New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-02

mounted and depluy,d 4, q DFUni ~ Up =" nv ~
port of tho 4th Michigan, swelling the NUMBER VINO
vers engaged in fearing np the track to 10" men;
Before their line was fairly FORMED Whos hcitl
Infantry Brigade which was iyit ~ anpusn W" ~
no slirnshes out, poured into me t,hAs ., W
working pary terrific voncy' anu , ~ aver tho
that made The forests ing. rushed Madl! o'ei Wv
track burners, killing. wouudirg md taxing pr.
on-rs nearly the entire detacnmrnt, wno iousn'
brsvely until their arms were VIZ s'ed Ho'p S''"
TER EgrEIs EEPULslp
Longs bdrnde .as imins aistsy ,na,su ,,ntly
lery placed in position, and tho iches were 1,ich
repulsed, with severe loss from The enect OF 'a'
grape, canister end bullets.
OUR PORCH SURROUNDED.
Scarcely had the ruar Of arEilIer! end the SNIP
musket's crack died away, Ms the Eebcl infantry
fell back. broken and dcmorazcd ~lsn anew
danger presented itself. With wild yells vfoie
division of Rebel cavalry tJackson'a),, i've uou-
ssnd strong, composed of Armstrong;. Ferguson,s
and Ross's brigades, were seen h'iig uown w 'ne
keen run accompanied nv ten pieces OF artillery.
A TIERCR ATTACK IN THR REAR.
Ere Kilpairick had time ~ learn what was coming
SPIRITED attack made upon the rear, ana Sh.is
came tearing across tiic bcdf, sDd BURSTING over
our columns Klpa,k, ken eye soon s"'.p
Withdrawn and hastily formed on tae rgit tor
South Of tho road in line Of rcemenfni COLUMN.
Tho 7th Pennsylvania. Major Jennings, On the
night. 9Th Michigan, MAJOR West, on the center,
and The lth United states, Captain Mclstyre, on
the ler. Longs Brigade WIS formed IN the rvnr 81
the first The 3rl Division was ordered To fo'r IN
the sane manner % Tie lett Of the road, and to
charge simultaneously with &inty's but IT 10 said,
for Sonic reason, f.ilcd IN 60 80.
A BLOODY eABEa CHARGE BY hIHTBR.
Willie the various regiments we've being uaDeny.
cred into position 20 meet tie Onslaught Of me
Rebels who were sweering down upon them, Tie
men had time 10 comprehend the danger that eur-
ioupded heIn-Rebels 70 Nh. nght oi them, kebeis
TO the I.ft of tbeln-Reels IN the rear Of them.
Rebels in the front Of then'-surronnded tnere was
no salvation but ~ Gu, their va! or' Visions 81
Libby Prison and s,srsstisD q across I-'f
VISION end they a. - ne de- ILplc, e., y
noi be avoided P.as hin.seifn; 80 head Of lis
brigade the gallant ara s~"rl"-s M.,s lew HIS So
Der ard his vote. runp out cieas air>75u' "Aucn-
ton colnmn-forwart trot. reg 'te oy ne ce2-
Ter regiment march-gpllop-rt aid aS"!
the brigade went with 80. tGaI echo G~ay scf'A'
the valleys.
The around from which tnc start . made, and
over which they charged, planut IN OF about
two square miles, thieky strewn ~i'n patches o'
woods deep water cuts, FENCES, dltchcr ana moIu''
e. A. the word, away went The bold dragons, Al
the height Of their speed. Fences were Jumped
bitches we're no impeachment. TIE nttl- 81 tno sa-
beers mingled with that of the mess-ketlrs ana ny
ing pans that jiLged Al tho SIDES OF the PACK mule
brigade, whicl, were madiy pushed FORWARD 0! .ns
frightened da1 kes who straddlsd thcin. Charging
for their lives, and yelling like dcYils Mnty ana
his troopers encountered the Rebels behind hs-ii-
ly erected barricade OF Fails. Pressing ther ruwcs
deep into their horses TANKS, aud rarng their &c
bert u,nft on on on and nearer n the he'd.
oils they plunged The .efror-stricsen enemy co''lsi
not withstand tho thundrrous wave OF mon and
horse that Threatened 10 eng,H thrfn. ih'y
broke and run, Just as Miniy aoc BIS Troopers
vor, urginp their horses fOr the decisive blow. !
