The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-21
TUESDAY MORNING, OCT. p, 1862.
Correspondent 6i tho LOUISVILLE Journal.l
The Battle Of Ohaplin Hills.


lCorfespondence on tnc Louisville Journal.
The Battle Of Chaplin Hills.
BATTLE-FIEAD, Oct 8, 1862.
When time shall have furnished an op-
portunity for truth TO detail the incidents
Of the battle of yesterday in the hills
where the now glorious Third Division
lies, the battle of Chaplin Hills will be
recorded as one of the hardest contested
and bloodiest conflicts of this war. In
all its features and incidents desperate
in its conduct rejecting honor and glory
on the gallant Brigadier who commanded
and the brave men who fought il, this
battle will be known for its terrible cas-
ualties on both sides, and for the fury
with which immense masses of desper.
ate rebels hurled themselves against the
little band Of determined men who re-
pulsed them so blOodily. The long list
Of the killed and wounded will tell how
bravely oUr men fought. The battlefield
this morning reveals hundreds of evi-
dences Of how the rebels fought
THE PRELIMINARY MOVEMENTS.
The Third Division Of General Lowell
II, Rousseau and that Of Gen. James S.
Jackson left Louisville on the 1st of Oc-
tober, and on the night of the 9TH en-
camped at Mackville, in Washington
county. On the morning of the Sth the
corps commander, Maj. Gen. Alex. McD.
McCOok ordered the march TO be resumed,
and ordered General Rousseau to take the
advance. General Jackson was entitled
to the van in the days march, as General
Rousseau had had it the day before, but
as the troops of General jackson were
very raw, and those of General Rousseau
were old and tried, the Third Division
was placed in front, Lytle's Seventeenth
brigade having the advance and the
Tenth Ohio, Lieut.. Col Burke command
ing, being the vanguard. The route
taken was southwest to Pelryville, in
Boyle county, where it was understood
the two columns of Crittenden and Gill
bert, Second and Third corps Faimee
were encamped, with the rebel army OF
Bragg between them and Harrodsburg
The Rebel left, it has since been discoY-
cred, rested at Perryvile, and the right
at a point on Chaplin creek, two miles
northwest of it, General Gilbert we
found immediately on the right of oul
present position, the battle field of yes.
terday, and two miles east Of Perry.
vile.
The men made a rapid march to tn,
position at which they fought. In tn,
distance, along the march, they were il
hearing of the artillery, and many feared
that the fight would be over before they
could arrive. But General Rousseauas
sured them that it was our troops taking
position, and repeated his promise Of th
morning that they should have a iigh
before morning. But few halts were made
and though they suffered all the horror
of thirst, but few halted OF struggled 70
water.
THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE FIELD.
The road to PeTyville nearing the bat
tie field ascends a high ridge and cross
ing il again descends into the valley o
a branch of Chaplin Fork of Salt river
} This ridge is extensive and runs north
west from the road for half a mile, tn
left of the ridge overlooking a valley ia
9 to the north through which runs a road
\ Benton This sroad crosses the Mackvill
EOAtl Oh kllt AlA AANeN hAAA AAAboN GpNNAANA AA
point of the ridge. This cross road wa
= the southwestern corner Of the battle
field. Due east from the cross road
0 about quarter of a mile distant tn
Q creek crosses the road TO Perryvill
y About the same distance due north th
0 road to Beton makes sharp angle TO til
= left, and thence northeast through I'll
0 valley before mentioned From the cree
Q on the road to Perryville to the angle
o the road to Benton our line was origina
Q ly established, but this was forced 9
y General Rousseau by the disposition
o Terrilrs brigade too far to the front
- will be seen from this description thi
:, the line of battle was the hypothenul
n of a right angled triangle, the road ca
to Perryyille being the base, and the roa
a north TO Benton being the perpendicula