The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-22
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aud tn us m ske 81! safe IL was uutortuIate.
CT course, tha. gsaaregard aud ] Johns Ion did
not walt tor us - perfect our pleasing arrange.
mants
When he rebels 10 arohed ou, from Corir IA
a couple Of hsigtdes (Funored tn be uEder the
Command cf Brsrsirrdg'I had taken this
road, and thus easily ana wistons molesta.
tinU r,schsj sae bluffs OF Istcz Jseeh, com.
mandiDg StaarPs position.
Daring the att ca oa Prem tis-. Stuart's hrt. Z.
eade WAS formed aiors .hs Goad the left rest.
trg near the Lick Greek ford, tha right, ri.
ttni1, 90: Rodney a1sou, ftiso Asst AGTt-
Genera, or 0hio, and Colon ii of the 81 Ohio
at ii tuassas.) bel uE nearss. Prem sias The f-st
intiIn alton they had Of disaster 10 their right
vasthe partial cessation of firing. An instant
afterwards ulusHsts TsTe ssSE 2ianting among
las ieav-s, anu pseseutiy rahai colum0
2uleTgsd fr IA bend Ia The road, with han
n1rs HPiag &In GCYing AZ douo'e-Q iici down
.ne read tDW&rd tnefn Ineir supports 20 the
i'ft Rers further cf In N the rebsis, and 1t
was AZ cace sss;i taa', with bu; one piece Of
artillery, sicRisa regiment coui1 do nothing
Jne:e. iasy accordingly fell rapidly back
'1Sard the fcrd. aud were reinforced Ia sn
nscllgd near the other zsgineats.
III. reCeI column Fsered on further Lc tie
right, IL searca Of PcSa aiGs flying giI1ents
~ 11r cftei snace. though utterly isolated
tie were lEr0 es'aI
I3fo ten, however, the brig Tde, which
hat SIN ijct l'steAing 10 lce ciGg roar Of
oAl,i. on IA lett, ,ras startled b. tbs screan-
ing IL u kA.ii Shat came cirect!y ever their
be}ds. L. III Instant ths aitsfi3s o. ans
T-.be io'oa, tn nd z Silst he com III laujny
t'uf or }otit'. cY approaching on the Cor.
Ia n anti AqtnouTg ro&d, were IL full play,
y. ud tne orch 5rjz snr 0rer as.ds H. wnich
s1sr vera cc-,at Goog.ug oaly for al attack
ii ne Uppasi GicetttIp) were swept vii th
ine tSp'1,'si's saelia aud n&i.-s.orm rush OF
2'1-.
U.dsr coVn. % this f.es from 'ue h,rfs, the
5,1ir rushed ~ W., G. y s-i IQe lord AID n a
tnolne"t gre seen forming :hIs side the
Creek, in cn'n tieiis aisc, and vtrhtu close
i
daf.l.ptIy "a lie front, as tne eugggeIr1 IN {
oleaed 1priotaiy, toe rebsis pouring la sharp
..ut Il lsck val!eys Ct inUs4et y, ana heir bat
str!so aco2e coz .tluiug to support them with
y G-SttnC I'VE t,e Cur S2af shooters w i ed
30 PICK 7 tGe Gudacicus renet color bearers,
ous sIoiousl St0art rtintertosad :''No, nC. they
are lC> UT.vs tetiOPs 10 be Killed" Almost
& tbs !i.tt fire, ST. Coz. Barton 5. vie of the
7lst, assnot through the breast The bril-
ga,le stood Tor scarcely ten minutes, when 1t
b came e.ident tina. Iss po1itton Was uatena-
nle, ana tley fell rapidly back, perhaps a
quarter of i1i'e, to !he next ridge; q. few OF
,,ia men. At .reat personal risk. carrying Lt
Col. Kyle, il Il aIias coLditlon, from the
f-id thsg were Rpaadoning ohio los. 10
IL 3vGr, tTu9. Ii4a. that Gay.
tlty reached ma ARxt W oOdy ridge, rebel
caYGiry. t3at' II crossed. tne creek !owsr
I i3"G, we're zen coming op on tnsir left, and
- fcelst tatS rev attack ne IIGe OF battle WAS
formed fronting N th&; direction. t'or three.
q uar 0Is pf. ssn hour Jhe brigade STOOD here
i2e CIV Try, Hiding Its purpose foiied, did
lot ccme within range III front they vera
hard pressed, .nd tbs reoe!s, who had follow,
si frenuss. oegen 10 CONS in on their rignt
U0tou.j iutit lad sent across 10 brigadier-
H3nefs4i ". Il. L. Wallace, thea NOT ei.gaged,
for suTp3rt. BriseaieG q GeLeral McArl b ur's
otlgad5 Is promptly started across, but
n stalking ia Wiy, aid h2ariDg too much
80 the right, IL sn@edily foont: Itself la me
| N ,dst o; the re 20. forces ;i,lt had pou ed In
| AIR. Freati<q. General M0Ar EhDr could thus
render sstaGrt's brigade go assistance. tn. he
Ia hAi
| IL AIS, fs4i hack 10 q good position, and held
these II, ois Ia by til the rest of bis Wis
| i2A ceuis ny 10 his AID. Genera! McArthur
was himself disabled by Il wound in the foo =
bot ne rode in To- hospital, lad ii dressed.
