The New York herald., 1864-10-10

rebels advanced sesdily upon them until within forty
ee when the artllerisis mounted their horses, ca
traces and started after the cavalry single reglmsn
OF mounted men, Colonel summers New York mounted
rifles remained upon the 6ed Tese displayed their vaIo
and tho efficiency or that particular Of Tho rvict
by mannuvrlng before tho enemy long enough for Gsn
Bney to form his corps and get ready meet the rebels
and then retired in good order.
For this isolated display 81 real courage and skin
mapuvrng troops mucA credit cannot yell be siveE
10 the commander Of the regiment Colonel " Sumner
OF the late Major General Sumner Whom B,rney ad
vsed him OF bis readiness receive ap attack and
IN then, Colonel Sumner Withdrew his command.
PREPARATIONS goa N ATTACK.
During the early morning General Brney was busily
engaged forming his troops to receive the onset Of the
rebels. During the previous day and throughout the
night be bad been suffering from nalarous fever and
wasIso seriously III have himself placed In u
physician the medical director Of his corps but whAh
the alarm was sounded to battle he wss up and In
his saddle despite The remonsrances OF his medical ad-
vser and throughout the day remained xth his troops
though during the afternoon he compelled to leave
his saddle and accept ore comfortable means of loco.
motion in ambulance.
DIsPosI1oN OUR roRcEs
Terrys division was assigned the post Of honor for the
day, being formed on line al right angles with
boos 0skOtSbbS oiouB WsA NcW
road about five hundred yards north OF that thorough
fare. The right of this line was in deep woods and
partially strengthened With rude and hastily con-
structed rifle pits. The left stretched across an
open Geld and occupied strong works that had
been constructed previous to this affair." In
these works Lieutenant Colonel Jackson Chief Of Artl.
ery had placed four batteries Of elk guns each From
this position clear view could be had OF the fields over
which the rebels must pass 70 reach tho woods the
right. in which the right OF the line posted which
Deds were literally swept by these guns
The formation OF the line gave the Third BRIGADE Colo
mel IT, NJ. Plasted, Of the Eleventh Maine, commanding,
the right; the Second brigade, Colonel Joseph C. Abbott
Of the Seventh New Hampshire, commanding the cen.
re and the First brigade, Colonsl f. g. Pond OF the
Sixty second Ohio, commanding, the left
TIE REBNs MISTAKEN AND SUFFER- ACCORDINGLY
The rebels in their previous reconnossances had dis
covered, as they supposed, the rsh, of infantry
hre and the cavalry being stampeded they pressed
on In what eeemed 70 them the shortest pass
right and strike In The position held by
the Second Third brigades they supposed be un-
occupied, and untn fifteen ninutes before the
attack cams In this course therefore, they headed
WHEN THE RSsay COMMENCED MovEznsz.
At ten O'Clock they commenced their movement, and
at the moment formidable array Of artillery
opened upon them, enlading them more and more per
feot'y they advanced, and doing CREST execution
They brought out two batteries into a little point
Of woods opposite the position Of guns and attempted
to silence deadly Gre but Colonel Jackson met this
attempt by planting couple OF rife batteries in the
Of the main lne which, firing over the Others did good
execution upon the rebel batteries causing one OF them
10 timber up and get out OF tho way in hurry, it,
horses being so badly used up that il became necessary
drag the pieces away oy hand In the meantime the
Are upon the advancing rebel line OF battle not
Its execution less fearful. But st
the rebels pressed on and tho woods beyond
reacn Of our artillery.
THE MAIN ATTACK
fell upon the Second central brigade the brisades
either flank being lightly engaged. The Second s about
half armed with Spencers repeating csrbines, and had
a strong skirmish line composed wholly Of with
this weapon, thrown well out 70 the front. These lay
concealed behind thcket Of undsrbrush until tho
voey after voey With great stoadiness into tho rebel
lines causing momentary halt But again the line ad
vaDced, and skirmlshers, having exhausted their
oarbnes steadily gave way to the rear AID uncovered
the line OF battle Here carblneers, and
who understood using this terribly destructive
weapon.
TBR ACTION BECOMES GENERAL.
Tho action became intensely hot The woods we're
filed with a continuous Of muskctry and the savage
WOIk VI uutCuety was gOuB On WIN FApiuisys
Our men displayed steadiuess aud coclness seldom
eeualed and never surpassed.
TIE REBELS DRIVEN BACK.
The rebels were obstinate and deter mined but finding
that they could not drive from their position
finally gave way and retired in conu sion The battle
had lasted about half hour, bus during that short
space Of time over thousand Of the rebels le their
bones to enrich the sacred soil.
OUR IossEs
Our own losses In killed, wounded and missing we're
triGe over hupdred II was the cheapest victory ever
won on battle Geld.
THE Rour or THR SSEMY COMPLETE
The rout Of the enemy was complete 30 much 80 that
their officers wero utterly unable to rally them for
second CHARGE thus admitting the day to be They
wen, back leaving many OF their dead Ind number Of
their wounded in our banda
TIE Loss IN FORCE EyGAGED-THR REBEL Ioss.
TS result Of the attack op part the loss 70 the
infantry Of about hundred in killed and wouudea
mostly from AekqHs brigade The rebels suffered very
heavily Tho ground is set slrewn with their dead,
While numbers Of bodies knowd to have been taken
back by them, and some we're buried on The neld
laoy, residing .eou! nile y 81 ses{ %
wore covered wilh their wounded, brought back
on stretchers We coud see them fall at every discharge
Of our artillery, while BY the muske,ry re which they
exposed themselves they must have lost not less than
ono thousand mea IN killed and wounded Besides this
We captured about two hundred aud niiy prisoners.
REsEL GENERAL onsuc KILLED.
Among their slain was Brisadicr General Gregg, com.
rnanding q brigade OF Fields division Els body was
taken back by tho rebels We have rumors OF another
zcEeral omcer being killed, but II Is by no means
crrtaln. Tney lost a number OF Geld officers, from
col,oes down, leaving some of the bodies the Geld
Yno Geld 10 which our srallory was pos,sd was hot bs
yona all description Nothing could rve on IT uncovered
BY tho oroastwors The enemys two batteries Ia front
OF tho guns Of Fort Gilmsr arug over the woods
some batteries farther down their line all poured their
sho, and unerl in that Direction.
rus BRAVERY os ruR ARuIrRsErA
our batteries were terrblo sufferers. Their horses
werc killed without stint, and the losses OF men with
them by nc means small Battery T. Of the Third United