In an Instant Nil WAS confusion. fne yells Of
the horsenen were d'ownrt completely IN
the clashing Of steel and the gToans OF Int dying
On urrssed Minty In pursuit. us men hnrIssVt
ing right and left and cuttng down every thing IN
L. ILL - Vgre snen FtI
and pitch hea1ong TO tie earth, while their fight
encf sioels rushed pei.-mell over then bodits
MANY Of the Rebels DEL Tended themselves with al
most suycrhumsL strength, YET IL Was oil N vain
The charge OF Federal steel WAS irresistible. Ice
heads and linbs Of some oil tie Rebels were actually
severed from the b0dies--thc head Of the ndeff.
inc or one sdo Of the Lorse tic licless ffupt upor
tho other.
rHR spIyIpUAL INSTANCES 81 nrRoisM
were many. Hardly man ',.rehcd. and when the
brigade came out more can half tae sabcrs were
stained with HUME. uocd. Among the cares OF
daring vouehed scr arc the following.
An OEo-.ny pf Major Jennini.s', samuel Walters
Com r>ny +, 9TH Pennsylvania, rode npoD Eebei
! c,-ca.ryUan who throw up lis baud Ia guard the
blow. The sabre calno down, s,verng tie hand
from the ar:n Another blow follow ed quickly al.
ter upon the neck and the Rebel rolled out oil
his satide, the head Only elinsing 10 ,hv bod; by
thin fiser. Private Douglas aud Crpiuib Mclntire,
of tho lth United States charged tiuo ly tide. kill
Cd four or five With the sabcr. captured Cspfain
and Lieutenant and thirteen men, Who were turned
orer 10 Douglas by the Captain alo rushed iorwafi
into tho fray. After the ohaIse MAS over Douglas
rode up 10 Colonel Minty, sluted hiin, turned over
his fifteen prisoners and remarked, Here, Colonel,
are fifteen Johnnies, the trophies OF Captain hcl1-
tire and Private Douglas, Alb Regulars.
IL ves ell admit one of the tncst charges of me
war Fully one hundred men fell under tho Keen
sabers Of Minty's bngrde. Tho praises OF hinty
and his command are upon every tonene. Tbs stb
United States, AIN Michigan, lot, n and An Ohio
RegiEsonts charged over Rebel battery Of three
guns on the left Of the road but no sooner had our
men pussed than the Rebels again seized the cam
non ard, reversing them, poured grape ara cainis'
! ter into the charging columns. General hilpatrlck
seeirc this with his staff and Others about thirty
| IN MI, moved forward 20 capture the guns; bht
fou-d a high st.ked and ridered fence between him
and the battery. Seeing the predi canent In which
the General wss private William Haley, Co L, 9th
Michigan al orderly to Colonel Ainty, cooiy RODE
I'D 20 The fence dismounted IN the face OF sever"
fye tore down the fence remounted, rode up IN me
battery, shot the captain, took POSSESSION OF the
borso and arms and rode out. lie war immediately
| followed by party Of men Who captured me pat
t.ry and spik. d the guns. In 4c charge Minty .
brigade ceptsred three stands Of eoors-tho Atm
United States taking two, and Che 4th Michigan
sle-
Longs brigade, being In the gear were noc able
70 rarticiplte generally In the charge; but they
Taught when they bad IN opportunity like Spartans
Tho General, who learned of his promotion ell his
rstnrn, VIA, 4 regret to say, wounded severely IN
the leg and arm while CALAMITY leading the brigade
! Col Minty, Whose soidiery form was conspicuous
in the charge, urging The men TO follow hllp, had
is horse shot nnder him; an orderly was shot ny MS
edo, and AIS Inspector, Capt. Thompson, captured:
Cen. Fitzpatrick is loud ia bis praise of Long ana
| Nipty end the rameess nerves who fought BY taen.
| THB RETURN.
| 70 tba " oh.,l cad aud ndedkDu the field