Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-07-18

| manner the Ninth Corps tOokBpa p0stiOnt
| on the 23d at Santa Lucia and the Seventh !
! corps at 8lassimo. These two corps were /
| to guard their positions dnrmg theInight, !
although the'Seventh Corps had made DUR |
| ing the day, under oppressive heat, n ia
tiguing march from San BonaiaGeio 20 Mas !
simO. On tthe morning of theo2lth,Iat 81
| o'clock he Ninth Corps advanced insarI
straightline upon Somna Campagna. Thed
| Seventh Corps, intended to aetas a reserve,
was directed toward Soma. The Fifth Corps
| was ordered to occupy at an early hour
| San Giorgi, in Saiice at the same time
| maintaining itself at Soma untilthe ARRIVAL
| of the seventh Corps, while the infantry
| divisiOnwas6o occupy Casteinuovo, sflighb
| squadroDs were taken from the cavalry
| regiments forming part Of the different
| corps d'dr9nee,t to reinforce. under the orders
| of Col. Beyanovics the Pultz brigade, 4
which was destined TO advance on the 24th
| of June upon tho left wing of the Ninth
| GVTps coward C5sblzza, in order to cover
\ the left flank of the army. The enemy,d
/ who during the night of the 23d, had occr-
! pied Villafranca,, ,Custozza, Monte Mamaor,I 4
and Monte Vento, and had pushed forward
| his left wing to CastelnHOYo, must have ac-
| quired knowledge of the sortle of our
army from Verona, for already at day
| break his advanced posts in considerable
| the line of San Rocco de PallezzuOlo, Fen
| ile, OOrte, and Oliosiai This llatter
point especially was occupied in fdrce.
| Toe successive appearance of heavy
columns upon the Monte VentOg
| Monte Mamaur, Monte GodiO, &G., i
as well as the array of masses of cavalry
and infantry near Vitlafranca and to the,
| south of Somma Campsgna, proved to-
me that the enemy, being aware that
| he was in face of the entire Aus-j
| triang army Of operations, had recalled
all3his columns which had been directed
| toward the east About7 O'Clock in the
morning violent fire Of artillery was
opened, while the reserve division on the
| right wing near Alzarea, the Filth Corps to-
the east OF San Georgia in Salice, and the
| Ninth Corps at Som ma Campagna and Zsr-,
bara entered into action. Our artillery fire, d
keptup with sang fr0id was admirable in
its precision, aud produced q great effect,
although the enemy brought into line sue
| cessiyely a superior number OF guns. L
gave orders to the Ninth CorpstO maintain
itself under any circumstances at Somma
| Campagna and upon the heights OF Casa
del sole, and il itcould be edone TO push for
ward vigOrouslyby StaffallO toward Gus
tOzza. The void between the Ninth aud the
| Fifth Corps was filled up by Gen. Scldier's
Brigade of the Seventh Corps. The Fifth
| Corps and the reserve division were ordered
to advance--the first by San Rocco di Pal-
lezzuOlo, the latter toward Oliosi.. These
troops acquitted themselves of their task
most brilliantly. The Piret Brigade of the
| Fitch Corps, and the infantry division of
the reserves, carried the village of UliOsi,
in flames from the fire of our artillery, not
withstanding the furious resistance OF the
enemy and the murderOus fire of several
batteries established upon Monte VentO.
The two other brigades of the Fifth Corps,
under Gen. Moring and Col, Bauer, carried
the farms OfcCOrte aud San Rocco di Pal
lezzuolo. The Scudier Brigade of the. Sew
enth Corps advanced, after an incessant and
obstinate contest from Zerbara TO, Monte
Godio Finally, the Toply Brigade, and
later the Welstersheim Brigade, ofsthe
same corps dGrmee, were brought into line
to take part with overwhelming a ardorsin
the sanguinary conflicts which took place,
for the possession of Monte GodiO. Be
tween one and three I'M the afternoon o
brigade of the Fifth Corps cars ed Jthe.
| Monte VenGo. The two Others, after a
most obstinate struggle. obtained possess
sion of Santa Lucia and of Monte Ma
maor. The reserve division had arrived
during the time at SalionzO, and pushed on
toward Valeggio. spite of all the efforts
of the Ninth and the seventh Corps they
had not succeeded,up to 3O'cloek i'll the. at
ternoon intaling ngCustoZza. Ithen granted
to our troops exhausted by the burning
heat and their continued eYertions,i
nomentary rest, and | afterwards gave
4 orders thatthe ISeventh.GOTpS d drnee rain-
forced by brigade of the Fifth Corps,
should make fiual attempt to carry GUS
tozza, which was defended by the enemy
with Obstipaey and with much bravery.
But before even my order had reached it,
the Seventh Corps, effectively supported by
a well-sustained fire from the guns, of the,
Ninth Corps, placed at Casa del Sole, had
obtained possession of Monte Arabita and
of Belyedore. There then remained but
the difficult tasklot taking Cust0zzaJ and
Monte Tore, at the same tlmeresisLing the
continual and violent attacks of the ehemy
against the Ninth Corps at SOmma Cam,
| pagHaaud at Casa del Sole. % The enemy,
headed by the Princes Humbert and ANA
I deus, endeav0red with their troops d'eljte to
/ advance to Staffalo, and to hold CustoZza;
but the Ninth Corps repulsed vigorously
every attack, and finally, toward 7o'cloek
in the evening, the Seventh Corps, suppOrt-
ed by the brigade of the Filth Corps, sue
ceeded in taking possession of Custozza,
The reserve cavalry, nader Col.y Pultz,
with the eight squadrons of Col Beysn-
OWES, bad been engaged with varying rspc-
cess in series of cOmbats from o'clock,
\ in the morning until nightfall. This valiant
body, which performed prodigies of valOr
! and devotedness underits excellent leaders
experienced, chiefly from the impetuositY
of its. attacks, considerable losses. Upon
the approach of night the, two cavalry
brigadesI We're drawn idback behind
| DoSsabuones 10 Still at 20 O'Clock 1.-The
Y FIRE of artillery was heard in,,the
I direction of the Ninth aCorpsil and