Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-05-27
RATTLE or REsacA

Na"t pViHt.
.JuDAH's ATTACK AND REFUSE.
General Judah just before noon receives
en- order from General Schofeld TO open tn
attack, and though his left flank was liable a
any moment to be turned, he informed Gen
rral Schofield Of the fact, and at once move,
irward upon the enemy's skirmishers Tn
boys moved rapidly through the vines ant
shrubbery, through the valley, drove the en-
envy before them, and with cheer crossed
the deep gorge near which the enemy hat
thrown up strong brrastwoyks comnandins
the valley. The enemy opened a very dc
Structve fire, and for half an hour the battle
was bloody one, the main lines being it'll
in few yards Of each other. The enemy
at once opened destructive fire from theil
artillery, which the brave division stood 70,
some time, vainly striving by superhumar
forts to carry the brcastworks 1t was re-
pulsed after gallant effort, and retired into
the valley in disorder. We had not vet got
up on the left, and no artillery support was
at hand. Nevertheless General Judah resolv.
cd not to retire without one more effort
Collecting together the fragments of his bro.
ken but not discouraged regiments, a new
line was hastily formed and the whole divi.
sion were just in the act of advancing in a
charge which all felt would have put it in
possession Of the enemy's line of works
when the division was
RELIEVED BY GENERAL NEwroN's DIVISION
Of the l lth corps. In the meantime the gap
in the line was filled, Cox took his position
and for an hour the incessant roll of the mus
kerry, as volley after volley was poured into
the ranks Of the enemy, and as vigorously
returned, told that the conflict was desper-
nte one. Artillery fire was delivered into the
cnemy's ranks rapidly and with excellent eff
feet. Their artillery did not do much injury,
MS Palmer had silenced eight guns with his
regiments, who under cover acted as sharp.
shooters and picked off the cannoniers as Of.
ten as they advanced to work their pieces -
No better evidence can be given of the dcs.
perate nature of the conflict between Judah's
division and the enemy, than the loss in NJ.
Leans brigade, which went into the fight
with 1888 men, and lost 800 in the short
time it was engaged. Gen. Newton's division
pressed the enemy strongly, and inflicted Sc
'ious injury upon him. About two o'clock
the firing on the center in front Of Newton
sabsided into slight skirmish fire.
obNhhHb IVA DIV
The division of General Cox, which finally
turned up on Judah's left, fought with great
pluck and obstiRaey, driving the skirmishers
back upon their main line and the line into
their hreastwsrks, from which they poured
into the ranks an incessant fire Of shell and
hall. Across valleys, up hills, through gorges
and ravines they were driven, until they
gained their first liac Of rife pits. Cox soon
them and sent them back bowling
10 their more formidable breastworks. At
this moment Cox found that he was out of
ammunition, ard by somc stupid blunder on
she part Of somebody, the trains were too far
sr' the rear from which to replensh his cart
ridge boxes. Yet he was determined not to
DE foiled, and gathering together all of his
strength, he advanced his line A cheer
went up from his boys aud rcsounded thro'
ths hias as his sertiei line advanced upon
she eneny's works. which they carried at the
.oint of the bayehet ia splendid style: but
a'ot without the loss Of many brave men.
WHAT rALMER's l4rH CORPS ACCOMPLISHED.
The heaviest fslhing Of the day was on the
center Palmer'S corps, on the right of New
ron's division had heavy skirmishing along
The whole line, lasting from half past II un.
s'l o'clock, when Carlin's brigade, of John.
r'ton's division, advanced down slope of a
:, H. and drove the enemy into their breast.
works on the south side OF hill, rising out
# the valley on the south An assault on the
! 'reastworxs was not ordered The brigade
ct once sought cover in a ditch, formed by a
Tried up stream, and until night covered them
acted as sharpshooters and did good cxccu-
ion in siiencins batteries, engaged in cnflad
ing judah and Newton. Mitchcll's brigade
of Davis division, got into similar position
and picked off every rebel, whose head pro
sruded above the brcastworks.
Turchin's brigade of Baird's division Join.
= i Judah on the left Of Palmcr'S corps and
bought desperately, but were compelled TO
II! back with Judah's division. The loss in
the corps, outside of Turchin's brigade was
aght.
WOODS DIVISION, 4TH CORPS.
The 4th corps, under command of Major
General Howard, the lone armed veteran -
as he is styled in the corps, llayed very
conspicuous part in the tragedy of war en-
acted TO day. All the corps, with the excep.
ton of Beatty's fighting brigade, for which
room could not be found, as the circle was
gradually compressed as we advanced wss
engaged and covered itself with imperisha5le
glory. Woods division was ordered into pc,
sition on the right Of General Stanley Just
before noon, and was soon holly engaged
with Hazen's and Willich's brigade, driving
the enemy. For some time destructive in.
tantry and artillery fire was kept up, and ere
long his main line advanced in overwhelming
strength upon the enemy, who fled, at his
approach, to his rife pits. from which the
energetic Wood soon dislodged him, and
compelled him to seek shelter under cover oil
their breastworks, but nothing in comparison
with those in the 23d corps, which, to. day
bore the brunt of the battle.
After three o'clock the resistance offered
10y the enemy on the center, through which
he had vainly striven to force a passage,
grew more lax and very little firing other
than skirmishing was heard.
THE ENEMY MAssISG on OUR LEFT,
Fooled at every point in his efforts to break
our walls Of iron that environed him, John
ston earl y in the afternoon commenced mass.
ing heavily on our left, where Stanley, with
rs brave division as ever marched to the
music of the Union, had been skirmishinc
and feeling the enemy while awaiting the de-
velopments of the enemy's attempt to break
the center. Generals Sherman and Thomas
were not slow to detect the cnemy's design.
and
PREPARATIONS TO RESIST IT
were at once commenced. Joe Hooker's gal
liant Potomac veterans were selected at ones.
and Immediately retired from the line and
commenced moving to the left of Stanley,
whose Hank was covered by McCook's caval
~, in front of which Johnston was massinr
his columns for the desperate effort. Hooker
arrived none too soon.
MOMENT OF THRILLING INTEREST.
At seven o'clock, when quiet reigned along
the whole line, with an occasional interrup.
ton from sharpshooter's rife, the expected
attack came: Down upon SANKEY'S exposed
flank came the enemy in overwhelming num-