The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-01-05

kE,obhN feach elevation decorated with pines,
Htk3l sand &iOof, lie sentiaels upon the
'oitcr wall, Or bald upon the peak; clusters
az ccdars grow upon the sidss); hedges, tun-
hele. bouiders. red clay anu did poor land,
occupied by secesh, abolish, Diggers. oct,,
with colors mixed up. '.lika
snEs and aasses in cup" These are enter,
Aaic;nx. bot the fact that from every elsva.
sirn sssS,,okipg q tunnel-mouth, a treetIe.
bridt Sc an afsh, looms mp the comfortable
hewad kg quarters of ye Africans in blue,
:simnzM wish red, is-is NICE. Not white
ssidier on duty in these haSens of rest, but
the gallant African backs in the sun upon
the moco.sin eide. when sun there is. and
when fisspe amt, bakes his shinbones by the
blasting log FIRE of his house against which
wind and Net may beat in vain tor entrance;
or stirreewithn by trs memories OF old seiz
es his gan and goee upon the soar path in
quest os- de 'eeeo pedss ciaa2atus, ..driyes
dull care away, n--eats, xrinks, sleeps, fat
teus, asd--thirks of ye whits trash and their
trials. I have said in my seul II will write
q book"
Arriving in Nashville, and not being in a
spiiiag condition for fight. l secured a pass,
and went forth ITO see." I shall dispense
with the fulsome aattery and fanfaronade
which, with no distincs information of ev-
en.s. gives gil the glory TO political mounte-
banks lie ssraps. or divides il with the corps
d'Afrique, neither Of which, perhaps, deserve
favorable Observation-Disclosures, commissar
les, suffers and harpies; appropriate the SOL
diers' moaey. which. through fawning sycoph
ants, called correspondents. unworthy wear.
ers Of straps and negroes are enabled 10 di-
vide his hiooa-hcaghssg lary between them. -
am led TO these remarks by the reports
which have appeared in the Nashville press.
1t is the opinion of every sensible man here
that the entire damphool family are engaged
as reporters for these organs of shoddy. One,
after crushing out a few Ohio and Indiana
regiments at Franklin, throws himself and
Stanley upon the legions Of Hood, and by
desperate bravery, the two held the foe at
bay. This writing indicates nothing more
or less.
For days troops have been pouring in by
regiments. brigades, divisions, on transports,
horse, foot and rail, and the number here
when the fight opened (of fedorals) was not
q man short of lbs 900.
Thursday, the 18th inst, opened with
drizze fog aud mud. About 9 o'clock the
fog lifted and the moving masses in blue COW
cred the hills and the valleys, brigades
moved across the plain, thousands of horse
men swept across the feds, and artillerists
tugged to the front. Smiths corps moved
QOWh INC Suh UcH'ts.@s "" tHc cuohHy
and drew up near a rebel Tort by the river
which was already being shelled by the gun
boats, and after is had been nearly demoiish-
ed by the gunboats several charges were
made by our dismounted cavalry, but they
were each time repulsed. Smiths corps ad-
vanced oblquely from the river, feeling for
the rebel forts These were found TO consist
of series of detached Notifications near the
Hillsboro Pike. About three o'clock the bat
teries of the 10Th corps opened upon these
rebel redoubts, which replied, and there was
great noise. the principal effective can-
nonnading OF the rebels proceeded from these
iorts on elevations near the Hillsboro Pike,
supported, it is said, by troops from Lee
and Stewards corps, while WalthalPs and
Johnston's divisions were posted behind stone
fences near the pike, facing north. rs our
own line had swung around from west to
south. The rebel guns upon the hill nearest
our line being silenced, McArthur's division
moved upon the ght and Hatchs (dismoul.
ted upon the left 1t was but the work of a
moment to take the hill,-a rush, a fash and
the rebs went Keeling from their position,
leaving in possession of our dismounted men
4 guns and l0C prisoners. The guns were
turned upon the rebs. In Hatch's division ID
BurgL's cavalry, which was the first TO enter
the rebel works. Serg't John Hartman
pfaDteu t1t udR Vi buc Jtu upUu tue rcDci
Publications, in doing which he was danger
ously wounded in the groin. McArthur's
division stormed the second hill, and turned
| its cannon upon the foe. Combining, Nc
Arthtr's Hatch's and Cox's divisions pushed
for the third eminence and took it. Pushing
on they came upon the rebs posted behind
the fences, threw them into utter confusion
shelled them like sheep, end took many pris-
oners--one whole brigade
On the second day the fighting became genera
along the whole lins The rebs had with drawn
both wings from the river, ana made formida
bic force in the CENTER where they had four lines
works, but unfortunately our generals bad moi
| given them time to finish them up as intended
| Oar men, in order to reach the advanced line Of
| the enemy, had to ascend hill, from which the
| underground had all been removed. This they
| done in the face of shot, she'll cannon and mus
| kerry. Yon could have walked upon blue for
| But we carried the works. The rebels still had
strong position, the strongest in fac f any, bet
| ter and more numerously manned. This was alst
| upon eminence,-(all are The out groupings o.
| the Cumberland mounrains). Our men started al
| the hill. The rebels held their fire for while
| and then shot them in the heads like beeves, fron
the rife pits the whole hill blazed with fire, our
men fell, faitered recovered and pressed on
How men stood and lived in such a fire is beyont
| my comprehension. But they pressed on, unit
| the left gave way, which consisted of Thomp
sons and Mergans brigades of colored troops
| supported by Grosvenor's. They fed pell-mel
and of course the whole line fell back to the pc
| s;tion where they started twice, but the thirt
time the hill ours. That's al. Ali -woult
| to God the mourners at home could so fippantl!
draw a veil over this carnage those do whose
business it is to keep tally lists of the dead Th'
! total wounded is given at !, I'll white 33l color
ed with a list of killed of 400. This may be true
and it may also be true that it empty over
! coats which covered the field. man of ordin
airy reflection can see that field of misery anI
death casting shadows on to iuturity; little fee
/ Mating nncnynred through frnst and snnx it'll