Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-01-15
WHOLE NO. 3s3.
Forhalf an hour; the gallant men

once. Forhalf an hour the gallant men
of Van yCleye's division held their own
against five times their numbers, but find
ing it impossible to withstand one-third of
the entire rebel army began to give ground.
Two 5rigades slowly retired. the enemy
following vi h great discrimination, until
our men were. pushed into the river, many
of them dyeing the water with their blood.
The third brigade stood its ground some
what longer and fought, if possible. more
obsiinate9; still they wee just on the
point, of giving way when Negley's divis-
ion, which was near the center when the
battle began. came rushing up to the res
cue, with loud cheers The soldiers ad-
yanced to the river side. delivered few
terrible volIeys, which eifsctnalIy checked
the rebel onset. and then plunged into tho
stream and walled across, all the time
pouring their bullets into the face of the
foe. An adjacent hill, covered with
woods, was upon the other side of the
river, and upon ascending a tolerably steep
bank, fence was reached, which sepera-
ted the woods from the open ground
through which the riyer runs. Here the
u
leaden hail into our ranks as they clam
bered up tie river bank, bu. the soliieis
of the Union were no longer TO be check
ed. They rushed up to the fence, and
hurled the enemy away from it at the
point of the bayonet The whole woods
then resounded with the roar OF battle, our
men continuing to drive the enemy steadi-
/ ly before them Colonels L. r. Stanley
and Miller. commanding brigades, urged
forward their men with dauntless courage,
and drove the rebels entirely out of the
woods AMI across some cornfelds which
! lay just in front of the last strip of timber
! which separated our army from Murfrees-
! boro. These cornGelds were literally COW
erel with the rebel deal and dying. The
enemy had now been driven a mile and
half, and nothing but the coming of night
prevented the gallant Negley and bis men
from passing into MurfreesborU. / rode
over the field at 10 o'clock that night
Our forces held undisputed possession of
the contested ground. The slaughter of
the enemy was terrible to contemplate
The wools by the river aad cornfclds, re-
sounded with the groin' of the wounded
and dying. At least 1000 of the enemy
fell in this glorious affair, while our own
loss could not have exceeded 500. More
than l 900 prisoners were left in our hands.
Several rebel flags were captured. and at
least one battery of artillery. When the
victory was announced TO the rest of the
army, three cheers fairly rent the air, and
must have spread dismay AMI terror
amongst the rebel hosts.
Up to l o'clock yesterday, the time I
left the field. it had rained steadily ell
day, AMI the battle had not been resumed.
Loss in Crittenden's Corps, left wing:
Killed in Woods division; 40 officers,
19l men; Palmer's division. 15 officers,
16f men; Van Cleve's division. % officers,
2lS men. Wounded in Woods division,
53 officers, 7T2 men; Palmcr's division,
81 officers, 1,023 men. Missing in
Woods division, officer, 293 men; Pal
mer's division, 6 officers. Al men; Van
Cleve's division. 3 officers, 4S7 men. Two
thirds of the missing are stragglers. Ma
ny of the wounds arc slightly.
Ninth Indiana, Col. w. Ii. Blake
Killed: Lieut.. Henry Keeler. CO A
Wounded Lieut.. James ID. Bralen. co G.,
mortally; Capt. Isaac NJ. Fettit. CO /.
slightly; Lieut.. Col. Simons, severely
Lieut.. W, II. Criswell, CO X. severely;
Lieut.. JOS. Bronlen, co G.. severely. To-
tai killed. Q; wounded, 81; missing, %.