Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-21

carry the bill.
When Wood and Steedman unite in pm
euteFprise, heaven help those (unleas
they be- rebeIs) who throw themselves IN
the way
Wood had for bis subordinate officers /
such men as Elliott, Saml Beatty, Kim I
ball, Crosse, Whitaker, 0pdyke, Post,
Lane. Steedman had Cruft, Mitchell, /
Orosvenor, Morgan, Thompson. Their !.
troops we're mostly veterans Of score
Of battles, and the elite Of the Corps d
Antique
II was about haIfpast p NJ when
first came upon this portion Of the field.
The batteries Of Alb Corps, directed
by the bold and able Major Goodspeed,
we're hurting shot and shell upon the
crest and against the sides Of the Hill,
replied to only occasionally by the bat.
terry which the rebels bad on the summit
General Wood himself was there, standing on .
piece Of rising greuad, just 10 the lsit ofs b
Ter ron ~ tufgyks eieedman was tnsfs' b.,
Rfun, CHARLEY yet not upDeaasBt face boxing eel
and cain, ~ be wsrs attending an ordinary %
Iiuca meeting ~ home. sam. Beatty there.
wnh his 70 40, fat, b nest okiBg eountebaic-.
VIZ msstat seri us 10 HE deporlm at. H
vision had atfssdg pas ID Trough fiery ordeal
tina d.y, AID hs kuss q 49, sgalu uBVs tbe pgiut
d plnH.ins Lotto this hzFesst Of tbs .tr.fs Oths
distlnEn shed officers, Nilb nearly ali the
g 1.-THE II elisnt stat Of the Sab Corps,
Rafherfd closs aFonnd
81 dDae left the gTgup and passed OVER to the
left, toward bis own command. staff Officers gal
Iopsd m various directions. rode el0ss 70 Gen.
VOID.
liam going Q assault tlat hill" said be, =" in
asbort time. Colonel Post - out nov recount
tsribg ths position . see II he can take Is sith
hl. ~ Esds. lie viii be pretty sure 10 decide that
he Cat"
i watched the f-sasral closely, 10 see IT, IN til.
greatedsls, could dsieei any sign u trspidatlou
on his part. Ria - a status ho sat upon bss
horse He sa- stiil lame from the sisets d the
wound received Il Jybssbsre'. aud an oIdsFlg With
'cnos, rode sluaBs very him. scaB bis
FEATURES narrow would, yet Shie be
talksJ eepld detect npcn them no other sHpFss.
81 than that which hey Whoa he u ia his
oflce. not fhinktnF e batfisi or whom &C tie din
psr able converting quietly with his frisnas. ! be-
sans calm, Esnial, pleasant snsilc lighted ap his
diam lnds, could Be- seen his sppreelafl0n q The
stsrnfsaliifs ~ VII eh be sas surrounded In
them the nfe of battle biazed vislbiy.
We have been successful 80 FAR" hs said 10
SONS Of the "a. mbsrs Of bic stan. 'And trust
shall not fail 10 this attempt Yet We may. We
enemy vii Be able TO hold that bin "a If
We DO not succeed IN our assault. viii try seine
ether plan. But ws will beat them g. the end.
just fhsn ayoeEs, handsome, intsliigent look.
ing, Ne-fgrmed ofbssr came dsshing ~ to-
ward tbs General. II was Col Post, Of the 7ith
lilinen, commanding brigade 10 Gen. Bsatty's
diVlAien.
'fwsli, Pot" said wood. how does the III
look 2"
iIsan take p replied the individual addressed
aud child could not hess seemed more eager 70
be sent On 10 the enjoyment Of holiday, than
this brave aud noble y0uug man 70 The awful
struggle whish must ensus for the hill.
All fiRhtf' said Gen. Wood, ~ answer 30
Posts assertion that he could take the hli, and
turning 70 bis chief 81 Ariillsry let them have
plenty of metal, Goodspsed"
The IRE Of the batteries was at once redoublea
al imnisnse volume Of blue smoke rolled over the
scene naTce flashes shot from this muzzlss u the
guns NJ they weFs discharged 10 be answered the
next moment BY hsree aaaiias nom thu hiil tie
shells ufHl upon its aides ana sunni init the ar
was eoBvulaed With sound and amid the whole
the kissing and haFiing and shFisking Of the n
ing missiles could be distinctly heard
Uhder cover OF this tremendous iire our lines
were forming for the assault. Col. Posts br Eaas
was to move directly upon the hin. Col Straight
brigade, also Of Beatty'a diyihi0s, was formed on
his right, in support. immsiiatsiy on Peat
loft Col Thompson'a eoiored brigade drawn
up. Col Morgan'a eoiorsd brigade was nsxt o
The ieft Coi. Grosyenors brigade moved 10 tbs
support Of both.
