Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-07-24
WHOLE NO. 298,
Battle Of Malvern Hills.
A REBEL ACCOUNT.

lie OF 1ueSuRy was perhaps Tue ucrceot ouu
most sanguinary Of the series of bloody
conflicts which have signalized each Of the
last seven days. We tsye already adver-
ted to the part played in the scsion By
Gen. Jackson and others. but, rs JET. have
made but little mentiou of the operation
npon the occasion Of Gen. Msgraaer and
the troops under his command. We now
have obtained on.the field after the battle.
Early on Tuesday morning the enemy.
from the position TO which he had been
driven the. night before. continued his re-
treat in a south -easterly direction towards
his gun boats on James River. AT eight
o'clock, Am. Magrnder recommended ths
pursuit, advancing cautiously. but steadily.
and Shelling the forests and Swamps in
front as he progressed. This method of
advance was kept up throughout morning
and until four o'clock p. m. without COM
ing up with the enemy. But between four
and FIVE O'Clock our troops reached large
open field. q mile wide and three -qurtsrs
in width, on the farm Of DR.. Carter. The
enemy were discovered strongly entrsnch-
ed in q dense forest on the other side of
the field. Their artillery, of, about ffsy
pieces. could be plAinly seen bristling on
their freshly constructed earthworhs. As
ten minutes before FIVE O'Clock p. m.
Gen. Magruder ordered his men 20 charge
across the field and drive the enemy from
their position. Calamity they sprsns 70
the encounter. rushing into the field st .
full run. Instantly from the line OF The
enemy's breastworks . murdsrous storm
Of grape and canister was hurled into theis
ranks. with the most terrible effect.
Officers and men went down by the hum
dreds; but yet undauntei and unwaveEing.
our line dashed on. until two thirds Of the
distance ACROSS tbs field was accomplished.
Here the carnage from che whitening FIRE
of the cnemy's combinsd artillery and mus
kerry was dreadful. Rufs line wsvesed
moment, and fell back into the cover Of
tfeIwoodso Twice sgnin the effort 20 car
ry the position was renewed. but each time
with the same results. Night at length
rendered further attempt injudicious, and
the fight until ten o'clock was kept mp BY
the artillery N both sides. TO add TO ths
horrorssif not the dangers OF the BATTLE
tho enemy rs gunboats. from their position
at Curl's Neck. two and half miles dis
tant, poured on the field confined broad
sides from their immense rifled guns.-
Thoughit is questionable. as we have sug.
gested, whether any serious loss was in
hicted on us by the gunboats. the horrors
Of the fight were aggravated by the mon
ster, shells. which tore shrieking through
the forests and exploded with concussion
which seemed to shake the solid earth H.
self. The moral effect on the Yankees Of
these terror inspiring allies must have been
| very great; ana IN riis, VIC e~siv~-s -..s;a-
ted their greatest damage to the armY Of
the south .7ri ----
Il must not be inferred from the above
account that the slaughter was all on ous
side. ., We have the best reasons TO know
that the well l-directed fire of our cannon
and 1musketry. both before and subse-
qnent to our efforts to storm the enemy's
position. fell with fatal effect upon his
heavily massed forces, sfaa
At ten o'clock p. m. the last gun was
fired from our side. Each side held the
position occupied when the fight begun.
and. during the remainder of the night each
was busily engaged removing their wound
ed. The rumbling of the enemy's ambu-
lances and wagons. in rapid and hurried
motion. did not cease even with the dawn.
At ten o'clock Wednesday morning. they
were still busy, and discontinued their Ia
bors. not because .heir. wounded had besp
removed. but for,fear Of our advance. Our
wounded were carried from the field di.
rectly to the farm houses in the neighbor-
hood. whence after their injuries had been
examined and dressed. they wess bresshs
TO this city, sani & rreh irs.
The battle field, surveyed through the
cold rain OF, Wednesday morning, present.
ed scenes too shocking to be dwell on with
ont anguish. The woods and the field be-
fore mentioned were. On the westssl eide.
covered with our dead. in all the degrees
of violent mutilstion, whilst in the woods
on the east Of the field lay. in equal num-
bers, the blue uniformed bodies Of ths en-
envy % Many of the latter uas still slive.
having been left BY their friends in their
indecent ihaste to escape from the rebels.
Great numbers Of horses were killed on
both sides. and the sight Of their dis6gur-
ed carcases. and the stencil proceeding
from. them aided much 70 the loathsons
herfors of the bloody feld. The corn
fields, but recently turned BY the plowshase.
were furrowcd by the iron missiles. Thou
sands Of round Shot and unexploded she'll
lay upon the surface Of the earth Among
tho latter many of ofthsenormousshsll
thfownefom tho gupbosts,b They vess
eight inches in width By twepty-thsfe N
length. The rsvages Of these monsters
were every wwhefca diseernibls through tho
forsssssq h46 ssmes places loag avenues
mep.cutsthioughs tho ttee toPs. and hess
and there great treess three and four fsse
in thiskness, were burst open and split to
very shreds. Tn one remarkabls respect
this battle held 4 diffeicd' III appearances sosa
Aayof thsepscosaiug dsya' In tins 'sEssk
Of ti,eseaemy.s.Aishtthefe were No sastvsy
blue, great coats, mo blankets tent nor
clothing. no letters and no wasted COM
miss afy Stores. He had. evidenay. before
reaching this point thrown Away svseys
thing that could rstard his hszty nstrsat.---
Nothing Wa, ,tpsbs found on this potion
Of the field but killed and wounded Ysn-
kegs and their guns and knapsacks;
The battle Of Tuesday evening has bssa
made memorable BY its melancholy uona-
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