I anu returned t. Tho brigade, which mean
! lime GturdIiY A"ld us position.
| bal tnis prou>ht c.uart's iseil.ed brigade
| ltt5.s hsip. ihey were toon forced 10 fol
| back % ano' her ridge then TO an n,ihsr, and
| finally, ahCuE II O'CLOCK, badly shattered ard
| discri7rsd, rney rstEeated 20 tae right aud
rear, tai Il il o<hind Nsn. NcArthu1's brig
| ad, t. reCrkeul2s. sol. stuart was himself
| wuurdat ~ . bail ihr0Ugh his rigl. Shout
| dec, and the loss of field and com pany officers
| was suflc!en. 80 greatly discourage fhs
| troops-
| nEspgR.!s coz orGIos or rss yAsKss TROOPS.
| This cleaTs eur entire from line OF divi lions
fae enemy has tut poSssa'i Z ~ Shsr-
| mtG., Prsnttss's, and 1GGClt.AaAo's camps
| RT ten O'Clock cur whole irons, excert
| ,..uart's brigade, b sd given way, AID the bur
| ssp Of the iZh, YES lug on duzlburs ar d
| -. Ii. I4 Waitace Before twelve 5tua RI too
! a'.d come b&ck, anG f1r BE time asstiutsiy
| only t1ose zw0 divisions stood betw zen oar
4 Amy and obstruction Or surrender.
5til II was 2ut lost. Enrlburt and Wal.
iacs began making most gallant stand, u Id
meantime 10 st oG ihe tr ops from tie three
| driven divisions Uere stiii 10 some sxtsns
| ayeiia 5le. M7pY OF them ha wand.re,: q 3yyn
| sha riyer-some IS tat as Cruiop p's landing,
! asd some even tc Savannah. Thesa were
| oFooght back again on transports, Lines OF
| <uaris wsTe extended IT, prevent skulksrs
| from getting bacA 10 tn" landing, and
| ss, s1isilY 20 stop tbs sarewi dodge among
| the craveus at taaiug six Or eight aple hoGied
soldiers 20 assist some slightly woun dad .el
| t1~ tato tbs nospItai; auu between this cor
| don and the rear OF :he 6gEtiug divisions the
| !fagmeA!s OF regiments were rsorssn zsd Of.
Ter T. tas3tCn, ana seG4 nack 0 he field Bri-
3ades cooid nCt b. got together again, much
iess divisions, bu. ire regiments ,isced to-
| ge mr. rom the toose ~ iads thai could b.
e. asrsd and oflcsEet, oftp By men ~, O could
| Il Id scarcely u solder ci heir own commands,
we're hurried 10 The front, and usny OF them
li1 good yice.
= was torlana.e fer Us that the accidental
| circuIG stance that Pfontiss's portion of our
| III 9 had been coinpieteiy broken sooner than
any Of The resr, he'd "lGsed the enefny's on
| st 10 veer chistly to our Jeff. There we were
| t0ierabiY site and &. worst, II the rebel:
| cft~e rs 10 tae RIVER on tie ien i.ank, tue gun
coats o1uid come into 7iGy. Our weakest
| cotnt was .le right and to turning this the
/ telt.Cn on Sn-cay. According to gensral
| Understanding, III tae evant Of an attack at
fafsoufg Landing, IisioI General Lew Wal.
lace was 10 come lila oa car rIght and q n x the
| Tenels bv marching icrcss from tirUm "a
| Landing below.
| Yet, strangely enough, Wallace, thonsh
| w II DIS dtvlsoE all dr&wn rp and ready 20
| march anywhsrs a.s t. moments notice, was
| aot ordered 70 Fittaburg Landing ill nearly,
| 4 EUt Q ats, IL O'Clock. Then, through mis-.
| itreet!on rs 70 the woy TO get on the new
] ROAD, n miles Of naschns wtrsio and
] i!s circnitous rOlte 1T ada u IL miles more be-
/; oEe -bey could reach the seene OF battle -
| Geannms our riSnt was almost wholly un.
| protected.
| Fortunately, as said, however, the RI bsIs
/ dc not seem 10 have discovered the full ex-
tsat ot this wea auess, and their heaviest fight.
| ing was done on the GENRE ard lefs, wbere
we still preserved our line.
RUsLBUsrs pIvlslos
Huriourt's division, i. win De emembered.
stretched across the DoriHta road, facing
| rather 10 our ta.s. W II. L. Wallace, n q n q r
| bfIgedes had gone ovs- TO assist McArthur.
| aud ths DIVISION, thus reunited, steadily
| ed th~ liLe where Premises division and
| otuarrs Brigade. in their retreat, had left 4.
! Opsn. To Huriours's right the lines were
patched ont vi Il tDe feorganizsd regiments
ihat had been Resent 10 iLe field. McUter.
mend and sherman were DO h there.
Hnrlburt had been encamped in tbs g ice
| nearest the river OF stretch Of oren fields
b csed witt heavy timber. Among his troops
wera the Seventeen th and Twenty. a.th Ken i.
tue"y, Forty fourth and Thirty first sndi.
| t n, coustitu ing LaumsE's brigade, Third
Iowa, EOrSy7 iirss Illinois. aud some 0 hers,
! forming C1i. Hllti1uss brigade
ha Frentiss fell back Harlbuft's left aided
Wallace IL sustlioirg the rebel onset, and
when MoCiernand gave way The remainder
OF the division was thrown forward. The
position beyond tho cam pc no Neyer, was OF
I good ore, and the divi, ,ion was com pe II I'D
10 fall bach through rs camp ~ The thick
woods behind, Hers, with opan aslds before
| them, they eonid raaa the re bel approaca,-
Schiy did they n!w stand Their ground -
From ten 20 hlif past three they held the