The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-05

to bed found myself DOSING falling TO sleep at last
with my full OF the speoulatons Of those around me
as TO the final result Of tho conflict OF the next morning
They had waited for the day with patience, and they
knew that it dawnsd with the rising of the next sun
Men grow serious under such circumstances They talk,
however, there is fascination in the subject and they
talk it Many and many was the speech heard
that night beginning ''f get killed, boys" Strange
and odd, comcal and melancholy, unnatural, foolish,
tender and loving tho wishes they made and tho
messages they sent home. One wished that his body
might be sent home If II possible, and he wanted
to be buried with his feet to the east. Another
had horror Of being buried in pit One near me sent
home his watch to his sister. H die tomorrow SAID
one land get out OF tell father he had better plant
the old orchard field in hemp.n And thus around me
expressed in strongest and uncouth language
the many strange ideas that haunted the brains which
pondered on probable death the And above
all this din OF voices you could hear from distant parts Of
tho neld-dark dismal eld-the monotonous but not
unmuscal chanting OF the old church melodies and
psalms had heard them in the old church which
childhood had been spent. and in many Of later
years. but did they strike clearly and melo-
deously in my on that night OF our bivouac.
POPE ERsCTs BATTER
There hustle the field long before tho sun was
up. Arms, which had served for pillows the night be-
fore, newly FURNISHED to preserve from rust the
contents Of the havsrsacks quickly despatched and
the cartridge boxes filled anew; and there had been
busy hands during the night but the labor which they
had done had been accomplished quietly. Picks and
shoves had been brought into requsition and in the
advance Of tho line and the road saw that new
fortfcation-a battery-had sprung into existence
passed the line, going down the road and reached
this work, which I found four thirty
two Founders thirty-two's or twenty four's, I
IF tha flof
through tho embrasures eagerly expecting. with the
dawning sun, ITO be fired saw dimy, through the
trees the flag which waving the rebel battery.
against which work had been designed to ope-
rate. II the old sstars and bars Of the rebels.
have heard Of different flags which said to have been
captured along the line, but have seen no other than
the old rebel flag with which all are 30 familiar. With
glass which obtained at the little fort could plainly
see the rebel fertilization It was single demi-lune,
mounting three guns and just beyond the moa Of Seven
mile creek The artillersts informed mo that the
reconnaissance had developed the fact that it had been
erected for the defence of the bridge the Pennington
road to Corinth Between the rebel works there
yawned this chasm Of the creek two three ridges
and their intervening swamps 1t had been expected
that matter Of the rebels would open upon
as as morning should discover position. But the
work on the unfinished fertilization continued uninter
rupedy until about eight O'clock when 1t was announc-
ed that they were finished and ready for work.
THE REBEL RESISTANCE no THE ADVANCE OF OUR LEFT.
Along our whole line the silence of the past night
hid been maintained. We knew the left that
Buell. and Thomas held the creek, that Sherman had
crossed the bridge the Purdy road and Nelson that
on the main Corinth road The work Of bridging the
swamp had begun and mad been finished during the
night, and all waited for Pope. He is not man TO
delay any one and he quickly to work TO bring his
limo forward with that OF the rebels had been hoped
that the line would be advanced Wednesday night
that the stormng could be bgun and finished Thurs
day But eight and nine O'Clock came, and still the
my opposed the left. It Is apparent why the re-
sstance was so great this wing The retreat is said
to have been by the Mobile and Ohio railroad and the
purpose hadbeen to obstruct the marching upon that
point a. long as possible. If rumors were to
be believed, the rebels have found serious
obstructions in the way Of their retreat by
that road. heard on Wednesday night, and again
on yesterday, that General James s. Jackson, in
mand Of brigade Of cavalry consisting of his own Ken
lucky regiment the Second Ohio and the First Ohio.
had pushed south for the purpose Ct obsructing the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad; but you cannot be Of
nnythng you hear In the camp II this be true and the
expedition shall succeed, the division, which II is
ascsrtained we have been fighting, may bs captured.
THE FIGHT WITH THE BATTERY.
The rebel battery allowed US to make works under
their very also allowed to strike the first blow
and the first IRE OF the morning from battery
on tho left and reused the whole line from ito leharRy
Thore practiced artleriss in our ranks-a years
schooling has made many Of them efficient in the art
and with unerring aim the black monsters hurled the
kissing bombs into the works OF the rebels The first
one the rebels laid dormant and he began
reply but with the skill of his practiced opponent
tpfs
duel and noting intensely the dreadful effect Of the
shells. The guns OF the enemy twelve FOUNDERS
and no match FOR superior and larger guns. The
effect OF our shots soon became plainly visible. The
glasses OF the officers revealed and their voices pro-
claimed with oaths, drawn forth BY the excitement
Of the moment, that guns had been dismounted
and breaches made. But still the rebels continued TO
reply and to the interest of the OCCASION the
infantry OF Gen. Hamiltons division, marching on the
right Of the battery reached the swamp and became
gagged The skirmshing companies had hardly succeed
ed deploying they reached the swamp before they
met tho rebel skrmishers and the fight at long range
continued. The division halted and awaited the re-
suit The intervening swamp kept the foes from reach
ing each other and Gen. Hamilton had to content him
self with relieving the skrmishers occasionally and Civ
ing other companies taste OF sharpshooters practice
Patience had to be exercised until the rebel fort at the
bridge should fall
THE REBELS STRIKE FLAG.
Was it one, two five hours before it struck had
no idea of tmeI have hardly recovered my faculties
enough distinguish the hour by the at this time.
But at last the flag struck and the rebels fell back
In the dim distance hundred yards beyond tho fort
which had fallen we had their heavier works and
TO this naturally supposed they had fallen back The
firing on the fort ceased but few shells after
the rstreating rebels and into the works beyond
General Paine, the left Of the road, pushed
forward a strong accommodating party, while Gene
raj Hamilton did the same from the right, and
the skirmishers met at the bridge. Here an in.
given Of the superior quality or troops The
skirmshers met, face TO face, each rushing forward
for the goal but from opposite directions. They
halted formed but did not fire. Their GOODNESS saved
them from the danger and they soon recognized each
other friends and mngling together, they pushed
rapidly forward and crossed the corduroycd bridge at
double quick Up the steep hill they rushed and sprang
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