Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-09-29

tssAosA w MO bmo uhuBor VI our C6nteFs lDt
gan 20 returns Reynolds immediately sent Il
lheroic Wilder to the assistance, of DAyie, On
ths celebrated brigade Of mounted infantry I
first aoattered the enemy ID terror before ther
But the peFseyering rebels rallied again, an
charging in freah numbers, even Wilder Ibl
tgan TO fail slowly back. General Shetidal
who had been following after Davis, now cam
up. and led Col. Bradley's brigade into tb
fight. II held its own nobly, until the rebel
In large force, getting possession Of q piece q
timber near its hank, opened upon 10 aii enfla
Iding fire, which compelled II 10 give way.
Htn nav actors appeared upon the scens
Wood and Negiey,, who had gallantly repslle
Ithe asaApits OF the enemy at Ovens Ford (aa
saulls intended as a faint TO conceal the desig
OF the Il bels against our LEFT ], came up 10 Nj
reacue Their noops went to work With sIvil]
The progress Of the enemy against Davis Va
Cleve, and Sheridan Was speedily checkedl-
Reynolds, returning from the pursuit OF / LonR
street., assisted ID Fallyipg the broken bsttal
Ions of Palmer, Thousands OF our scstkere
troops reorgsnixad almost Of their own ,aeeotd
Baird, BIsnnan and Johnston resumed thSi
place. A consuming Are swept all along ou
tfronti Therebe retIred, eyeryWheIs .hefors
1t, and before sunsst our line was again In bd.-
tie arsay upon almoss precisely the ground helt
that niozNing,asN sRnaAlwE
just before dusk the enemy, as ifin spite of Hli
uRsuccsesfnl efforts, opened aheayy Aselef d..
tiilerys and muBkeSry uponS these Same troops
and continued It until after nfghtfall. RuthI
Wss 60 promptly returned that he sustained 'csf,
tainly as much injurysashs Indicted, and AbohI
o O'Clock drew of entirely, leaving the. day
clearly ouEDWn.s oIgsg dai Va u h5ilf1 ss7'D
sdpufing the might eflSStutda4 come change
was made In the dlspobitio1i of our forces okiid
the line was 80 far Withdrawn tiist Il rested
along o ossIoadifanning northeast ana sotltb-
vests and connecting the RoaviIIe wifi the a.
fayette road By this arrangement Pour ex.reme
Eight uas made toreat on Mission Ridge, al h
should pIobably have done in.the hrst place !
ahe new line that wasformed 1Asa mile eh6rt.
er,than that Of the day before sgs sAM hoRS
y That waa!indeed anight Of aIfaf suspense
Which settled around lus after tbe last gun had
beeItired ON Saturday. It6t1aM ttst1Pr 265
ThesitnorroW came. No sound' 'of ciacklink
muaketry or roaring cannon, OF buritlng ehei
disiuihed the peacefnlness Of that Sabbati
morning. The frat .hous after sunrise passed
surely" J" said our otfirers and sold dIsrs, erl
Will be no hight; foFif the enemy had INTENDED
70 attack us would following fiib usdai tacl
tlcs, vefsllen upon us atday break ."is7csb
Two hours more had gone b5. aud aoms dropI
ping musketry began o.be heard along the val
rious parts OF our line. Finally, at .abont ted
o,clockp there were several fierce vollesys, and
the lond fbnoming ofahalf adosen pieces Of ar
tlliery lannounced thst iheaenem5 had aeaIn, a
ON the day before, assaulted our left. Is.y.tid.
