New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-20


Arc az artillery boh he had passed through IN adVane-
INC and which rendered IL almost impossible fcJ him 20
! fan bach without annjhiatoh'
Tho ,noroan was ole Ct those critical ores IL which
the f,te a battle seemt TO hang on single bsir'
! Ctoycr VA, equal 80 the emergency. lie lad .eeo
tbc nerilons gap on Brgc's left snd rushed up "o'
nom, Brigade nom ls rear line 10 ~ II just as ine
81, liant Rebels were thinking victory IN beI grasp
and as Birse cut bis way through then rapidy '1i
rnadjnc columns and FOL hack terribly Shattered sio
broten tv his unequaea fight he was met hat way pS
,bsir fesh troops vino fell like thunderbot upon tne
srornvs fankers and rot only scattered tu'in NV
ella b, ore the wind Int brought back large moer
them as prisoner although 'be whoio nsneuVor was
..ecuted under ore Of the most murderous hret 81 ar
tilery which Tire h;rtory u the war has shown
Brges brigade lost tome seventy6ye men ar pri'on'
ers bat brought bach with them On equal number OF
Rebels 3 compensation.
Our lire vat Immediately formed in advance o' ts
frat position, presenting row SOLID front o. 'hfee
brigaic, instead az two. 20 the discounted t'epes
and though their charge was made In Overwhelming
force II was steadily met and repealed until ms gal
liant Div sion he'd not cartridge lcf IN their poies'
Then and not I'll then II relieved, lot by CROOK
men but r ts own FIRST Division which had peen heid
back ty Emory awaiting its opportunity :" come ID
1T the death. and right CALAMITY it swept 'he Leu
before q when hat opportunity came.
lmuste!es,e 70 another the recording 81 rs oeedt
and its fearful list * losses which has neve, Vel been
g- en- to The public and oonfne myself 20 the matters
which come more particularly within ny own sno"i
edge.
The Second Division repleuished TIA cartridge
boxes and refreshed is men, and by y ociocE' we
time thst Crooks sttack made on tie mem, e-'
flank. behaving marched by long deiour sronhd our
extreme right n uss again in tho font line sra
ready 10 partcipate In our last brilliant charge, which
sent be enemy ",shirling through Winchester and up
the valley fog one hnndied miles beyond
Some incidents Of he affair ss oar lines ~arercd 70
and in the hes; Of the contest viii show tie ohefac
ter o. the fighting and illustrate the yslor and lerosm
Of our men 40 many OF whom went nobiy 10 their death
on that fatal Geld.
The Color Company Of the Goth hass. Regiment IN
Birges Brigade, went into LIS Gli charge with +" men
OF the rocr guard of nine ell bit Two were klod OF
wounded. The color-bearcr Sergeant John Brown
though grieyiousy wounded in both egs, stuck 70 us
colors and .ucceeded in bringing them OF the field Tie
Captain DiclcIman, wss taken prisoner ard hs
mother the qd Lieut.. badly wounded. OF the % men
were llei "A were wounded, and taken pri'oters,
making IT oct Of Sc and leaving but 10 mon 10 return
with the Company. Col Tarr commands the heroic
Regiment.
lie 18th Regiment y. II. Vols. went INFO t'is On
ti,r frat fight, having been previously on dniy IA
! " ash lngton and in Nev.Orlesnf Col Gardner NS'
wounded in both lss said 10 bt mortay and the Fcs'
ment though numbering less than so men, lost 81
Killed, s5wourded Dad 20 priscnerf making aio's ~
80. - more than every ioorih man.
Col. Babcock Of the 10Th NewYorh vw also wound
ed in borh legs and taken prisoner. Maj PIT o. Gen
FaYly. STAFF came TO him and offered to tsis hs Watc
money and diary 20 prevent him from being robbed al
them. Uo took them aud had ju.' lefi fora moment
when TIE Colonels boots we're pulled % bic feet end ~
proisted By o Rebel soldier
In this condition Col Bahccck was retsitared ~
orr men leaving his monty and 'si1hls IN the haud'
OF Mai Pift whose csed; be It sad Shat he ha' sent
vord throul she lines ths' tle article. are .a- and
win b. transmitted 10 fhe ColoueFs family
Col B.hooot has since died a! h.s wounds
Mai CLARK % TIE ~ h ~ s.aclusetts. was wounded
sId t.len prisoner.
! Rebel eEc1 attempted 20 rob him bur h.is 's'fth'
ing for his money which concealed, the place be-
c.lns 700 no. f,T him, slc orr men charging n.y. recap
turqd the Blsjy with all bis valuable, safe. " sao
varied material, q, these ar tie I;ebrl occr' fadr
CORPORAL R.aben H. Combs and pTiysie Robert VA.
\ o. -
alone BIZ five Rebels Coiab, shot ons o. them when
iio Others jumped into hoe H ie e4ourd ard threw
down tloif AZ. oar 40 me1 hfo-g tie ioul IN -
ytsone,s.
/ rrs G.. Z. Cioyer commanding the u Division u
tie Ieth Army Co-rs IL Ns'i Point sTpo1ate o. ~
es., o, i-a w. e-e he stood foufh IN his ciss'. Will
,reh MOI. - Ma. -Gen. Warren standing udId and
Major Frederick T. Prime 81 the Regular Engineers
-. f.s+.. a. .r.i. .f.
! lee where be took Nigh rank az scholar he has
come ~ threu2h the grgdcs o. - Ieu' oi ihe 81 reg
risr Anthem and Cap.sin Of De loiL Infantry. f."n
witch position 30 wac made iri adler GsosTs .! Vol
u.tser. on tie l4th 10y Q, AWii lid2
J he lorg coame-dss tbs First Brigade Of lioossT'
Cd 6sl.rg Division In tie Army. " tina fo.onsc'
: giica As lcL Trough al the Pe1insnlsr canP.'gn
| When Iarts yer. .0 New -Oseaas b. offered Gen.
Grover tie CONN snd Of Dyi4on, which command he
ta aimee Red. AID slich he .gn,g hono!sd N Tie
/ battle a Winehsstsr.
! EYsyet Nsior-Gsn. Emory. commanding the 18th
Corps since TIE disability o; Msjor Gen. fran.n FROM
nj, voand at IieasAst I'm IL TOO vel known to need
psriloulsr melron here. Ci.yen Of Maryland. long
suspected oven Of dsoynly be Las goas steadily FOR
ward. aud mucl opposition. never Anohing and nsysr
falling % leave hS loyal mak the ensmy wherefef
h. cOnid get within striking i stance.
Tie battle o. u iocbs.teF We, tbs lis. opportunity Ia
lsi had Of conn aiding corp, IN battle and fs1cceS'
10 any test q uerit he must be aFardei hsi rank
"Jcr Son Sheridan thai have successfully chiSrse ed
tho enemy said Emory Of Ms Aida. "a the lshe!
Inc wa staggering beneath bis blo~s
IAN right" replied Sheridan, on receiving .he mes
save "tell Emory. he's brick" SO he in. and long
NAV Uncle sam have that Kind to put in hi, hat.
The men Of the 10Th Corps certainly deserve as much
,rase as any men can They have been constantly on
the move since early in April last, through great