, 1864-04-25

THREE DAYS FIGHTING.
Terrible Slaughter on Both Sides.
DESPERATE vAloR OF OUR TROOPS.
The Last Grand Charge and Overthrow
Of the Enemy.
Thousand Rebels Killed and Wounded At 4
= Single Discharge.

VI %u1 1UEuys
IAousaHa AeDe's hllleQ anu HonaoeQ as 4
Single UlstharGt.
orr. TROOPS RFT1BF TO GRAND
ECOKE. ~
r.FrrFp FROM HON 4 " 7rAcr
d. Econr r. AMI, ~ 1a.. .
ra5,orx f.b,c,co Tr;hura.
Tba .rn.v nndar t,en n.nr. Ian b.,s ~ IN, x+h
Of Anril ria P1r,s.nt an, and Man,dc1d for Shr.v.
port. with the excenton of Smith. forr-.
ink Of ctachmeats Of The 1s,h and 17th army corn,
which did not leave until the 7sh. On the evening
Of the std NO camped at Pleasant Hill, thirty
miles from Grand Ecote. Gen. Lees cavalry d.
1ia1on mas advanced to Robinson's MIL sight
miles beyond Pleasant Hill, whercit camped for the
night. A1ser short skirmlsh with the snemy, In
/ which nc lost thirty-seyen men In killed and
wounded, Gen. Lee now sent back, requestfng a
brigade Of nfantry to be ssnt forward IN the morn-
ing to his support, and at O'Clock a. m. Oh the
morning Of the 8th, Gen. RanBom, commanding de.
tachment 18th army corps, by order OF Gen. Bank.
sent the 1st brigade, 4th division, 18th army corps
under command Of Col. Laud1um, Of the 18TH Ken
tucky, to report to Gen. Lse tt daylight, At Robin
sons Mil. The balance Of Gen. Ransom's com
mand ma1ched forward on the Mansfield Rad at
haifpaRt O'Clock 4. m., and MAS followed at
o'clock =. NJ, by the 1.t division, 18th army corps,
commanded by Gen. Emery. Gen. Smith, who waa
bringing Ip the rear Of the army vas to move upto
Pleasant uill on the eame day. The forces under
Gen. lee, moring in our adTa nee, met the enemy
early In the morning and skismishcd in line OF
battle for come aesen miles, when the resistance TO
their march became 60 obstinate ~ to hold them In
Complete check, and Gen. Les who WAS now with
III five mi1ce Of Mansfield, sent back Ford to Cen
eral franklin, advising him OF bis s{suatlon,
End General Ransom who had just
reached = amall bayou ten miles from Pleasant
Hill, wsa Immediately ordered forward By Gen.
Fssnk11n With & ,ns 1ss ns4gsde, 80 Division. 1911
@ nast two ; oc'ocn Ahnnt % % ocIoc % een n,nr. ~,
pae' -.'~. ~ oIocA. Auous aosA' een' oanks
.q ee,s e h s
ne ,oaa and LEX, h ,s1 he.'y with th:
This hour was Is follove: In front and On the
ground where most terrible BATHS vas soon to bs
fought, was Gen. Lee, with Coils. Dudl.y'a and
LUCAS cavalry orlsaoes' "'n siams' pa11es1 OF slI
guns and one section two gaus) Of Battery G, 5;h
s.,ss on,teo 1,s 10 tn'a lore .h:rs
"as no" me A'o ol'!sloo' l''n army coEps' With
the Chicago Mercantile Battery, 6 guns. Eex1 in
n.n 1os,. +rata r, soa ~ ,ra,aa w. ~ .1a"' "~s
ena. -, h,.h tha ~ ~ sne pss-
ol a!
n,Iq;e a., Ss.oc a peH go y. 'ueeo "as 'ne "a
1nox1no ~; to tha f1on, a. -.,,1,s =. e...,,,,s
rp ~ ~ nn., nu itoa' tapy as POSSIBLE
tat % Tision 1a.h hr1 cor1s ', ,e-en ,.. w. .
the extreme front, while Gen. Smith WAS b.ek of
Pleasant Gfll. one davis march In mr. rem ~.
battle ground WAS large, open, irregular shaped
neld, through about ono half Of which on tho 1cht
Of tbs road nasrov belt OF timber ran. circ'inr
fnIcras a. T. e4tsnded ~ In r1ah, nn.n -. h.as
.nrssus % ~ en'enata .; 70 ne lsn' nn' III oase
fested AROUND upon the WOODS in the rear. The
rad passed through the center Of the
1s,o %aa.aad M..nHseine direction
he 1eld and ncroas h. rad Tasii;e n
ANAL creek Or bsfon from the hank Of rhc7 e" H.
ground 5Sss E5sasss; sie9g ths ~ Nse 81 Is !s.d
Tie re At The etrance 10 tbc sd an the s,sa y;
cur I'd 1ance va, close up 10 thv Woods Ind cum. ~
opposite siac 1an ,hrous % te @ open ned lei ID e fe
to lie belt Of timber ii Td1n. tie fcd on tha RI I'll
along which it eoped gradually until It reached The
Of tie held Beyond the belt of timber On ;hs rieht
Has an i11egnl11 semicirle, the e1s1enities draw.
ting inwa.de, 70 ~ to correspond somewhat to the
he ed On tS Se let was e. h p
with the road. The rebel forces, occupying font
Their front therefore extended rom tseir rtgat
hank tour lcft) In straight line to tie road. and
then, following the shape Of he fieid. cirred in
wards until their lett hank reached d po,at that
ruuid be iutcreccted by a iins drawn err1sa the
ruad 1t a risht anrIe 1esr the middle Of the fIr.T
neld o., the right. The main body Of the rebsis
was fecn in position near the road. but It wns not
brought int6 action. '''' ''~'
The Union forces were stationed a. follows: On
the il from The I'd 1eId vas Luea, caYatT HriS4
.de, mostly dIsmonnlcd and dcpioyed a. skirni-
!shcre, while behind and supportins This nrivadt.