The New York herald., 1862-09-20

boys pushei onward with magnificent courage and deter
nina,ion every man. from Hooker down. intent only on
victory. Occasionally more deter mined resistance a
some point In the line difficulty In tho ground
would check advance for few moments; but, with
this exception II almost steady from i,s commence
until about ten O'Clock in ths morning when Gen.
Hookor was wounded and carried from the ac!d.
IxFErUous ONSET o. THE axElIs
General Ricketts, at once assumed command OF the
corps but victorious had lest ts impulse
gsR ADVANCES RIGHT.
Az that ,ms right had advanced and swept
the field that IT'D front, originally almost in lins
with tho front OF tho centre and left formed almost
right angle with thsn.
While our advance rather facrcd, the rebels, greatly
reinforced made sudden and mpstuous onset ard drove
gallant fellows back portion OF tho hard won
field. What wehsd won, however, was not reiinqushed
without desperate struggle, and here up the hills ard
down through tho woods and che standing corn over
the pioushed land and the clover, tho line of Ere
syopt to and fro as sae side the other gained a
temporary advantage
suNSERa ooRss ro rm aEsNs.
Thus the battle ragged till Sumner corps up TO sup
port tho worn heroes who had maintained the fight
long against very evidep. Odds ow gorousy They
a. IT, those peninsula boysBurns' old brigade, led by
galau, young Howard who lost q, Fair oaks and
himself and manD other berccs tried in the fire. As the
Irish Brigade charged tho samys line their cheers arose
n one great surge Of the noise u battle
the roar Of wilderness OF artillery, and heard "a
down the lines she sft where Burnsides 6cSs were
Just getting At II.
rxR xnn ADVANCE cnEcxAD--rH.yfas or Tw WY.
Thus met the rebel sdyence was checked and broksn,
and they were driven with awful slaughter. IS beyond
all wonder such ne rebel troops are can ghs
as they do That those ragged snS fhy wretchoe, SEX
hungry and i all ways miserable, should yrove srcf
heroes fight, s past eypiansfion. Men never nashs
better. Thero regiment that stood Up becrr t
FIRE two three OF org range batteries aud " i've
regiments Of infantry ana though tho air elound se
vocal with the whistle of bullets ana he u sbs
there they stood and dererci their Gre perfect ler
aud there they continued to s,end unt battery u sx
light twclves was brougn, TO bear thcm and before
that they broke. Nothing mortal stand battery a.
SIX light Napoleon guns II there s plenty oi sraTe api
canister in The Ammunition chests
sRlyxtSs ocRs--Tr,ln sAacn.
Thus Sumner efec,uaDy stayed what al time
thrc tened 10 he fenrfuiy dangerous onslaught. Blt
al tie ground that Hooker had gaius5 was lost AMI We
we're as VIC had been before the misty daylight
lad dawpcd u,ea ~. BIT there stis and nurmrr
around IA dnsrcut up the noiso OF battle Toers
tropls ution behind, and here Franklin scops
When ire Dstte otEaD Al tsyllsIb, Hss cDrlE WAS m
camp egb. nics Away, on tbs mountain, which Il
had dliven the rebels srnday last. 1bre IL was in
all .be seemingly msxtrcablc camp confusion, aud
ia the valley OF The foot o. the moon tain was
couchs DIVISION temporarily attached 20 Frsaklm =
comtaapd All lbcse troops had had orders OIL Tuesday
night 10 Ia readiness 10 I'1rh at noments notice,
nnd ~ lhoy ly. Gown. gut the uighi passed, and
orders came aud inc morning hlurs went by,
TIL II seemed that they could not ho wsIAoi. but
eight o'clock lEo orcefs came and hosc they
Ii was rood march, nnd uuik. most troops tlat
those hasty marches, they are not zoo late
a,r arc they eged w. Hersldcd oniy BY tho
,tnsle " their cans.cns ard u,cr reyaAr
tramp they move iuto 10 nst. W slosan
them, nor an, tells that the canpbciIs are
.onng. Bot hardy brave nrt comparatively fresh, hero
thsyac.
svkY MOVE upoxrss Rrrts, RsaAN m Icsr Gsousp.
Two f,ush divisions, At s1cAc siss-what Trey lot
a,heye2 Forward at u 81. ot was ytly raa
soncd that the epsny i ., lly - nucl siaksn as
no wcro. Onward vent sige " MI ta three trisades
NAT carr od Crsmpicns "a 20 hands ely sundas
sal onward Wce. 81 h ".ta he ,s&'sss " j,a:cck