, 1864-10-26

| Lambs battery, one Of McKnight's, md trs
| Of Steyeps', were also taken. Captain Stew
ems, In getting Lis lsst gun saved, away, wa!
forced to t1a1 Storm himself into 3 pol,
borfc, while his men pushed and pulled 1t et
the tnld with their hands. So great was :h'
the batteries, that infantsy-men were ob!ige;
to turn in the retreat and help bring of tl'
| chnDcn By hand.
The crtbt in The rear having been gainci
By the entire line, after the seyerest dg gnttns
oi the any, retreat was stopped, and two d.
te1n,ned charges Of t the enemy tepulsed;
eral Torbtrt, pushing into the fight on tn!
lett, had driven the enemy 1T th4t
pciat of the pike, and were hold
ing their own :. Just above Middle
town, against severe musketry- firing ani
terrific shellfng. The position taken up By
the infantry ,"ns IN advance Of that thus held
movement toward the left by the former was
deemed necessary In order to establish {
full, continuous, and effective line Of battle
The position which thus had to be vacated
By the Sixth and Nineteenth corps, had ad.
,Santages Of It's OWE which seemed In some
tary. 1t fe said that Central Emory protest
ed aeainst the order to Withdraw. have
given the reason for the withdrawal which
"aa stated to me to- day, and do not pretend
to decide as to its propriety. 1t seemed
tct1slsy NJ cesssry, hu~eyer, that our lines
should oc II so1ue way thoroughly connected.
This, atd Ect the attack OF tue cletuy along
the immtdi.ta infantry fiont-lpr that had
been tepulsed-.Tes, ! ON confident, t1a
cluee OF the order.
The 9th and 10th Corps, therefore, again
retired to position above, or rather norta
Of MfddletoNp, Joining with the c4yalEy On
The lett; and ut about 10 Il. III. the Cntit1
f1fF FfyF hI,s, rsnJ Jfnf>f a,
there.
TIE fighting up to this time had been 80
severe that come Of our finest officers, to-
gGther with numbers Of men not yet esti-
mated, Ind been disabled. Although the
eutny had temporarily ceased his attack,
aud Nas now making use only Of his nrtll-
tery, and although we were at last estab-
llAhtd In position which gave us better ad-
yantages for defense than any Jet taken, the
fortunes of the day did not look hopeful,
During the first onset OF the enemy in the
morning re bad lost considerably in prison
ere. Twenty. four guns hsd been taken from
ns. Thirty fonr ambulances, a large guam
tity Of medical supplies, and several army
wagons, were In the bands Of the foe. Our
killed AID wounded were not lightly stewn
between Cedar run and the position nor be-
1Lg occupied Numbers OF our best officers
were either killed or disabled. Col. Tho
burn, commanding the LIST Division Of the
ta]lp wonnded in the morninr hv the ~.
my1s cavalry which dash+d min ,fi5.
tnwn. Gen h. r B,dweji the non1s n,
heroie commander Of the I'd Brisnde, 81
Division OF the 9Th Corps, was moftally
wounded on the crest yacated, by shell,
ter,d the n1m Of cantafo H-r one ny ~ pIat h;s
efds Tolnra1 H;,innnfhom non, @ ',o,;dt1,s ~ nl3
4he s;x+e ftth NJ = YnrE ra~;5oent tad haaSS
E3f,ea EoionnI McKcn,5 ~ ~ et-.h
Tn1na 1,aS hsan 1uins secare'1 s.onnsas -.
Ie,,srI to icnre fha fte1d rn1nne1 H.r,,t1. nnS
Eirat d,1;aia, - tha Ssv.tn oPon - ~ u.5aae,
h!aa .,saa a.a's, - .I nLa,n hao nteo
asJ osIn sniIS eeasSy "ounue1 u ~ tniea
snu snga.q1 ant Ho Ky aG'ussa 20 ieaYe toe
Et.ttoxth Isssa., .; Sgaonst Gampun 81 Ing
Msjor Bowman. ot 7ne same re- regi@sns Kiilea. led
Goionei fenfoss, commanding tue Jersey
of16aoe, had nls rlsht 1ofeafm Shattered bT
nn,nshet n, p9,L Iaptan home, on iae stan OF
Coione1 c uammtno. was wounded IN the
9lG9M1 99 tapta!n aayue, Mo o'oe'camP 70 Ten
s5se s3Se "Isn'' T-hS se'ete'y "ounoeo In the
1enetat klckes1s, commanding the sixth
Wright, commanding, the army, Was slightly
WOUNDED IA the cnln 9y musket ba4-
numslous otles onc;fe-tne aooEe are on
epecImen namssInao ueen strcken loW.
