The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-30
ployed couple Of brigades- Buslls and Hobast'sso



drive them away.
TIE REBErs REFUSE 10 Bs DRIVEN.
The brigades advanced briskly engaged the enemy,
and discovered from their heavy hre both musery and
artillery that the rebels not to be dislodged
easily. Generals slocum and JEFF. Davis went down
into tho swamp 70 examine tho thing and confer with
Carin. An hour later Morgan's (Second) division Four
teenth CORPS had got into position the right Of the
road and preparing TO assist The report began TO
prevail that the left wing had met 'obstaclo, and
further preparations made to remove It The
mys cannon, from position somewhere on the left Of
line sent Shells spherical and canister into the
woods where slocum, Je. G. Davis and Morgan were
posing overheard several soldiers remark that 'that
rebel cavalry won't drive worth damn"
m NORRIS FARM.
NJ Morris, whose farm was overrun by Union troops
that morning, owned but little cleared land His house.
built OF logs situated In nifty oornneld which
slopes gently TO the swampy pine woods through which
the Goldsboro road He lives three miles from Ben
louisville and twelve from COx's bridge over the Neusa
rhree-quarten Of . milo beyond Mr.. Norris where the
Goldsboro road turns TO the right lives his neghbo Mr.
Willis Coe Near Mr. Coles house. running through his
cleared folds and into his pine woods facing and
covering the forks Of the road at Averasbo the rebel
Limo found. Their right proteotsd by MIL
creek. their centre and Left by the swamps which scpa
rated Morris and Cole Their limo something like
segment Of circle, though irregular ashioned on the
scoop net prnopis The object Of which will DO seen
MOCUM GETS uNKAsY.
Morgan's troops had been lighting an hour Or more
began 70 come back nom ne ss in squads, when Con
6locum began 70 show little uneasncss at the strength
&C sa sss e behind
good carhwors and Morgan reported strechod
far beyond his right The struggle for ths Go,dsboso
Twentieth corpe pat line the lett Of the road
an oass /. was needsdr san otccrs were SAINT back
division Opt Hosesy the last one Of sevssa sent with
the ams message mst the old warrior couple Of miles
back Ward aughingy motioned him away, a II he al
ready knew The message by heart urged his horse into
brisker walk and tho sweating o. the Third division
pricksd up 10 keep IN sight Of their general
Of an enemy's guns They arrived st Morris house Al
o'clock and Slocums available force-four divisions
q NV = on The ae % ~ and Csse S S
Coggswells put In tho Fourteenth corps' Lac be-
oarIin and Morgan, tho susgsssoo OF JoG
oARixx vrus ron A Flank.
When the troops were disposed satisfactorily for ~
tack defence General Carn took Dues brigade OF his
division and moved OF through the woods moro than
mile 70 the front and left In search OF the enemys
right flank He found the enemy, but he did
ment resulted dsastcrouely for Buell's brigade
The rebels lef their works and came down Buell. in
column Of Joe Johnstons army consisting Of three divi
SONS massed burst forth upon Buell. as he appeared In
'front.' OF them HIS brigade was overpowered ana forced
back through the swamp in rome disorder. General
Buell. had two horses killed under him while endeavor-
Ing 70 rally his Tho Of rebels moved ire
sstiby on enveoping three guns OF Sackhouse's Nine
tenth Indiana battery pressed Hobas brigade and Rob-
insons brigade out Of the woods into the open asld
mile Of ground four hundred prisoners and three guns
by this vigorous assault
The general hospital Of the Fourteenth corps had been
established ut Morris HOUSE. and the had been
hard ct work for three hours Pale and bloody lay
ings OF tho place In the woods opposite the wagons OF
the two corps had been parked The road the garden
mules, negroes and "bummcrsp their lank, lean
horses When Carlins men came out Of the woods be-
fore tho rebels and reached the open hed they took
breath and began q hre again. Bullets from the enemy
began TO patcr against the logs Of Morris house. shells
and solid shot plunged into the ground alarm
ingy near the wagon train Surgeon Daniels
Medical Director Of the Fourteenth corps commenced
move his hospital at Wounded and fainting men
made last desperate effort 60, up and struggled Oh IN
and pack mules rushed against each other In mad
for 1.-THE rear and safety WAGONS hopelessy stalled in
vus attendant upon the bursting OF shells just behind
them and ina short time the cleared land and woods
within mic q Morris house were pcopcd only by men
with guns Ia their hands
oNERaL srrcum FORMS NEW LINE
General slocum, who with General Davis, had been
driven out of the swamp BY the rebel advance, estab
Iislsd headquarters Norris housc, and made ncw
disposition OF his troops about twenty i've yards In front
or hun General Rybineons brigade lad checked tho id.
vance Of the enemy after couple Of rctrograde
,ns. Robinson colonels exasIerated and Jointly
returned profane reply 10 General Williams, when ne
inquired II they could bold that Inc We've come
back far enough we'll STAY here and fight I'll tho in
feTal regions freeze over nc The line made
to conform 10 RobnsonB anil Hawey's advanced post.
tion, aud slocum, decidedly cool down under
10 await further developments
DNrU irfoN OF Tnr TROOPS
Tho Zine al two O'Clock r. d., when NIL the troops
In position, was about two miles long, tho four
divisions being disposed follows' Mofgalfs three
brigndes the right thcn Coygs9ell's brga,c, Third
divis Twentieth corps; Cnrns division Fourteenth
corps; next Jacksons division, Twentieth ,orps, with
war,s division on the left. Kiipatrck's cavalry
masscd in tho rear Of tho In guarding the paths winch
led 10 trains Five batteries Of artillery put la
position In the open field near Morris house.
ATrnrrs
During the day the enemy made ayo grand attempts
10 this limo at different points The nsst one uf
cbcsc attempts was directed against that point OF The
no held by Ioggswcs brigade AMI the LIT brigade ~
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