The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-01
slriIle &Bluioll.
CEY. GbAtT ASH fEE BaTuE CT
4I9sI D. BINS.



LHtz >-a- IN tne June LUuDcr @
sHe. dotted S a--s Service. Magazine,
fluid "A ia. sketch OF Lieut. Genera
l. S Ga.t i1 which 1 See you sGs
likely Go perp-iuafc aa error, WHICH
a.u G.au. i4aE not a@slu Of sui1eleui
importance I3 .caI.c- 10 Geu. buelt
be, able and gallant conduct }oO
attribute fla 1aC5 that the G4s4s-el
OF A.rl al Patsb4rg Landing, Wa
retrieved aud mode tae victory q the
following day. As General Taylor II
said iu a.s latter days 20 have doubted
Eq.ataar ho w.s at1Gs battle Of Buaua
VIA ~ I'D, on ecaouas Of the many
d. u-s laNIug trans pred there, accoc
airE 10 tue historian, which ne oid
E3a see, I'D / begin 20 doubt whether !
aEs al the Dattlroi P.JtA5uTg Landing
o. r.d.n o-s r.puC4 Bu, / was al
the battles Of April and :, 1862, Gen.
Grant visited nay dlvIs on IN person
about ID A. n, when the battle ragged
the harcesr was then on he right.
after some general conversation, he re-
married. hat ] was doing right IN stub
'.or1iy opposing the progress Of toe
enemy; and, ia answer 10 my inquiry
as 10 cartI.d zee, told me he had autic-
i9atrd their want end given orders ac-
CCTlIag.y, Lo theu SAID his presence
was more needed over at the left -
About : P e. on the 9Th, the enemy
slackened hIs attack on me, and about
P 81 | deliberately made a new
line behind McArthur's drill field plac-
IoE batteries on chosen ground, repell-
4 j
the cautious approach Of the enemy's
infantry, that never dislodged me
there Iselected that line IN advance
Of q bridge across Snake Creek, by
which we mad al day been expecting
the approach Of Lew Wallace's division
from CrUmps Landing ABOUT P D.,
b. fore the sJH sea Gen. Grant came
again 10 lae, and after hearing my re-
port ct matters, explained TO me the
situation cf affairs on the left, which
were not IS favorable Sui the enemy
had failed to reach the landing Of the
boats We agreed that the enemy had
expended tie furCre OF his attack, and
we estimated our loss, and approximate
cd our then strength, including Lew
Wallace. fresh division, expected each
minute; Il then ordered me 10 get
ail things ready, and At daylight the
next cay 10 assume the otiensiye-
Thatwas before General Buel had ar
-sves 5ut he was known 10 be near ct
hand Cen BurTs frooDs too,y no O..
geasisf part IN the frat dav's fight and
Grsnf's'ar,nv tbougb collected tooatb-
er hastily. Green as militia. some reri-
meuts arriving without cartridges even
and nearly al hearing the direct sound
OF bat.I. f8r the first time. had succsgs-
fully w:.aaoed aaa reDeIled the first
DAYS terrific onset Of = superior enc.
M. we'll commanded and well hand.
loa. / know had orders from Cen
Grant 90 assume tho offensive before
I.aa- Cen Easl Was on tho west side
al taa Tenn .esao I tbiul, Gen B1el
e.. Fav. and others Of Gen Buel's
qr.g r.rs f7r, - rr....a Z gy7s abo,,t SIM
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