they were twelve miles away A more
complete and glorious victory never was
obtained. AS soon as the pail of night
had descended upon their motion per-
feet stampede took place. Everything
this morning denotes hasty flight and
great fear lest we should pursue them
Although their force was large enough
TO crush us complctely--in fact innihl
late us--and they were well equipped
and handled, our little army of compare
: lively inexperienced troops effected
brilliant repulse and won an unquestion
able victory. This morning all the con
f tested ground and every inch of the bat
} tie 6eld are in our hands, and the onl
: rebels in view are the piles Of dead an'
. the ambulance parties carrying ava
e the wounded.
e Long before daylight this morning
n General Marmaduke and two of his stai
came into our lines with flag Of truce
v and remained over two hours, evidentl
d with a view of creating delay, as tn
a purport of their mission was frivolous
J. the extreme He had no sooner report
;. ed back to his command than anothe
e message came requesting an interyie,
l. withe Generals Blunt and Heron. Thi
a consumed three hours more, and by ths
IT time their army was at a safe distanc'
E. This is only specimen Of the trick
d cunning of Gen Hindman.
t The ruse was perfectly transparen
vet the game had progressed too far
le be stopped without transgressing the ct
o,,o++a of war before their intention wa