The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-18

pcrfsot rm bullets fsom tho rife pits. Nothing
~" bSuad. nrssd one snd IN ss moments Ind driven
hs snssay tom she lt range d ride pits at the base OF
tho hil aud were In full possession.
THs SECOND LINE or DuyfucHs,
Hating but moment TO take brea., the brigade re
newed the charge and speedily occupied the second hue
d. Ssssr. iS sr was the ass msn Of
his brgads 70 enter All this time the murderous are
s ns @ o o
strong enough attempt their capture without promp.
and powerful support For them u bad truly been
march
!. rfNM Into the Inouthof he'll, :, ss... a <
81 GENERAL fHAvER's ASSAULT.
Almost simultaneously with the movement or General
Blair on tho left Como al 1hayer received his command
regiments ia column 70 follow each other Whenever tho
first forward He accordingly placed himself ~
hs orSsr.srarward second brirsde-rana Out clear
above the tumut Colonel Williamson, commanding the
Fourth Iowa, moved It or In splendid style General
Thaye- supposed that all tho ohor regiments OF his
brigade following in accordance with his In
attractions previously issued no wound through
same bridge where General Blair had passed
bat y few minutes before. made his way through the
asoended tho sloping plateau IN the direction Of tho re
pits simultaneously with General Blair and about Two
hundred. yards 70 his right,
When General Thryer reached the ride pits, after
hard lighting and heavy loss, no found to hs hor
wooded nature OF tho place having prevented his
tanning il before Sadly dshca aud with little
hopo succcss no still pressed fof ward and fought his
way tho socondno at the Same .,me that Gen blair
reached It on the left Colonel Wiliiamsons regiment
wasas falling before the concentrated fire OF tho rebels
and with an anxious heart Genea ihayer looked around
for.ad. Town tho HILL croached In tho line OF rifle pits
near tho base lay tho rwcnty second kentucky and tue
that had attempted t. make tho assault Leav.
Ing the Fourth Iowa with its gallant Colonel 10
Tbayer rushed down 70 whore these two regiments
lay In vain he mpored urged ordered aud entreatcd
eging a. an oxooss that their brigade oIcnc
De courc9y, was not there 70 command. In vain no
pointed out the rebo trained upon them and raking
the rife pits nothing awaited TO take them further the
ascent While General rhsyer WAS begging them 70 60 70
his assistance no joined BY General Blair the
GRAND the latter going 70 Colonel DO courccy in porson
Their oooned efforts wcrc alikc frutless TO Colonel
DO Courcey or his mon, aud they eturned to their
GENERAL rnAyEw FORCED TO RETIRE r
Tho robe forming three full regiments OF Infantry
to move down upon General inayor and were massing
propcrtionaely formidable Turce against General Blair.
Tho robei infantry and artillery weo constaty In full
play, aud two heavy guns raking tho rihc pits
several places With hope OF General Tnnycr
gave for down the hi back to his
origiLalposon Tho Fourth Iowa entering tho fight Hvo
less than thirty minutes. It foil back NJ quick march,
but with ia ranks unbroken and without any
thing o. panic; As General lnaysr came back 70
,gans position, . moro despairDg countcnance
II would DO difficult to imagine Had the other regiments
Of hs brigade followed him. had Colonel 10 Courcey
come up he certain he could have taken possess
sion OF the rebci batteries and held them until tho other
divisions Of tne.srmy could TO his assistance. All
LOST. aud the prize for which he had fought
well gouo from his grasp Tears stood in his eyes aud
his mngisdgr and INDIGNATION 80 ovorcame him that
found II difficult To speak.
- EXPLANATION or A nIrAxE--sonrBoDY TO BLAME.
