The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-15
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| Edito' of the Nashville Union.
Grant private soldier a small space
in your paper to notice the doings Of
Gen. RouJseaus division since the Army
the Cumberland was put in motion. On
the morning of the cath day Of June they
struck tents and took up their line Of
march on the Manchester road Never
did am army buckle ON its armor with
more confidence and hope than the old
Third Division, now the First of the
centre corps The first days march
brought them uninterrupted fourteen
miles from Murfreesboro, where they
bivouacsd for the night in most pelt-
ing rain. Renewed their march the fol-
lowing day, but did not continue long
as the enemy was stubornly resisting our
advance Col Wilder's mounted brigAde,)
and vigorously dispnting the ground inch
by inch. Four miles march and !hey
halted their column between two mounds
while the enemy was busily engaged in
shelling them from several well chosen
positions. On the morning of the 26th,
Gen. Rousseau advanced line of skir-
mishes, composed of the 1st and 2lst
Wisconsin and 10th Pennsylvania, in
part, forming the I'd brigade, commanded
by Col. II. A. Hambright, and the Regu-
lars commanded by Maj. Coolidge. The
1st Wisconsin, commanded by Lieut.
Col. Bingham, and the 10th Pennsyl-
vania, commanded by Mai. Locher (2lst
Wisconsin in reserve), formed the left,
and the Regulars the right--the whole
forming crescent. Our men held their
position until about noon, when Gen.
Thomas ordered them TO advance,
have noticed under tie head of Latest
Telegraph News, in the Press, Of July
1st, Misrepresentation of the facts
connected with this slxirmish, and by
your permission desire to rectify it, It
gives the honor of driving the rebels out
of Beech Grove to the Regular Brigade
exclusively, and leaves the rest in the
back ground. The facts are substan-
TALLY these: The right was to flank the
enemy and strike their rear on the Fair
field road and prevent their retreat, but
the left under command of Col. Ham-
bright, came sweeping down with their
line of skirmishers, supported by vete-
ran reserve, and cleared the Grove before
the right swung around. II was the left
that drove the enemy's skirmishers from
! Beech Grove and put them to flight, after
/ which he commenced TO evacuate his last
1 stronghold in the Gap, which gave us a
free and uninterrupted passage TO Man
chester. There was a rebel battery
planted a few hundred yards in ad-
vance of the 10Th Pennsylvania, and
: by a flank movement about 70 bI
j made by the lst Wisconsin, would have
made it our prize, but circumstances
over which they had no control foiled the
movement, and the enemy made his es.
: cape. doubt whether in the history o
: this rebellion there is a skirmish record.
ed which is associated with so mucl
daring and determination. The enemy
: moved forward in two unbroken lines
supported by heavy reserves Of infantry
and several batteries occupying knobs in
the rear The ardOr of our men was in.
tense. They knew that Gems. Rose.
Grams, Thomas, and Rousseau were i'm.
mediately in their rear, on a high knoll
watching their movements. A single
line of skirmishers (and that necessarily
: weak from the vast ground they had I,
a Govern to oppose a double line required
nerves Of more than ordinary strength
e The vast avalanche of rebel skirnisher
came moving up in great regularity
with firm steps and terrible yells. Tn
ia distance lessened; the suspense becSm
- intense every heart beat wildly; an
"a looking at their noble banners, remem
bering that the eyes Of master mind
were upon them, stood shoulder TO shoul
l. der, advanced cautiously and surely, ou
N skirmishers, sending the deadly ball
rs into their ranks The enemy commence
"a TO waver-they dared not advance fur
Dc ther, but turned around and aed to th
woods. When the enemy turned thei
I'd backs upon the glistening steel Of tn
he Yankees, Gen. Thomas said to Rousseau
~ "General, that is something have neve
az seen before-a single line of skirmisher
rn putting to fight double line and thei
rs reserves" A circumstance happened !
u this skirmish which shows the feeling,
. striking contrast, our men entertain f
S" the enemy when engaged, and when
re becomes a prisoner. A rebel sharpBhoote
IS about fifty yards in front Of the 79I
he Pennsylvania, came from out the undei
We brush 20 give himself up as aprisone a
e's Our men not Immediately recognizing b
p signal Of friendship, fred Al him sever
ry times but as soon as he was recognize
and reached our men, the first questiC
Z, asked him was whether he wanted al
nd "hard- tack," which was answered ia u
er Affirmative, and his request generous
rse granted from the we'll filed hayersao
~ of our uaadal Yankees.