Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-08-02
TENNESSEE. SATURDAY. AUGia 1884

in line of battle near the spring before
mentioned.
The enemy's advance having been
checked by the Texas cavalry, formed
line of battle in double columns about
eight hundred yards from the west
bank OF the Chaplain on the east side of
a hill. Folks corps appeared before
the bluff. At the top of the bluff the
men were given moment to rest and
the word forward" was given, The
men obeyed with a yell. For six hun
dred yards the ground was irregular,
with stone fences running in different
directions. At this distance from the
bluff and two hundred yards from the
enemy, there was a slight trough.shaped
depression in the ground, running par
allel with the enemies lines. AS the
18th approached the lowest point of
this depression the enemy opened a
murderous fire upon them with mus
kerry and artillery from right, left and
front. The ranks of the 18th were
mown down at fearful rate. The
9Th Tennessee regiment also suffered
severely. The ranks closed up and
the brigade pressed onward ia the
charge. Col. Savage was in the lead
of his regiment and directed its moves
ments as calmly as if it had been aregi-
mental drill. AS the 9Th and 10Th
moved up the hill the fight grew more
and more desperate. Heavy charges
of grape and canister were hurled into
the ranks from the front and on the
TANKS. Stewards brigade now came
up and formed on the left of Donelson's,
by which support the 9Th was partially
relieved of the severe cross fire upon
their left wing.
Buell. was still bearing to his left,
and heavy force was now massed in
front and on the right of the 10th Ten
nessee regiment. The enemy now bent
his lines around the right flank of the
10Th Tennessee, near an old log hut,
and poured into its ranks an enflading
fire of artillery and musketry. The
regiment held its ground for half an
hour, when Maney's brigade formed on
its right and attacked the fanking
party of the enemy. Gen. Nancy sue
ceeded in turning the enemy's line on
the right of the 18th. This opened
the way for artillery, which was hur-
lied to the scene and planted at the
point of the angle. The battle on the
Confederate right now ragged with fury
and the slaughter was terrible. The
enemy finally yielded this line and fell
back to lane at the top of the hill,
about three hundred yards distant. In
! this lane the enemy reformed his lines
| and planted his batteries. The Con>
: federates were prompt to appropriate
every inch of ground they had gained
in the struggle, and were soon pouring
destructive volleys into his ranks. The
enemy contested this ground stubbornly
= and the Confederates pressed the as
sault with vigor. The enemy, after
losing several of his guns and many
valuable officers, including two Briga>
der Generals, yielded this line about
: shutdown, and the battle ended for the
, day.
The enemy retired to timbered re-
gion about three miles from his original
lines of the evening. The Confeder-
ates held the field at night, and had
gained decided victory. The losses
on both sides had been heavy, and the
8 battle, for the number of men and the
. length of time engaged, was the sever
8 est of the war. The 18th Tennessee
l regiment lost over two hundred men.
The 9Th suffered severely, as did also
: the 18th Tennessee, of Donelson's, and
the LIST, of Maney's brigade.
t The 10Th engaged the 33d Ohio in
. the first of the battle and subsequently
3 the 9TH Ohio, commanded by Colonel
8 Oscar F. Moore. Col. Savage received
( two wounds in this battle and had his
' horse shot under him, but he remained
q on the field till the issue was decided.
Late in the evening he became ex.
f hausted from the loss of blood. Bishop
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