Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-05-19
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Battle between But
lera.nd Beaure-
gard.
The P.cbeIs Repuls-
ed wi tn great Loss.


rebels ,ened with artillery, and shells
poured lpon Our position in showeis.-
y dens' /, fog enveioped tie ccun.ry at
the tin e, and both forces were wrapped
in IL is,y veil. This was tie condition
Of all; Airs when the rebels began mass.ng
troop on our right under Gen. llick.
man, enyelopcd It's flank and took it in
revfIsc. Tie first blow was dealt with
terrific force, and Gen. llickmau 5
brigade, 18th Ccr.s, was forced tac!,
on the next brigade, which was also
thrown 10 some coniraion
On ucn did re; observe the rebels
mt! they hs! full succeeded in
massing LIS co!unn between H:cksDan'-
ligh, and the lyer, and then taking him
IN front and rear, crushing him be: .con
the columns and Tor time created some
coLfas.on.
Hickman made gallant fight as long
a. he could, but coming upon him s.
suddenly and in such Overwhelming
nun.hoIs, succc stu. resistance was
quite impossible.
Ia tic darkness and confusion ssme
CT the brigade were captured.
Alter this op.r atior, having forced
back the right, l. cayy a.tacl. was made
the eastern llnc Of the lS,h and the east.
err Inc lcing force i back some distance
a.cl some houis c most severe and
s.uguinsry stngg'c.
IAc battle ragged with unexamplel
fury I'LL really T. O'Clock.
The relies throwing he4yy masses on
our lines and fira.ly forcing It bsch near
quarter ol a inllc.
Oar men ioagh. stubbotnl, with few
eycc lions and rept atcdly checked tie
iehe advances with terrible sIauehte.
Uut ~; w.tlou. ooe loss 10 us.
The enemy nnmbe,e. not less thar
l5.0oG, anil pushed in the mu. ticrous
IKE w.,h re skessncss AMI stead!ness
rarely witnessed.
y e lost some light artillery, but how
mans it is difficult to asccrta!r, probably
| fur.
After forcing he 18th corps lacl.
from It's position md rcsaiarg portion
OF The tiist line OF CT tronclmeuts iev
nassed their forces on the 10th cnrps to
force t.em back. Hey tirs. lull,d the
co.Hinn IL tie division which held tie
rlsht Of tie corps. Ticy loimcd in
| bta4t iul msn,or AZ d moved s'tail!v OF
Iar.on's brigade on the sig!t OF the d.
yl..oa, not firing singlc sLo: TN il llcy
came in .,aciive RANCE Of the b.;ggd.
wtcn they pour,d MO th,ii lines III |.
&c lilc ire that the line mei;cd ava.
and was broken.
HE line alter vai.ly onlcavo:ine to
advance n Tie storlnof bullets, lied with
terrible loss t. the woods.
Nolieys were as o .tiuuoas aad Lcay,
as mu>ketrv cou d roll, and such rs n3,l
ing could stand agains'. The r,b,l.
were scattered Ae Oh II, AMI blo..c q,
The WOO S tlisorga ized mass. Urder
heii friendly cover, .i.er reat cxe,,ion
the | nc oi attach wa, AGAIN 'ormed, and
aga the h,igsd advatc, d in splendid
sis'e against ,ur Inc, again sid .hcy re.
ceiyc a terrible Ike, tut tiev rusl al
>.cai.l on til ouc fourth OF them law
killed. and wounded on the field. when
:Acn broke AMI rushed t, the cover OF
the woods. Oar boys gsyc thea. h. ar
cheers and sen; vol Y after hem
su.ch TIA.
A',er ten; twice lioodily replsel at
this lo.nt, they moved lur.h.r to our
i,N atd BIZ .c'! column upoa Uawlcv's
brigade.
lc.ils 4 vi then CANE up ia lie
same steady AMI confident uauncr, but
received a II ore j Il, II e than t..,y
sc t'catcd % L. s..!nncr, a, d tic, al.
70 Lt kc n The so,.s, ace lcrated in
Il il q ut = IT, music 81 III. In LIS
at u. ieln.
Icy w'rc DE- :mlaea, howcser, to
be !, 1 II l!'c auI 'or,e il tom lis py-
IS; i3., cost il hat il wouil, and a.ain
fe..ic SIR nstAencd ] icnfo.ctmen'e,
sad charged.
Af.e, II minutes hot welk Ia were
driven la k Il al points.
Ina, ended any serious tilJrt on their
part to force cur position
lhe9 l.fs about 1000 Of their dea.
and wounded on the fed, before on
l.Ic again marched upon SIN lis front
AID alta ked bis If.
Gilmore ordered Turner to attack tie
en.m3's Il Xxx all oidcrod Terry /,
s.pno.t lin.
Tie attack Lad hardly commenced