Ho1nes ttlat p[eVenteo taem from taking
lndther Paft n ING actisn..
1he stIsgeAng IN tne rear vas yet scarcely
stayed lhe country 1oI Hles WAS t1fopged
with soldiers, some Of whom had taken
themselves y bs5ond NeWtonn, toward Win
ehs1e 1s ns o.
restore any considerable number of the
Ehltkefs ~ tnelt Gumnanos III lron1:
Wrrnts o. conscnes ansse 1e'9e a advs M
him This commander, whoee heroism had
b. en- eenspaenons lnro9shont re mo[ning,
he tids sed M thst 4nu m
deed, ,pafIlany cneckeo, nag @ ~ along neld
is1 70 " ast 1ssain1s tha' the tad 4e int9
lnutntnn ~ aas., tssanaes .Ae 1eld tnat haa
eeeh ioeS anu tnaA4pg .sa aenemy Pay dearly
!or Us ,hia conv;ctton ~ h,s stetT eisg *
LEE. h,na aHa t1,a 1n1, whtnh .an anu o.nsS
fo,sthtr With the nos;t,ona acnn,re9 o,d ~, ~,
oT1o-tnn;tn 4or reftinp the arao fn1o raS
oppoatu5 ~ sonfl M III .ne aa1o saaps'
an want now accnrred sshicb co,t,rn,sa
CO, Wr;,i,1,s honea indeaa n,;a +r.,ad pha ~
les c",aa;ne hei1sr If nanv S nths-a 81 the the
orTn- 1,.fn hnnS a1an o~to 49, ~Ao
~ S.ra tnte ea;j e thot cen abar;1,r e1srt y,
vinnhs. ~ the I';sht hsfors : the % hatsie ~ IL
srTi,inry ahont a. m" to daV and tcEing
hnIsr: st onre made fnr the ar1v IN mi i1 aais
in Tnes o;ciocs nat ms ns ~: " " ~
a9ifnaed ~ vas ahnnt COMPLETED and 80 tha
arm,1 wss ~e1ttng snto tx new' nos,t,on sA a
fai,'I hnrr,,e mr. from the rear ainno the nits =
annonncea hia corning "a rode h,s farons
Hack horse. and asked QUESTIONS as he rode.
Of those alorc the line.
"Whert is The 10th corps?n he incurred of
a mcu7te1 nfflcer mar one of the batteries in
1he rear OF the cayalrY. -
1On The tight, General, in those woods"
wac the replg.
Rfnipp On still further, he sa;d to another
whom be recoanizeJ. NNow. ali want ia to
ret fhoee men NJ in the rear and whlp these
Fnaca1a hact u
ms oT S,a' staff officers com,no mt tn
orsat h;n, annnunce1. tfat +he sS.5,,tnn ~
,.e n, no. !, amfn1 u 1*As VIC eisuA'i'" u
~. sa 81 t;nht "a ,1a,,i - .is II, n,
AS e. seI :, - - nod ~ - 1,+h r. - ~ ~ ~
1he Geas1u loos ~ VII l. ~ W. sta1 a'aa ana Gu.
co1t, NAlcu Eugn At gcSs u tue 1ssaugo
Mass o. qus. a1u !ieahng 4ooIs. ,anuop.ag teg
past ~ pa.tsles t W sne eAlaeale ifta u tae
me ne1o 9y ~ easamy,n5 So9e 9, " 1ae nsont sa
Looh oa ~ 141a ann mssea ~, WIZ LIZA, ense .s5
WIZ " ltu t,.ae .ne that ,nt,h npE iees @ nno
entnus1aee at,,n ,u1u ~ Mtts nTas wntsu aa n
ttr luz ~ .et u I'm T. nt1scera wavsd this
cur ~ mesi au, Vn4Se'g t.'n;e Maasu ~ 1nen
s"orte, men tafeW up l9elr nae5 IN an e1
Leiany q gee. aeu. Gus.as' ulscoseslns
S1s l'uaa ~ Us nAS.as ns L. ss,a svao "
70 NM lnIsr ~ ~ alMs 1, atou4H Ms neGh, aua
k,eeeo httn On Inc enseK: Naltlbs 1or NO
other parjey thsn elmply 70 eSchanSe greet
frg, ana 10 say, inns fetreat must pc stop
ped, ~ 300. sbefloan o59ke lose, ana oe-
gan sslloptpE uvnn tne 11nts, n.uns "
"note' :ront ol 1ue ain}. EVerSTltfe tne
en1hnEi3sm causea ~ 1as appssianso @ was M Tue :
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