Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-02


The Nashville Union of the 7th cenfesses complete
forses under Gen Vanporn az Ise Dss'le
of Spring Hill That paper gives the following particulars
Gen Gilbert eut three regiments Of infantry and
Ssps On sbt but to Ieep y, they
tered the eaemy Tie design was we believe TO eTs1s
with small force Of the rebel cavalry and attacking tn
drove them back In the vicinity Of the Columbia
sudteaiy fsaksd by an over Ginning force Of Vaa
Dorn's cavalry with mouoted infantry and artillery
bsi,e assaed by a. least tour times their number,
driven back Lung the fight, the battery IN charSe
of oh Indiana attacked by two rebel neglo reg
ments Oar artilrrsts double their and
the rebels to pieces aud brought their bttey CT
in the morning and lasted ent three in ths aternooa
fierce. rstreatea into ankh with reported loss Of i've
the loss soo, and is likely that even tha is AL
sxsggeratiGSI. ~
was killed We have heard statement of the rsne
TIE fug distinctly asd at Franklin furpg the day
WHY rsirf sent ont from the large force
Stationed Franklin, unable to i'm gDe 1t appears
paipg ssnge that army which could have crushed tn
pieces kept idle while the thunder OF
battle sgng not four mics of sounding for SIX hours
in their
the 9Th furnishes us the Glowing 1t was Known that Vas
Dorm in the vi3'nity
# sp, hi l. ard the 331 Indiana 10Th ~IchRan, q. d
vi conein, s5A Indians with the 18th Ohio battey Oh
Pennsylvania and 2Dd Michigan cavalry, composed the
70 CT, all under The command OF Colonel tobuFD Of Eh
So Indiana er adya Gig four or v7 mills with some
on Thursdy the raristng and falling back
rs oar advance With considerable evidence of disorder
troops in the highest possible spirits and up 10
this time confident Of snccass
so yell did ything sll &rears thst feel
security sir vigilance, s2d led to the
neglect hoec precautions which Eh nd never D. omit
It'd reached Tbi Mp.oI' g staten We were sud
euy eddy ed with The thur der tt IN &c
batteries many n raudDg heights While st al
instan: heavy OF infantry appeared as
by magic either dsnk
TEE natural suit OF this discovery confaslon
hs., nevertheless u aEo*ea the most ceterTaneo
cocr~ge aud most bclsF gsd Of the rebel bst-
teries
NO lnaatry was this hsttery until
preached within few yards Of it, when she reses rose
is0n beiild fence where theI been fectusy
ooccesed AMI from whence they poured N at deadtt
Gre II men, fret checking then drig THIN back
vi beavY oss and but Ittle to the Asel~es, CD
parts Of he field, hsueser II ,ehe severely
mt, tely OInGed forces lDtan
Try. wiz three hmtteCis OF All ery daeoTing heir dath
deaiIV missiles upon heHG, e. hUpes of mmt datt
inorce not strange that tho yielded To the
" inexnr8h. logic Of events n the $50 India
IS h Indiana 18Th Michigan 22d Wisconsin regiments,
with asoned eff es, are Dorn's Pr
+ur artiltes y withdraw with ut less
Rem scat for -nrd Gen Grant, but hao
time the grCu.:d to prev, Mt the dsaster.-
continued to Goti h AID of the
wounded been broR.h In to-ds.. The rebei,
paeaty satisfied with their achievement fell bach TO
SpriaS Hill
inpossihe IN rpish the accurate Ero1i
mate idea the Killed wnuhdtd either side. TWeh-
~ thirty rebel p Isnnefs were taken
Col Ops ke holds this paee and f. els 80 e - dc 80
against Taa born or - any other man"