The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-21

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the line. A reconnaissance, however, re-
vealed the fact that the fight was sim
| ply of artillery, and bv the time Col.
! Lytle's brigade-the seventeenth-reach-
ed the top Of the hill, the cavalry bril-
gade Of Gen. Il. Gay fled out of the
woods far to the right, and pushed along
the bed Of the creek TO the eroad to Perry
vile. He communicated with Gen Rous-
seau, and stated that he had been recon-
noitering the country and shelling the
woods in his front. lie stated that he
had two small guns, and asked for a
regiment of infantry as a support for his
section While the Tenth Ohio was being
moved forward on the road to Perry
vile 20 support Gays guns, the latter
were put into battery on prominent
point of the ridge running along the line
OF battle afterwards assumed by ROus-
seau, and began shelling the woods No
reply, however, was drawn. The enemy's
cavalry, however, left the woods in our
! front and were seen beyond the range Of
Gays smoOthbores, retiring toward
HNrrodsburg. Gen, Rousseau ordered
Capt, Loomis to throw his two
Parrott guns into position and shell
the rebels beyond. Capt. Loomis,
who is the promptest artillerist
have seen in the service, soon had his
long range guns into position where
Gays had been, the latter retiring. The
remainder of Capt. Loomis's battery re-
mained near the cross roads, and the in
fantry remained III the fields and woods
beyond Col. Starkweather's brigade
had been cut off from the rest of the di-
vision by the interpOsition of Jackson's
two brigades, and was skill in the rear.
Gen. Terrill's brigade, with those of Col.
Lytle and Col. Len. Harris, OF Gen. Rous-
seau's division, were on the hnl about the
cross roads, but Col. Webster, Of Jackson's,
aud Stark Walters, of Rousseau's, still
remained below, the latter in the rear
completely, and, as it afterwards proved,
unfortunately cut off from the rest of the
division. The shelling of Capt Loomis
had elected no reply, though continued
for two hours. All his long-ranged am
munition had given out, and his battery
was being retired. Gen. McCook had
gone TO report to Gen. Buell., and to learn
what disposition to make of his corps
| Gen. Rousseau and staff were near the
creek, on the Perryville road, awaiting
orders. Gen. Gay was retiring his cav
/ airy from the reconnaissance, when the
rebels opened the ball with shell from a
battery a mile in the front A moment be-
fore several persons in the vicinity of Gen.
Rousseau had announced the approach of
the enemy in force by various eXclama-
tiOns. The silence Of the enemy induced
Gen. Rousseau TO doubt this, and he was
expressing this doubt when the explosion
of she'll from a rebel piece put all
} doubt at an end. "Now they show them
Selves" cried the General. The shell
went over our heads and exploded.
The crowd about the General scampered
7 in every direction. He Immediately or
dered Col. Lytle's brigade into line and
, pushing to hls centre, formed Col. Harris
! on Col. Lytle's left Both of these
t brigades were in the open field, Lyle
, being on the right posted on the ridge
5 with Capt SimensOn's battery to support.
r The Forty Second Indiana held the right
at the creek, the Third Ohio, Col Beatty,
was on its left, and the Fifteenth Ken
tucky, Col. Pope, was in the rear of these
= two, forming the second line. Simen-
: sons battery was supported on the left
/ by the Tenth Ohio, Tt. Col. Burke, the
: Eighty Eighth Ohio, Col, Humphrey
. being in the rear and on the second line
G Col. Harris formed on the left Of Col
7 Lytle's brigade, the Thirty-third Ohio
o 1t Col. Moore, being on the immediat,
e left Of the Tenth Ohio, on the left Of the
Thirty third was the Tenth Wisconsin
8 Col. Chafers, and then Capt Harris's bat
- terry, (this battery belonged TO Col. Web
J, sters brigade, of Jackson's division,
G on its left Cen Rousseau stationed thr
,. Second Ohio, 1T. Col. Kell and tn,
c Ninety Ohio, Col Fritzelle. Thi
e left only the Thirty eighth Indiana, Col
e Scribner, in reserve.
: TIE FIGHT OPENS.
. Col. Starkweather's brigade was no
N vet up, and Capt Mcdowell, Of Genera
If Rousseau's staff, was sent to hurry hin
d up TO position on Col Harris's left. Blu
N i'm ihe meantime Gen, McCook orderet
le Gen. Temilrs brigade Of Jackson's di
st vision into position on Col. Harris's left
d and the brigade advanced doYn the roa'
r. 10 Benton, going beyond the angle. Thi
- was far ia the advance of Gen. Rous
seaus line, and in ordering the move
ment It is hardly TO be supposed tina
Gen. McCoolk fully understood the situa
tion. The enemy was now approachin
in splendid and extended line Of battle
and Gen. Terrill advancing TO meet theI
had hardly formed in line before he wa
struck by the column Of the enemy, an
ralmost completely overwhelmed in a
instant The rebel sharpshooters an
skirmishers shot down the horses Of Cap
Parsons battery. The rebel line becam
engaged Immediately aiterward, and a
nr, ter standing a few rounds, the brigac
n' broke and retrca,ed in confusion.
TERRuEs DEI0AnE DEFEATED.
m. But though of short duration The fgI
s- Of Terrill's brigade was a bloody on