The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-09

u 4NlOD ALIN i
tho artillery suddenly ceased and the mlskstry b.oamo
silent Gen. RosccrAns having preserved hl right wing
recalled Segey and Rous- An impressive lul follow
ed and by noon Of wednesday the nr.t act d the bhody
drama ended.
TIE KIrHT op pisAsrKp
The contest had been terrible for We had been
driven .. least two and half ,hreo mica Oar wound
I'd and dead loft, with many prisoners In tho hands
Of tho enemy. Thirty pieces Of artillery wers tasea
by Che enemy, and had been put In play eYon u.s. rns
men, weary and dispiritcd--tnany without arms and a.
coutremens-wcrc now drawn up In linc-inss terribly
thaned by the losses had sustained. Ia Davis div
sion had lost In many regiments at beast ham
prisoners was told by officers OF the Twenty hth
Hin that not less than three hundred OF their number
had been taken by The enemy, many q them wounded
They did not think they had many killed.. Tho Twenty.
hfst Illinois. Colonel j. W T. Alexander, reports almot
The same facts and am certain that our bsscs IA the
mainly 81 wounded and prisoners The ono
German regiment OF Colonel Stein reports ira of one
hundred and thrty-dyo In killed wounded and missing.
II be thought that rcsBtanee nave,
consequence u the few dead reported, been weak and
worldly u; but, though did not repulae Tho enemy
was ~ gallant az ever was made against thrice their
number.
I'LL IN Yng HAnfK.
During tho uli which followed the Lass assault 81
p~ssod along Accooks Inns and learned many itsms Of
interest & tho engagement Tbs dspiritoi,
very much and looked upon their not only dss
graceful 10 hcm but disastrous TO ts whole army. ~
Of Ro~crans looking like tAs best ploassd and
mos, bopeful general alive did not suoo 10 revtvs their
spirits Along tho whole line there oatcry aepnst
ofnrers The said, despondnsy, "we'n fight finley
vii give W oniccrs.n Imprccatpns wore heapsa upon
the hcada Of Accok and Of Johnsoa The mos'
p,'ess critics and felt there winning under such
officers AZ they had rhe pt d. oorps Of tho right wing
appeared to me TO hs sops
Captain Bigarton mortaiy wounded while s~vmg
at one of hs guns, and h,s body I'm tho gun h
RICH, arm thrown around II. Ito tbs ranking cap
tain Of the Ohio artillery and commanded Battery y. He
was 70 very high and excellent .s,oem among the officers
with whom be associated.
Lilo tenant Colonel Berry o. tho Ffth Kentucky was
wounded While leading his forward 10 form tho 20
cond line Hc did not leave the aed. This regiment has
Suffered severely Among tha killed tAnoun,ins Aboa,
eight, killed aud wounded) three officers mandlg
Companies aud three ncd officers.
Gen Kirk acted IN tho inost gallan. io rode
up " kdearton'a battery shook the Captain Ny tbs hand
and said few words Of commeudatlon 10 him. Ar no
turned away aud was urging his men INTO line he
struck BY shot in the sdo carried from nad
a brigade cut to pieces In Few moments but fought
admi ably, His iosscs hoavy Tho Seventy seventh
Noi nUauR1i ost one hundred
killed, wounded and prisoners the Lieutenant Colonel r.
H1ussAn. being among ths killed The Seventy ninth
Illinois. Colonel 3 p. Read last sovcnsyesh, ksd,
wounded and missing. Colonel ROAD fell at Tho hsad Of
bis regiment. The oss Of officers In very heavy ia thn
brigade. Tho Thirty Illinois, kirs old regiment,
lest sxty seven In all. Among the otncsrs 0gc we're
wounded and captain h misa.ns.
