New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-15

Rnt The attack which began upOn Jackson's th-
vision about 20 MINUTES alter that upon ~ r
was more successful. Here tho inglmors Bncknef
uar trour'' an il.menso force o. hear ab 'A'
two bic. les u which Jsc' Oh'a Dvi1is y cJl'.
pos,d-tno 33i, commanded by Gen. Terrell ani
Inc 3lth, by Col. Webster OF the @3ih OHIO.
erlp OF woods lay between The o0cn gOuni IN front
Of tni, division and that IN front Of ten. Ro gf.eau
aud extends very nearly back 10 tie woods upon ihe
Ieft Of perryyills where the Rebels hid their force
posted IL the morning. This strip of timber formed
II covered way by which the Rebels etealthl'y adj
yanced lnrl they were near or lines, wacn, sud
denly deploving 90 the LETT they occupied INC whole
space in front OF Jacksons Division, and rushed
upon It with demoniic !cUs.
The .oldiers IF the Union fought with courage
never supassod and again and again were the ID
vsucng Rebels checked and thrown mo confusion.
Regiment WED with regiment, and man With man,
10 see who shoud Longest sustain the repeated anu
terrible assaults of the iOe Occasionally portions
If tie line would wayer "a hl'ls undcr the m'lider
ous IRE which the enemy IN overwhelming NUMBERS
poured upon t.; but even white their comIades were
falling tlickly around them, tie men would rally,
reform and again drive their builOt IL The faces OF
lhc.g desperate enemies.
Hariiss, stones, sud Parsons batteries ceafed
firing shell and roundabout an1 hu;ied into the veiy
bosom, OF The advancing hoss storm OF grape anf
canister, until the ground was literally covered WIN
dead ani maaglea Rebels.
Bat with eyor-incleasing strength the enemy con
tinued the assault. lie placed several lines M ca
sloping ground In such way that the whole could
fire &. once, aud although tms arrangement enabled
oar batteries to operate with nofe deadly citc', IL
created much havoc IN our angle line oil battle "a 10
soldiers could endure.
A portion OF the 2lst Wisconsin, supporting
Stones battery, broke and fled. The greltly snpe-
rior numbers OF the .lnts enabled them 10 out
| flank our line; and from both front and ilsnk they
rushed upon us, delivering their hre within lew
feet on our lines aud charging zap 10 the very IAuI-
zles OF the guns.
I The Sah' Illinois and 10jth Ohio gave way before
this mad onset, leaving Capt. Pals0n battery ex-
posed. Tue artlerymen ~ once abandoned their
hitherto molly defended pieces and all but single
gun fell into The hands Of tie enemy. FOur oil 'If
Harris guns were also let upon tie field but the
Rerols had 10. tine TO carry them OF, ard think
they were all recovered today.
Oar line being thus broken the entire division re-
trea'ed. perhaps quarter Of nile, where i hii'ed
and held ~ gIouna unfi TIE catilc ceased. But -
retIeated only after its Division commander Gen
jackson, and one brigade commander, Gen. Terrell
were killed and the other, Col Webster, was mor-
tally wounded. Not susi lion viii ever lc cast
upon the vaiOr OF these no Il. men, AID 30 ~ be not
true at some declAe that two companies Of the 81 .
Wisconsin, posted near Stone Battery, broke ana
rIn way with emly haste, then al the tr0oIs
of GEN. Jacksons division viii hereafter re classed
among the veterans Of the Onion army.
The partial success Of the Rebels upon this dyi-
so1, encouraged them 20 recommeuce the ATTACK
upon EousseA, aud how began one o.. tie y,li.-t
passages az arms which ias occurred during inc
war. | witnessed It IRON topiuling 20 end, sud
gazed upon u with en- indescibapls horror which
took away al sense q danger Those whom have
iongesi known aid bsb, loved ia Tie whole Union
sru.y, lcro fought aud TEL in fcorcs before ny
eyes and died IN every terrible iOim If colth. !
auy behold great battles hereafter. and ny heart
may become somewhat ca ious 10 thtir bl0ooy
sceues, bu' ,oyer snail forget wDat saw az thai
time nor Ill tie impression made thereby ever
pass away.