The New York herald., 1862-09-21
GENERAL WILLIAMS DIVISION
GENERAL GREEN'S DIVISION.


which il better known General AIgur's, dly:@d
before going Ec sotion, composed Of General Goa
rvs OH brigade commanded by Lieutenant Colonel is
dale of the vwcnty enrsylvania regiment aersf
raj Princes ot brigade General Prince who taken
prisoner at Cad.r MouEtan), commended by Cohrcl
Slenrook, ~ tho one Hundred md Ninth Pepnss
and Genera, Green's brigade. comnaaldei after Gene
ral Mansfield ecll, and he other changes "
consequence By Colonel Goodrich. This brave and GAL
liant colonel, however, vas Ike the venerable General
Mansfield, killed at his post BY musket ball ~ the
mencemnn Of ts ght ard the command of the brigade
devosea upon ! sebordinsts olcer. The division va
brought into ;he thles ,he battle on the III, Gsss
raj wllisms'-tls Third brigade, undor ;iis l.nepted
Colonel Goolrich il viii be remembered having
placed b. General Williams on the right.
niIIgsr.
The other Drgsdes ~ rst postca ppogts
10 the Third Rhode l-t7A battery. The batter, uas
placed in position front q small paniorJ .Inren
Ire guns apparently wi;host much infantry sHn-,rt
frst presented tempting oaer trophies tie cnc,,
and consequently large force Of rsbek "A
splendid Style firing The snnnrrs hcy same, arli
reni,y determined capture thcm Bu. - tbey ceno
within oonvcncnt distance cy ioend tAci.
row ha, these tao gades &c General Grcns
had been in ihe meantime sc'tng INFO is,''ion aUi
had formed on Inc On ihs E'ght ana 'c.' =. 100
Rhode Island battery. A. tnc rehas ',c,l tns
woods IN splendid sty.c as mentioned, they NIT
by not only ihe gairs ire 81 TIE artillery sef 1p ~
simultaneous ore ef the infantry which, uri thea,
unpercciVcd Il, te enemy. II is comparatively ssy
undertaking lLs L5dy " eele!ers 20 capt1rc bat
terry of srtlcy however quick s fire, G lndsch led by
infantry because tg advancing lno soon oo' down bs
horses AMI 10 ulc. Jut Il Z quite another 'hi1s
capture guns aul carry thca from the field when they
are well supported " ufantfy md 20 IA ~ pfvget
instance were thoso Rhode Island guns degcn'lct. fsa
aud rebels driven bacs into the mh0s whan
our Infantry than advanced upon thcn drsyo ,Gsn uC
Of IT, and occupied ~ woods Themselves. The battery
then whcelsd 70 the icft and poured mcsf
destructive ire upon those rseaiing rebels and nion
Other rcbel troops appearing The left The Twenty.
seventh Indiana regiment which bad been sent 70 parts
cpa,c IN inc last mentioned operation, fought fast, ard
vas compelled 10 retire before some of lhs other Fssi.
msnis because he bah expended 81 Their ammras
llon. The Thlrtesnth New Jersey regiment, which Nas
present similar service aid eAeocnt execution, aii
remained IA the woods ~ the conmsna retired Tha
rebOl battery compelled 70 retire tha srnass
leaving lhpbors behind and his position held 90
full hour, until, al nearly noon,
rIsr ESraY cAsF orT THExES9ous fontS
in front of General towards command or srmn,r 3
oorps which Ind already got INTO action further 20 the
lert and General Green's division. boiug partially out
eankei and subjected % eaeIadios IRE,
compelled 10 withdraw The woods about auar,cr %
mile and did not actively participate IN the battle dr-
,ng the remainder o. the afternoon.
siA rLAcs wsRE
bv this division, which held by the regiments us
took them. Indeed, there 10 scarcely brigade vhieh
yas actively engaged along the lines that lid not
ture some Of the enemys ccIors sndt ths IN triumph
from tho nea have stated that Colonel Goodrich,
mapdIug brigade, was killed early n Tho action. ID
aiso my painful duty 10 siae that, among many oihss
noble fellows who io during the battle Lieutenant GO q.
mel Tyndale, who was lkswse commanding brissisi
was wounded near tho close Of the engagement iss
CORPS vas aerc.y engaged Tor four i've hours, aud o
number Of s best ocers and men, In return or which,
tho satisfaction 70 pe mentioned " that more than
corresponding numbers Of the enemy stricken ~ tbs
ground The corrs shattered, but not d-organled
NAMED IN front until relieved oy yspri'n " o'''''
rrnnkiin,n n cnfnrnana In the Hlternoop.