Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-05-19

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES r srsa % s.
seued ts-.s>- s=i Wright, dfslasins to iS were
prisoners. - q
lions. % be prepsrci for the 80, and cqd heads
let t.sf were the wholoa 81 corps ero{tn the
army. .soald an te invincbIs<- War
isns corps Is instantly, put in perfect composurc.
sS=JiSposed "a scces the situation. GfantaAa Meade
seEesEsus VI "a wElia csrtah ssnestsir thai
bss7e .ks urgent aai important Cares. So during
<-su-Hssr>-eto rsfy ms been hc1fi the last tifde
lTterS aT AZ hour The: rebels have ceas
81 to advance bal how FAC hive they Penetrated,
80 AID wh,t - the present sitastoss2 81 ,sacs
- - The sta corps aag comes in. Where is the6th
!, - cspi- cheftaial Ny Match says Dse'clsck at
.,uzi ht. patch receiyssv John ssdswiek safe
- onsy Seymourss and pact oil Shaler's brigade
toahay. osen, bsoksas 1he acnepy can do nothing
more. The OF corps proper has not lost It's pais-
.tEe goss.7 Cs3eled to withdraw, under orders
IS ssr shc detection 81 is right. tia ssaoinvincble
I'D .< noss and ever shsli be- 4 may DOT refraIa
IRON meptioaing Ter calamity, Sesssiek's staff
q. mud W right ;. ~ .s.raae = 1se.so n - I'll
AZ Riding n the tsiekest wih presence of MUD
- and rare judgment, they aad deserved John
-, Jsjswick's emFhalie eommesiatioa. G ems: Sey-
tnGur and Shter1 We're captured, IL sshoeld NC
eai listed that both are awarded by their division and
=. eosPs commanders every credit for doing all men
s.eoald TO recover their troops from psnic comma
hieliei !, the intercollegiate, notbcgnnisg there
rs4s-h 4J = .ARAr OF rHE PoroHAc,r
&C In The Wilderness, Saturday Morn M y.1A -
With Tic exception ofthc line occupsd by the
q, 9Th Corps yesterday. sour original positions arc
held this IN rning ~ o'clock, Atl O'Clock last
~ ossglsts furi5as stack made on Scdgwick s
,i3e-the min assault occurring on the right,
* which was final turned by tho enomy, and Tie
81. eorps forced retire distance the
81. a gallant resistlncc was made by Setgwck. and
o. at q p m his line re-establshed in lie po
1c s.lsnis now occupies. Ed - $50 - Et
Considerable confusion Occurred in sevc ral reg
"a insnss on the rgAt, 9but momcntafily, however,
~ shrsu ia the personal Efforts of Cen Sedgwek
nd other officers the Stragglers soon rallied
- asa replaced in line oftattle. sAilais quiet this
VI mornings NTH the exception of picket firing op
pssife. our center. A thick voume of smske and
81 tag eRyelops the battle field and prevents the
tinuance OF yesterdays conflict. The Fight at in
49, fcssals alb day Yesterday our left OF the
-, tereest dcscrintion. Bot very little artillery
M lSuzl. into requiston. owing to TO the nature OF
triitae battiefeids which Is covered with almost
iHperetTabl7 groxte OF scrub oaks and underbrush.
g. 4ise fssht ls altogether one of muskctry. and
.. -a!,Aecgh moi continuous, was one of the most de-
ierlniaed and desperate battles OF the war 3.
$50 Our loss III the =. corps aone cannot fall short
~ three thousand in killed, wounded and missing.
-sTtaarges and counter charges were made ut short
ID ferras during the day. and the ghasty forms OF
IA Hundreds OF the csmbatants living this morning
tAe battle ground attest the severity of the con-
a. fict sE .r1 =
I,, Brig Gen. Barlow, conmlndn- the lst 1ifsion,
Loco uped the extreme LEFT ofihc III corps NOit's
lo division ard portion of Gen. Gibbons division
he'd the centre. while Biriley with his own division
- Rselnsons OF the oh, sevebson's bri gate of the
sIsth, and Carroll and Owens brisades oft.e 81
-sscefps were stationed the right, his line facing
efwesiward ami extending across the plank 70 III
g running from Charlottesville TO Orange Court
s.luou-e.s .-a ..auos- q s'fs'- ~ '. tt
.eszsAt precisely five a. m. an advance of the %
a. csrx osdefcd. and with cheers our men clarg
II si stiiron dense shickct. surprising the enemy
while at breakfast and driving them in confusion
aft0m their temporary work. literally strcwins thu
ground Nth bodies of their kiIled and ounded
a. ami capturing large aaul'er of prisoners.
