Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-08

ground AZ hrst. though our men Welded only by
The inch. and fought Al close hand A. fr-i the
line, a. Indicated ~ the smoke, ran perpeudicu.
larry up The mountain: but - the bat,e pre-
gressed IL regular TORN was broken First the
right, then the oft. anon the center Welding n
uihe or gaining slight advance. though In the
main we we're forced back Al this time the
night VAS raging both on left and right and
nearly the whole OF our hsavv artillery. Ne vel
as that attached to the several corps. was en-
gagged. f|
ARtfILERY IN TrLL yoRcr
We had more artillery at work than have
known Al any time IN the operations Of this army.
The enemy. too. had a large number of batteries
at PLAY, Ia different localities. though throwing
principally solid shot. with Rhirh thes endeayofed
most faithfully To silence batteries Thus
the roa' Of cannon was unparalleled. drowning
completely the les noisy though no less coItinu-
Gus rstile OF muskeiry that ragged along the line
The demonstration was grand and awful Not
les than three hundred cannon were belching
forth their thunders. while nearly two hundred
thousand muskets were being discharged rs
raridly as men hurried with excitement and
passion could load and discharge them.
ARRIVAL OF REINFORCEMENT.
AZ this critical iuncture. when our RICH, wss
sorely pressed and the fate OF the day seemed wa
verng. a considerable detachment of fresh troops
arrived and were Immediately put into line on the
right. Where these reiniorcements came from or
what they were have not been able 10 learn
They were raw recruits wearing nntarnished uni
forms and hearing arms that were un-ulliei by
use. But they wheeled into line like veterans
and engaged In this heroic aud lie ,dly struggle
until the tale Of personal heroism displayed aud
noble m,rtyrdom suffered
TERRIFIC NATURE OF TnE COMBAT.
only relate the genera, result. We drove the
enemy ok with terrible slaughter The woods
ON the steep slopes of that lofty mountain arc
crowded with mangled corpses % tell OF the
herceness oi the contest. md IN their piles OF
fallen men like national and Rebel troops inter
mixed fought like heroe'. Their coming was
fortunate. and their aid determined the event Of
the battle No sooner did they commence their
work than the enemy began 90 fnll back. and
from that moment Ne steadily crowded them
until falling back became retreat. and retreat a
rout
TnE EMMY COMPLETELY CHECKED
The effort u .urn our right thus filled as SIC
nnlls ~ had failed the effort on the l.ft. and
again We we've goriously victorious Let your
correspondents with the particular showing how
the contest swayed md how CLOSELY il was urged
hut the ,hirkest and deepest are the piles OF the
Rebels II was struggle for life or death with
them. and they fought ~ men only " u hght
when existence l. the stake tor which they con
tend But they did not Weld the victory with
thi- repulse ON the right They had tried both
our TANKS. and had lniled IN each attempt
THr ATTACK ON OUR CENTRE
The centre was vet untrel SEEING few
moments for rest, they again mustered their fnr
ceS and prepared 20 asssil ~ in the centre Here.
though We had not fresh troops. we had those
who had days rest
ms sxco~n cnpv-
had assisted to some extent in the engagement on
the left on the previous day. bu the lSt corps Ind
been lille since the b,ttle of Wednesday,. and al
though greatly reduced in numbers were fully
rested and anxions once more To show their prov
ess, when the attack came there were two corps
fully prep ,red for il. and having an open field in
which o fght. did noble work You have cor
respondents with these corps that will fully mar
rate their deeds of heroism and the noble man
ner in which they drove back their assaants.
rHk ATTACK
was Of shorter duration but of no less ferceness
than that upon the left or right Bat the enemy
was too much demorazed and too badly pun
ished 10 enter into the engagement with much
esrnestness. and were easily driven hack
They marched up the hill and speedily marched
down again sadly worsed by the encounter.
leaving the field strewn NIL over with their dead
and diving Yet again they rallied. and ranging
their three corps along our line prepared for a
final assault. as If determined to discover a weak
point somewhere and soon the attack came. At
every point they assaulted Us and at every point,
met earnest men and frowning batteries. dealing
death and destruction without stint Their NOR
ale was broken and their assault but weak
Crowded forward by desperate commanders. they
came to the work in solid columns, hut meeting
the inevitable storm of bullets and canister thni
had 80 fearfully thinned their ranks during the
day. they were not to be held under it.
DISORDER OF THE COLUMNS
In wild disorder they fell back. first in one po
sition and then in another. until they were every
where repulScd. and at ) p NJ the last of them
had withdrawn. IL has been terrible day. The
ground all around was red with blood and covered
with manged bodies We had gained most
decisive victory 10y acting wholly on the deien