The New York herald., 1863-12-02

nacd 10 pour nto Loomis not only continuous though
harmless nre oi masketry bat had devised put INTO
execution sysiem OF warfare worthy OF tho ancleuis
ny tcG9 hrossg soas. And this, too, with such ef
feet that they soon grew TO bc great terror to
| boys as gunboa,s were formerly TO tho rebels
These siorcs-hugc IN slze-partiy thrown down
tho mountain, would leap over tho oauut
lag rocks and fall upon with great force
dong much damage The men length, unable TO bear
ths fire. cemandod 10 be led against tho fort and did
| rush forward, but mot with such heavy are that in
their temporarily dsorierod they were unable 10
stand IT, and breaking, turned and fled only color
bearer OF one Of the regiments remaining in position
Here be continued, waving hls flag, until the brigade,
having met In descending tho advancing brigade
| OF General Matthias. IL turned. rallied, and again
marched In good order TO the position formerly held
by IT, and rescued their colors from tho enemy
who was making q charge for their possession The
color bearer remained unhurt The two brigades now
laid down again whom tho enemy began agan his nro Of
stones but failed this tine to broak the line though tho
troops much harassed by ths novel expeient 10
dlslodge them.
Not conten. with tho strength OF tho column which
now lay resting tho hill, General sherman ordered
two regiments Of Colonel Rauns brigade OF John y.
Smiths division TO moyo up to tho left and
OF Gathias brigade, In order 10 support H.
These regiments Eighlieth Ohio and Seventeenth
Iowa, moved forward and took up "A sroug
position about halfway up tho hill. He had sooner
gotten into position than IOomis and Matthias moved
their position and began to advance tho h with loud
shouts OF encouragement. Tho onemy sprang 10 their
guns and from pieces Of artillery and long limo u
musketry heavy and destructive Ore poured upon
them Instantly Raum, though out Of breath Ia climbing
halfway up tho hill, pushed forward In support OF
this perhaps premature assault Tho hill at hs time
atfully flashed and nared with fame. and tho
columns the ags the figures OF both foo and friend being
plainly visible there presented the most magnificent
Vision OF which has yet been vouohf afod mo.
not and dare not attempt TO describe It, II tho reader
imagine hosts thuslstrugglhg, his Imagination,
however weak fail to draw o subiimor picture
than my pen and however bright tina, Imagination may
be- II cannot fail TO fall far short OF the sublime reality
Through half hour OF slow, toilsome ascent did this
continue Tho enemy continued without ntermsslon 10
pour canister and musket balls into the column wbosc
they appeared much to fear. Our toIod
slowly, making but Wild dash at tho guns, from
which they came back maddcncd with rage al their fail
ure From their line the nro icapcd upward 10 almost
meet that Of tho enemy they approaching Success
seemed within our very grasp, and when
II was a partial repuse, but that momcnary episode
Of tho battle will renec, undying honor tho army Of
which those rcpused troops formed part. know not
cd him, but Matthias brokcbroks in utter confusion.
thought, a. saw It. and the rushng down
the hill Looms stii stood Raum stu moved forward.
But Matthias did not ay 10 tho foot u the hill Just
the retrcl,ny troops reached and passing Raums
limo officer sprsng forward among them, seized tho
stgndard Of OF tho regiments ana stuck II In tho
ground saw him wavc his sword once his head
and point up tho hill could not hear his voice. but the
did, and as.H by maglc-which viii DO forever
mystery to me-that routed column turned, turned In
stantiy, and 10 a single second marching up the
hll as nrmiy strongly formed Nas that os Raum
aud apparently forming part Of t. Not man went
further than whore Raams brigade mot, and therc
all turned AMI rccharged as II a movement they
had been practising for years.
And then this whole line pushed forward again-cor
tanly most wonderful display Of human nature under
thorough disc pine behed ina kiued. Dth
Looms and hstha-. mark you, had broken oocci yet
now after naf hours ght they sgan returned 70 the
light by tho aide OF Rauun. Il Is TO me- writing II, per-
ecty incomprehensbic and turn 70 my no'es 10 ace
my memory is not At fault. But no-ths wonderful
achievement s there black and whuc-the very hour
marked and noted. and just beneath II s stiIl moro
wonderful schsyemont In tho last charge and repuse
II just quarter after two O'Clock that tho
then In lice made last grand charge s tho rebel works
nifty yards IN front Of them Tho limo perfect now
though tho stream OF wounded that struggled u the
made II look ragged The order wss given, and they
pushed forward. II Is but abort walk before breakfast.
that nfiy yards but 10 no chld's play 10 charge over
H. Double sboed with canister the rebel guns thunder
upon our men; and aissi We could SEQ u was ieir-
fully thinning our atm advancing ranks. Ba, stl
our boys press on--,tern rigid. boldly. srsbdy Law
them with my glass the blue cloth esp down
their eye as Il ng hide tho fearful Game that DO
voured them. few more yards and few more lgea'
aud the rebel battery the rebel positIon !, ours.
We did rot win here. Tue enemy wss forced 10 call
OR help-,o draw from hha osnir-snd al 'hR mOseDt,
when all ours they poured IN from their lei around
the hill aud got 10 upon Toys danable fank ahf
cross Ere that perfectly impos'ibs TO oppse. This
proYed 10 70 very bsavy and came into the en
gsgoment at d9able quk Our line crunbci almost 10
ftan,aneou,iy Afe~ hundred faced abou, Tough,
running agbi the rear bat the main body TUNED and
retrsaed. Bot there was 90 psnie. no despair They
saw they bad faei and overcome rbcy re,ros,ed
but not rusnsz wdy and furiousiy 10 the Ths
powerful aided tho wax, and the ,'rons bore oa tho
wounded.
Tho west sns 0, The hh Vas cleared 0 all bu,
wounded and the rcbea These latter pushed arUnud The
hln under ms o. Gns, Until thsy frddsny, Anf
apparently uperpeeedy oAns upon fishburs. sbo had
during all this rem,ined perfectly quiet bal who %"
So, them hovlinz W their ho'ss
Al this n.onens vas standing near tse brta,s sEnHs
oi shamsa. A. men fsusaed down toe hiIl an
him bite OF tie sbd u sesar. light u. tass pur Or
two ara thrn tsfpibs 20 ons 81 bis sis nd Ten
igbbufn 70 isifsreh and 70 Into rosiion" IIs ibso
ga, dawn to write despatch. sbe~ The battle q Tsa.
mel Uin wss over
We had bcsa rspulfsd ! NAY ssJ bb1dy ftpaifsi.
But the enemy had been forced 70 e0ramh ibs fAiai
error. -
JHE ASSAULT OF MISSION RIDGE.