New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-03
.vy C.EL .cnuRx's HErcnT.
FEAf orAl:TErs Pm DIVISION
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Gryfn,L: / have the honor 10 suiwit the fol-
,oUinc report concerning The p.rt taken by the
Division under my command in the battles tbe
Doth ard Goth Of August.
On the evening of The 2sth Of August my DIVISION
WAS ercsmped south Of tic turnpike leaG'"s i'o"'
Certrevfle 10 Gainesville rear Mrs. HcnTy's 'ari'
On tie S9b, little after o'eleek, s. M, Won o''
derci nc 10 cross tie turnpike, 10 dcpoy yDNlf'oh
north Of it, srd TO attack the forces OF TIE eheuiF
.unposed 10 be concealed in Tire woods inmedl"teiy
IN INV font. NV Division fol ming the right wing q
your Army C9rrs. In obedience to your orccr
formed NV Division left in front, and, after having
,o,ded Yorr,'s Bran h, Re .lOyed, the lat BRIGADE,
uuder Col Srlinmeleuuig, on he night, ana the "a
ijjQale. under Col. hfzYzsnowsky, on the ieitV
There was liul farub0ase in front Of Col. Schim-
rnc'Gepuig S Dre adj, wbic 10 was ordered to take
O. point al direction, aud after having passed II to
bin, bis light wing lltle forward, so az TO exc
Gu a CoIveTglur movement towards The "a Brlg2ce
on urou & eneIuys lcft flank. The battery Of
TIE "a Bi}ade, Capt. Rohner ordered TO follow
lie al wing Of the Brigade, and TO taks position
q. rise Of ground Immediately on tie ieit Of a
Il 80 grove through which Col. hizyzsnoWsb! was
60 p4ss. The batters attached TO Col Scbinmelicn-
nj, Brigade was held in reserve.
As son as the two lsigadef, consisting O, three
rel en,s EACH had formed, tour regiments il col
nm Nv conVany ia the first line, and two IN col
unn aonbtd on the center IN reserve behind The
intervals the skirnshers advanced rapidly con-
siderable distance withOu. Entng the enc
NY Arrived upon open ground behind the
lille patel es of timber the division had passed
through, received from You tic order 10 connect
nv line Of skrmisheTs with Gen. MirOy's on my
lett. | Iusled my left Ding rapidly forward INTO
tie 'ou stretch OF woodn before NE, and found my
s,f obireG TO extend NY lii consderb bly,. III order
T. tsal ish the come cicn with Gen. Milroy which,
however, was soon effected.
Handy bad III been done when the ire COM
I'd
touched nv left. i placed the battery Of the ID
Brigade ufon an elevaioa Of ground about GOO or
200 yards behind The point whoIo that BTlSGGe mad
entered The WCOls h,tle 10 tie Left, 80 AS 10 pro-
tee e retreat Of the re iaen;s !csirg she left
wing IN ease they should be forced 20 jail Lack.
The battery OF tie LIST Brigade remained Tor tle
same Purpose on high ground behind the woods III
which Col. S.LimneiIelnig vas engaged, covering
VIXEN the fire of tie skirmishers had been going
on lille while, two prisoners were brought to
me cent by Col. SChmmeiienDlg, who stated mat
thtIe was a very large force oI The enemy, Even s
and Jackson's divisions nm' jiaie'y IN my front,
AID about The ne tine OF Gel. Schinheliernis Q
a.ds informed that heavy columns Of troops were
sCea moving On ny hight funk, and that IL could
lie disli9gushed whether they were Union trools
o. Rebels.
then withdrew the reserve regiment Of the Cd
Brigade, tie 5ith New-Yoik, from the woods. so Sc
to have it ct NY disTosal in an emergency, and
ordered Col Sclimmeliennig 10 form one Of his
regiments, front toward the right; ard 10 send ont
skirmshers III that direction, 50 as to ascertain tie
true condition OF things there.
