, 1863-01-13

their portion Of the buslnoss then snd there,
stepped boldly into the water, Waded across,
III the time continuing their fire, and :th-n
climbed up the bank to secure = foothold
underbrnsh, which lies between the fence and
the stream.
At the fence tho rebels rally; and as our
men ascend the bank. they are greeted BY a
storm Of bullets before which eTen veterans
might give mny. They hesitate an:instant;
on. Col. stoughton Of the 1lth Michigan, Is
there, and will not retreat Col ]. +. Miller
calls aloud to his men to stand firm. Col Scott
Of the 18th Illinois, reminds his regiment Of
their well earned honors. The diyislon forms
Ire, CHARGES si toward I'll tie rebel lines.
ment, and then .crnmble to pieces. On
on! the rebels are retreating in confusion
follow closely, and tho aag q the sdth Tou,.
.nessee falls into their hands. The progress Of
NeRley is steady as the march Of fite, aud
Davis and Hasca1l follow close behind, him:
In vain the onemy seize upon every clump Of
t1a bushes 1f cluster, e trees .; apont Of d.;
the batterie are reached, situated at the end
Of the level cornaclds. l. charge is made
upon these, and the fearless boys of the 10th
Illinois capture three of the guns. Col NIL
leTe command pushes forWa1d and takes
another. Away go the rebels over the corn.
fields, followed by such deadly tempest Of
balls that Il. all who fell wero allowed to lie
there, they would enrich the ground with
their carcasses: Our troops advance half way
across TIE fields; but It, s already night, and
time, the dense forest beyond.
Our batteries. from every portion Of thy
field, had been all the time thnndering avac
upon the enemy, and the angry lesping Of
| fame from the mouths OF cannon continued
|: until it was quite dark. Before the troops Of
Neglcy had charged upon. the fourteen rebel
| guns- At the edge Of the 'cornaeld, Capt. Brad
| ley, with the 9Th Ohio battery, had materially
injured them BY an enfilading fire from the
| center of our nnes.
| morning.. from the bauk Of the river to the
Inst woods In front Of 1Ionreesboro, distance
| Of more than mile, the evidences Of terrible
carnage Were eTeiywhere Visible. On both
sides OF the fence, along the slopes Of the low
hill. on the rides aud bottom OF the rayfns.
| and especially In the level coTnde1d, scores OF
| rebels lay In every form Of ghastly death.
/. At night, Immediately afier the battle, the
/ whole Held, from one end to the other, 70.
sounded with the shrfeks ndgroans. and bro
ken prayers Of the disabled rebels. The con.
trast between the patient endurance Of ou1
own wounded, and the restless, agitated, and
almost unman1y bearing oftthe rebels, in q
! similar condition, is always most remarkable.
I One of then. w{l1 make a orraatar nnfcrx than
| a]1 Of half a DOZEN disabled Union ao13iers.
T was mnrh ftrnck u;th thn nstnrr ~ the
nraycrs Miich % sne @ of f~ these az men n q vino f
ffnn1it;on 1cre nftcrinr 4 d;snniat;no donhl
sec,nra II rest, n1,rn thc;r 1n;nSs a. II TSat1 h
~ fiicr had feen cnoaeet1 in a rirhtaons cansa ~
md Vii nno ~ ~ r. entfra f,nrden ~ +hf
T,Iaver wa net;tson ~ to Aim,gStV God "a,
for1;vencss IN casa theV ~ had d9ne wrnn, H b' y,
tolints narf n the Tar ' Thcae wers sone u u
The ;1eccrfred md betrave5 r,er ~ In santh
whose 1ond viii rest 1;earr nm nron ~ thc snn,s 81
the reheI i Icadcrs 's'' Ae"'' "po11 'A1o S0":' "
This hrsj1iant affair 7raa thc h,ncc nno1
ut;ch. +ha nnnrsa ~ offs;rs ahont In-f.ees
hnro tnrned me % Tbe ,,.ayo. % If the Hnion arm,
Sns entrsiv ras9nred f,on, ~ +h.t honr ~;
when one Of Gen. Rousseau's aids galiopei