The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-08


and round-shot pouring in all at once
and musket balls flying think as hail
Out OF Wood division. and Scribnel' 8
brigade, Of ohnson's division. which was
supporting on the left, 400 men fell in
thirty minutes when darkness happily
interviewed Dur lines had held their
own stubberisly in the face of this terri
ole slaughter, but by ten in the evening
were drawn back 50 that they could
be supported by batteries which had
meantime been planted. Here lay four
hundred wounded and dead men in
need Of immediate care, and the am
balances and stretchers were three
miles away and the road between very
bad Despite the best endeavOrs of
Captain Tousley, Chief Of Ambulance
Corps, who ordered up the whole corps
at once, nearly one hundred men Law
on the field all night Those who could
dragged themselves YEARLY along with
the aid of comrades, to the hospital
This number Of wounded and killed
were found on the field, and others may
have been left IN the retreat Among
the missing Is Colonel Payne, of the
l24th Ohio, who is either a prisoner or
killed and fallen into the hands of the
rebels Another painful loss was that
of Captain Harry Stinson, of General
/ Howard staff, who was shot early in
the day through the lungs, and will not
probably survive lie is but twenty
years Of age, and had just been ap
pointed Major by the General though
not yet commissioned The General
himself exposed his person recklessly, |
and came sufficiently near being one
legged, as he is already a nearmed |
veteran a ragged piece of shell cor
fused his foot severely while he was r.
! ding coolly outside tie SEifmisk line, and /
another piece slightly bruised his fore |
! head The Generals remark that he |
| has already made sufficient sacrifices to |
! the rebels and must therefore, be enti- /
| tied to impunity at their hands. would |
weigh lightly with the bloody-minded |
| traitors, il any opportunity against him |
should be presented, and viii lack much |
o. dispelling the anxiety Of his friends /
The heaviest sufferers by the evening |
attack was, probably, Hazen's brigade |
| Forming the centre of the attacking
column, and driving upon the foe in the
| form Of a wedge, it cOurted the enemy's |
iercest ire, and, as it came, braced it
| self up stoutly against it and stood
Here again the conduct of the troops
was all that could be desired. Though
melting fast under the double fire of
cannon and musketry, and unsuppor.-
ed by artillery. they remained stead
fast They load and fire until the am
munition is nearly gone, and when
there are, no more cartridges in the
boxes they stand fast till more is
brought The glorious earnestness Of
American citizens contending in a Just
cause is nowhere more nobly evinced
than here today in the army ofGeneral
Sherman. The patience, too, with
which the men bear wounds and suffer
ings, is worthy Of all praise Cheerily
and even merrily, those who can do so,
hop away to the rear on poles and
sticks, or leaning on the shoulder Of
comrade, and those who have fallen
await the comingo Of the stretcher, and,
in the hospital, their turn under the
lance and the saw, quietly and without
complaint. One poor fellow, whose
life was swiftly running out in a great
red stream, from CHASTITY shell wound
which severed his leg. uttered mol
groan nor did his cheek blarch.
though he knew too well that death
was but few hours off
NAY 2S-We are still i'll the same
position we were inyesterday. The in
evitable picket firing is kept up. Since
Wednesday night we have advanced
but little, now and then throwing up
an extra line Of breastwOrk 1t is a no h
table fact that the hardest fighting
takes place after night Just as the
moon begins to rise we always look for
a fight and we are not often dsap-
pointed The firing to-day has been
mostly by the enemy lie, evidently, ,
is very DESTROYS to find where our guns
are. A deserter came within our lines i
to-day, and says Gen Johnston will
charge our entire lines tomorrow
MAY 2Q-It is quiet this morning
too quiet, am afraid 1t augurs battle.
All are expectant The report of small
arms is heard about the centre of the
lines, hut little cannonading during the
the day st nine O'Clock in the evening
the attack on our lines began; think
they begun with the l4th General
Palmer) At IL D. N, the infantry
men were dismounted behind a sort of
improyised redoubt They gave loud
shout and opened the most terrific fire
have heard. 4 few are armed with
the spencer rifle. They make sad havoc
when they open. The enemy is hand
somely repulsed At H.! the charge
became general along the whole line
| shall never forget the scene. The
moon is pouring into the valley between
the lines of flood light of glory; the
dewy globes sparkle on the quiyering
leaves, we can almost think that they
are angels tears, silently and unwit-
messed, shed for those who are pouring
out their life's blood to cement the
shattered foundations Of our beloved
Republic. Now for seven miles the red
glare of the artillery lights the horizon;
some uttering shrill tones, others deep
and gutteral The myriad flashes of
the musketry is seen all along the hill
sides On the rebels come, on to meet
certain death. They are repulsed,
hearts beat easier now.
Only a few moments pass and another
charge begins They are again re-
pulsed Seven times during the night
tneE Charged our lines. Inc IdSJ was
about day light. This was heavier on
the right wing J
! have seen this morning, one place
about twenty-five feet square, where |
the rebels lay dead 50 thick that you
could scarcely see the ground It was
in front Of an Indiana battery, whose
number 1 have forgotten. Our casual
ties are few.
May 3l.-Generals Hooker and Nc
Pherson are moving with their COM
mands to the left This looks ominous
We shall most certainly run the rebs
out of their lines tomorrow. We have
been here nearly a week. 1t has not
been lost every moment has been
employed to the best advantage Our
position IS as follows The right rest
ing on Dallas, and the left near the :
railroad, eight miles from Allatoona
The form Of the line IS somewhat like
a horseshoe, with one heel at Dallas,
the other in the vicinity Of Allatoona :
We have six lines Of defense The
health Of the army Is excellent; but
few sick, and but few stragglers From
General sherman TO the DriyatcS every