The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-31

charging the very gates Of hell Our
best Generals say that there is no other
such defensive position in the South
west At u o'clock, NJ, our troops have
nearly all passed through Buzzard
Roost Gap. At ], T. u, we strike tents,
ands6On tie "a corps 6 moving. We
pasaeathsousl. llalton sh0ut 81, ?. *.
and marched until 2 P. N, when We
halted for supper; subsequent to which
We resumed our march, and travelled
until midnight Our advances tp
with the Rebs rear We biTouacked by
the roadside.
,Sarudag .Bzy l4tb-0ur regiment
drew three dsys rstions the mofnine.
About $50 Georgia Militia prisoners
we're brought within our lines last night.
At 81 o'clock we marched toward Rome.
caunonading Is heard AZ aistance, and
at lIJ A. n. it Is brisk, away to our
right At u r. we halt, and our Brig
ade s deployed as skirmisherz, in front.
Heavy skirmishing Is heard away q ON
right-the Rebs are making an absti-
nate stand Att P. " our Brigade
(Hazen's) moved 10 tile right, and ct
about P. ". marched about miles
10 relieve the 22d Corps, which had
beenrbotI5 engagedu up to Up M Vow
cornssSths-iag of-w2r.A Tie 92dCorps
has fought hard and wen to-day, and
has won unfading laurels The 4th
C5rps must now go IN. stauley's d
vision is on the extreme left Of the line
and opposed to a terrific fire from the
enemy. Our Division is to the right Of
Stanley, and IS also coping with strong
numbers Hard fighting Is going on
ell along the line by artillery and mus.
kerry. The Rebs have the advantage
of ns IN artillery fire, having planted
their guns in prominent positions The
FIRE away TO OR right isslackening, and
the enemy is nassing his forces on Our
left and centre It is fearful interval.
Death and carnage Is ell around Our
left Is being hard pressed Reinforce
rnents are needed; but where ere they
70 come from without weakening our
liner Stanley is being cut to pieces, is
the cry. Our Division (Wood's) has its
hands full, and fight without iHteFrnis-
sion until dusk. HarE a gun-another,
and another, away 20 our left Can it
De that the Rebs have brought bat
terry TO bear on our already bleeding
lines9 And list volIeys OF brisk
musketry. Oh! the suspense is solved.
Simonson's 5tb Indiana Battery has
opened upon the willy enemy, and a por-
ton Of Hooker's veteran heroes have
arrived and are protecting il. whilst
they are pouring volley after volley OF
deathdealing missiles into the ranks Of
che enemy The tide Is turned in our
favor, thanks to the vigilance Of the re
nowned Hooker, and 70 the active part
played by that Battery which is excell-
ed by no other in this Department
Capt. Simonson's 9Th Indiana Battery.
The way it threw grape and canister
was fearful to "gray-bscksP 2S0of whom
fell beneath it and the fire Of Rockers
men of the Goth Corps. They were left
piled on the field, and Heaven only
knows how many more OF the enemy.s
killed and wounded were borne by
them from the field Of slaughter, during
the night. stanley's Division fought
like the heroes that they are, and
Woods Division was as equally brave
in maintaining their position. Our line
Of battle, was advanced to-day, as we
pushedfhe enemy stubbornly before US.
Our loss was almost as severe as that of
the enemy, but we took some prisoners.
Sunday hay l5M-Heavy firing of
cannon and musketry is heard 70 our
right The enemy has opened upon our
right fank, as usual The enemy open
ed the ball this morning. The remain
der OF Rockers Corps came around
from our right, and formed on our left
this morning 4 hard days battle is
anticipated The line Of battle is as
follws to-dsy:-The l4th Corps is on the
right Of the 4th Corps; the Goth on our
left; and the 23d Corps on the left Of
the 2Oth Corps Mcpherson is doing
good work away 70 the right of us, as.
is also Kilpatrick's Cavalry. Hooker's
men had hard fighting today They
charged line Of works, took il, and
we're subsequently repulsed. They
again charged, and retook the works;
when, by one Of their une1celled lead
srs, ckef-Gouves, they successfully
charged upon and captured Fort and
Battery. The Battalion composed of
the sth Kentucky and 9th Indiana,
under the superior command Of
Colonel w. ". Berry, were ordered to
charge upon the enemy's breastworks,
from rude line Of breastworks. They
did net hesitate, howeTeg, though t was
like rushing headlong into the vortex
Of death, the brave heroes being ex-
posed to q telling cross-fre from the
enemy's artillery and musketry. They
rushed msdly down the hill, through
an open space, firing as they advanced
but when about half way they. were
obliged 70 return, as their advance was
impeded by the bodies of their fallen /
comrades This was fearful, and, We
think, imprudent charge, but We do not |
wish TO censure any. one. Thedistance |
between US and the enemys works
could not have been over two hundred
yards when the charge was made. Eve
~ officer and every man present showed I
a courage unparalleled IN the history of
Mars II reminded us of the immortal
charge OF the gallant 600l and it win
be held no less in the memory of those
who participated in its movement In
this charge the 9Th Indiana alone lost
Il men in killed and wounded; but the /