New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-09
Nashville
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ard each Individual burs. OF celestial artillery had
teen rendered p,ryetual. Above it all could be
heard tho wild cheers Of the tranorous boat rs body
after body Of our troops gave wsy and Were pushed
towsri the turnpike.
Nearer aud nearer came the s'orm louder and
ionder re.oui.ded the tumuit of battle The i'm
n.rn,e 'rriu Of wagons parked along the Toad sud-
denly semoh instinct with struggling life, and every
spegies of army vehl,le preceded by frightened
mules and borres rolled and ratified away pell nell
in an opposite direction, pressing onward. The
shouts and ofies OF the terrified teamsers, urging
their teams to the top OF their speed, were now
MIN lcd with tho pillows Of sound which swayed
lnd rursed over the Held.
Everything now depended upon the regiments
and batteries which lie genius OF Rosecrans had
rna.sed along tie turnpike to receive the enemy
when be should emefge from the woods in pursuit
OF our broken and lying bnt'alions. Suddenly the
route became visi5le, and q crowd Of 10, 600 fugl-
tiv-s, presenting every pessihlc phase Of wild AID
uncomfortable disorder burst from the cedar thicke's
aud rushed into the open space between them ana
the turnpike. Among tOein ail, perhaps, no halt
dozen members of tho same regiment could have
been found together.
Thick and fast the bullets Of the enemy fell among
them and azores were slot down; but still the
Der constantly increased by reason Of the fresh
crowd which ourst every moment from the Tickets.
IL was with the greatesL dicul,y that some of the
regiments which had been inassed together, as q
sort OF orlorn hope, 10 Withstand and, il possible
drive back tho victorious cohorts Of treason, could
prevent their ranks from being crushed or brC ken
by the Macs of fugitives.
From my position upon the elevated ground be.
tween tho railroad ana turnpike, 1 could view the
whole scene and with AN intensity Of interest and
tumutoas emotion which 1 can find 10 language to
extress, | watched the result when the desperate
soldiers o, the rebellion should enter the open tpaCe
A tempest Of iron was wnislling all around my head.
bat for The tst Tine since began 10 participate In
the TRANSACTIONS oil tbs fearful war, they wnlslied
and bnr.t uJfeeded.
make no prete orio1s TO extr aordnary physical
COURAGE. lie who fays that aud The horrors OF q
bhttlc no experiences no feeling 81 ave. ana some
u,es u shrinking awe, 10 II !alslier, nn idiot, or
mnda an. Bui al this tine cond not h,lvn retired
even il had teen Inclined; my feet were IVJt-d 10
The spot; my Pazc WAS fascinated and hXed Ia the
quarter where expected the enemy 10 appear aud
nd an earthquake rent the earth before me-, could
not have moved from the spot unlIl knew from tie
testimony Of NY owr eyerrht whether or no The
troops upon whom eI toe lsst hope OF the Union
army IKE the rest To DO be lien and owe thrown.
AZ .as not III consequence OF superior physical cour-
ave that remained there, but from the metal III.
DO, billy OF DONG Otherwise.
The flower OF our troops were ranged in order
he re- and had no fears Tor the result unless If
those unhccOuntaOir pahic~, which sometimes ruin,
even Ia an army OF veterans, should seize upon
vet unbrosen ba!taons Yet these were nen not
liable TO panic, whose lolIy courage and dcvo-
lion 10 their country cause overeanie and extin-
guirhsd ienr.
col. Looruis was thers with lis immortal IL
hi :bigan Battery, aud there Stokes with the
guns aud equipments furnished by the Chicago
b ard OF Trade and MendeDhtl III and Ganiher with
Their regular artillery, aud the troops led by Gen.
Wood, cOuPrsiDg some OF the finest IN the service,
ind the three famous brigades belonging TO tie OH
Third Division.
The 9th, the 18th, and the Regulars which the
daring valor oi kousseau assisted by the untiinch-
Ing courage OF Col. Seribner Of The Ssh Indiana
commanding the Ninth Brigade. and by the splendid
abilities OF Col John Beatty Of tie 81 Onio com
handing tie 18th, had extrica,ed from the woods,
into wbeh they bad Zen sent to check the progress
of the enemy, III comparatively unbroken and
undemoralized condition, result which 10 one who
knows something Of the nature Of that fearful COM
bat in the woods seems little short Of miraculous.
Other iliustrious corps were there also, whose
ps' rotism aud courage I should be glad, even at
In. early dav, to Celebrate II one individual could
have known aud observed shen ~, lhst zeal kpd