And now that the battle has begun. let n
Rlanse one moment at the contendlng forces.-
On one side dsouri old army which fought al
Stone klyeEs enforced by tHoidlvisionsl (fIran
mans and Reynolds'O OF Thomass corps, jant
Starkweatherh bfigAde, OF Baird's division :
Bat tnonnternaiaAolngA 'these' TO somo' extent
Post's brigade of DAiia 'sd divfa aionsaad WI az.
nsF's OF Woods were both absent We MI gh
or might not also rely for assistance upon Stead
mans division of Gen. Grangers oorps.
ia0pposed tsT these rIwast The toid Army Or IN,
| Tenneaaee, which Bragg has 60 long command
led. Longa Rhat,s formidable corps from Virgin
Iia; one-half Of JounS!on's Iarny from MIssis.
sippi; Buckuer's division from East Tsnne5saaa
Dabnsy MauFy's division from Mobile: BIT,
Gen. Lees commAnd from Atlanta, and from
Twelve 10 fifteen thousand fresh tfooDa m tbs
rtics Of the State of Georgia Id ali, am o,iht M
ling 10 Ast ls6st seventy five thonssnd man. nm
Union army confronting them was dsftainly I'M
more than Afty.fve thousand stsone, -, :,
IL The firing whIchgb begun On our IsH
sMelled almost Immediately into dreadful roa,
which filled even the sbuls Of the brayesk IN
ave.. Nothing that I have yet iistenad 10 n M
the breaking cut Of the war, exceeding, n N
continuity aud volume Of sound. IL WaS moi Z
tumult which now RACES and subsidies; but an
which for two.long hours rolled incessantlv All
along the linse OF 1honas's aeemipeIy dsyot
cd corps. 80 loud was the cfash Of musk keirs
that thstrepeated discharges of cannon, folIov =
| Ing each other In quick succession, could .gitb
difficulty be distinguished, and seemed only IN
muTe emphatic psssages In, the grand dianaso,,
I|ot thundefous -hdfm0ny which burst from IN
vast clouds Of smoke and dust enyel Spipe tbs
cohteuding hosts. iil. - ~
The fightupon the extreme loft commenc.d ,oI,,
by desperate assault Of the enemy nppn Can
John Beatty's brigade OF Nsgley,s diyision'.- :
The brigade, as well as its famous leader. stood
their ground nobly; bus being come ha, isola M
from the reminder Of the line, finally retired. N
will be remembered that the other brieadea n,
Negley's division were posted much furthsr n
the right. A desire to reunite the two poItions
Of his command induced Gen Rosec,a ana. h
send Gen. Wood to take Gen. INegley's Mao
10 line until the latter should effect the Reunion
Of his brigades. Wood proceeded immedi iatelv
to execute the order, filing up. the eap a,
Negley retired. The rebels understsndinr this
moyement of Negiey's 70 be retreat In, i'm
medistely advanced their sklrmishers, ], { 81 6niS
here, but ali along thesisft, aud che fighting n
onue became terrific, 90 j have dfscfibed.11 The
rebels, however, soon ceased % ATTACK Gan,
Woods 'front.' and fora time appeared 90 dev6ta
their, entire attention % Gsni Thomas. II Iklnf
down TO the extreme lsftof Gen 2 WS6d's bosis
tipn about. this time, and, looking shdnc6n ninto
come cornfelds, could see She desperate effdrts
of the enemy 10 break the lines Of BfHhfaii,
aud Reynolds. The soldiers Of thsSe two NOBLE
divisions were lying behind rude breSssNosks 81
logs and rails eonstTuciedt theUightb befoFes their
sfillery In the rear fred oyer their heads; aDd
isIreaIly seemed IS If that-long line of defenses
was some immense serpent, instiict With hiieoas
life and breathing continually fs6m his huge
rough .sides volumes Of smoke and t1smess slS y
Again and again the rebel slines sdvShSlng
from the cover Of tho woods into the open com.
fslde chasged With impetuous fery and terrific
yells toward the breast Eofks af Jog, and rsiibg
but, each time the fafy blasts from our,hattSrjsg
and bastaiiopd. aEept over and around theur );
and theft rank were ,crumbled and swept away
as bank YAK loose oiay washed by rushing
food. BaESs iasS. 90 one line fell off another
appeared. fusbing stsfnly on over the dead and
BLEEDING bodies of their fallen comrades. Long.
streets corps was seeking TO regain It's lost
lairels of yesterday. d. H.: Hill on the head.
Of Hsrdee,s old corps, Was leading fhedi The a.
aistsncss of, q division, ssndls Bhckneps tfoo1s
VerA thraWinr their Rsieht riafoi vthe yarsJss