The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-30

V"i olue was OOA =, OF Reno corps. Next
came the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps,
Ricketts, and Kings divisions, under
command of tbs gallant aud brave Hook
er. We had batteries stationed on both
wings, but at no one time was there over
ten or twelve pieces in practice.
The enemy's force Is supposed 10 have
amounted tOabout 10000 men. He prob
ably used twelve pieces of cannon. The
forces Of General LOngsireet and d. II.
Hill were engaged.
THE BATrLE.
The battle commenced with artillery
al seven A. NJ, Robertson's United States
battery, eff four field pieces, firing the
lirst shot, This battery was stationed
about 600 yards TO the left Of the turn
pike, the fire being directed at no parti-
cular place, but with a view of Smelling
the woods generally, so as TO draw re-
ply from the rebels. The firing was con.
tinued for over an hour, but the enemy
did not respond until Cox's division APP
peared in the main road, advancing TO
take a position. The pieces stationed in
the Gap were then opened upon the col
umn. The troops, however, turned into
a field at the left of the road, and rot out
OF harms way before any injuries were
effected. Here they remained in line of
battle for an hour and a half. In the
meantime the enemy's position having
been discovered, Robertson directed the
fire of his pieces TO the Gap. Soon after
the rebels opened another battery at the
right of the Gap, and subsequently, still
another battery TO the left. It was then
evident that the rebels intended TO make
a vigorous stand on the mountain. Since
the preceding day they had brought up
extra pieces of cannon, for as before
stated, they had used but three, at the
most, in the skirmishing during the week.
The enemy was now firing from nine
pieces; consequently, to make vigorous
reply, Haynes United States battery. of
six pieces, moved up TO the left TO the as
sistance of Robertson.
A heavy cannonading then ensued, but
as usual in artillery duels little damage
was effected on either side. At lOA. M
the enemy withdrew his pieces on the
left and right of the Gap, and worked
| principally with those in the Gap. A
half an hour later all of the enemy's
guns were silent, but upon the moving of
CoX's division, soon after, to the edge of
the woods on the side of the mountain 10
the left, the rebels again produced their
pieces at the right of the Gap Cooks
Massachusetts battery of six pieces was
now brought up to the support of Robert
sons, and concentrating fire was pour
ed into the Gap, many Of the shells
bursting directly over the rebel guns AT
| first the enemy threw solid shot. but
after awhile changed his prcieeiilcs to
shell
Three times during the day the rebels
were forced TO change the position of
| their pieces, and late in the afternoon
their guns were silent altogether.
BY IL o'clock Cox's division had ar
rived at the woods, and few minutes
later had entered for the purpose of get
! ting round the onemy's right
AT this juncture Generals Mcclellan
and Burnside, with their stats, rode
upon the field where they remained dur
ing the continuance of the battle.
Cooks Battery took a favorable posi-
ton for Smelling the woods in advance of
the division, but had hardly got TO work
when the rebels fired tremendous vol
ley OF musketry at the cannoniers This
was repeated several times in quick sue
cession, until at length the cannoniers
| abandoned their pieces, and ran TO the
rear, leaving four or five of their comrades
dead upon the ground. The drivers of
| the caissons also partook of the panic,
and dashed headlong through the ranks
of CoX's division, which was drawn up
in line of battle few yards TO the rear.
! Two companies of cavalry regiment,
which were supporting the battery, also
| gallOped through the line of infantry,
| thus leaving four pieces Of artillery (the
other two having been detached TO an
other part of the neld) to fall into the
hands of the enemy. The event caused
| temporary, and only temporary, confu-
sion among the troops They quickly
| Strengthened the line, and prepared TO re-
sist a demonstration observable on the
| part Of the enemy TO seize the abandoned
| pieces. The rebels marched forward 10
secure their anticipated prize, and at the
| same moment the Twenty third Ohio and
| One Hundredth Pennsylvania regiments
advanced in splendid order TO repI,se
| them. The rebels had approached TO
within about ten feet Of the guns, when
| the contest commenced Each side SEEM
ed desperate in its purpose, and the
| struggle was most exciting. At length
the FOrty-iifth New York came to the
rescue, and turned the tide OF fortune in
our favor. Both parties suffered severely
in the action. The rebels reiterated in
great confusion, while our men made the
woods resound with cheers,
For the succeeding two hours the in
infantry under the command of Reno
ceased operations, and the artillery alone
continued the duel The guns used thus
far were 6 10 and l2-pounders. Sim
mons Ohio battery, of -four 2O-poundcr
pieces was now placed in position ON the
! left and commenced throwing shells 10
the right of the Gap, at which point the
rebels had again planted battery. The
| firing for a while was exceedingly AMI
mated, but the 2O-pounders proved too
much for the rebels, aud they were COM
PEELED, in the course Of half an hour, to
change the position Of their guns. Al the
expiration OF the next half hour, their
guns were silenced Ia this battle the
enemy did not appear 10 have az many
guns as usual, or if he did have them he
did not bring them into practice. The
| 32-pounder which he was so fond of us-
| ing against as ON the Peninsula did not
make its appearance here.
Al . T.. NJ. the head of Gen. llooker's
column appeared coming up the turnpike
| 20 reinforce Reno. The column took the
road branching Of from the turnpike at
the right, near Bolivar, and proceeded TO
the foot OF the mountain. An along the