The New York herald., 1864-09-02
Ossfron tn. snsc, Of our gr.ps e.aoissr and


Scarcely had the Of artillery aod the sharp mus
ksss crack died away, as tho rebel Infantry fell back
Itsch With Wild yeils whole division OK renel cavalry
(Jacksops 5000 strong composed OF Armetronke YER
the keen run accompanied by ten pieces OF artillery.
rHR sEAA.
Ere fitzpatrick had time 10 learn what was coming,
spirited attack WAS made upon the rear and shells came
tearing across the hss and bursting our columns
KipatT cks keen soon comprchended tho sitvafop
hiutys brigade instantly Withdrawn and naetily
formed on the rish, Tor sout of tho II, Of rog
mental iumn The Seventh Penney lvaDis. Major Jon
nings right Fourth Michigan, Macr wssl, The
and the Fourth United States Captain Mcintyre
the left Longs brigade formed in the rear OF ths
arst. The Third division was ordered t. form IN the
same manner the left OF the road, and 70 charge
simultaneously with Mintys.
BLOODY CHARGE BY hiNrY.
While the various regiments were being man0uvred
into position 70 meet tho onsaugh. OF the rebels who
wore sweeping down upon them, tho men had time 10
eomprenend the danger that surrounded sssm,. n.
OF them rsbes in the Of them, rebels in
front Of themsurrounded there was salvation but
vs.on fitted their vision aud they that hs
deadly conflict could not be avoided Placing himself ut
the head OF his brigade the gallant aud fearless Mnty
Drew his SABRE and his voice rung out clear and osd
Attention, column; forward trot, regulate by the
oenue regiment, march. galop maroh" and away the
brigade went with yell that echoed away across the
valleys
The ground from which the start was made and over
sass . sac wn patches Of woods"
deep water outs fences, bitches and AZ the
word away went tho bold dragons. at the height OF
their speed Fences were jun ped, dcDee were no I'm
pedinsnt The rattle o the sabers mingled wh that OF
sne ess kses and ryng pans that jngled AZ the sides
forward BY tho frightened darktss who ssrad-
died them Charging for their lives. and yell
tSa e. rebels n'y shnS sna HSp'rs s.csa sn
barrioade OF rails. Pressing their rowes deep into
their horses asuks, and raising their sabres aofs on
0n nearer and nearer to the rebels they plugged
The terror stricken e0emy could Withstand the thua
seroas wave Of men and horses that threatened 70
troopers were urging their horse: FOR hs decisive blow
In instant all confusion. The yelB OF the horse
1sn were M drowned IL the cash,ng u steel and the
mems sabres striking right and left and cutting down
everything In their path. The rebel borsemsn were
nshisoed siesds rushed pel.In their bodies.
Many of "" ~1tsls defended themselves with almost
S ~ 1ss !: Is nssa. 1ns aSa 'n.ss %S,
Of Of the rebels actually severed from the
bodestns head Of the rider falling side OF the
instances Of hsroism were many Hardly man iliached
and when The brigade came out more than half the
sabrss were stained With human blood. Among the
ca.es Of daring vouched for are the following
An orderly Of Major jennings Samuel Walter's Compa-
ny 7, Seventh Pennsylvania. rode upon rebel cavalry
sabre down, ssveripg the hand the arm.
oihsr blow followed quickly after upon the neck, and
the rebel rolled out OF bis saddle the head only
clingirg 70 the body by thin fbre. Private Douglas
ard Captain Mcntre OF the Fourth United States charged
side BY side killed four or five with the sabre captured
turned over TO Douglas by the Captain, who rushed
ward into the fray After the charge was over Douglas
nfi prisoners and remarked Herc Colonel are ~.
teen Johnnes the trophies of Captain McInre and pri
yate Douglas. Fourth reeulars.o
II was all admit ono OF tho nne., charges OF the war
Fuly hundred ell under the sabre Mintys
brigade The praises Of Aiaty and his command are
Michigan, First Third Add Fourth Ohio regiments
charged over . rebel battery Of three suas on
the left Of the road but had our mon passed
than the rebels again seized tho cannon and reversing
them, poured grape and canister into the charging col
umns General fitzpatrick. seeing this, with his staff
and others-abort thirty In a-rncvcd forward 70 cap
ture the guns; but found . high Baked and ridered
fence between him aud tho battery Seeing the predc
mont IN which she General was, private William Bailey
Company !, Fourth Michigan. an orderly 70 Col Miniy
oooiy rode % to the fcncc, dsmounted in the face OF
the battery, shot the captain, took possession OF tho
horse aud arms, and rode cut He Immediately fol-
spiked the sunA charge hin,ys brigade captured
three stands OF coorshe Fourth United States taking
Two and the Fourth Michigan one.
