Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-05-20


ply,vhila Crijeud u's division was brought
into position on therIght ofNslsoaa Bart.
letrs battery WAS posted 10 the centre of
CrlUeuden's division 10 d commanding posi-
Ton, opposite which The enemY was dsc0v.
cred 10 be in force. By Uis time. McC ok's
division arrived on ihg ground aud was im-
mpdiately formed on the right of Gpudrul
Crittendene. Skrmishers were fh,u thrown
TO the front aud q strong body OF them vers
posted TO guard our left flank, which, though
somewhat protected by rough croua q 10 was
supposed theiphemy miEht attempt 90 turn,
and In cFdid, but was repuIsed witb great
loss. Each brigade furnished It's own reserve,
and ia addition Boyle's brigade from Crit
teuden' diyision, though it formed at first
in The line was kep. somewhat back when
The line advanced. to be used as occasion
might require. found upon the ground
paris q about two regiments, perhaps 600
m#u and subsequently, "a similar fragment
clme mp of Gen Grants force The frst L
d,ietil~. 90 set With G NoCookis attook.
and th seesnd was similarly employed on
The left ! sent Other sragallng troops Of
Gen. Graut'5 force Immediately oa Gen. Nc.
Cooks right, as some fring had slready COM
menced there / had no direct kaoW ledge Of
the disposition Of tho remainder OF General
Granite force, nor is IL my province to speak
| OF them Iregret that am unable TO name
those that came under my direction in the
way have stated, for they rendered willing
aad efficient service during The day
The force under my command occupied
line of about a mile and o halt la front of
Nelson's divisioa was an opel field partially
screened towards his right by a skirt of
woods, which extended through TIE eucmg's
line. Wiz q thicg underground IN lroat OF la
LETT brigade OF Critterdgu's division: then an
open field in front Of Critleudcn'. rgbt
and McCOokS left, and in front ct McCouk's
right woods again.with adeuse under1rowth.
The ground mainly level 10 front Of Nelson's
formed a hollow IN front Of Critteuden's and
into a small creek, which omplics into Owl
creek in front Of McC0ol,h What aller-
wards learned was the Hamburg road which
crosses Lick creek IA mile from It's mouth.
passed perpeDdicularly through the line cr
battle near Nelson's left Oa ia Hue slightly
obEqu to US, aud beyond III open nsld, he
| enemy was formed, with a battery To front Of
Nol.on's l.tt; q blttery c0mmlnding Che
woods in frouto. Crttenden's lclt,andHAuk-
ing The Heh in 'front.' OF Nelson a battery
commanding The slme woods and tba fel1
in front OF Crittenden's right 1hd AfctJookit
lelt. and ba.tary in fIoat Of fMlClokoglghb
| A short distance ia rear Of the enemg's1ei
1 on high open ground, were The cnoam3m MS
/ ofMtClerua'd ard Shermll's divisions which
| Jhe enemy held ff|:
While my troops we're getting into posi-
/ tiOn on the right, thc artillery Gre was keDt
| Up between Mendelhail's battery and he
! eucmYs battery, With some effect Barlcu's
! haHery put IN position b fore The eneme', Z
1 third battery, opened Gre on that part OF tl.
| inG, and when, very s0ou after our lines ad
| rauced with strong bodies OF skirmishers in
! front, the action became general and c0ntiu-
ued with severity during The greater part OF
the day, until the enemy was daiYea from
the field. The obljquiy Of our line uu0n
the left being brown forward, brought Nj.
souls division irst into action, and il became
very hotly engaged at an early hour A
/ charge Of the 10Th brigade from General
| Nelsons's right, by its commander, Colonel
Hazen, reached the enemy's second battery.
but the brigade sustained heavy loss by a
cross fire OF the enemy's batteries, and WAS
unable t1 mlintaiu is adva1tags agaj0s tn
heavy infantry force that came forward to
oppose il. The enemy rescued the battery,
ana followed up his advantage by throwing
! a heavy force OF infantry into the woods in
front OF Crittendeu's left The lett brigade Of
that division, COL c. +. Smith commanding,
advanced into The woods, repulsed the enemy
handsomely, and took several prisoners. In
the meantime, Capt. TerrelPs battery, which
had just landed, reached the field 0ld WAS
advanced into action near the left Of Nelson 4
division, which was very heavily pressed by
the greater numbers OF the enemy. Ii b.
logged properly TO McCook's divi.ion 1t
took position near The Hamburg road, ia The
open ground in front of the enemy 'sright. and
at once began 10 act with decided tifct no.
on the tide Of battle In that quarter Tie
encmy's right battery was silcuC d.
Ammons brigade, which was on the left
advanced in good order upon The enemy >,
right, bat was checked Tor some time boy nis
CndeavOr 10 turn cur left flank, all hi.
strong centre attack ia front Capt Terrell
who, in the meantime, bad taken an adj
vanced position, was compelled 10 retire
leaving one caissOu, OF which every horse
was killed or disabled 10 was vary -0lu
recovered. Having been reinforced by "a
regiment from Ge1. Boyle's brigade, Nasua'
division again moved forward aud O-c I'd
the enemy to abandon entirely bis position
This success fanked the enemy's position
at bis second aud third batteries, from el.,i
he was soon driven, with ths 10. AZ -af TH
pieces Of artillery, by the concentrated u..
OF lerrel's and Meulguhall6 batteries. a.d
am attack from CUttandeg's division iurUut
The enemy made a second sf8ud some u gJ|
hundred yards il the rear Ui ibis p1.lL1a
aud opened fire Gitl hH artillery. Ne ll l
balls battery was drown forward sii lgsH
lt tultcry and o. was captured Jy Cul al
den division, tae cuemy Ictfe4ulg irIu f.
Iu Che meantime the division az Galam
/ McGaoh, or tls rig.r which was G- Ga
I som8Hhat batter iu tna morning thlu co., pi-
! y ,oas ou lle li', bad mld steady lgJgr
Tamil 4, drove tl3 my "a iei l.Hm 'Ha body
| contested d.ld. Ibe ecIi0n was comm -eu
! . .Nfa |Iu...ur Uu General u lfI.a..I.. a d. ..f