The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-06-11

the road, and nearest TO the road was the
3sth New York; TO the right Of the Seth the
9Th Massachusetts,; in rear and 10 the right OF
the 9TH, was Captain Miller's battery oflight
twelve FOUNDERS Farther to the right. In
advance. aud resting on the Nine Mile road.
was the nd Pennsylvania, aud behind il the
FIRST Long Island. The 3ist and 6lst Penn
I syisania, aud the lst Chassears we're also on
the right. toward Fair Oak Station Brady's
battery vas ia the same neighborhooi. and
Floods battery was placed behind the Nine
Mile road, near 10 its junction with the main
road Such were the positions taken by the
respective parts Of COUGHS command
ctr To PISCES
At two o'clock the Williamsburg road was
lined with stream Of men on their way To
the rear. Many were wounded. and they
seemed 10 show their wounds as the explana-
ton OF why they went Ia that direction
Others were sick. and Others again were the
fragments of the broken regiments--the
1881, 10th, and other Pennsylvania regi-
ments-for IL is only simple justice TO say
that the Penasylvanians were in the maiori-
~ in this stream Casey's division, how.
ever. was composed IN verv large degree
OF Pennsylvania troops Generals keyes aud
Couch both endeayored 20 arrest this rear
ward siream-at first by moral suasion, aud
subsequently by guard Lieut. Eecleston.
the efficient Provost Marshal Of Couch :
division, was posted in the road with his men f.,
aud did what could be done in the matter
This, however, soon passed ont of all
thoughts
General keyes, accompanied by his staff,
rode TO every part OF the field. and did much
by the example of entire indifference 20 the
enemy's fire 20 inspirit the men
Ii was little more than half past four
when the renewed advance OF the enemy
brought them 10 COUGHS line. His line was
drawn exactly parallel to the enemy advance
but was obliqued in such manner that is
right became first engaged. Once more the
woods we're alive with fire. Gallant. Colonel
nellie. with the Twenty third PENNSYLVANIA
was first into il. and by his presence kept uT
the spirit OF his men. His fire had been
, reserved until the enemy were sery near Il
, him, and only six rounds had been dischar
ed when his own men AMI the enemy's wer,
= fairly face 10 face.
= CHARGE 90 rnE 23p PENNSYLVANIA voIUsrErE
--rnE REBELs oiyf WAY.
4 Then the gallant Colonel gave his mel
: the word 10 charge, and went III ahead 4
1 show them how TO do il. Again the col'
!. steel was offered and again the men of th
; South refused IT, They gave way an'
: scattered before the 23d. and the way WI
clear: but now nellie had the fire of the enc
! my upon his right aud left. and began L
suffer severely "a he fell back to his place.
. Many of his men also had gone down in iii
charge. beside those that were hit--for
was over difficult ground-and "a they cam
/ up again did not fad their regiment. Thu
Y the 23d was weakened, but fell back fight
n ing, and Col nellie with his colors and les
!. than hundred men formed on the lst Lon
IS Island. the next regiment to his line.
= STILL rnE ENEMY cAME on,
:, And in few minutes later our whole rigl
: was in hot battle. There tho fight SCENE
tohave formeda nucleus. and supporters wer
poured in From the left the Ninety- tnir
and One Hundred and Second Pennsylvania
and the Sxty.sccond New York we're hui
ricd across, and brigade of kearney
i divsion-Birney' brigade then On the raj
l. road, was ordered to push ahead and get int
l. action at that point.
81 on THE LEFT.
!. THE DANGEROUS POSITION on THE TENTH MAS
r AcnUsErrs VOLUNTEERS.
e Meanwhile another misfortune happene
% on our left. From its place near the riff
&c pits the Massachusetts, Tenth was ordere
10 into a piece of ground nearly surromde
IS with abattis and with the thick woods on i
N left, aud the two regiments which had SUI
W ported It's left--the Ninety third and On
IN Hundred aud Second Pennsylvania---ws
&C ordered to the right Thus the Tenth vs.
N left in bad place, and entirely without SUI
10 port. AS the enemy advanced firing. al
l. torn by the fire Of Floods, McCarthy's an
and Miller's batteries-ior Miller, from h
N side of the field, when he could not get
( clear shot at the enemy in his front, he tire
a his missiles clear across the field, and wit
awful effect, too. as the enemy advanced M
nj der this fire; and the Tenth became engage
=. in front, body of the enemy made the
e, way through the woods on its flank. Lieu
Eceleston was the first TO discover this bod
ID and rode desperately over the field 10 fin
g Gen. Couch. that he might get an order {,
% the Tenth TO move, and so save IT, Bnt d
,e gallant fellows exertions were vain. &c
- Couch was in the thick of the fight, on ti
right, too far away 10 be reached in time
Il Col Briggs was informed Of the approach
this body but he knew the position tn
:. Peck's regiments had held no deemed Il
the report Incredible. and went into d
=, woods TO see. lie had not FAR to 60. Thel
~ they were. rot only in the woods, but throue
.e IL. and ere an order could be given they d
= livered their FIRE full in the rear Of the Tent
\ THY HAD TO cIvE wAY-BUT FORMED AoAr
" Utter confusion was the result. The reg
IF ment broke. but IL proved itself 10 posse
ii that power which hsI denied to volunteer
: and claimed rs the special attribute OF o
h and 50 called regular" soldiers. namely. Il
a power Of regeneration. II was rallied M
., became once more complete regimen
v with only those out. whose bodies lay upo
r the field Nay, they did u repeatedly.
\. -Four different times tkey were broken Q
that day. and four different times the gallRl
Tenth was rallied and went back into III
fight Let some regular regiment beat tina
10 Thus reformed tho Tenth went back inf
& the rife pits TO the left Of the road. But N
= left now rested upon others. kcarney W.
:. in and AZ IL Berrys brigade. and porto
- OF Jamison's now held the lell. and the Tent
was soon called across u take part in N
- bitter struggle ~ that point. which VAS the
b. our right. but which. by the extension oi q,
~ line. % the ARRIVAL OF fresh troops on bat
u side. eventually became the centre.
on THE RIGHT
lie THK rVr~Y RI rNfoRcFp sSp AcAl~ ApvAvc
e Afler the brilliant fight Of the Twen;'
y third Pennsylvania. which ne have describe
e above. the enemy bruugh, up large ~ ~
% forcemcni of fresh troop and advanced ara'
= in the same good order that had been ol
y served in his line throughout the BATH
d Miller battery n splendid battery at N
lc poleons. formed ia Geld in advance Of n
Nine Nile road. and tore the rebel raul
terribly. uutil the rebel artillery cot the e.
81 anil T. f.se a.