Longs brigade being the rear were not able 10 par.
Ncpatc generally In the charge; but they fought when
they had an opportunity like sparisns The General,
who learned os hts prometon on MS return regret
10 say, wounded severely In the leg and whe gal.
iantly leading the brigade.
Coionsl Minty, whoss sold erly form conspicuous
In the charge, urging the men 20 follow him. had HIS
horse ehot under him. An orderly shot by hts sds
and bis Inspector Captain rhonpson captured General
Fitzpatrick Is loud in his prase Of Long Nnly, and
the nanlcIsss heroes who fought by them.
RxrUas-CxsKxAL IoTG wovNprp
rarsons we're made for the return. The Third division
ordered TO move on the HcDonough road, and the
~ cover tno Tue
iantgy advanced and attacked Longs brigade which
fought splenddy snd although forced TO fall back they
did 30 so slowly that tho Third division had time 20
move. II was in this engagement that General Long
received one Of nis two WOUNDS. His fought With
divisions q rebel Infantry. ihs seventh pesn' '
sylrania and Fourth Michigan were d!smnuuted
TO cover the retreat Of their gallant comrades Of
thaG nrin VIII ia Mira t.so
out Of ammunition and was sent back wth he Third
division. Bsnnctts sscIoa of The Poard Of Trade bat
iesy put poeton wilh the Ssyenih Pennsy lvsna
and Fourth Michigan Clshurne WAS held in check until
our led had been moved upon tho road. The
artillery rad been 20 brsy engaged that one Of
burst, breaking INTO thousand Pieces, but fortunately
In iuTirg nobody.
The night Of ,n. 10Th vas consumed Ia marching
through the and darkness A. QUO H. Of tho ?is,
snaI aud anirale byouseked Until dsybresv, when they
were moved forward sssin, encounieTins no enemy,
At ak A. ". South river was reached by the advance
and bridge had beon destroyed aud tho river oeiS
BY the rains. The entire column was compeed 10 gviu
the s,rc.mons man and about nry hortes and mules
drowned. General KpslIiOEss ambulance was lost
IN the rapid current Of tie river, and two wagons
that bad carries ammunition were destroyed, ss
the mules were required remouni the These
our only losses In crossing, after which the
once more IN the saddle Lthonin on the Georgia Rail-
road left Of our limos was reached thei syenng wners
the arst nights rcst ootansd and yesterday the
ont men aud hoItes TotaTBsd 70 camp In OF
our infantry line.
msu had an hours sleep. From mo time the command
left the rear of our io on tho 18Th, Until u returned
the poln on ths night OF The 22d our days) the
men partcck OF but thrua nsas of co1es ard hard
brssd-noihlng moro, The horses subsisted on ses
country,
train OF loaded cars vss destroyed b<iow Jopaseoro
by Colonel kline's conmand which ~as ssu out on a
detached rad further south, yast kniouat o dsmsee
was dono al Jonesboro 70 puene pyoperty Considering
that Eparieks Owe tboasshd had probably twelve
thousand surrounding them, all mus, nd mil that tina q
brilliant, " not hghly sueosssIul raid.
rsr Lossvz.
ColNne nnty estimates tho robsl killed alono greater
than our ouire css IN KILLED wounded ard praoucrs our
loss IL Mntys and Iorgs brlgsdes and The battery,
two hundred ard twenty that OF tao Third brgade about
four total three huadred and fourtsen 7ho rebs
loss caprot be less than ono Thousand in all
The following Ia tabular os7 OF Minsys aud Longs
bsisRdos, asd the battery
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