Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-10-31

fense.
THE FIGHT.
HThe road alternated through dense
woods, and through marshes, only passable
over narrow causeway, save at one or
two points. Choosing a position at the op-
posite end of this causeway, the enemy
osened furious fire Of shell and cannis-
ter on our advancing column, which was
promptly met by the battery under Lieu
tenant Henry. Immediately the order
was given by General Brandon for his
brigade to form line of battle, the center
resting on the causeway. After a brisk
fire of both musketry and artillery the reb-
els retired to the dense woods in their rear,
tearing up the causeway bridge, which de-
Iayed the advance Of our artillery until 1t
could be repaired. Meanwhile the 1st
brigade pressed on to the woods, which
they penetrated, driving the enemy before
them, and closely followed by the I'd brig
ade, under General Terry, who came up
with a cheer, and were quickly in the en-
gagement. Here the fight, it may be said,
fairly commemorative enemy's sharp
shooters picking our men off rapidly.
The artillery fire from our side was not
slackened while the bridge was being re-
paired, and it was not long before the bat
teries went forward to the work in sup
port of the infantry.
"The action began between Il and and
lasted about an hour, ending in the retreat
of the rebels to another position at Framp-
toms plantation, which lies two miles be-
yond. The enemy were closely followed,
and after a fight more hntly contested than
tne first, our troops were again victorious,
the second time driving the rebels from
their well-chosen position, and two miles
beyond, which brought them up to Pcco-
taligo Bridge, (near the railroad BRIDGE
over which they crossed, taking shelter
behind esrthworks on the farthest side.
To this point our troops nearly approached
but found farther progress impossible, as
the bridge had been cut by the enemy on
his retreat. This fact we construe into 3
clear acknowledgment Of his defeat. AL
though these events are thus briefly noted,
il required upwards of five hours of i'm
petuons gallant fighting to accomplish
them. At no one time was the entire field
Of combat in view from given point, and
1 therefore find it impossible to speak in
detail of the operations of my own regi-
ment. Both brigades participated in the
action, and both Generals Brannan and
Terry were constantly under the leading
and directing the movements of their men,
awakening enthusiasm by their personal
bravery and the skillful manner in which
they manopuvered their commands. FIRE.
uuently, while the fight was progressing,
we heard the whistles Of the railroad
trains, notifying us of reinforcements for
the rebels both from Charleston and Sa-
vannah, and even if we had had facilities
for crossing the river, it would have been
unwise to have made the attempt in view
of these circumstances. General Brannan,
therefore, ordered retreat which was con-
Quoted in most orderly manner; the reg
iments retiring in successive lines, carry
ing of their dead and wounded, and leav-
ing no arms or ammunition Oh the field.
OF the exact force of the rebels, of course,
we know nothing, although General Bran
nan was of the opinion that it equalled
our own. Certainly their artillery ex-
ceeded ours by four or five pieces, and this
we have from the seven prisoners taken,
one of whom, VIM. Judd, belonged to Com
pany B, Second South Carolina Cavalry,
whose horse was also captured The pris-
oners informed US that General Beauregsrd
commanded in person"