The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-10-21
Tho BattIe of nrls,oe statIon.

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Is rHE Fianb, Oet.l5, 1855. J
Yesterday was glorious day for the
Army OF the Potomac, and especially for
the Second corps thereof, who sustained
the bruht of one Of the fercest on
slaughts which has characterized the
attacks made by the rebels since The In
aug uration Of the war alaoa salisas
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THE ARMY FALLING BACK FROM LPEPPER.
/ b Time ia wanting 10 detail the retro
grade movement of Glen. Meade's army
FROM the rInea of the Rapidan to its
4 present position. Suffice il TO say that
on Saturday night last tho entite army
d left the sieinityd of Oulpepper on its
homewaEdi march. We marched along
the line of the railroad from that time
until Wednesday morning, encountering
the enemy at times and skirmishing oc-
casienally, avoiding a. general engage
msnt. Ageneral action might have been
brought on at any time between the
RappAhannock and our present position;
but 1t was reserved for Wednesday to
witnessa renewed trial Of the capa-
bilities of our brave men in the field. ~
rHEia GREAT FIGHT Al BETsToE STATION.
ID In the afternoon the Second corps had
y been assigned the Sfduous duty Of guard
ing the rear of the army, and on the
u morning OF "Wednesday at daylight ook
II mn its line Of march in the following
order:125 General Hayes Third division
leading, followed by the First division,
Gen. Caldwell, the rear being brought
up by GeD. Webb's Second division.
On reaching point near the. railroad
/ some three miles west of Bristoe, the
p Second division took the lead, followed
by the Third, leaving the fret ct the
4 rear. In this) order they marched 10
Bristoe, on the south side Of the track OF
the Orange and Alexandria Railroad,
d with fiAnkers we'll out on both sides and
administers deployed. Li 5AH -Al4.N
About half. past twelve o'clock the adj
vance of the Second corps (Gen. Webb's
j division) reached the eastern edge Of the
wood looking out towards Broad run.
81 The rear Of the Fifth corps was just cross
Ting Broad run by the northmOst road,
when, as suddenly as lightning and
. as AstOnishingly as = thunderbolt from .
clear sky, boom, boom, boom, came a
( half dozen discharges of artillery, not q
1 hundred yards sway. Ii was the enemy
emerging from the woods north Of the
- railroad by an obscure road, and firing
81 upon the rear Of the Fifth corps A few
Il shslls from the rebel battery killed four
/ Of the Pennsylvania Reserves and wound
ed eight others before they could be goi
d / over the run to place of safety on tbs
eastern side. Then line of rebel skirm'
ishers appeared, scresting the Hill on thu
GsI.. a alr
b from the road 70 the upper crossing OF
Broad rum Us bsh9sslla el<AA sgt9.
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GENERAL wARRER's MILITARY SKILL
bf General Warren immediately forme'
his plans, and right beautifully were thel
I'D carried out. General Webb's division
10 was thrown forward along the line Of tn
south side of the railroad, with iis RICH
% resting on Broad ron and its left At th
wagon road, General Hayes divisici
was marched by the right flank and too
position 20 the left Of Webb, while Cald
well faced the railroad and awaited &C
ti0n. m r ID 1al uI saL Nl
81 DOL sa1 THE ARTILLERY.
A section Of Browns battery, Co.
y First Rhode Island artillery, Was throw
Z. across Broad run and put in position
the open esid where II could face u
enemy and enillAds his skirmishers, Il
remainder being placed on the hill Ju
west Of the run and bearing directly al
on the mAssing enemy. On the hill
the northwest Of Brown was Arnsld
fAmous bRtlery-the same which At de
teysbuFg did such terrible execution
mong tho rebel infantry Then the
were other batteries; but their names
could not Learns but they were not b
hind their comPsers IN the bloody Ira
.sslI5I .di tbs FIaHTolt
Az soon 40 the rebels discovered u
. the rear OF the fifth corps hSd crossed
q the east Of Broad Run, and that War;