Auorsr wmlcr
His men say that General Which not .icd. Thsy
represent that ho terribly woundod by tho fray
ment OF SHE'LL and All unite In thinking that Il mus,
prove mortal His oss In terrible tho army -
his well known ability commander has shown It's
brigade mis- fall commanded by Colonel W. w. Glib
SON. or tho Forty ninth Ohio infantry, Who managed
most admirably Tho loss here Of oneers " terrible
contemplate. In u" Forty ninth ohio winch lost tvsssy
killed and forty wounded, tho Lieutenant Colonel VISA
killed and MAJOR wounded painfully, and. bssass thsse
mt leS than eight u tho ten company oomms adins
onlecrs Tho Eishty.niath Illinois. regiment juss
the ncd and composed Of tho Chicago railroad men.
Lost SIXTY Ave killed, wounded and rrisoners. All ts
held officers killed o. wounded-hslx Han slightly
and Adja,Ant " Bishop very severely and Lieutenant
Colonel Ho,chkss killed. Tho fftcenth OHIO lost very
severely and among the ooors the Lu,snAnt Colonel,
frank Arken The thirty nnth Indiana, Colonel HAsssa
Lost one hundred and -x killed wounded and n,i.sng
Tho Seventy fourth Illinois, Colonel Jsmas Hafsh, Of
Davis division, Posps brigade, IL reported TO have be
rear. new regiment IN carn's brigade, Of tho sams
ono Hundred and FIRST Ohio. fought sp.enddy sod loot
larg9 number.
There but two Il sheridsns brssles In ~ nshi.
that Colonel DAnss AcCoox having ben sg 81 Nah
Vile. General si Commanded the Thirty .Erh and cocnsl
GrcuseI ths thirty seventh.
General s.i killed Instantly BY bullet through Ls
EFT eye. Ito fs Ia the front W ha eomfsAnd and his
oody left % IA. n.ii. si q NE bsss men
Ia lhs ssr,le. and his place be deuIiy nilsi
~ the latter part u Ito morning tho fgLuss ~ Roe
sosu's AID Ssseys dvGions Sas mort teri bio 18th ~
thc-e generals behaved sA the greatest saiaatry and
they are looked apou - the Ee - ~ Gsy H. We
sieys divt,os Il go as.Aiea o. loss fDpzhy sst.-
mated At ave .gtdfei aiea All neps1ss. Tsefc
m-.ns. The sassaiy -e,sn rsnnsyivsaa zoo ben.
Gfcd and hfsy siled aud wounded TDs I@s. .1f,
Ipst t~eaty killed. and efy wouni,a ~ "a
In foa,se.a's dvssn tns o.s create VI - rev,
Iaf brigade, am bold. % viii reach over ln0gsAsd
lie fhrty Eighth Indiana oompates 10 loss hun
drc aud lf,y. AMI others r-gortes In ss psoppuos.
Colonel Bsauy, rbrd ohio, oonimsndnpg tessIseenth
brigade had to horses sbo, under him. Bs bshased
Win The greatest salantry ard ocolnc~s.
coolsl Bsis. '. nenbssr u The rhly sxh,h inala1a
commanded the siIth rgads. Ia Hoassesa's division
ss have loot ssyan reg1n'ontAl COMMANDER.
captain heLo~sn Assistant Adla,ani .snsrsi On rogs
r"aus ssan, received ~Oeni s4riy tho nsni srs
tired from tso asd. De young man ~ than
t1ouiy and ono a ,ns promising tho sefyee
Al tho feK mental oofsusassgs " tns regular brigade
~crs killed q ~yauied. The regular Lrls.is sAs oom
manaed 81 cool.l risgprd q tbo E.hlseEih afsalry
asa
me ds'eat an1 roars.i y to fstt VOC hsd
tsrialty changed iHe. The 30 ami c-aue sun rs
isnes lhslr pp.i,o1 blsg f.hs ssses aeros. tie
n4rffcssyo roaf he sfl 10 sbos,
! mile ,hi. slsa y tse RAJ. Bat xcsoyss M
I'D bssn fyfcsa % fan b4ck aa,a i iJsns nsuiy
parallel ~lth tb1 karfeesDofo pss and from sls~slt
creek ~ ~ r.bi % Rsrra8s' rigst 20 ~ sf Tbs
easn.y' 1sft accommodated % rsssssl > NtaG
q rigai, al, lyss s-t fss hun 80 yars .pst