New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-15

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! but the eny could not wn'. 1he head Of or
csiann bad nor rushed into the trap which le had Get
or 10, Ae rad leady los; time n bis retreat without
accom- hing anything, aud N his eXasperii)n he
determined TO Gssail aad overwhem that PORTION Of
our forces which had arrived, even though they
we're drawn MP and ready TO receive HIM
AT about IL clock a. H.. artillery firing COM
, neneed 1
ARTILLERY FIGHT on TIE LEFT.
IIDon the loft sti ere Jackson's division was sa I
tened was one ,cf our batteries feeling for the
enemy. No resporse was elected, however nor dld
battery connected with MitchelIs DIVISION "nSn
came mn about this time and took position upon the
right Of Sheri ;an's meet with any better su1ess'
Cant LOOMS 3 Michigan Battery posled Oh M |
which overlooked the whole space between orr au-
vance bodies and the wooded mis- wheie we cue
nv le IONS ley massed, also threw lew 50. 'e ~
ward these nights, ana Capt SnohSoh lo'.'
Rstteryl I'D the same. But the enemy gave no sign,
Tue position occupied by these two batteries wa
ncul9rlv favorable for operating agans, tue enemy
should he endeayOr TO cross the open space III ,'o
OF them. bnt j. was al the same time ezpose1 nuN
6angcrous ii the enemy shOuld previous 10 charging,
o.cu ire with his artillery from his position upon
the bills III.
WAS talking with Cant. LOOMS, who stood beside
his guns lust previous 10 the commencement oil the
terrible struggle which was TO drench the GROUND on
which stood with blood. Personally acPuaihIeu
win every officer. aud almost every man III Do'h
tlc.e batteries having gone with them through zen.
O. H. Mitchels long campaign in Tennessee and Al
ALBANIA. conld not avoid feeling Of sadness az l
looked arogud upon them, and reflected that, per-
haps ere the setting Of the sun the manSGH corpses
Of some of them woud lie stretched besde their guns.
! Yet no sadness was visible upon their counte-
names No They mad long ardently wished the
time to come when they might measure strength
with the re5el hordes, and now as there seemed an
immediate prospect that Their wishes might De slat
fed their hearts leaped ioy;ully in their bosons,
and their conferences beamed with animation.
! Roth Simopson and LOOMS were cool as though
no enemv were within hundred miles, although
thew both confidently expected each passing minute,
thsi before ia expiration the thunder Of tie Rebel
artillery w0nld open fercely upon them.
Capt. Simonson was in the very midst OF vi'id
description which lie was giving me Of the opera
tions about Stevenson, Alabama, in which his bat.
terry bore a di,tingushed part, when spherical
shot buriedsef deep III the SIDE oil the NIL, just be-
low where we were standing, and hall Dozen
more whstled iercely over our heads, ana raised
great clouds of dust they struck III the dried-up
! fields beyond. at this time but two pieces OF
Iooinis's battery III position upon the hi, the
remainder being stationed upon another eminenee
some distance in the rear.
Thee were 1t once ordered M, the she, and she'll
of the enemy's guns meantime continuing 10 pow up
the ground in vicinity, and TO crash through the
branches of some half dozen trees, which We're
goaTed together on the hill immediately to tue ngtl
Of L0on,is's position.
u "Cept. Looms" sai l, as ne vss riding back
toward the main portion of his battery upon the bill
behind. "don't YOU intend 70 reply TO that fire
" Yes" said he an fetch eng Simonsoas bat
terry had opened in the mean time and another away
, Off to the right Of TIE rost,
, All Loomls's pieces were now N position and
! laundering w'.y With sharp, quick, deadly rport
which Iifed Parrot always make.
To the extreme left another battery Immediately
opened. aud the enemy replied from az least half
dozen different Positions, and shot and shell OF every
description flew in all directions. The eremys ar
tillery seemed very badly managed. Their ms.
siios struck ovefywhere except where they intended
them 70 strike, aud 1t actually seemed that the
ses. points which could be selected for circuit Of
two or three miles were in the very midst CT our
, batteries.
ROsrCRANs's DIyIsION-IYTLE's BRIGADE.
At the foot of the bill, just behind the batteries,
was stationed fOusseau's division, the Seventeenth
Brigade, Col. Lyle, to the right and most Of it up
on the east Of the right OF whole line. being TO
the east Of narrow lane which north aud south.
e and opened ont into the field where LOOMS was
p posted ust where stood the group Of trees | have
: mentioned. The Ninth Brigade, Col. Harris Of the
"a Ohio commanding, Oh the left Of the lane
son what higher ground, partly IN tic open field
ami partly in a neck Of woods which extended into
tie cleared ground and further 10 the left was lie
twenty Eighth Brigade, Col SiaIkwesther Of the
lgt Wisc nsin commanding.
This brigade was formed at Nashville about five
woeks since and had taken the place OF tie Sth
Bri a3c when tbs 81 Division WAS recognized al
tai city.
missed tie gallant and patriotic sth. Fal:ebool,
misrepresentation. envy and inahgnl'y, had driven
il from the 81 Division where il had previously won
immortal Tcuown and had scattered i abroad over
the South. One Of It's regiments the 2iih Illinois,
was N this battle however, and gorogsly main
tanned its honor.
, The 9th Brigade supported Capt. Harriss 18th
Indiana Battery.
A few OF tie men belonging 70 these brigades
were killed and wounded by The fire from The rebel
cannon but generally the shot passed harmiessly
over heir heads ! was near one Of the men who
was killed al the time he WAS struck, and could not
but regard II as singular fatality. HIS name n
Ills name il - Robb, probably Well known in
Cincinnati as be belonged 70 the 10th Ohio and was
Col Lyiles Orderly.
lie was not with his own regiment a; the lime Of
: his death, but with tie ID Ohio, and was lying
y among tie other men upon the ground
While i'll this position spherical shot struck bin
in the side, passed entirely through his body and
buried Itself in the ground beyond.
lie died instantly, and almost without a gasp.
Not a 0. the regiment lie with was, III this
stage Of the battle, either killed or wounded.
, 4 shell burst very near Gen. Rousseau ana his
STAFF 20 the imminent danger Of the General himself
and it wa this hat probably gave rse 10 lie report
5 tist he wac wounded. do not think he was hurt
a. AL Tor the next morning | saw hin riding over
TIE field in fine health and spirits, bis couu'euance
OILY exhibiting al expression Of sadness when he
ne in view of those Of HE brave boys who were
lying sf and cold in death.
, While was watching with intense interest the
effort Of fire the enemy shell came hurting
through the air and exploded in the very mids. OF
Capt. Simonsons battery, killing two Of bis hor-cs
aud WOundiug a couple Of ms men. The next mo-
nent "a case sk0t tore away the bead Of another
Lrse, entered IBIS foreshouder and ranged the entire
; length OF bis body.
Not Il man fnched however until the enemy 8
batteries opposite LOoHiss and SDonsons ceased
firing entirely.
Ia fact there was lull in the battle about this
time all the field but it tie llll which fol-
lgNs The rs. blast d q tempest and ndicaes lh.t u