Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-04-05

I COlonels were sxasperateo, ana Jointly
returned a profane reply to Gen. VIII.
liams, when he inquired if. they could
hold the line. "We've come back. faI
enough; we'll stay here and fght tifl the
internal regions freeze oger,n &C.. The
\ new line was made to conform to Robin.
1 sons and Hawley's advanced position
and Sleenm, decidedly COOL sat down
under q tree to await further develop.
ments. -., ...s,., "a.
tgxr Deposition Of the TroopG hsis
4 TIE line at two o'clock II. M when
all the troops were in position, was about
two miles long, the four divisions being
disposed as follows: Morgan's three
brigades on the right, then CoggswelPs
! brigade, Sd diyisien. 10th corps, CarliH'u
division, l4th corpa; next, Jackson's
division, 20th corps, with Wards division
on the, left. Kilpasrick's cavalry was
massed in the rear Of the left, guarding
I the paths which led our trains Five
batteries of artillery we're put in posi-
ton in the open field near Morris house
The Fise Grand ,Attempts.w ., eos
During the day the, enemy made Eve
I grand attempts to pierce this line at
\ different points. The first one of these,
attempts was directed against thai point
of the line held by iCoggsWeIps brigade,
and the left brigade of MorganA~-ths
incompatible second-commanded by
BrigadiSr General John g. Mitchell.
Hardee aaa IHoke led theicharge. . The
rebels came through Ahs woods gaIlanay
enough, with arms trailed, or at right
shoulder, firing but little as il determip-
ed to crush In our line BY mere weight
Of meat They were received With q fu-
rious FIRE ,abntp they bowed sheir' heads
and came. They penetrated between
Coggswell and Mitchell and sgotqto,the
rear Of MitchelPs brigade, but neither
gave way The fighting that took place
here was most terrific. Mitchell faced
his line where the enemy came I'M most
strength, and evidently had his men In
the form OF q parall9logram, fighting on
aIf SIDES. Coggswelrse men. lay ,ins the
could be SEEM The enemy passed
around Mitchell and struck oVandeveergs " q
and Fearpn's brigades in the rear, press
ing them SO hard Ihef 1hG boys in blue
were forced to jump over their breast
works. to fepel the assaults in their rear.
In one Of these assaults Coli Drnm-I
mOpdf l4lh Michigan, captured an ofisi
Ger who gave his pane 0 as Gen. Hoke
He was dismppntede his fne equipments
taken from him, and he was, Aent, to the
rear, in charge Of a squad of men. To
escape in the melee WAS cosflBarativelfG
Easy, and Hoke has not yet reported as
prisoner Of war Captured rebels say
Hardee and ataf we're at one time in the
rear of our lines. Haa 81 laes saa'.ao M
Nqrrotp Escape Of Gen, Morgan. M no.
While this promiscuous fighting was
going on General Morgan, who had been 1
consulting with JEFF. c. Davis, -started
for his division line, accompanied by
Colonel Met Clurg, Davis chief of staff.
They we're fred at half dozen times,
and only sheessded in reaching the d. /
vision by n rhnping through atle9st dial
vision of rebels But he found the line
where IL was first established. When
the Eight was overat Eight, rebel dgad |
were found on four sides Of Mitchell's
brigade, in the rear aud fFontof VsnderA
vser and Fearon, while they lay in win
rows before Coggswell.S Joe Johnston
was extremely nnfortuuste in striking
] this part Of the line. .dEI .aILIVaEE
sre Determination Of the Enemy.
The rebel Is fought witisspirit and JdsaI
terminatieI aR gfeFapRn. In fFont Of
sCoggswelfs I Bhgade their, line was re-
lieved three times, and fresh tfoops sent
in. Vigorous charges were made at
otherSpoints, but nowhere did 0urslinaJ /
waver Late Ia the afternoon their cav-sd
airy appeared on our entire left. in con-
siderable force, .threatening sonrmwagou
trains Dustans and Case, of Ward Eld
svisien, with one Of KiIpafricksss brigades,
bloekeduthe game, however, and sotioth1i
ing further was seen of rebel cavalry
during the Bentonxille a6g ght9i iaiTis
Easii slda,sst The Las. Charge jas a''" g
ssiasaEhs re6el Is, napsed for final effort |
emerged Efrpm "A \, woods in. front sofs
/ jackson and Carlin just as the sun went
DOWN They came Unto MrwMorriE
open fields silently, without that yel, I
nRixersally accounted part Or o. rebel
charge, and marched steadip on toward /
Robinson and the :fiveD batteries ~ They
wefe received withthe heaviest musket- !
rya Robinson and Selfridge, could lgiye.
them, at which many, of the gray mass \
|, nut up their hands deprecatingly, as /
have seem" "hummers" do while kghting
bees. a The exertions of their ohicefs,
-whe=were-reAlly active and truly brave,,d n
kbrougkt them on in, some kindiof order
past point where Hawley's (Jackson's
lett brigade) ooald=get FIRE on
them. This added to their. miserys yet
they stood IL Ibravely and came on Il
\ was q critical momens behind our line.
Slpcum stood motionless an d. speechlesA
near ahsT batteries, T intently watching
Rohinson 8 thin Hne = Williams looked
| on as confidently ssisRsr ia the tenaeitys
of the red-star diyisio1;,A JEFF G. Davis.
,pngnacious as at Chickamaaga, watched
the woods and listened for sounds from
Carlin ard Aorgani Kilpataek, who
Was D visitor, showed alloihisi splendid
teeth i'm q smile Of adniration at, the,
way these men afought,aiand slapped hisi
thighs esetatieally when the rebels swers
1 checked. ~ The IfSe batteries then open
/ ed at q distance less than seven kun.
dred yards, throwing canister and speri..
cal case into thesswayeringl mass of
-rebels,fhe-dischsrges being as rapid f0t
a time as theaa.sticka OF a. lever watehd
Smoke settled down over the guns ak il
| grew dark, and the ;fashes sAen through
Il seemed Ike Aasssady, banning fire;
and powder andilpeaehH blossoGis per-,
fumed the air. -sv-,s vaxAa.W
Capt Vinegar of the Buffalo battery,
who !" "dreva good bow" at Gettysburg
and Charlottesville, says he never wit.
messed such artillery ire The enemy
/ retired hastily and in confEsiouy and one
hour later not q shot vas heard along
the linz. Gen, Slcc6m ordered his tent.
| fy pitched near the Apet where, his headS
quarters had been. ,aid slept Quietly on
the ground the left wing haa xon.i q . ~. -, /
I lGea Sherman ,C5gcessfrdfss e in Z Joe
Johnst1ss 4 FFFqtk dsgs ,ubOa9