The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-05-16
Reynelds.
Mead,
Couch.
| Howard.

1t was not exactly V, but triangle,
with the left leg longer than the ri ght,
with nearly all the troops on that leg.
The rebel advance was from the west,
directly along the turnpike. Reynolds
and Mead were north of the turnpike.
Siekles on it. and slocum exteding one
division south of it.
Hooker selected his old case hardened
corps to meet the shock. Berry, of
Sickles corps, was on the north side of
the turnpike, Birney south of it--both
divisions advanced from the general
line: WhinpIe of Sickles' corps, was be-
hind Berry, and Williams, of Sloeum's
corps, behind Birney The other divi-
sion of Siocum's (Geary's) formed the
southern ''alf of the other leg, joining on
Howard
The ar ilery under Best was massed
81 bfke: T,a,ddd6fpfs seeIey 5, Smiths,
Osbands. and two sections of Dimmiek's
bBtffsiFTEEiges. bBtffsiFTEEige were placed in line, and
of the 6f +, acre lot Birney and Berry
were at tie western edge of the lot, with
two pieces Of. Dimmick's battery in the
road.
Tns FIGHT on SUNDAY
1t was early Sunday morning when
jackson .vanced-about halfpast FIVE
The force 1f his stroke was intend / to
break the left leg of the V close to the
Joint, thus ".
In the annals of this war there has
been no greater manifestation of Jesper-
alton than that shown by the rebels this
Sunday morning. They came through
the woods in solid mass, receiving in
their faces the terrible hail storm which
burst like the fury of tornado from
Rerry's and Birney's lines, from Whip
pies and Williams which were at once
advanced to the front
The batteries-the forty pieces of ar
tillery under Best, hurled in the grape
and canister The advancing column
was cut and gashed as if pierced, scanned
and plowed By invincible lightning. Com
panies and regiments melted away, yet
still they came. Berry and Birney ad-
vance to meet them. They were terrible
shocks. The living waves rolled against
each other as you have seen the pillows
on a stormy sea. The enemy, as if mad
dened by the obstinacy of these handfulls
of men, rushed up to the muzzles of the
cannon only to be swept back, leaving
long lines OF dead, where the grape
swept through The rebel commanders
pushed on their men to the sacrifice,
carving or the one all-animating idea
of this rebellion, to tcin at IUhdterer cost
Sickles sat for reinforcements. Hook
er, instead Of sending them down the
road, ordered French and Hancock, of
COUGHS cor;,s, to advance past Mead and
attack the iemy in flank Couch was
in the centei OF the V. Instead of going
down to the ooint they marched through
into the west, came with great force upon
the divisions which jackson had thrown
down tows",i Nead.~ 1t was about seven
o'clock, an in half hours time they
put the en-, ,uy to fight
But Sick could not hold out against
the tremennnus odds. Gradually he was
driven in.
Up to til, time Hooker had remained
at the Cl.:. a:ellor house, directing the
movement The left leg of the Y was
breaking. should he order up Couch?
Would II -. safe to bring Geary across
from the ,;..ar leg of the V, and leave
only How to hold that line toward
Frederick, =? But Howards men
had reco,, from their fright. Now
they burn.,i 20 be in the thickest of the
6ght-to = out the stain upon their
honor r. we're heroes now, every
one of IL Ought he not to bring
Mead all taynolds up-to swing them
round ur,i. Isckson's flank, as if the '
were hing at the Chancellor housef
Decisions =. st be made az once He
preferred, read, to make the v snaiier
and thicke 10 make il compact enough
to resist t.s blow. Keeping Reynolds
md Mead n their positions, he took
isklss an Slocum back toward Couch
and lni'fo form n IN new line, still in the
form Of Y-shorter, blunter, thicker,