, 1862-04-10

A41A@e VI EA0 1A1A3 -
sa.eo -. III Hom W,VVo TO 1860.
~ - nnposs1olo N represent confused state
=. -AAaa7 ~ a'eettasn any oe1aas. therefore
e1to 3ou t1e pest accoaal possiplei irom ooser-
:. u'l' aa'n's ttassea 1a1oagn tne ssorm OF &C.
e4on oa.e eu9 s"o osys that II ts'gea
-. Ane .1 ngns g1. war plougnt on oy ooay OF ooo
~ -ne .oan t'lssou.t \on4on) fssnns0ta OF
- ."ta y, s.,.o' a,o, as,a tne ao-
aaes - ~ ~ ~ .as .spe' M ~. "en were sup
~ ~ ~ w HsA7a Ts a, y. -ns euey' noae
sa,.sa5 ~ ~ - n..7, 80 ne'es ~
,as, -r,nr. ~ e",.S;n--an~Ua as u141slon w lae
a4n1 ~ : es:,,:-E E A.5 olse' .ones " nl1oA-
Wy anu i4ounag out camps Win grape, can
lster and shell Our forces soon formed into
line and returned their fire yigorons1v. and
by tbe time pe uerc n,e7,,ra7 ~ -a.a3,. t.,,-.,
~ - .1s:rssE11 a> ~ Aeseise u4eni,
LEU 'u5nea 1l'e'1 ness9'est nfe on the LETT and
centre OF Shernan's division, and drove our
men back from their camps, and bringing m
fresh force. oneaed 6re m mr. 1af3 -,
-o1eo, oPoeeo "7 oA our 4els "1ng
under denera McC1ernand.
This fire Was returned with terrible effect
and a determined sn7rst nv bot1 inf,n+r, o,,d
arti,1arr o1onor ~ rr-t,a,c ~ -. -
.'1e "AAoAs 41li@' 4"1 i o17'<a1ee'
OF over tour miles.
ward to support the centre when a aaaner.te
-. ~e' "'eA o@ope1e1te 9
con1hct ensued. The rebels were driven back
With terrible slaughter, but soon rallied and
drove back our men in turn, From ahont
nine e,c1oct. the limo ronr corree1oa5oat -,
arrived on the Held, until night closed On the
bloody scene, there Yas NO determination of
+1,a ros71+ of ~ e+,,.-,o N31-'"sA0&- VI
~. 80 ~. asse
Inc rebels exhibited remarkably good gen
e1alship; at times engaging the left with an.
pa1ently their whole strenoth thav rvonia
ea5aoa1n -, "oaio
euooenls open terf2ole and destructive lire
upon the right or centre. Even our heaviest
and most destructive FIRE on thc enemy dd
not appear to discourage their solid coI1mns. M
The ire of Major Ta7lor's Chicago Rattcrv
raked them down in scores: Int The snolee
would no sooner be disnerscd than fhe 1,raoeh
Eonld apa:n hn f;1led S'-@>N1 NV - 1e''-H
Tie most desperate firing +nolz n,ana 1ate in
the attcrnoon. The rnhels knew fhaf # theV %
chances for success Womb he exceeaing1v lI1
doubtfn7. 51s
Asa norton of General Bue1rs fo,ees had
by this time arrived on the nnnnsite side ~
tic river, md The other porti6n va canine 70
M the river from Savannah, The enen,V hs'
as thcy could see Gen. Bnei,,s trims rom M ~
river hank short 5ist,nca g5 ab9Ta LII ". sae ~.
the left to which noint thnv bod O fsce9 ~ }he; III
WV. 0' A'''>% -otSsA 'uen
Il FIVE o,c1oc,< tbe re,,e,s had so~ooa or- 7oe
vino hac 81 10 ~ occn,,7 f,y ~, VI 81.
"ftDs ostA so as " oecuR3 1oiiy t"o tuIus
VI eoa VT Gp' ana were ngntlng thelr way Tor
" MaiI +har n1lu & 4esPefats aegree o. connoenee
an ~ tnelr ~ 81 enofts 20 or17e Us INTO the Hver,
uuI d. LIZ eallte ttlle, nea'ug engaged our
f'fn.' + .,,;.
~ u lns III, tan1e We 4aa 9il, fecei!ea no rein
4oieeen1, ~ 1 III. .,t; MGW Nanace Ialang 70 come
t, ~ ouE 4seuppolt unlu Iae oAy WIS over, navlng
ana eo oefing wltnoas Other transports than those
usea 1or quatternastefs and commlssarles'
s.ores, @ %1len we're 100 aeagy lanen M to to terry
any eonSloeianie th nnmoez o1 Gen. Bpens forces
h cluss III 1ae IlEe!, Lnose Inas we're mere having
~ TEen @ ELL ~ pl1ng NE troops 1rom sa7annah;
a5s g "ese e. aa cohtes.ng agnSI " 81 1earla
Thaf' Tu' ~ iolee ~ eaeeeu1aS a2Vyv ~ men.
a;.;a anai ~ 11e - t4Ey 4Ey mss np"ala Of o0U Our
cr;iinai ,qaa ~ 4ls n,nhe homen1 y was eSeeeangiy
othe-e n,,t h% ~ ~ nscI, Racs!rueh, it'I
era,ao oeaeae ~ota 1t ~ ~ iIu nsn1inP WIN an
It,S1aES taoE pGi eGnt. H. " saulhe1s' nao straSgled
Gar ,14 ~ ~ .d'et go nu eguia nul ue Falllea.
na 15 uians ain aIu ~, saan , WIG nao peen reekess
ilu!1g aiouS tne lines CURING INC entire day,