The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-22

evidence can De gwen OF the desperate
nature of the conflict between Judah's
division and the enemy. than the loss
in McLeans brigade, which went into
the fight with ,3SS men, and lost SOS in
the short time it was engaged Gen
Newton's division pressed the enemy
strongly, and inflicted serious injury
upon him Every man, with the excep-
ton of half dozen stragglers, stood up
10 the work ike veterans. a piece of
shell struck Generals Hooker and
Manson, but both escaped without sem
Gus injury, Gen. Hooker remaining on
the field for some time, while General
1 Manson is rapidly recovering from the
I effects OF the shock. About two o clock
the firing on the center IN front of
Newton subsidized into a slight skirmish
fire.
GENFRAL cox 5 DIVISION.
The division Of General Cox, which
finally turned up on Judah left fought
with great pluck and obstinacy, driv-
ing the skirmishers back upon their
main line into their breastworks, from
which they poured into his ranks an in
/ cessant fire of shell and ball, across
valleys, up hills, through gorges and
rayines they were driven, until they
gained their first of riAe-pits. Cox soon
dislodged them and sent them back
bowling to their formidable breast
works At this moment Cox found
that he was out of ammunition, and
by some stupid blunder ON the part of
some body, the trains were too far in
rear from which to replenish his cat
ridge boxes. Yet he was determined
not to be foiled, and gathering together
all his strength, he advanced his line.
A cheer went up from his boys, and
resounded through the hills as his ser
ried line advanced upon the enemys
works, which they carried at the point
Of the bayonet in splendid style but not
without the loss ofmany brave men.
WHAT PALMER's l4TH CORPS ACCOMPLISHED
The heaviest fighting of the day was
on the centre, Palmer's corps, on the
right of Newtons division, had heavy
skirmishing along the whole line. last
ing from halfpast j. until o'clock,
when Carlin's brigade, Of Johnston
division. advanced down slope Of a
hill. and drove the enemy into their
breastworks on the south side Of hill,
rising out Of the valley on the south.
An assault on the breastworks was not
ordered. The brigade at once sought
cover in ditch, formed by dried up
stream, and until night covered them,
acted as sharp-shooters and did good
execution in silencing batteries, engaged
in enflading Judah and Newton.
MitchelTs brigade Of Davis division,
got into a similar position and picked
off every rebel, whose head protruded
above the breastWorks.
Turchin's brigade of Baird division
Joined Judah on the left of Palmers 5
corps and fought desperately, but were
compelled to fall back with Judahs
division. The loss in the corps, outside
of Turchins 5 brigade, was slight Cap
ia in Mcdowell, prominent young ofi-
Ger Of the 18th Kentucky, was killed
during the engagement Captain Sheri-
dan, of the 9th Ohio, well-known in
Cincinnati as an actor of some ability,
is among the wounded, and will proba-
bly, be compelled to submit TO the am
putation of his right arm.
WOODS DIVISION, Arm CORPS.
The 4th Corps, under command Of
Major General Howard. the one armed
vetern' as he is styled IN the corps,
played very conspicuous part in the
tragedy of war enacted to-day. All the
corps, with the exception Of Beatty's
fighting brigade, Tor which room could
not be found, as the circle was gradually
compressed as we advanced, was en-
gagged and covered itself with imperish-
able glory. Woods division was order
ed into position on the right Of General
Stanley Just before noon, and was soon
hotly.engaged with Hazens and VIII
hch's brigades driving the enemy For
some time a destructive infantry and
artillery fire was kept up, and ere long
his main line advanced in Overwhelm-
ing strength upon the enemy, who fed,
at his approach, to his rifie-pits, from
which the energetic Wood soon dislOdge
him and compelled him to seek shelter
under cover of their breastworks, from
which he was driven later in the day.
Hazen and Willich's losses were severe,
but nothing In comparison with those
in the 25d Corps which to-day, bore the
brunt OF the battle.
After three o'clock the resistance Of
fered by the enemy on the center,
through which he had vainly stFiven 10
force a passage, grew more lax and very
little firing other than skirmishing was
heard,
THE ENEMY BiAssTNG uN OCg LEFT.
Fooled at every point in his efforts to
break our walls Of iron that enyironed
him, Johnston early in the afternoon
commenced massing heavily on our
left, where Stanley, with as brave a
division as eyer marched to the music
Of the Union, had been skirmishing
and feeling the enemy while awaiting
the developments OF the enemys at
tempt to break the center. Generals
sherman and Thomas were not slow
10 detect the enemy's design, and
PREPARATIONS TO RESIST IT
were at once commenced. Joe Hooker-
gallant Potomac veterans were selected
at once, and Immediately retired from
the line and commenced moving to the
left OF Stanley, whose flank was covered
by McCook's cavalry, in front Of which
Johnston was massing his columns for
the desperate effort. Hooker arrived
none too soon.
NoNENT Or THRILLING rSTEgEsT.
At seven o'clock, when quiet reigned
along the whole line, with an occasional
interruption from shsrpshoOter's rifle,
the expected attack came. Down upon
Stanley exposed flank came the enemy
in overwhelming number For few
minutes the line nObly resisted the ter
rible shock bat A. il was renewed with
ten-foid fury BY the enemy, who fought
with a desperation equal 70 any thing
ever performed by our own sOldiery,
the line wayered, and the regiments on
the left were giving back in confusion
and disorder, when. above the roar OF
the artillery and musketry that seemed
70 make the old hills tremble and
quake, cheer was heard, and into the
deadly breach, over the dead bodies Of
the fallen, came on the double-quick
Robinson's brigade, who advanced 70
the assault with desperate determine
ton 70 drive back the solid columns Of
the enemy and save the army from
disaster. Nobly they met the enemy, T
and when the shock came, reDling Ike 4
drunken men, the line Of the enerny
was broken and sent back. smarting
under the shock. The contest was Of
short duration, bat, while il lasted, the
roar Of artillery and the roll Of mus