The New York herald., 1863-10-16

Ing wafer Tor the use o, the road. Abo heeourt1s o.
mile west Of Brs,oe Is Cedar run, small stream bat.
from Its depth o, mud and water, difeu,i to ford. On
the north side the track about thirty rods west Of the
bridge, solitary house. or rather shanty, which.
though Insignificant or itsc, figures somewhat oxten.
svcly IN tao fgt. Thee here also, just back o!
the shaaiy, three quite prominent hccks or humps.
upon which the rebels h,c planted batteries.
Also there several like elevations tina es"A -As
uron which the batteries OF our own torccs
wore located. West OF Broad run, extending for a
few rods ground, rocky and brushy. anordug
ceent opportunities for sharpshooters On the cast sds
Of Broad ror hundred rods, Is open plain, with
little point Of timber jung ou, perhaps twenty rods, and
bsvng north border about eight rods south Of The rail
road The roads from the Broad run as
clowsTbe on tho north SIDE Of the track branches
about forty rods Of the fork crossing tho
hundred rods north OF the bridge and goes TO
Csotrevie the other fork crossing the track about
twenty rods wes. Of tho bridge, and leading to
the fork on the south side of the bridge.
The road on the south side Of tbs track
parallc, With the railroad but branch makes on 10
the right Cedar run, AMI crosses Broad about
thirty rods south OF the bridge East OF Broad run,
about hundred rods d. ant Il belt OF timber perhaps
quarter OF mile wide, easi OF which the country 10
south side OF the track Is open 10 Manasss.
roR rroirY.
About hsifpas, twelve O'Clock tho advances OF the
second corps General ws5bs divson reached
edge OF the wood looking out towards Broad run. Tho
res OF the Filth corrs just c-143s Broad run by
the northmosi road. when ~ srtdsniy ns hning and
as asionishingiy thunderbo from Gear aky. boom,
BOOM boom, came . half dozen dschngss OF ar
tiiery, 10, hurdrcd yards away IL was tho
enemy emerging from tie woods north ~ The
railroad by obscure road aud 6ring upon
the OF tho Fh corps. few shells from the rebel
battery Killed four o, the rcnnsyvania Reserves and
efrrs thsw ba got
run place o, safety the eastern side Then line
OF rebel skrmses appeared cresting the hill on ihe
north the trak aud running oblqaey from tho road
TO the upper crossing o: Brcad run.
cxRsAL wARsrS's nLuARr SKILL
General Warren immediately formed bs plans, sni
right beautifully they carried out. General wcbbs
division thrown forward along the tine OF the south
side o the railroad, with It's right resting Broad
and lis lett the wsgon road General Hayes division
marched by the right INK and took position TO the
left Of webb. while Caldwell faced the railroad and
awaited sciDu.
Asectlou o. Browns battery Co. A. Firs Rhode bland
artillery was thrown Broad ana put IN posi
tcn In The open aed could face the enemy aad
eu.lade bs skrnshsrs the remainder being placed
the bill just west o, the AMI bearing directly upon
tho msssing enemy. On the hill 10 tho northwest o,
Brown rss Arnolds fsnoas battery the same wb,sh s
Gettysburg did such terrible er-cuiion among the rebel
Infantry Thea thsrc were other batteries bat Their
names oorid not learn but they no. behind their
compcers in the bloody fray.
Az coon a. the rebels discovered that the rear % the
Tth corps had crossed the " Broad sud that
Warren vas preparing for fght they developed tso
batteries the edge OF tho wood sni connencei 70 send
their respect. 10 the sscon corps They close By,
their most dhtant guns being hundred yards
from ,na line of unao Infantry They Ind the advantage
., us at FIRST lor they knowing position and having
usr batteries ready planted able 70 open upon
ucfcrs line could be formed or batteries planted,
ard they know and appreciated their advantage AID right
helriiy did they improve H.
rAvssY or or rnoors.
For ful ten m,ries ihsy raned tBor bullets aad hailed
their shells VITA domooiaf fury; but DC, q he
gallant Old second qased oyta CUR was arcrred, ngia
color dipped Ike sparaas ,sss .aoed Their os ne
each man Felt that upon himself rested hs respOEs.bty
Of crushing the rebellion.
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Bot tho rsbels dd no. long maHlha her aiyIisgs
for Brown and Arnold lost no time N g,tng hsf bate
ries placed, which, when accomplished, made sbori work
Of al opposition. Rebel nas of inaR,ry kirmhefs melt
es away like bot Ore. and the rcbc batteries
died on, like c,npdres a heavy rain. snaltaneoasly
with tho ripping, tearing, death dealing artillery the
u0oa Infantry stood bsdag ,her forms behnd bank q
me and fcg of smoke. Cd s'rx AZ they dIscharsed
their peccI aud vanly begxins 70 bs permitted 70 rar
fls 10 the immedlata iooaiy of thef adysr
farIes.
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