Just II the time General Thayers brigade started up
tho biil, General Morgan sent portion OF 1t TO sup
port him Oh tho right Tbs request cano from General
Morgan, and General steele ~ ones Diverted tho second
Followed in acosrdapcs wih ihs ordars thoy had pre-
movement was sent 70 General rhayer; but from
cau3o tho notification never reached HIM. This
ior M Dcng sc Win nothing ave inc Fcrrsn Iowa rsK
turned on among tho bost that have yet
ton and had they boon permitted to charge the enemy
they would have won for themselves brilliant record.
a.t mAR's MEN uP THp I'LL n
When Con Blair catered the scoond limo of r1e pits
and, sor vanly waiting for support descended IN per
son 10 persuade 10 Courcfy 70 como up, his brigade
continued TO pursue tho sns'ny up tho hill The fhir
tecnth Illinois infantry was IN advance sud fought with
yards OF more above tho second ins Of rine pits is
small clump It willows, hardly deserving tho nams of
the bayou below presented tho appearance Of green
hock To this ccpso many OF the rebeis fed they
ss so M 70; Ind sSy
engaged the rebcls hand 10 hand and Ia tho
bayoncts were repeatedly crossed gained tbs place.
driving out tho enemy: but occupied
tho IRE field battery was turned upon them and tho
place became too hot 70 be held.
FORTIFIED ROAD.
high ground and thence TO vcksvurg, an augc
along the side Of tho h so as TO obtain slope oasy
with breastwork. that light battery be taken
anywhere along tho and fired the embankmeat
opened on tho Thrteon,h Illinois, AID was aided by
heavy battery on the HILL Several mon knc(b by
the sho aud grape that swept the coise.
WILLOW corsx "A
The other regiments OF the brigade came 10 the
support o. tho hi tcoath, tho Twenty ninth MS
Nsaao Ss tecs Ss's n hs s advance
fsntry TO bring against thom, aud xhcn the Twenty
ninth reached tho copso tn rcbcs wore arca o1sagag
the edcra troops The color bearer Of tho Tsoflh
been shot down, and somo picked up the standard
aud planted It In front OF tho copse. Tne iorco Il
they slowly Tell back fighting stop BY step toward the
ride pits and taking their coors with thoa. THO rwonty
twice picked up and its bearer many shot down.
Finally Il was missed IN the confusion aud when
simont reached tine rife pits u was discovered that tho
dag mad aiien 10 The hands Of the rcbols. The
40 tious W rIsh mp the hill and attempt 10 kc
their banner bat they were restrained from making the
tal a. IL would have resulted ia humiliation ~ tins
time General Blair had returned from his
tempt TO b:ing up DeCourcoys bgaic and tore was
no hope Of sppor from any quarter no gave the order TO
fall back,
In returning 10 his old position Gsncra Balr took dr..
ferent route and passed dre.ty 10 the General
Morgan's limo. His ast,n,shmens was great when he
found good road ON Gcoorul Mogans position directly
70 tho rifle pits aud the face Of tho hill. 1horc VS.
god bridge over the bayou the angle and from It
road led up tho hill tn road that on tho
Side OF the slops xaa embanked aud formed the bre
work from boand which the sncmys light artillery opc
rated. Tho bridge partially by brush iied
around t. and had not been discovered by General Nor
gan hst oDcer being engaged In building pnohsr bridge
short distance below Il the route by which the
robea -crcatsi hsn they driven from Mrs. Lakes
house. aud they evidently DID MOI have time 20 obsruct
Loss AnsxuLr--ABorr MAIL OPENING.
In this charge upsn The hill the regiments list severely
In Gen Blars brigade shers eighteen hundred and
i~eniy ave nsn Engaged in hs assss and @ this nun
bsr SIX hundred and forty killed, wounded aud cap
tlred. Ny list casualties enclosed In my letter
Of xka mail Inv
Narkand and opensd General Sbsr mans headquarter
am unable 81 this tlme to procure another. Cooocl
CRetcher, OF the Thirty rst Mssouri wounded and
captured, and Major JAsnch. Il the rsgment killed
Tho thirty rss lost sixteen line oceu killed .ndsd
and The twenty ninth lost teu twelve. Tho Fifty
eighth Ohio tstby ous up and Lieutenant Colonel
Kxsr, andinS u, killed. may hero be psr.
mittsd 70 state that aachs o the army collected the
names ofcsrs killed woundcd and enclosed the list
with particulars u the battle and commens
the occurrences 70 tho aaeut Of tho Assoc Press
Caro- This list also taken from the mali aud turned