And nov Forward ~ was the Word. on thsy
moved. stiil under cover Of thai awfa ars Of ar
tiliery--onwaF Into the very boaom Of the eioud
% bloc and Erey that hang over The sceas--op-
ward 10 what 10 certain dcaih TO get
. bsttr ssw Of this terrific charge, rode over
% the lefi, 10 a position OF the line whence Col
borgan'a men started Here, nom slightly ole
ya'ed plot Of ground, ! could distinctly see al
thai WIS not ohaoursd by the smoke
Our mn vero moving forward with loud and
coutinued cheers, aud crashes OF musketry b. xau
20 mlnEle with the roar Of cannon. The enemy
Reserved their fire until Col. POst brigade had
iairly rommeneed 60 climb the hill. Then from
their battery on the summit luapsd mrth the
angry Ore, and pert Ct hurricane canister shot
tors N 0uRh our ranks. little fuFther nd
vauoud aud then the whole surface Of the swi-
ueuea soened 20 bisEs with muskeUy. IL was 30
longer an ordinary hill. IL was flaming, AZ.
tag crashing volcano. dealing death aud destfue.
tion muro deadly than n hot liquid lava were
pluit & down lie sdra.
No dtsoriptlon txn do Justice TO the terrible
scene. And amidst all this he'll Of smf he. AID
thunder ane Ore, cur men steadily advane, d.
Ever asa anuh heir loud cheer rang above q .
dsafsnias roar Of battle ever aud anon you could
eai,h Hhgpsss through she thekeniag vapor, "
our & vi mevlngon.
The oor d tro0ts Wed Nth tho white In stern
ness VI d+iorminathn and Ia the prrsistsnt en-
ersy with whieR thsy 70 eui thsirw y az the mill
but all around u the rsbs lay Lehind the :
works aud poured luto our uncovered here ths
Leaf tHt, But, harkl the eho,Tlug haze a.sa
The rear o. esnhons aud he @ ssh o. mpsksss y
loude', adlier tn an before rhere arr slsus Of
Navering on our left Cbi IN .nVson's men ia
endssvoftng 20 pass around the lsft - the hill.
have bevp met by aterrbic dank nr, nom the
enemys woiks ON that sids in Their Asrce dsa r.
70 etoi m the postioa ~ rush one ahead of ghs
Other; aud thus their urder Ia bruksn. hey 90
not YET retire, ut u der the wisheriag Orr ~h Gu
i deatroytug 20 m they become confa Cd mas.
Tue troops upon the ght, torn IN pieces b. ths
tnIvrnal hrv from she summit OF the hin, p.ass
an iustaui, eenfussd BY lee app arance Of ths
len, To IAaae aad such circumstances is 70
TALL 1hs brave Col Pest 10 jHat q this saefnts
mortal weuadsd. In moment ali urasf IL lost
aud the gallant iegieus who's conduct even Ca
temporary TAI urs he immers lized them. RI h
back confused and bleeding. and exhausted. 70 the
hns fsom whence Oh. sst cut.
The clouds have been thiokening all day. nd
the rate ts ins 10 fall rapidly. shah We scknowi-
eage deist a. Tits last and vital pointG shall ihe
blood Of our Slaughtered soldiers not be avenged
Has Wood a. Last Jailed
Noi lie viii take that hill ao, II nooa him
hal
10 Ualmlys quietly, with the same pleasant sIn ile
a. eefor he supeEelnt nda the reioI nation Of his
broken battAileaa and Issues hs orders.
Pour into lie Fsesls youF shot aud she'll azaia.
Artilerymeni Give the traitors apou that lill
not moments rssti No matter though yaar
tirea horses sick half way to their Aness IN mud.
let them pull up the ponderous eannona TO such
petitions that The hrery products OF their wemhs
will be more ensstnAl No matter though onr
men be covered with mud. bagrimed with blood
and powder, and soaked with rata. lot them re &.
sumo their task, ram home their cartridges aud
send them on their work Of death
Bring hask your eolored soldiers 20 the charge,
brave Thompsoni Pests heroes must have an
opportunity TO ayenge his deathi KENDALL aud
Gro%s, aud Kirby and Elliot, and all the rest, must
have chased
The thunder Of artillery, rendered mora awful
BY the approach e night, (for IL was now nearly
four Ia the alterpoonA sounded moro desiening
aud continuous than Before and the rebels aBtiel
pAttng another charge, withdrew a number Of
troops from The LEFT sf their position ana marched
them toward tne point whlch had previously been
MAosh hcfcctf aNSa1tod.
The eagle eye Of Wood a. once detected his ad
vantage. While Pests veterans again assaulted
ths hitl directly, and Thompsoa's gallant Africans
moved n the rebel right, the halk Of Eliiotts
and ktasalls divisions were hurled ike thua-
dsrboit against the rebel left Wood himself
accompanied BY all his stat, closely followed and
direosed theeharge. Ia vain the terrified rebel.
discover their error, eHdeaypred 60 shin back
toward their weakened let. foattemps any nssp-
envsr ia the mighty storm nov howliag around
them, was IA ttsst destruction. In column and
10 lines depleyed here. aud in masses there oar
soldiers rushed upon them; and although the ain
side was yet wet with the blood Of many a MARTYR
they nett ser wayered nor hesitated nor nausr a
until the hostile hattsry in their hands :
until every portion Of the opposing lie was eAr.
ried, and such Of the rahol Regions as held them
and wera not killed or captured were neeiax il
Wild dismay fsom the hill.
%. IL was the last sfa I'd % the foe that evening
m - Reat, ruin, panic scattered all, and really
esli-Ve that had not night in5srSened the rebel
army would have been tn n and thsrs totally a..
atroyed
Ipsssed over the bloody path which