The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-09-08

riven back. much cut 20 pieces aud was re- {
laced BY Steinuebr. who was assisted by ! {
;chenck at his left
II was nov o'clock. Sigels corps only !
adj been engaged. and we had on the whole
AIMED ground-at the right nearly 4 mile
Z vas reasonable 20 suppose With the assist
nee Of Reno and Heinizelman, and most OF
he DAY before u, We should utterly demoIish
he enemy Il has since appeared that
simultaneously with our reinforcemcnts he
received larger ones. L0ngstreet's whole
command. whose passage through Thorough
fare Gap Ricketts, had disputed the day be-
fore. had nov joined Jackson and Eweil.
whom we had been fighting hitherto. Long
tfeet would naturally join Jackson al his /
right. il was upon cur left anu occasionally /
our center that We we're most severely press
q the remainder Of the day
Up to this time Sigel had command OF the
nelJ He had made the dispositions before
the fight, aud conducted il successfully six
hour Pope arrived from Centreyille about
noon and assumed command bat wisely and
generously deferred to Sigel the rest Of the
day. Is being best acquainted with the pos
ton.
Al . o'clock the fight was raging along
the whole line terrihcally. musketry Ike
Gaines'- Mil. and artillery Ike Malvern
At@7@tt'A
Al ans one time for the next three hours
We advanced not a ssp. retired not a
step The enginery of war, men, guns, and
.ssillaiuous saltpeter' seemed equal. each
side 10 the other. At O'Clock Schenck was
ordered back 70 the left, and the artillery of
that wing fell back 10 the next eminence.
During the threc hours. scarcely regi-
ment OF the three corps on the field that had
not been iato the fhickcst. Promptly and
skilliully. a a command would become ex-
hausted. il would be replaced BY another
but only Cor brief rest, then up TO and at
Il Tnesc splendid passages OF lines, as
such movements are technically called, seem
TO me A feature that ought not 20 pass
commended. Gaines's Mill would have been
a victory had such movements been made
promptly and orderly.
The withdrawal of the left was not a Civ
ing up of the battle Troops were rushed TO
the right and redoubled onset made there.
Again the enemy was forced back. His left
WIS swept upon his cenfer-we took him
"enIWayg in flank. While the infantry
fought those. our artillery. eleven batteries
IN line. PLAYED sluuningly. each gun pointed
well 10 the LEFT, that M uniucky she'll might
harm a friend
We could move the rebels no further than
their center. Musketry IN rolls. in crashes,
sounded out of the spot OF woods where our
advance was stayed. how tenaciously the
energy held their ground | cannot hope to
adequately express How Schurz fought
ask any eve witness OF the conduct OF his
men. led BY the orator fighter
Il was SIX O'Clock. The enemy not only
held his center. but advanced upon our left
IL was critical.
OPPORTUNITY, McDowell's corps appeared
coming 10 our relief Two brigsdes Hatch
and Doubleday'sl Immediately met the
enemy's advance upon our left. aud although
suffering terribly. stayed him until dark.
The days work was ended. We held
moro ground than in the morning. but not
80 much "a etnoon
Waking In ms fcnce-corner sleeping apart
ment at daylight Saturday morning. first
walked 10 The summit Of the hill to ascc. tain
the position Of affairs. Everything Indicated
the renewal of the battle Already columns
were marching in every direction. men al
the left Being brought to the right. and ric'
eersa being brought from front TO rear, ane
10 front. Generals with stats and boz,
guards riding over the field. each. of course
With purpose. but 10 an eve witness seem
| ing. with the other movements. like ICON
fusion worse c0alounded Every few
minutes 4 she'll from our battery furthest q
the left. replied = a. often by guns Who's
| smoke clouied ia the far western horizon
made me question whether the enemy has
not relreated Nhllo nv horse vas eatin,
my hay bed had speech with several Majo
Generals stat officer, aud they participates
in the fear that the enemy bad sprung iron
our finger.
The day wore away until noon. With con
iiuuance OF desultory Smelling 'bumi'n .
the butteruut prisoners call it, Gen. Pop,
on horse the whole time giving orders. rapi'
aud imperative. each carried instantly by
galiop'ng aid, receiving reports from all part
OF tic held. and never OBTAINING the mes
senger long for hl- reply. from each euai
ncnce sweeping The position with his gas
he Vas evidently ascertainlng the position
! OF the enemy and determined 10 hshs Il h.
! stood or il he ran.
The division commanders we're seeing tia
their men were provided with r.tious. mad
A difficult matter by tue forced cross march
ings OF the week which prevented quarter
masters from knowing where - condGc
trains For once red tape Vas summarize
cut. and ratious Issued TO every unsupple'
regiment from whatever stores were At hand
| heard Sigel exclaim that crackers wor
worth a, much as muskeis
Portefs corps had arrived on thc grouu,
At o'clock from Manassas. making fv'
| c8rns ready for action. The number OF mel
comprised Ia these should estimate At O.
O00 IIookers division had but 2.oii mel
in the ranks. 50 terribly bal Il >hfnnk b,
battle aud disease
In otder OF battle Zoe tie DAY Helntl'emAl
commanded the right. Porter center. Ne
D5Weh The les. aud Sigel. whose corps has
borne the hrunt the dsy before. ,.le reserve
At Ia Heintxlcmsn advanced skirmiShers in
u the wood Oh the tight of tie battle liels
Of the day before. and found il only held by
4 iew troublesome bushwhackers. Dawn,
them back. large numbers Of wounded were
got OIL AMI passed % the rear
I rode Is. With these -krmisher< Ear a.
| deemed prudent Il aat rate ! got upor
ground wacrc the eerrses sit~sted the fight
lne IT the dsy before First came upo.
s,od.es IA blue There were eat failea.--
Thsa there were those ia blue mingled With
other. IA graz and nondesorlps 1 little saf
ther they ~cts al blue AID eoudescFspt. =
All there tie boiies we're taickest tpos
ground that ! judged h be not oses halt an
acre counted : bodies. dead aud wounded
Advancing further st.il. ! ssp tnion sol
/ dies siezea. not ten rods isom ne. aud car
red ct bs bushwhackefs. retired IA
/ good eeicr satshed tat enemy loss 81
+ ceelel oar own \ | o'clock. hy the
movements Of troops flpm tikht 81 lef.
/ INFERRED that the fes.g.ols ~ ihc eaeuy I'D
been .ound "a nat direction ~ tbs time
oas Inc 49, dieefent from shti - The IA,
btfsfe aef right ~ farther advanced
aaf teft uitisisa~n. - that - lfontrl al
inssi - TIE south Al heli keHs teai
- s. ac faced exactly soath
A. O'Clock Geo Stevens attacked "a 10