Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-21

Lee discovered tie federal IaCy. M"nt ~
on .e: IA Tire afternoon DO or..ssci '-r-i i"T-
v4Td along the Orlu-e tU-uIi. .n.. .4-li along
H. . ana road. farther 90 tie --Uir. ~-,h 'A'
in.euIsl of attaching - soos~as ioH-5treet
got up. cond lea. 81 repr..''1= she tLan Tors
vile ,p -1Ir 80 T." Previous year. On the
morn ~ %. the 9Th GC.. Nea l. 81: .."T.d v AZ
Tea out along Tie p.sc tow ri th' Q o. uud ne
soon .saur n cuutac, Nth N'.-~ sdV-'iyt'.
He IeplHycd AMI o. noon va- -F.l- Engaged.
the muskctrv beng terr iic. but uHiccompa-
nicd ey ARTILLERY. A. ET~, G-I..u's ana Nads-
vOrth's divisions gained ETOIrd. .usaEclnS
nearly q mile. driving Eu-!l ID '- .''.1 order.
S1dsvsck was 10 have Co-o~. F.--a with
Warren Ia thi- attack. rCnDc' --i4- with his
right. but III" d.n-i'y %. tie forest ncrc,tboc-
pr, vented hi doiur 80. AID tie ---r.,, t..-.;
Iwelrs CCuicdC.atCs. now OIL a:. stu K
G-ifhn's cNpOs,-i night flank. ro.!. q 81 gF. cap
turing.somc guns an! prisoner. al.. driving
Ia In Wadsvn-th vas also G.igCr raui!.7
back. CrawfoTu's division vts =! 49, "a. and
red tire fate o; the others
In fact Eweu defeated tie entire Es.,. CTS,
which mostly fell clean back o the open
ground about the Lacy House IN some corfu-
sion. Warren's divisions, somehow, DO not
setI 10 have acted vel ~ this pre- Il..In d:
engagement. probably ewing 20 the labyrinth
IN Which they fought and the difficulty Of keep
In up allgUmeGts while advancing. tut prlI-
cI3uly because of ScdSv.cks failure % move
forward simultaneously ana ;hUs prCtec. IL, =
l--l n
EwcII The confederate general I'D lyt follow
mp his temporary success. fortunately Tor War
rem. bat stopped and threw Up lregstworks.
Hill was hardly vet within supporting distance
on Ewelrs right when this rePg.-e % the
federal inter- occurred. SelEv.cl sk:-m.sh1I
heavily for i time and a; p. III. osyu5U.'s
and Neiils brisddes attacked the l;Itr-r.-"d
rebels on the right and were rePG.scd, but not
seriously.
Gery's division of ScdSvicA's co-ps he'd
been moved down the Brock ROAD past warren,
90 his left. sCiz.LS the junction % H. ,duh
roas with the Brock read. and Gepluy,i across
The road. facing west. FRI IN wh-uce Iii. was
advancing. Gen. Lewis \. Grants brigade On
the lett. and Wheaton's and Eus;ls' on the
RICH; G.. the road. lancJck'S divis'~..s had
struck the Brock road At ] odds Tavern. further
south. and turniug TO The right the head VI lis
comma well toward evenIu- had connected
with Gctiy'- left. ALREADY ErHyI.y engaged ~ Il
battle to ho.d ;h" Brock road he came none
too soon. iftUT his rrTs.i'c NarT- = fell into
line. facing generally west and southwest. 10.
the vicinity of the I.acy House. witt. Sedrvicl
further north toward the l. p:Gan. connecting
with his tWarren'sl right and .ac.n- south
wet. On these general lines tie two days
battle WAS foC Sht.
THE TWO DAYS TIGEr
Getty had boldly tackled = L. Hill on the
plans road Sboc. 4 p. II. wit. his single g.
vision lie held his oNn. but II vaa hard wC.A
until Hancoc,'s troops came up. Finally "a ct
E.rney's anu then Motifs divisions opened fire
on his left. CAROLS brigade. of Gibbons d.
vision was sent 70 the support Of his right, aad
oweu's along the PLANK road. Tie battle
along this line Was c,o-c ami acrce until dark
and decidedly favorable TO the national arms
II was at a critical tine during this desperate
but successful attempt Of Getty 20 hold HI!
back Srom the BToc'. road tina; the old VGr-
mont brigade of his d.vi,oa. composed Of tne
second. third. fourth. Il III ami sixth infantry
segmcLis, under that magnificent civilian sol