The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-06-11

their muskets. and the enemy's bullets no
 sooner struck among them than they fcil
 back in panic that carried their officers
 with them. Where the batteries were
 posted is now field of oats. As the croad surged back Terrill rode to and fro. com manding and pleading. and Hst beside a tree. since dead and chopped down. he fell morally wounded. This completed
 the panic. and most of the division rushed pell-mell for the rear hardly man taking
 his gun with him. Then was seen tbraye sight. Starkweathers brigade was
 m reserve Ii moved up in gallant style.
 opened ranks to le, the frightened recruits
 pass through. and then steadily advanced
 to the walls and rid pits drove the con-
 fcderates out. and planted themselves there to stay. McCook's left had been
 fairly turned but ,his one brigade stood ] m the way. \ whole division was hurled
 agains, i, time after time. but II clung to
 the walls and maintained such firccc
 and rapid fire of muskctry. that Buell. sup
 posed McCook's whole division was hoily engaged For an hour and a half this
 gallant brigade repulsed every assault made. bu, then had to fall back to shorter l inc ,n prevent aars movement.
 l 4 confederate colonel who wrote a news paper accoun, of that battle said of Stark wcaihcr's brigade:
 We had McCook's Jeff fairly beaten and one whole division on the run. when single brigade planted itself across our advance Such nerve and gallan;ry will seldom be witnessed again. myself was m four of the charges against their posi- ton. and twice thought NC should swarm right over them. but each time we were driven back by their eool and terrible fire. leaving the ground covered with our dead and wounded. Hardee ravcd and siormed. and charge after charge was made. but ,he blue-coa,s could mol be driven. When they finally shortened the line they moved back under fire in a manner 10 reflect crec- !, on the best troops Napoleon ever com assiiisssisss-.=r==~--.s..-.-..--
 Rousseau occipicd i 7fdgS 'T7.fS-sF crowned with trees and partly under cul- tivai:on. crossed bv two highways and of fcring shelter for his infantry and good positions for his batteries In his front was Crazv Creek. half hidden with will lows. and its banks forming splendid brcast-works. Beyond were fences. walls and f'elds Where Anderson formed hts line of battle twenty wears ago the corn grows rank and the wheat stands high. Where Rousseau pushed forward the brigades of I.ytle and Harris ,o hold skirt of woods the Nav brcczes rustled the rpcning oats as I looked down from the spo, where Sioan's battery was stationed. There were may raw regiments in Andcr- 4 .k being totally undrilled. and only three reg imcnts having been in any previous en- gagemeni. Regiments were masscd for the attack under artiilery fire. and as she bugle sounded it's notes the entire diyIs- ion m wed forward
 The two federal brigades were firmly rooted and not a muskc, cracked until the confederate lines were within pistol shet. Then rush was made but il was met by such fire that the men were appalled,. Held ,o their work bv. ,he officers. many of them fired in the air. while other com panvs in some cases charged hayoncts at each other Tn the smoke. Some of the veteran regiments. however. displayed the greatest gallanirv. charging square ID to the federal position. and fighting on either side of the walls and fences. twas ter rife fight for fifteen minutes. and when the conscderates retired the ground from hill to creek was thiceiv strcwn with vie tins. In q few minutes the gray lines were reformed for another advance this time resolved not to be halted. Without stop ping to fire: they swung up the slope with yclls and cheers. The weight was over powering; the federals fell back to the main line
 The oonfedcrates were pushing on when another federal brigade hurried down. and every piece of artillery which could be brought up was soon in position and using grape and canister. Anderson also brought forward his guns. and for half an hour there was desperate struggle. Bragg said in after years that the fighting a, this one point between two divisions was iierccr than any portion of the battle of Chieka- mauga. where an entire corps was en- gagged When fourth federal brigade had been advanced. the confederates in their turn had to give ground. They were followed up briskv until Rousseau's line rested where the fight opened.
 When the Fifth Wisconsin bat,cry came into action ono of the guns threw solid shot which struck soldier full in the breast. crushing him to pulp. His mus ket flew to the rear. whirling savagcly through the air. and ii crushed the skull of one soldier and badly injured another The sho, dehectcd to the Jeff after striking the first man. and 1t then mashed lieu tenants hip, broke the leg of private be hind him. and rolled along the ground and crushed the head of wounded man. 4 shell fired by Sloan's battery struck a stone weighing fifty pounds. and while the shell failed to explode the fragments of stone killed and wounded several men. l Confederate shell. which fell among
 Jackson's men. aligh,ed in a little creek al which scores of men were filling their canteens. IL came down in a group of ten or twelve men. and plunged into the very spot where oan,een had just been filled. While the shell did not explode. its fall splashed water over fifty men. An eN-Confederate captain. now living in Alt lanta. who los, his arm in that battle. had button cut from his breast by grape shot. his scabbard struck bv bullet. and