The New York herald., 1862-09-21


vision, 10 which sha refer anon, came upon the Held
and went mo tne action Tho Irish brigade
was sent forward a. e nrss supporting line
u rushed forward with impetuHity, and with
sseaI iofa gained C0bnel Burk's brigade was
then orss up aud assisted in driving the enemy away
Changing TO the fight, portion OF Richardson's
division was thus enabled 20 Klnbalrs brigade in
the adjoining division IN charging the enemy and
cspiuSiIg large number Of prisoners. IN tho msan
time Seleal Mcclellan had sent forward part of General
fyanknns corps the support Of Summers left which
pressed by the enemy with directions TO hold tho
position at every sacrifice until st.n farther support
should arrive the contemplated a king movement,
however, tho enemy signaly defeated Our troops
moved straight forward ap the h the artillery opening
the in the hollow frst then in tho cornfeld
70 the oft and then from the Of the hl. The
r bels driven from the summit down by the left
flank but they only went OF in that direction to try the
virtue Of attempt at fankins movement on the left
Our left was tha. tme exposed. General kimoalps
brigade chan-ed front 20 ,hem Before his Ere they
hated md andag the attempt thanking 10 be fretloss
returned agn the centre Of the line, and made final
at the point N front Of the plantation With s group
OF houses.
cESERLI WEBER WOUNDED,
IN this onco .ntcr Geucval Max Weber Splendid
officer WAS wounded in the arm, which win be aputed
lie was gaanty leading his men at he time. The gene
raj conducted himself with conspicuous bravery unt he
was wounded His fno brigade ''ok number Of priso-
ners Colonel 0lkford Of the One Hundred and Thirty
second Pennsylvania. was among the prominent officers
killed General Fenehs division has Get perhaps fifteen
hundred men.
GENERAL RICHARDSON'S DIVISION
had by this time gotten fairly into action win have
by the above account and bore the bruntof
the attempt Of tho enemy 70 cut our line The division
went into action on left Of General FreDch but Eubse
eueutly changed s position. The division was depoyed
line Of battle by brigadss in the same manner that the
other divisions had been depoyed. The Irish brigade
under General Mcager took tho lead 70 the right. Gene
Ca,dwss brigade followed, and General Frencha old
brigade under Colonel Burk came last. When the div
eon arrived upon the ground the enemy engaging
French the plOughed Hea in the hollow and with flags
floating presented double front In column In obedience
70 orders Of General Richardson, who personally super
intended every movement OF his division until he was
wounded,
DRcADB
was directed by General Mesgher to charge up the hill
upon the enemy. The Sixty ninth New York and Twenty
ninth charge the column Of the enemy
upon right, the Eighty eighth and Sixty ytbird
New York charge upon the left. The sixty.nnth and
Twenty ninth oheyed this order in most gallan, style,
anti, Lieutenant Colonel Kelly, of the Sixty ninth,
sho; the race which caused slight hesitation in the
regiment Instead Of charging, however, the regiment
then took up position the ascending ground and d.
rected q FIRE upon tho enemy In the same
Eghtyeigbth and Sixty third. on the left
advanced in unb,oken uc until within fifty psces Of the
enemy. and. owing miseonception Of orders,
halted ami there received and delivered vclley after
voey, and continued firing until the enemy ha; been
driven from the ground.
TIRE oTsER
a.
was that the oneruy's formidable column driven
his position and occupied the crests OK the chain
Of hills Il besuti'a, 10 the Stars and Stripes
planted on tho htops de6nncs OF tho tressonshe lag
oi the rebels which had been driven OF by the deadly
ere of Tho Irish brigade, weil ~ the other
troops in the division behaved in handsome style. fhe
Fifth New Hampshire regiment captured some rebel
coors The Irish brigade lost many valuable ocers the
Of whom will appear in ths list Of killed and
wounded. Gen Meaeher not wounded, was o.
first reported saons his His horse shot, and in
the fall slightly bruised the General which gave rise 70
the statement that be wounded.
GENERAL RICHARDSON WAS WOUNDED
while directing the re Of one Of batteries. He
dsmounted and in exposed, perhaps inprudent
position when he hit in tho shoulder by piece Of
shrapne The wound painful bot NOT dangerous. II
sufficient, however, to deprive the General Of the
pleasure OF commanding his during the remainder Of
the sction He carried OF aud placed in the house
with General Hcoker General Hancock commanding q
brigade Smith DIVISION ordered by general Nc
Ccap take command Of General Rcha division
until the close Of the battle
A SPLENDID AgTIIIxRy Attack.
About Se O'Clock in the afternoon the rebels
Cor the the third Nne establish battery in corn neld
opposite part Of General Summers line. The battery
opened with sho. and shell. The rebels came out with
section the field directed the attention Of our
artisrsts the guns while they placed four pieces
at a favorable point open ground, and blazeo
away at Then all batteries in that vicinity
ranged ia ,omi-eircusr order on the brow OF q com
msndng hil, brought concentrated FIRE Of twenty
pieces upon them. In very few moments the rebels
compelled either 70 lose their guns retire They
Immediately chose the latter course leaving sss,er
or the situation"
,oSUyroS AND CARNAGE riELp.
During tho progress Of the battle centre Of osr
line there was he)d which was The scene Of
great contention well carnage AZ frat, when The
battle begun, the rebels held H. but they driven
away, and the eeld occupied by men Receiving
the onony ID snced again the
position, and the odds against them made prudent for
soldiers TO relinquish FOR time the spot the bra
very had fairly Won. !, was only for a time however
FOR subsequent period 10 the battle, when our liue
vas stronger, troops dashed fcruard again,
drove the rebels out second time and proudly
held tts corn field again; b., only FOR a
limo again. once the enomy came forward
IN gallant etylc, a desperate struggle followed
and troops more compelled to retire By
this time The ed well tgampca down and the robels
revccd among the broken stalks But finally only FOR
time When General lfsnsh's division which hal boon
IN he reserve forward in tho afternoon portion
of the troops General s,niths division whom placed IN
Iron went forward n hcr freshness, drove che enemy
away for the third time aud after oil bc contention and
carnage with the killed either side we
hold the cornfem now.
GENERAL FRANKLIN's CORPS