, 1863-10-18

he get oyer tlls run to a place OF SAFELY On
the cattern shcre. Then . line Of rebel skir.
north Of. the tr':ek a1d Ianning obliquely |
from tic road to the upper crossing Of broad !
Run. Il
GEN. Y4KEEN's MILITARY 6KIIL.
Gcn. Warren immediately formed his plans, !
Erd licht beautifully were They carried ou..
Gen, NeblIs division IVES thrown forward /
a.apg the lire Of tho eontlt eide nf the rail-
road, with his right resting OF Broad Run
and IDS lett ut tic wagon road Gen. Hayes
roeition 10 The left If WIFI, willie Caldwell
faced the railroad aud awaited nctIon+
. TIE ART1I.1ERy.
4 SECTION cf BroTn's battery. Co. h, First
Rhode Itland artillery, WIS thrown across
broad .un und put IL positcE in the op1r
field where It could taco the enemy and emil
lsdc Lie -ski,mishere, the remainder being
flacGd on the hill just west Of tho run and
Ma1ing directly upon The umssiog enemy.
On The bill to tho northwest Of Brown was
Afnold's famous batteyr-thc zane which at
Gettysburg did euch terrible execution among
the rebel iniaptrs. Then there were other
batteries; hut their names could not learn;
hut they were not behind thcir coDpeers In
the bloody fray.
THE FIGuT,
As soon as the rebels discovered that the
rear Ct the Fifth corps had crossed to the east
ol Broad rue, and that Warren Was preparing
for fight, thty Developed tFo batteries ID
tho eGge Of the wood and commenced to sen1
their respects to the Second corps. They
we're close By, their most distant guns being
not over nine hundred yards +, ON The line Of
Union infantry. They had the advantage hf
us at fist; for they, knowing our position
md having heir batteries ready plnnted, we're
able to open upon us before our line could be
formed or our battclies planted, and they
knew ant appreciated their advantage, and
right beartily did they Improve it.
BRAVERY or orE TKoors.
Forfull ten minutes they raiped theirhul~
let's and hailed their demcniac tury; hut not
man Of the gallant old I'd unafled, rot gun
was dropI cd, not a color dipped; but like
Sfar:ans they taccd their foe, as il cach man
felt that upon himself rested tho responbi.
b!lity OF crushing the rebel}ion.
TIE soESH CHANGED.
But the rehels did not long masntain their
advantage; for Brown and Arnold los. no
time in getting their batteries placed, which,
| when accomplished, made short work Of all
| opposition. Rebel lircs Of iuflutry ekir-
mlshtrs melted away like wax over a hot tire,
and the rsbel batteries died out like camp.
the rippirg. tearing, death. dealing ARTILLERY,
tic Union iLfanir} staud hiding their forms
| bthind bank OF ta.nc and f3g Of smoke
ch.eri1g Us they discharged their pieces, and
Tain1v begging to be permit I'd to rush owe,
the track 10 the immediate LEGALITY Of theil
adycrsarigs.
LuLL IN THE sToRsl-A BATTERY CAPTURED
Then came a ]ull in the awful music, for tn
entmy> unsble to stand sgaipst the ttribl'
storm, had fled TO the woods for safety, lear
irg SIX OF their guns upon the field, one to.
badly crippled to he brought away. When th'
cnen,y ceastd ployfug upon us, and the smoke
had l'faed Ell as to cxlioit the field, AID i
IVES known that the enemy had retired, dc
1ail ct ten men from each regiment was mad.
to bring away the deterted pieces. VIII
cheer which could bc heard for miles, tn
tcen bounded across the track end ciimbr'
the opposite hill, seized the pieces Is bee
ttey could, wheeled them into poaitlon, turn
I'll them towards the retrea'ing demons an
tired \ parting sallite with the ammunstIo
which lad BEEN designed for the Yankee.
Ttcc the boys dragged i've Of tEou away
and placed them in battery, the infantrymc
acting as artlllesists and doing wo1lrou
works OF carnage
Il REBEL CHARGE SPOILED.
Shortly after thu Second corps Lad got Int
position the rebels tried their old tactics {
} nassirg and charging. A dense gray body {
men we're secu forming between the east I
tho oods and tho run on the slope Of the hill
north Of the railroad, upon which the aEsl
/ tetT and infantry opened at once, dFtyiag th
: sltopg back inso the woods ut a double 4utcl
.n,,hors Nv wa tGrn IN forrTar, tn ,hc h:ow =
th,. h,Il skirtinr the river. and two rrr,u,en
| VI North Carolina troops-thc:: .dta aud ..Sta.
came charging oa our extreme right, over Il
/ railroad near The bridge. -. ~
; I col. nEA7n's lK1t'AnE DRIVES BACK I'll
hEbELs.
The post was leld by Colonel Heath, COZ
5 handing ihG bIiEadv, Which was the tlrst
/ tie secrna dfy!eson, and consisted Of the II!
{ alasne, i:th MASSACHUSETTS, 1st Minncsot
"r,n., ""u S,tiorn t oosa "a.teu .hn @ LOT tat
J. iii, ~ ,,nt,1 thcr r,aI +,, WV y. Gne ~
r,;I1r,3 rhrn @ rn,,,r o,% ,nnihrr snJ All
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d y. 49, ,11n.trssso,, AeA'e ""'3 ~ t"se ~
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i "ao eoAA"Noho M ~. "sn''''7 -44AA'A ~
3 ne.f:
!. The brigade Of Carolin.ans, which was CO..
~ nlanded " br'Eadlcr t'ene!ai 3!etls, oTo
!, Mnd tied. hiding themselves behind tue roc
= and bushes along the stream: This brigade
;, Noitl Carosin!ans naa Pctfigrcw's Old Or
~ a.tc, and tho men pridct themselves on til
y rrowtts. But tho men opposed to them vi
.. loo well ycftr1 In fighting to bc tut,,uitla.t
cr az INV sn'" tne sauasa 3, nStoes tao r.. s.
h. : tn ~ fsns. ,,s;. ,s,., :us''
ID -. s...s, .,E,a,. .,.s
Or ~ "s.''' t''s.'""'.
d. liey alo not oStG ,l,, 20 t'sc from behind ~
On cover Mnen ou:o l'a 1ot no tooseE "onst
Of neaa appear tfGm oshsna !nE: oT toex.
q scn,1, I'm, ti,cv as-.;1 not fIwht ti.e H ~,
ns not. md the only alternative left them mas
y. 70 surrender at df.crrtiou. which thcy dld
IN crccrIre ont upon a.l f,urs without ID
II guns, md pitcously asking our b,ys,
1rocictt'e coon. mot to fjrc, IN thcy 20
es M come In" The captured Of tl,Is btisado nr
u tercl about five hundred, and t;oi,erli Il
&c. viii have TO rccrui. before taking It into
~ tlon again.
al .. "i.A'"A"AI " i"t 80, ''."s'
I'D When the enemy t"nnd that the Sec'