Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-07-02
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Murat. The field works in his front were
the strongest l ever saw. At least six feet
high, regularly traversed, wido enough for
two men TO ride abreast over them, hold
ing nearly 40 guns, with timber chests
sunk in the ground, and protected in front
by an abattis fifty feet deep, the jagged
points in themselves being q serious OBJ
stacle. His Division was formed by throw
ing out heavy skirmisb line, then three
lines of battle, the rest Of the Division be-
ing formed in close column in rear. Motifs
Division Chen reduced to a Brigade) and
Carroll's Brigade formed the Reserve /
have been thus minute, because the charge
was the grandest ever known, both in re-
gard to numbers and results Besides it
was made by the flower of our army,
against Lees finest Corps ,-stonewa
Jacksons.
1t was just getting light, though heavy
fog rested over the earth, when the COM
mand forward was given. The men
passed quietly over three-lourths Of the
distance, when their pickess fred and fell
back. Our men charged in silence, snd
gained the works before the men were re-
ally awake. Sopo few shots alone we're
fired. Unfortunately, at the sight of the
prisoners and captured guns, the support
ing column could not restrain themselves
and gave vent to their joy by the most
noisy yell ever heard. This alarmed
the enemy in the supporting lines, and
warned them of our advance. Vainly
they charged upon the lines, but they
could not wholly retake them. Our men
quickly turned upon them their own guns,
and repulsed their attacks with great
slaughter. The Jealous infantry would
ram into the guns canister, solid shot, or
shell, and blaze away regardless of range,
time, or anything else. Unused to friction
primers they would pour powder into the
vent, and fire the piece by means of a coal
or discharging their muskets. The Miss
issippi Brigade charged and retook por.
: ton of the line in from! Of Brney's Div.
and at this point occurred the hardest fight
ing of the day. Our men were posted on.
~ 30 yards from the line and though un-
protected ,anfinchiugly fought there during
b the day. The enemy dared not show tt cir
}, heads, but loaded and fred at random
9 Where our line joined theirs the men
r fought till night over the parapet. There
e was continual roar OF musketry, and as
e some pieces Of artillery lay between the
6 lines twas kept up all Dight. To show its
intensity | may state that trees eighteen
n inches thick were cut down by musketry
# alone, and that the bodies of horses and
i men lying between the lines were so rid
Il died as to present shapeless masses cut
e finer than hash
!. AS Hancock's Headquarters were at our
Battery we could see and hear all that
e was going on We were astounded at the
}. numbers of prisoners coming. They filed
o by US by thousands and of sill ranks from
d General down to private. Our horses
!. were sent to the front to bring off the
/. captured guns which numbered some 80
# pieces, and every moment some captured
y eolors would be faunted before us. When
i Gen. Stuart came up, Hancock stepped up
. and said good naturedy Chow are you
h Stuart p General, SIR" was the caus-
q tic answer, and at tho same time the ex-
- tended hand was refused. "March this
q fellow on said Hancock. Soon Major
IS General johnson made his appearance. II
k am glad 10 see you, Ned" said Hancock
:, cordially, Under other circumstance
=. said tls rebel, 81 would be pleased to meet
y you" Hancock then said to an aid in his
% decisive manner, "relegraph to Warren
and Burnside to attack at once,-tbat
% have taken the enemy's works Request
Gen. Wright 10 send me reinforcements,
and in the meantime send in every man
= we've got" During these orders John
J son put his hand to his heart as though il
y panied him, and his eyes filed with tears
" as he gazed upon the works so lately his,
q and upou his fellow prisoners. l could not
d help plying him. He turned to his guard
T. and courteously thanked them for their
II kindness. "You are damned welccne,
10 General" responded the Sergeant.
/ Gen. Wright promptly sent a portion Of
q his Corps to our support and Warren oal .
IT lantly, though vainly assaulted the ens-
G my's position. Burnside, as usual, was
II too slow, and failed TO co operate. Our
g Batteries were moved up to the new posi-
% tion gained. The prisoners, some 5000,
n we're gathered together in field, and as
+ General Grant passed, gaue him three ire