, 1864-07-06

asm rising with every step, and their hearts
rising high as each indistinct object grew
plain, az the slopes Of the parapet became
mere fur1oW, over which 1t seemed they must
opened ln their very faces. A close, concen-
trated, wItEering blast Of muske1ry swept
over the front lines, leaving It indvnted but
unwavering; with the momentum Of
mighty river, the oIigade swept On until bnt
Two hundred paces-a mere stones cast
aEsailed. The musketry Of the enemy died
re-loaded, and this fact sometimes
loses battles. But palisades and abattls must
be passed, and with the next rebel yol1ey,
tired as the fearless 40th Indiana reached q
point within one hundred PAGES Of their
works, came more awful thunder. Square
~ In the teeth Of the inspired brigade open.
ed battery OF SIX guns, belching forth grippe
and canister, every shot ploughing through
the devoted ranks, and the thick fumes Of
neir guns enveloPfng the interval ofground
over which our brigade must pass. Every
ball from these guns endladed sixty men,
the column OF attack, as have already eai1,
| being thirty lines deep. The front lines
shattered to pieces, slackened the furious on
set' which brought those in the rear jamming
up IN one confused mass Of men-confused,
but still bent on their fearfally grim and
bloody task. It was intended when the head
Of the aesaulupg: column reached q point
within pistol shot Of the enemy's parapet, to
ploy into column Of regiments. This wus
no no longer feasible, for organization was lost
md the Whole column WINS q tightly closed,
su1gtng mass OF men, ragged<at the edges
but all moving one way-toward the enemy,
The rebel battery fired q second yolleY,
completely shattering Wogner's column as q
column, TIE cannon blowing aside every anil
mated T., 4fn51
moved to the right and left Of the range Of
the: battery, still bent upon one object.
Many struggled up within 20 yards OF the
eHemy.s works, some penetrated the lines Of
palisades and abattis ut their base, and q de-
Toted lew planted the foot Of W1nkelreid
bad failed-faile hcroical1y, in less time than
have taken to relate 1t. For nearly an hour
portions Of the brigade held points within |
fifty yards Of The enemy's line, but ali such |
we're thinnea ont By the deadly rideman, who, |
nearly secure himself, Wis at liberty to III |
over fee, before firing, with cool, deliberate |
and unerring aim. AS the remnants Of the |
brigade started back, long lines Of rebels |
sWarmed from their trenches, pursuing rap |
idly With internal ye11s. They soon swarmed !
back, and faster than they emerged, when |
our reserves opened On them with Wither- |
Ing IRE Of small arms and artillery.
The brigade fell back to tie line Of works |
Vacated IN the morning, leaving over 200 |
kiued and wounded. The proportion Of OIL
as elsewhere dilrinr the assanjte nm nnnsno}
number we're hit IN the hrad Hn0ner,a hi.
gade left winter Quarters last snrj,p nearly
two thousand STRONG. hut II, waa re3uce1 to
less than hall that number, over 50 per cent
having been killed and wounded during the
always fights. al the Ie6d Of IN Irfrada md
his cscape from hnrt ia almost n,;7o c,,;;o1s
Two or three hours after the ossanit his men
we're bustlipc around fheir car;,ns nol.;n1
their coffee, having nlready exhanstea % cna,
Terfation on he crcaf tonic whirh fte 1no1n- oDn
fn,r had fnrnfshed t.nown +haso asoe1to sue l.;
cnnmn y head one ~ +ho., eee ee,e nss1utlo ~
pnncl,ed mn the h1aze nndar ~. aoaa xs,n - n1
make man more afraid nf ha;n@ on tran,.,s sh5 y
death by The rtar lines Than h. f az fhs ~ w
His comTncnts Wnn1d off.,nd InnH,. alote LUZ 9
fccucn1H. INT thasaroota. =, Vo'taa VI 4nou
one Of The aTnncs re1,;ments @d euef ~ tia ~ "
sanltinp co1umn had - slaor p;,r,,t ~ - enS aa3
1 RE be- hes heav,est ,osa T., +,,o aa;on,. -. m.
I'll o,, A. aa tyse dn. sug assault OF wagner
teinsa ~ ,aas ene nopie @ 4Jta tnalana which s1s'
hr,.eda ae" ~ uus.nl s .4e casualties ol the
bnf s1,1h+,t 1ne se'11nen'a In the rear suffered
WI ousAais'
nAahEas ASSAULT.
;, Hatker'a brigade held the right Of Newton's
olFls1on, the E5th Ohio, Col Opdyke, In ad-
eamG nni, Llke - mafners u Was. dcPloyed Into
;nr noirun y, f,.st ~, tne , emente 1ofm-
t,s ~ h1a egtalnh ~ Just luil'y Anes aeep. when
t,e tne ougie peatea lorth me clarion note for
.nnrahod he} ne r paue splang iato nne, and
in~ e1ee ~ uutoy noln tae!l tiencnes, sweep,
~ -sSnt, ~ lug SncJ scattelea pickets ana
Gata sta sne 1nSrps's ~ "nele a1s eSlfm1saers
~ ~ste 81 postGu. 1ae enemy opened terrible
hoSs e " no,,rad ushe gape ana cannistes bat our
~ 1pst;1 pyet ln.1 ene la51ne eqotolstant from
.io,1a 1 hatead hSus ft ana oesan 70 ascend tne
h,ot,d pu, IT. 4Ans t ues4nlnE supperY Win
on their Tiet % enlpdina }ba cong oa!reg oReastd
o-7a1snr tsis Au!1ang .t1tag w column and dls-
~ ;s.n;., 80 nnGo, mtaonL 1o"eVel, tessen&ng
tta 1Rsoi q:,. " % s Iaas. Aany sHaFmed
n.,n e ieoea e, "oIss, ' ana a1tef fa1aly endeaV
80 sce NELLIE. aas WIPES, to9k loogment at
- 1,e1a JaeS, sn.ns ueepeltleif Nlt1ln feacn
een vner 9rer tne paiapet 60 close that
ss' a ~, ~. u w les1lnent were dragged
otTt .Th ~ & tne naIr ana captured.
,,fan.a tns s1uggie iaatea one nouf and twenty
~ aa,a, na1,es, aesnent i aiteI feeimens planting
T." hecS ioo19 " .a1 r. sanpa1as on!y 70 pe driven
m"n5er n.,nI ,h the ieasiess ana peloseo com,
+eetsd t,1,t rnuee saT nuoutaeF t1e sAr haa
Tonn,e5 at he ge h.ea ~ tn9I.n, ~. te.l mo1taily
~ hnn-s a. at.as s AeHa ~ y. n.s & co!uu A0o aea
fnlness ~ ooinr ~ w ~ ~ % ~ SnesI
Hons hear,6r dErin1 ~ o aa{it, "4o ~! KS E!o-