The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-22
Yankee Account Of sherman's Repulse
on the 27th.

The Herald publishes details OF She
: mans repulse by johnson on the 27t
ult. The corps which suffered so sever
Z ly was Mooker's. The writer says;
For this desperate charge the trool
now debouching through the thick woot
: were rapidly forming into line. Genera
r Howard and Wood superintended th
, movement themselves, and while doin
SO were repeatedly fred on by sharpshoot
ers severely wounding Captain Stanton, Q
Gen. Howard's s staff, and cutting Genera
Towards boot. Capt. Bestow, Genera
Woods Adiutant General, and Captain
McElvene, OF his staff, had narrow es
cape--the latter was struck by spen
ball. tM p4u
! The troops had to move up steep hill
4 (which was separated by O. gentle valley
/ the enemy's barricade Of logs, trees and
abattis.
/ About five in the afternoon the troops
| having gained the crest of the first hill,
/ advanced in columns Of double lines by
brigades, thus forming six lines of attack.
| Hazen's brigade occupied the front, Will
lich's brigade, under Col. Gibson, the So
cond, with Beatty's brigade in rear.
The division advanced in line as far as
the edge of the open space and then
charged, delivering fire at the enemy
behind their works. The rebels, with
one defiant cheer, hurled a regular show
er bullets Of right into our faces,while two
sections ofbatteries masked on our flank
opened converging defilading fire Of
grape and canister along our lines, crush
| ing our broken, decimated lines. The
first line was driven in on the second. A
ravine broke the centre Of our lines, which
materially interrupted our assault. The
troops being again rallied, Beatty's brigade
wheeled. round to the right, forming an
elongation of our line. A wild cheer rose
from our men, and again they swept on in
one desperate charge, but wereagain met
by another crashing volley, the sheet Of
flame from the guns leaping into the
mems faces, while grape and canister and
shell made fearful roads through the surg
ing lines. Though our men were dogged,
determined and fought with stern and
desperate resolve, still no human power
could sustain such fire. Hazer's noble
brigade was reeling back, shattered and
broken. Willich's was filling up the
steps, while Beatty's was desperately try
ing to hold their own. The Third brigade
Of Johnson's division had taken up posi-
ton on the left, but was able torender
little effective aid.
There was dead silence all along our
other lines. The very artillery ceased
firing. Why was this Why was there
not regular, simultaneous attack? Why
was one noble division lett to struggle
against overpowering hosts and adverse
circumstances? 1t was ore fierce, con-
tinued firing. No pattering of bullets,
but one continued roar of musketry ran
along the lines for hours. The officers
did all that men could do-rallied, charg-
ed-but all in vain; nearly two rebel divi-
sions, in strong entrenchments, were con-
tending against that seven thousand men.
Night was now falling and our men fell |
back to the valley where they first form
ed, and soon sent out strong details to
bring in our wounded and dead. These
were chiefly from the 10Th, l24th, 4lst,
and lst Ohio. The robels attacked them,
Jumped from their breastworks, charged
on them and succeeded in taking about
Two hundred prisoners, among them
Colonel Paine, l24th Ohio AS our line
fell back the rebel batteries swept the
road and the valley. They seemed to
have perfect range Of these positions. !
nave not as yet ascertained our loss, but
expect this one division alone must have
iad one thousand killed, and wounded.
We succeeded in bringing in our dead
ieneral Wood remained up, collecting in
lis troops and placing them in position
o meet the enemy, should they follow up
heir partial success.
The dead and wounded were collected
nto the little valley. The field was
hiclxly strewn with them that our horses
lad to cautiously pick their steps among
hem. The pallid features and CLASSY,
daring syes of the dead were turned to
he moon, whose soft light, now glowing
through the trees, bathed the valley in
mellow splendor. What did the moon
are for.all the groans and misery around?
)h, is there a aTartarus deep and dreadful
nough for the authors of this unnatural
Tar.
Gen. Howard remained on the ground
Intil all was safe. 1t was three o'clock
rhen Gen. Wood threw himself upon the
round to sleep. from which he was soon
by the hustling of-some shells
hroHgh the trees over his head. A piece
truck Gen. johnson, of the l4th corps,
n the side, seriously but not dan gerously
urting him.