tae The rebels astonished at the celebrity Of Han
socks morements, were unable 70 rally until .
ind pursued them aud half miles from the
Brock road running ina northwestcry direcon
toParkerss store, whcn. reinforced by Lon gstree
t5wiie fhcnight previous had come up to within siS
miles 1.-THE bnile field, stand was made. anl a
sst<rriic musk. try fight ensred lasting antil
.ssGEsrge after charge was made by both sides, and
often repulsed up to that time, when oNi~g te
xnaccidcntai circumstance our lines were forced
VI. 10 fall back 10 Book road soiA +
---tazAt about IL NJ. fiankinc column of the enem,
-i-charged the double Quick through the interval
a bets cen Gems. Motifs and Wards commands, for
cLis back IN some confusion several regiments ci
the right of Motifs division Simultaneously, a
pefile charsc was made frout, and line
webbing ar last to the terrific onslaught fell back
.eoufesrlng the ground TO Brock road, where the
- EooPs were placed under the shelter Il temporary
+ works 1constrictefof logs and abatis on the day
= fresious. AstAe position on the right ofthe 81
Corps WIS evidently the point which the enemy
specially coveted Major General Brney's com
Eh,ind was sdc to consist of nearly whole corps
Against his command has been hurled all the
morning the combined forces Of Longstreet anc
Mill in their persistent attempts to picrce our line
an an of ~
= which troops exhibited in yesterdays engage
ssnents OsiceFs and men concur in the opinion tha
l1tlle musletry FIRE was even heavier except occas
3sona Intervals of Is % minutes than at the bat
ss.tie Of Antietans. oe'tss '1tfs'. IHh '1"io
e = The Rebeis, iI their characteristics manner
.arging with deneniac yelis, were each time gal
s1iusiy metand inesery assault but one hurled bacl
Esbcyen< their original lines. Z - - ~
Fs1LAt ~ p M, the enemy, missing once more
charged upon the position along the Brock road, t
(which Hehad been forced 10 retire at noon, am
sswish such overwhelming violence that they pene
sraIed ear lines at the intersection Of the road nj
stioaedsnd he pike leading to Orange Court House
s1.nd plzB-ed a color ON the work. For a momrn
'f6se slietv OF the CORPS was in immine1t danger
mms Of our men, dennoralized, were hurryin
se&dun the pike toward fhe rear, and the Rebels
r{eiliss Axe so many demons, seemed confident Q
~-sHs sfisefsticai juncture Col Carroll. whose bri
.yade had been sent for, came up ON the pike froT
is position on che right ofthe pike. and facing hi
.sednnfand INTO line charged the enemy, ,drisin
Shss back IN route TO the woods beyond the road
La bis Dispatches to Gen. Meade, Gen. Hlucoc
aaco<<11ed Col. Carroll with saving his own corp.
ans1feslrsps &c rhcleArmy from dissster..E
-,a<Goh Carroll b we'll known and esteemed as on
s'ofthe most Trustworthy officers in the army G
sssAe Potomac He received a ball thr ue
sthe arm the afternoon OF Thursday but neEe
thelets re5nscdto ;eave bis command, and s;;lf cor
ssnaes with e although suffering from his seser
14oasNl. a'f<sets b7i.-'.. y - = =.
-ss7Ia shs moment offssra di4 bril- ICE ene55 All.
Hobart Ward, rconDs I1islg the first Brigade {
'escner1l Bifney 5 division. Was also conspicuos
for gal LfntrY and presence of mind Mounting
seasssoi his horse being iosthe ordered the drive
go drive rapidly quitter. of a. mile TO the rea
b~here VI the space Of few. minutes he had gail
sered nearly brigade OF sFaggl ers. and was ieas
-1nsthem s.spidIy 70 tie front =,
The power OF example is fDgciby Illustrated b
0ss sneslept Hundreds Of men who a moncr
before pefM ps were thoroughly dcmoralized, We.
tAfmoment after cheering enthusiastically On the