New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-28
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PEELED to fall back Thru were we driver
almost completely out Of nd reeoEeT anu the ground
Finally when the fate OF oon GS 0o DAY hold T "a.
gnsd and oT ws sPPsTGt o w. Burns came
regiment into the action describe one
and confident and led by an ossT WHOM s a
and In whom they had confidence with he enemy In
INC upper edge h such force as to stsgp ments were
t the ODDS were too heavy Grahams res terrible
work they had been doing and we're 1neiIed
inls left Col. Burns unsupported and 90 YPergeT
per centage OF his command killed or wsN g0 y
ON tnS nslo Gen Graham mad now been wounds
second tline but still refused to leave the field NA
ms troops had all fallen back he turned to the
another direction These opened fire upon hini killing
ms morse lnder MIN wounded and weak he was unable
To DIV walk ana fol- into the Rebel hands prisoner
This repuse penetrated line leaving Cara Brigade
on the right unsupported either hauk and tire enemy
a. position to enhade their line By skful maneuver
their front changed and they wthstoOd the attack
winch now came upon them; with a degree OF hrmness
seldom witnessed IL was evident that we must form
line In the and Carr appealed 70 hod the
These Instructions he obeyed nObly contrasting every
inch OF ground with wonderful obstinacy But he could
RG6 SGy @ Es
In the meantime, the engagement was equally severe
Brigade on the left Of Graham was assaed with less
severity, but rendered efficient service IN reinforcing
Of the Excelsior received portion OF the attack on
ward on he extreme eI Dut Was less o.y hs,nployea
the line efecting the retrogsde movement IN fne
order Thus the line again perfected about midway
between its original position and that 10 which II had ad
vanced and reenorcements from other corps coming up
this line maintained and the advance OF
the checked. 1t was nearly o'clock In the even
ing and while the new line was forming that Gen;
sices struck by the shot that left him mutilated
He was at point about midway OF the new line.
and had sent off all his staff. excepting Capt Randolph
Chief Of Artillery In various directions with orders and
Instructions when solid shot struck his below the
joint shattering trightfully aud rendering am
putatiOn necessary.
All these incidents, positions and points Of interest
have to-day been Designated and marked and will be
preserved for future generations. AS said In last,
the operations OF this gathering cannot determine the
controversy between Gems Meade and Sickles but the
positions taken and circumstances OF the battle deve
oped have served TO win many influential aud intelligent
advocates to the standard OF the wounded hero Of the
fight 1t ia conceded by all that the position taken
proper to protect the whole line from An enhladng
attack and desperate fight that ensued resulted
IN Gripping the enemy so severely as TO IendeI tne
defeat certain Had the line been more promptly
reinforced could undoubtedly have been held through
though held TO the close OF the engagement
IL received absorbed blow intended 20 fall directly
upon flank. and which, so falling, would have de-
sroycd position and compelled the retreat OF the en-
tire