The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1889-08-17

the other delivered ltS neaVlesI DloWs,
and as if gathering strength by the re,
coil. in almost every instance, rushing
forward again to sway the opposite side
backward in turn. There was no general
stampede on either side at any point of
the first days battle, but weight of lines
and weight of metal and the momentum
OF blows vigorously delivered controlled
the result at every point.
Late in the evening of Saturday, when
the fighting on the farks had well nigh
ceased, came Stewards division of Bates
and Clayton's and Browns brigades,
pounding its way past the fanks of two
Union divisions, and, doubling back the
flank of third. they penetrated beyond
the Lafayette road. Before its brave Ca.
reer was checked it had well nigh divid-
ed the Union line. II is easy to see
that over all this extended area of bitter
and continuous fighting the loss must
have been terrific. The figures to be pre-
sented below will make the character of
this fighting, to which reference has
thus been made in most inadequate
terms, more clearly understood. But
stubborn and terrific and deadly as was
Iao.,soa Ino ooniH but orJirsrr nerformance When
oeoan,o .eusnnoo1 Ju' u;th ,hs msryeloms exhihi-
Epeu t;nms of corroge @ and endurance which
were exhibited in that army on Sunday
before the Union breastworks about the
Kelley farm, and upon the slopes Of
snodgrass hill and the Horseshoe ridge.
DESPERATE CHARGES.
r,o 1r0;on 1.-Two obout tho Ke,1ev farm
1he Cl!oii i,"o "ouuo Wv > Ian,
was estapllshe4 oh 'lle clesO " ~" Wa
rldge she'tereu py nea'y Moous ,;t:na anu tnu l,,
troops were protecteu Ill 'llels Po:i.lon P:i. py
low oreastwolk ot logs anu "a; ;ai'1 o;.t. taiy'
ing from TWO 70 loof zee; ,n,- III nGiSn, III o..
lime ana again, from ~ . cloch ~ -
the whole rlgnI Iwins OF Inc oonleue!aLe 1!e
army rollea lts llneS III Oh lne slehV
works IN communal breakers, only 10 "" pe
shattered ana driven pack as ine mayes Ns
OF the ocean 60 10 pieces on me peacn ,l
brigade alter nflgade aasnea themselves I1 ~
against the salienC ol thls low WoiA, ~
be shattered and broken, ana 10 retlre
with loss so great that al.er Two o.ciock
and throughout most OF 'he alIernoon, G
the right wing OF me Conieuela.v ,,. line
had so weakened ltseli py i!s pcil,ian1,
tremendous and yet lneffectlVe llgntlng
as to be practically. lncapa2le Oh 1urthef
effort until mucn time hau peen icy consulil> il
ed in reorganization buteven thls hgn1,
ing, persistant and mafvelous as ~ .1 nau
been, was surpassed by .he Monaellut ea,at
assaults OF Longstreets Wig .h1uS.ouI '
the afternoon upon the riusss ie'o ~ ~
Wood ana hranhan ma anu anu 0teeI1 tooie nIooa IN
az an hTu, Grn;on "''' lre W" On sunday the entire
Ine cIt ohion Inv aro,r VI noa n o:So,lt;ry tbe
Uo!leueIase s;.;an AN. p.ooilonr;Jaa,s n@ d;1is;on
,:., unioh l posi'to, dsms end ss1yal was turn.
w.: "i.n ~ Loi1' I1,;or lott nnd had moved far
ins tne oniIn -. iotT Woln,,, a No brirade strik.
in.o iIs tei;nnt leri' u' 81 Pirds, n6Sition had
,ng 'ne nesot,'a,r salvS ssotterod % its mmander
peen eneosualrS snft nfL;s rnr;mou,s r;n aImnst
klleu! anu SoHe mietOnd VI AZ of Walkers
an1ih,,attt' ftt ;th the soma erceness and
uao lno aa,,o 49, ont "1 Of success sterwart in
the santo p1nno,do "ans "a ond Rronnon With his
iIohS y. wy no,u' sn. %,;aodaS %' ~ Pote and
tntee luasniIoepps p VI, ,,E'u LoJ urshod W. ;ntr
Elay.on aaa ano % R'I tho Irn;or % Inc hnt still
the very laoe VI .me hin " oorrr m, M the low
iounu ,heulseives un"D. W ~ o"iy aa,,a WV t;me w
works 1eioto 'neI. ,,a.troot A ,no hod SD ruob Of
La" al'islon VI Tonosv o.,;na, r ooros,
upon 1ne ii9nv WI y, rndan & hooHv anfladino
open gTouna ahu ;th unusa ,,Io, mIa. y torw one
fre OF frank Hm'.hs re va os .Ia Ia' ;nfsntrv
up alnios' ~: w .ne onon,nnt mu u KarSbaw @ sn1.
rlneS. ID tnis nl0tement .en ~, " Irn;nn .ronp r
porteu !oou' any ~. tnus s,,m iIo ,;on, ~ nnS f fiI
on 'ne llgn. iiau .fae asht;na @ of 'T To,notrset,
experience ahs,a o. tne ds. Inhsson ", IN front n
veterans. Pusn1ou 2I:I ' hafara StoaJmon
brahnan. Hiauhian 1ian. psio.o h,;noJos os 20
wl'n lLesson 'ato,v H,'os osssisting on ono noir
serve, altefnA'e,y e1otSan th"r Of the % rid r;dceMal
ana tnen On anotner 'a s,ono Tt .no o,n,oa5 @ con
theSe tinnensIv vJv from noon tiil dark wit
the lines Of assaulting column!
lnesPle1uot vi 'eJ ~ H.. tha faot tba
. enhanced many lo'u ~ .no ~ ~ u o ra
from 'ne eeg inh,ns slhl!s ~ OrS;rsru I oo,die,
unsuceessiui iisn'ins;, o Lat.i ~ ,on
can be carried iolwa,a Ill pas'le ~ 'In w.,
l as success ATTENDS their movements: W
a test OF MANHOOD, OF soialetiy ap'ii;, y; a.,
$ of courage and endurance, which Is al
t ficult to measure and which cannot
n overestimatcd, comes, when, through,
t long afternoon, assault after assault
e seemingly in overwhelming numbers, he
d failed, and when the whole line of eac
{ succeeding advance and retreat is thick