Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-04-11
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/ their LeaTiest FIRE on the left aud center ol
Sberman's Division, and drove our men back
from their camp. and bringing up a fresh force.
opcncd fire On our left wing, under Gen. Nc
/ Cierrand.
Ills fire was returned with terrible eject
( ard determined spiit by both Infantry and ar
( liIiery aIoug ihe whole iiae, for a distance OF
SIX iniie,.
! Gricra HuFIburt's division was thrown for
ward to support The center, when desperate
c,rd-ct eIl~ued. The rebels were driven back
wiih ;cfrlble slaughter, but soon rallied and
drove back our men Ia turn
From about O'Clock, tie time your cor
respondent arrived On the field until midnight
closed on the bloody scene, there was no deter
mining q ihe result Of the struggle.
The rebels exhibited remarkably grol gen
cralship, at Times engaging the left with alar-
entity their whole strength they would sud
duly opeu terrible aud deirue i've FIRE on the
rish. or center Even our heaviest and most
destructive fire on the enemy d:d not appear 10
discourage their solid columns
I he fre Of Maj TAylors Chicago artillery
rabked lhem down in scores, but the smoke
was 10 0 uer disposed than tie breach
woId again Le filed. The mo t desperate
firing ioos place IaIe in the aft,rl The
rebcls kn-w that if they did not succeed in
whipping a. tLat tLeir q ancts for success
would be extremely doubtful as portion Of
Gen. Buells fore, ; bad by thi, time nIored 10
the opposite side If Il c river aud tie other
portiols was com ng up tie river fiom Savan
nah They became aware shat We We.e being
reinforced, Us tLey could see Gen. Bue:ls
lr.oIs lron he river bank, 81 RI distance
zioye os Oh tie eft, to hich they had forced
her way.
Al I've ~. lock lie rebels had forced our lef.
wing back 50 Is 10 occupy fully Two tli.ds OF
our camp al d ere fighting their way foi ward
with desperate d,gr, Of cuuid-uce 10 tier
cilo.t 10 drive Us in 0 tie river and at The same
time btayely engaged uur right. Up to this
time We had received no rciuforcemeuls, Gen.
Lew. " Wailace failing 10 e'me to our support
until the day was over; he having taken The
wrong road from Crumps Landing, and being
without other transports than those used for
quartermaster's and commi.sa- y stores. which
we're too heavily lad,n to ferry any consiIcra-
bic nunbcr Of Gen. Bucli's forces across the
river, hose that we're here, being sent 10 bring
the troops fl m Savannah, Ne were lherrflrs
coat, n iilg against a-!ul odds; oar force -ol
, exec ding 38,CO0 mcn, while Lat Of The elemy
. Nas upaa ards Of C0iG00.
Our condition at Ills moment was extreme
y critical. Large numbers ofmen rauic struck
otLers wo u at ty ard fighting, vi the ay-
erage per cen'age Of skulkers, had struggled
tow IDS tie riyer an colld net te IA led:
, Gen Grant aud Staff Who had ben reck css
Il. fI I
amid he unceasirg storm Of bullets, grape ant
she'll, LOW rode from right TO left, melting th,
I men to stand firm until our rcinlJrcements
could cross tie rive.
Col Webs er, Cliff of Staff, Immediately
y GOT into position tic le-vi,st pieces Of Eelvy
artillery pointing CD the enemy's right, while 1
iurge number Of batteries were planted alons
The entire line from the river bank north ives
1 10 our extreme right, scme two and Lalf mi e
i distant.
\ An hour before dusk general cannouad
!. was opened upon the enemy from our who'll
: line with perpetual crack of nIusketryi sucl
. 4 roar was never Lcard on this continent. Fo
O short lime Tie rcbcls replied with vigor an
effect, but tLeir return sho grew less treqncn
and destructive, While ours grew more RAPID
: and Tyler, witch lay short distance of, kep
5 raining shell on lie rebel hordes. This last ei
! fart wns too mE,h for tic enemy; and ere dav
the firing had really ceased; wien night con
j ing or all he com5attants rested from thei
Az fiil work of bleed and carnage. Oar l.e
rested on tLeirsrms in Ike positi i LEY had Q
il The close Of the tight until the forces Enee
II Major Gen. Wallace arrived ard took p0siti9
J. on It'd right, and met Buell's forces frCm IL
opposite side of Savannah; being now on til
"a battle ground, the entire right Of Gen. Nelson
i Division was ordered TO form on the right, an
1t tie forces under Gen. Cril,enden were osde.e c
to his support early in the Toriug.
lie SECOND DAYS BATTLE.
le Gen. Buell. having arrived tie following eve
ming, in the morning the bah was opened a
ID daylight, simultaneously hy G,n- Nelson's
lg vision cn Tie lef and Mai Gen. Wallace's ii
vision on The right. Gen. Nelson's force oper
cd most CALLING ERE AID advanced rapidly q
e. they fell back. The fire soon became genera
4. aloag the whole line, urd began 10 tel Wit
Il terrible of ct on ;he cncmy.
Generals McClernord Sherman, and Hur
butts men, though terribly jaded from tie pre-
y vicus days fighting, st:ll maintained their hon
i ors won at Donelsou, but the leS:stance Of IL
rebels, at all points, was terrible, and worthy
= better cause, but they were not enough for ou
. unlaunted bravery, ard the dreadful desolatio
- produced by cur artillery, which was sweepin
~ their army like chaf before the wind, bu
!, knowing that defeat would be death blow /
their hopes, and that their all depended upo
a. this great struggle, their Generals still urge
81 them on to the fuce Of destruction, hoping, b
RaEk:pg Us on The right, 10 turn Tie tide OF Il
!, ba sle.
y Their success was again for time cheering
=s IL j.ss.n to gain ground on us, appearir
-. 10 have bytH reinforced, but our left under Ge
or Nelson was driving them back with wonderf
rapiEty. and by IL o'clock Gen. Buell's fore
nc, had succeeded in fanking them and capturir
tIeir batteries cr artillery. They, howeve
- again rallied On lie left and recrossed, and Il
l,a right forced themselves forward in another de
&c perate etiult, but leinfoFccmcnts from Ge
i, Wood and Gen. Thomas we're coming in Re
- imcRt after Regiment which were seat 10 &c
!, Buen, who had again commenced TO drive Il
tnemy. About , p II Gen. Grant rode to Il
left, Nhere the fresh regiments Lad been orlc
ed, and finding the rebels wayering, sent q no
tlOn q MS oOdy -6uaIu 10 lie nead OF each d
sd regiment ard tLen old,rtd charge aero
the field, himself leading, as he brendished
sword and waved aud waved them on to i
GROWING victory, Nhie cannon balls were ia
ing ike hail around him. The men follow
- with shout that sounded above the roar al
'ty din OF artillery, ard Ike rebels fed in disms
'ur as from destroying avalanche, aud never ma
m another stand.
-. Gen. Buell. followed the retreating rebe