The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-06-11

before daylight. AS the enemy chooses Sun
day for his battle DAYS we expected him but
we knew that IL he did not advance there
would be no battle. as Sunday Is never cho.
sen for a movement on our part. and would
not be, apparently. even to win back our
camp. So, from very early on Sunday. it
began to look ike what ii proved TO bean
affair of three days. Our men. at dawn on
Sunday, we're disposed as follows
On the left. stretched across the Richmond
road, the Sickles' brigade was In face of the
enemy, at scarcely 200 yards distsnce, post
ed on a slope so that the rise OF ground To
ward the enemy served as a complete cover.
To the right Of Sickles, in thick swamp.
was Pattersons New Jersey brigade. Both
of these bngades faced toward Richmond.
aud this was the point az which our men had
been pushed the hardest and iarthest.
TO the right OF Patterson was Richard
sons brigade, the line of which was drawn
at right angles with the line OF sickIes and
Patterson Richardson faced toward the
flank OF the force, in front of these two bri-
gades Sedgwick joined on to Richardson,
and part of his division assisted 10 strength
Ell COUGHS line in the wood from which the
rebels had been driven on Monday after
noon.
THE REBELS AGAIN REGAIN raK fI0HT.
Our first anticipation had. scarcely settled
into the conviction that the enemy intended
10 give SUNDAY la care for the dying and
dead. than we heard the pickets at IL IL
was in front Of Richardson's division itch
ardson's line ran, "a we have in,imited
parallel with the railroad, and was OF the
northern side of il. The enemy MAS In our
camps on the southern side OF IL, and in
strong position. covered by swamp. Force
was Immediately sent forward 10 support the
pickcts. and became engaged In Is turn -
| The enemy formed his men IN line, aud was
disposed TO feel Us again. Our men had
( arisen from sleep in the anticipation o. bat
tie aud their minds were ready for il. They
were not green troops. either, and the daY
gave promise OF hard work
THE IRISH AND orHrR sRIGADfs
Soon the fire became general aud spread
along the lines of the Irish brigade, French :
brigade, and the brigade OF the gallant How
ard. This day also the enemy's fire was
we'll directed and severe. but il WAS returned
with certainly equal effect. and our men
pushed forward across the railroad and down
into the swamp. and now the enemy in his
turn gave way. IL was very difficult ground,
line, and were often up To their waists in
water in the advance through the swamp:
yet still they kept ON. Sometimes there
may have been a weakness under the fire,
but the gallantry OF the officers kept the mer
up 10 IL. This was once or twice the case i'm
Towards brigade; but the young hero, by
his own galantry. gave an example that re
stored all. Two horses were shot under him
in this advance, and he received two rifle
balls in his right arm; but he bound mp the
shattered limb IN handkerchief, and kept
the field. With the continual din of the
musketry, as it pealed up and down the line,
on either side, no order could be heard, and
and only example served Thus the MOUNTED
officers we're compelled 10 keep ahead in she
advance 20 show the men what was wanted
There was the Irish Brigade in all the Clio
ry OF fair free fight We saw one sitting
on the edge of ditch, with his feet in IN,
water, and the sun and water too very hot
and he apparently wounded. A. we rode b,
he called out TO know If we chad ever seen
boiled lrshmap'
HOW HOOKER MN DID.
From Richardson's division the fire sprea,
around to the New Jersep brigade on th
front which tho enemy had pushed so far th
day before. Nobly did the Jerseymen stans
up TO il, and push on closer and closer, ans
the enemy fell back, through the thicl
swamp, slowly and steadily On this iron
the fire was not so severe as on Richardson
but still it told heavily on our brave fellows
! though it did not prevent the advance.
Still further to the left was the Excelsio
, brigade, and Gen. Sickles with it. Thougl
on, we believe, his first battlefield. the Gen
eral had not the air or manner of a novice
He was all activity, and thought only of th
, wav to win.
|, Scklcs' men apparently lost their patience
and we suppose the officers did, and Genera
Sickles especially. When men advance
across battlefield, loading and firing as the
go, they naturally do not go very fast. an
the Sickles brigade voted the gait TO be de
sidedly slow. SO the order was given 70 fl
bayonets and charge, and they did il no
mincingly at all, but in terrible earnest an
with glorious cheer. Some of the rebel
|, stood il and held their places: some stoo
long enough 10 fire their pieces, and the
run, but the mass ran ut once, scampere
away through the woods like 40 many spun
rels.
, That ended the fight for Sunday in tbs
; direction. for il would not do TO let the me
= 60 rashly too far in the woods. We did nc
know what little arrangements OF artillerl
I the enemy might have made there in our nj
! sence: so with wise caution the Sickle
brigade was drawn back TO the edge of III
: wood and laid away there snugly: and ther
, il spent its Sunday, ready for visitors, thong
none came, IL we except several in0cno1
shell that the enemy threw into the VOC
+ over their heads
Ga Richardson's front. also the fight droI
ped of very much as il begun. IL was app
! rently not the design that we should max
! any general advance on sunday. 80 rer,
\ ~ drove the enemy away as he came "
and then fell into our places again With
> tsuc Sunday calm.
tina loss
: IL was only A. NJ when the calm cam
: but in this short fight much had done How
. ards brigade alone lost in this fight. in kile
!. and wounded. five hundred and thirty 81
A men
0 ErRfL LossrS o> SUNDAY
= The scene in the woods on Sunday told
, story that will be heard with sad ears. r
y doubt. throughout the South There lay
{ heaps the dead. and those in mortal agon
terribly mingled--men. young aEd old
l mostly young-from every Southern Stat,
F, All day Sunday. after our men had bee
= seen 20. We had out parties ia the woods Nil
stretchers bringing ia the wounded rebel
and others engaged in burying them o,
. enemies tire.l of The fight. employed th
greater part Of the lay OF the battle Of Il
Z Seven Pines.
, wHAr VA NOM OK MONDAY.
Ca Monday morning our position could b
summed MP about thus Two divisions, niue
reduced in strength from various causes Ia