Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-12-31
"a already At work. This called forth
IN our troo, ~ the utmost enthusiasm.

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Gen. Nc C!ellsn's position or that day
was ,cma,kx, lie in the highest degree !;
with one portion Of HI. troops no hAo
crossed to the ouih side oftle Chicka-
h.miuy, and there contronied Magrnder,
while, with the larger portion OF bis
force, he had taken up position more
to the rear, q d nearer to the railroad,
where be WAS resolved to accept battle
llis dispositions revealed comprehensive
oreihought, talent and GOODNESS. The
iuheren, divisions OF his army I, ok then
POSITIONS with admirable precision, anu
waited our onset with iirmness. II Wal
the frs, time that the two hostile AT
mics had, III relation to numbers, con-
lonled one another with force SO near,
equal, but tho Ualonsts had the advan-
,agc oil a better protected position, while
our troops had 10 expose themselves to
the bo,il,c fire. The attack WAS opened
~ the columns OF Ilili lst), Anderson
aud Pickett. These g,l ant mast.
,ushed f,rward " tn lhnn ier,pg hnrrsh
upon .he muske,ty oil the foe, as though
II were 10y to them Whole rank
went down under that terrible hat, bat
nothing could restrain their cou,ase
The pillows Of battle ragged ti.rccly on
ward; the struggle WAS man 10 nancy
oe,e, bayon.t to bayonet. The no.
tile Mcnghers brigade, composed chiefly
OF IRISH men, otfei, d heroic resistance.
After fierce struggle. our people bega,
give way. and, nj length, all ordc,A
Ind announcements were vain-the,
.e,e falling back in tho greatest disor
Ter. Iniur's'e, I am,ng at the month,
b,re-beAded, sabre il nsnd, ut this crit
oal mome, Gen. Cobb appeared upot
Inv field, at the he d OF hls legion, ann
NTH hun the l9th Nonh Caroiua, aud
h. l4,h Virginia Regiments. At one,
these troops renewed the attack, but al
her devotion =, d ,eli-sac,ific were i,
vain The Irish held their position with
determination and ferocuy that called
forth the admiration OF our own 1ffi ers
Broken to pieces and disorgan zed, tn.
fragments OF ,h., fine legion came roll
my back IRON the charge. The l9ll
North Carolina lott eight stand ard bear
ets, aud The most OF their staff officer.
we've either ki led or wounded Agar,
Generals Hal lsU, and Anderson led
their troops to the attack. aud some req
tment. covered themselves wi h immor
ii clio y. Our troops exhibited con.
empt Of death that made them tn
,qnals of.lj, experienced veterans for
Notwithstanding the bloody har.es, III.
destroyer Ieaped 10 our ranks that DIV.
40 disorder, no tlmid BEARING revealed
that many Ut the regiments were under
fire and sm.lt gunpowder then tor III.
first time. But the enemy, neve,tie.
e.s. quietly and cuoly her out aynns,
every attack We made, one after the 9th
er. notwithstanding the fact that SOL.
tary bigades had /, stand their ground
Nom tour until e'gat clock l.. NJ they
performed teais oi incr. dibIe valoi ana
I was only when the news came tina,
J cks ,, WAS upon them in the rear, tba,
about eight, they retired before our al
vance. Despite The dreadful carnage it,
their ranks, they matched on witt
-teaming banners and rolling drums,
aud earned with them all their slightly
wounded and all their baggage. aud
when tie cavalry regiments OF Da,ie,
AMI Wickham went IN pursuit, ,epeileo
tins assault also W tn perfect GOODNESS.
BY tins time night bad come on anc
ovefspread the field If death With dg,k.
ness, compassionate shutting out from
the eyes Of tho living The NOR spec,a
Gle If slaughter. Qm,t gradually re
tune only v feeble cauuonade coulo
he herd upon cur t,r.hest, and thai. too,
lllle by hl,le, led away. The ,oiets
were SO teariuliy ext aus,ed by the day,
: ruggie, that many VI Oh. IN sank do~n
from heir places IN the ranks upon til.
g-Jnnd. Although |, too, cou d :arce-
" keep IN the "a Idle, 30 great was IN,
fatigue, ! fastened with QUE Of nv al
To that qlsrter OF The field where th.
Struggle had rsged The mos, feicely.-
Tie scene OF ram was Lor,i,ie; who'll
'auas OF the enemy l,y prone when
he, stood AT the beginning OF the bat
tie. Tae number OF woundcd was fear.
iul, too, aud lbe eroans and implorinr
cries Tor he p that rose on all sides bad,
IL The obscur''y OF the night, gha~tl,
II ct that ruz the blood 10 one. v.iur.
Although ! had been Upon SD man,
b.tlic.nuIds IN Italy md Hungary, nv
or had my vision beheld such a specta.
Gle OF human Destruction. The ptepa-
'a,ioDs Tor the transported on .f the
wounded we're too infllng. and VI.
iorce detailed foI that pu, pose was either
to feeble in numbers or ad no prope,
kpowed ge Of lis duties. Even iii.
ned ca corps had, by tie terrors Of the
>it"auon, been rendered incapable Of at
t'naing 10 The wounded ", h zeal ano
fiji :letey. With nco, ce,y bile exer
tlon at length succeeded, wi h the as
s'stance OF some humane Il III, els, IL
b,lDein. about some kid of OF der aui
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