Meanwl the iIe in front bad extended along
the whole lice, and became very lively, by req
uents pnsiiug the enemy vigorously before them
about half mile. The discharges OF fnuskery in.
creased in rapi5ity aud volume we advanced, 0nd
ii scoa became evident TIA. tie enemy throwing
heavy masses against NJ. Abont that inc General
S'einvehr brought the ooh y. Y, under Col. Soest
10 my sup Ort and formed it in line of battle the
edge of the woods bebind fence. then received
information that tho column which had appeared On
my right and which really seems to have belong i
TO the enemy, had disappeared again in the woods
without making any Concentration, and, also, that
Gen. Kearneys troops were coming MP in my rear.
Thus suIed at out The safety o my night and OK
pecting serious business in the center, sent the
5ih N. Y. forward sgan with the order TO III up
the gap between my lst and "a bTigades occasioned
by the extension Of my line toward Gen. aiilr0y
right. The 29th N. \. remained in reserve. Inl-
mediately afterward the eremy began 10 press ny
center so severely that il gave way HI. 70 on
rallied it again. and after sharp contest reoecupied
tie ground previously taken from tie enemy.
II was about IL o'clock, a. ~, wien aD oficer
announced 10 me that Gen. KeaBloy bad arrived on
the battlefield, and desired TO see me- Gen. kearney
requested me to shorten my front and condeDse NY
lire by drawing my night Learer 10 the lett rs TO
make room for liu on the right. gave my orders
10 Col. SchimmelseDing accordingly. a short time
afterward l discovered that TWO small regiments
sent to my support lad slipped ia between my two
brigades and were occupying part OF my line IN the
woods. General kearney was just moving NJ his
troops on my rlght, Wntn tne enemy mace eECIDer
furious charge upon my center. The two regiments
above mentioned, as well the 9th n. y, broke
and were thrown on. OF the woods in disoiGor, tie
enemy advancing rapidly and in great force 10 the
edge of tie forest. Tie Goth n. Y. pouIed several
voeye into them checking the pursuit OF the enemy
only for a momeu, and then tell back in good order
TIE moment was critical. While endeayOuIi0g 10
rally my men again sent orders to the battery o.
the I'd Brigade which had placed in position in the
Of my lett wing, 10 oJen fire upon the enemy
who threatened to out ostbe woods. This was
done with very good effect, ard tie enemy Was
brought to stand almost instantaneously. Near
while, l succeeded in forming the 54ih New-York
again, whose commander, Lieut.-COl. Ashbv dis
played much courage and determination, and placed
II ca ech.lon behind the Goth New-Yolk, which sd-
vsDced in splendid style upon tie enemy in our
center. My extreme right under Col. Schinwel
fleming had stood hrn, with theexception Tho 9Th
Virginia, while the extreme left under COL
Krzyzanowsh had contested every inch Of ground
against the heavy pressure Of greatly superior
force. The conduct OF the 18th Pennsylvania, which
displayed the greatest irnness and preserved per-
feet order tbst occasion, depoying and firing with
the utmost regularity, deserves special praise.
The 18th New-York, and the 5ith New-York, had
Just reeDtered the woods, when one OF your aids
presented 10 me for perusal letter which you had
addressed to Gen. Keainey, requesting BIN 10 at
tack at onoe with his whole force, as the Rebel
General LoBgstreet, who was expected TO REINFORCE
tue enemy during the cay, lad not yet arrived on
the battlefield, and might hope 10 gain decisive
advantages before his arrival. / then ordered
general advance Of my whole line. which
executed with great gallautry, the enemy yielding
everywhere before us. In las charge The 18th ~ 1.
distinguished itsef by It's iFnress and inirepdiiy.
Its commander, Col. Soeet, while setting noble
example TO his neD, was woruded and compelled to
leave the field. On my right, however, where Gen.
keaIney lad taken position, all remained quiet. and
became clear 10 me, that lie had not followed your
request 10 attack simultaneously with me. | am
pefusded, II Gen. keasney had done at that moment,
what he Gd 60 galally late in the afternoon, that