The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-15

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vision was struggling against great odds,
trusty Sheridan was met, bringing ont
bis tried division in superb order Neg
ley was still fighting desperately, against
odds Johnston, too, appeared Som af- |
ter, but his command was temporarily |
shattered.
The day was going against us. II
was a most critical period. The left
could not be swung into Murlreesboro, or
behind Hnrdee, because we had no right
Sweeping rapidly across the font, a
flight Of Minle balls struck Ia the midst
OF the cavalcade. One OF them struck /
Col. Garasche's charger fairly in the nos
tril, and punctured it as cleanly as
any ring nosed Durham bull you ever
saw at fair. The fiery animal flung
his fine head at the sting, scattering his
blood upon his master cab hit, Gar
esche ~ quoth the General My horse"
was the laconic response and the gallant
rider, whose airness had excited the adj
miration of the army, pushed swiftly
onward. A drop of blood fiercelv flung
away by the wounded horse, crimsoned
the cheek of the General, and an hour la
ter it gave rise to the most exquisite APP
| prehensions. Some one who saw the
| blood, iancied it was wound, and il was
rumored throughout the camp that the
| General was hurt Some of the staff,
| who had been sent away with orders,
ransacked the field and hospitals to find
| him. After an hours torment, he was
discovered, as usual, in the fore front of
battle. Expostulation was in vain. His
only reply was, "this battle must be
won"
During all this period, Neglcy's two
gallant brigades, under valiant old STAN
ley (of the 18th Ohio and brave John H.
Miller, were holding THAR line against
awful odds. When the right broke, Neg
ley had pushed in clean ahead of the left
of the right wing, and was driving the
enemy. The 18th Pennsylvania, 37th
Indiana, 21st, 74th, 18th and Goth Ohio,
the famous 10Th Illinois, and 1lth Michi-
gan, with Knelrs, Marshall's, Shultz' and
Bush's batteries, sustained one of the
fiercest assaults of the day. and the enc
my was dreadfully punished. Still they
came on like famished wolves, in coll
/, umns, by divisions, sweeping ov skirm-
, ishers, disregarding them utterly. The
I and the 18th Michigan, led by BRAY,
j Stoughton, charged in advance, and drov,
? back division. The enemy, far out
o numbering the splendid 8th, swarmed il
4 front, on both Hanks, and finally burs
d upon its rear, reaching point withii
e fifty yards of Negley's quarters belor
t, they were discoyered-Negley being un
Y aware of the extent of the disaster on th
it right. Rousseaus division had been sen
d into the woods to support the 8th, bu
s was withdrawn before the Sth got ou
a Negley had found his br!gades in ecie1ot
j. and seeing the critical nature of his pc
It sition, he was Obliged TO order retro
& grade movement But even after that Oh
n 10Th Illinois and 11th Michigan mad
1t another dash to the front driving tn
Is enemy again, then wheeling ABRUPTLY
lie pushed steadily out of the cedars TN
} conduct Of Stanley, Miller, Moody, Scot
If Stoughton, Sewell, Hull, and Milling,
: commended in glowing terms. Colon,
d Cassidy was wounded early, and left tn
er field. Scott and Hull were badly wound
;" ed Miller got a flesh wound, but re-
l. fused to leave the field. Moody wa
= wounded too, and Won Schrader, wit
'e whom he had not been on friendly term
lie was so gratified with his conduct that /
N shook him warmly by the hand, and fol
ne got old scores Won Schrades is a so
TX dier so that the virtue of his praise
~ apparent No need TO applaud Negle
W the army looks upon him as a Generc
rs No guns were lost by the Eighth Div
es sion.
tn Rousseau, one Of the most magnilicei
l. men on the field, with the port Of Ala
he and the fire of Achilles--no wonder f
8 his gallant lads adore him--did not fal
g. cy this relrograde movement. The rel
l. ular, 10Th, 18th, 18th, and 10Th, und
yh Col. Shepherd, on his right, liked it
ID! better. Youthful Beatty, (3d o. cor
'er handing the 18th Brigade, and ScribnC
nd with the 9th, were also in ill-hum
ne about it, but there was no help for
re. After debouching from the cedars, Loor
IN is and Guenther could find no good p
Up, sitiOn for their batteries, and the who
by line fell back under severe fighting, {
gh left lying Hat upon the ground, the rig
tul covered by crest The two batter
eek now swiftly wheeled into favorable pO
Bile ton, and poured double shotted canist
nd into the enemy The 23d Arkansas W
- literally swept away by their devouri
gh fire. Loomis aud Guenther were VI
SEES with delight at their success The ba
ON led enemy came no further The ii,
me was red with the blood of their sla
pat Rousseau had sent word that be had fal
ere back 70 the position he then occupi
rec "Pell the General" said he, I'm 81
Try right here, right here | won { bulge
ng' inch" lie did stay fright" there.
1t can not precisely fix the success
1t shiftngs Of battle in the order Of G
- Memory boasts Ds tenacity in the "
vas frenzy OF the field. ! think this all
ing CURED before ten O'clock, but il was p
iii OF the finest drama Of the day, VIII
I'd barely preceded it, The whole right