Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-01-01

H. III. ma.... pressed forwas5 ,stsp Il
bI,ep, De.rer sod nearer, until atlsegtb
a. comp.oies Of oars threw tl,esr arn'
~, and fed. Mcclellan svai'ed him
sell of ,bi. panic, and ordered : marx
motmsn, OF his cavalry. Quick .
,Lo,Ia, Anderson placed himself 1t the
h..1of our horse and led these regiments
to TIL charge. Their onset vas nagnh-
CENT Our Texans burst WITH ringing
Lura ! tito the rank. Of the foe. who,
wnhou even giving US time to try our a.
bres. ,l,ned to the right about; but here.
too, ,ls hostile field pieces prevented
fsr,ber,uccess. and We had ,odrsw back
from BE-, re ,b.t crushing fire.
The Enemy, noticing our confusion.
now al ynced Nth the cry, onward
to Rich ond" Yes, along the whole
hostile f,pn, rang the shout, coward 70
Richmon(," Many old soldiers VINO
bad serval 10 distant Missouri and on
the plsiss OF Arkansas wept in the o,t.
terness OF heir son,s like children. VI
what ayailhaj it been to US mat o..
best blood had flowed Tor SIX long o"yn
of what avsil all our unceaslng and
cob aus,Iess endurance Everything,
everything eemed lost, and general
depr. ssion came ov.r all our besrts.-
Batteries das bed pas. in beadIong f'gh !;
ammunition, hospital and supply wagon
rushed along; and swept the troops
away with them t,om the battle held
Ia vain the npst frantic exertions. en-
treaty and sell, acriticc OF :hs stsff OFF,
GERS. The troops had lost their loot
hold, and all WIS over with the South
ern ConfederacN
In this mome,t Of desperation Gen
Hill came up with few regiments b
had managed TO rally; but the enem'
was cont,nua " pressing nearer ant
nearer; louder aid louder their shouts
and the patchwork, 'On to Richmond )!
could be heard. C.valvry officers sprani
from their ssddles md rushed into tb
ranks OF the infastry regiments, no.
deprived Of their proper officers. Gel
Hill seized the asndsrd Of the A.,
North Carolina R.gimeut-~h'ch h
had formerly commAded-and sbou'e
10 the soldiers, III ,pu will not folio
me will perish aloie" Upon this
uumber OF officers dAshed forward
cover their beloved G,ncral with the
bodies, the soldiers hs,,,ly rallied. ~
the cry, Lead on, Hi, head your 0
North Carolina boysp rose over Il
field. Aud now HUI charged fol wa
with this mass he thus so,ked up 10 Il
widest enthusiasm. Tie enemy halt
when they saw these conmns, in fig
. moment before, now savarciog TO :
attack, and Hill burst upn his late pr
suers Ike . fami-hed lion. A feat
hand to hand conflict now en,ued
there was no time to load nod fire. i
ferLc;'y with which the eomt'at v
waged WAS incredible. II was useI'
to beg the exsspera,ed men for quart
there was no moderation, no pity,
compassion in that bloody work 0, b.
onet and kne. The son sank dying
his fathers feet the father forgot Il
he had . child-a dying ch,Id
brother did no. see that brother v
expiring a few PAGES from him
friend heard not the lsst groaps OF
friend all natural ties we're dissolve
only one feeling, one thirst painted in
e,y bosom-rcvcnge. Here it wa. Il
the son of Major Peyton, but fif,t
years Of age, oal'ed to his father
help. A ball had shattered both
legs. "When we have beaten the
envy then ~lll help you," ans~eI
Peyton; 81 havo be'e other sons to Il
, to glory. Forward - But the colu
had advanced only > few PAGES fur,
, when the NJ j,r himself fell to
60 III a corlse Prodigies Of valor v
, here performed on botn sides. us''
will ask in vain for Drawer soldiers Il
, those who here fought and fell. But
c The demoniac fnry OF both parties, I
0 Al a distance can form no idea. f.
the wounded, Departing Of succor,
j. citing their last energies Of lite, plunl
}. their knives into the bosom of toen
o who lay near them s,ilI breathing.
y The success Of Gen. Hill enab
i other Generals to once more lead Il
!. lisorganized troops back to the fights
;. the contest was renewed along the VII
: line, and kept up until deep into
. night; for everything depended uI
G our keeping the enemy At bay, count
q ton, upon their xbaustion at last, n
Il fresh troops could arrive to reinforce
i At length, about l0A in the event
Ie the divisions OF Magruder, Wise !
9 Holmes came up and deployed to
! front OF the army. lad the comma
. ers Of these divisions executed their
/. d,rs with aptitude and skill, strc'
K Of blood would have been spared,
tho foe would have been thrown l.
n upon lis reserves in the course Of
forenoon. bnt thpv reached IA fully