Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-29

NJ Nan III the enemy was to turn the left
49, m Grants line and roll II up 10 the
-sbt hence he began on prcntiGs. Prem
~ AZ icrst, was not caught mapping;
..i,l,r were his men. On tho evening OF
~. yh. saturday. he doubled his grand
gYsrl and aent out pickcta mile or more
10 tLe front
amonrthe pioksts were four companies
oftte Sixteenth, under command OF Lieut..
~, Caalns FairchIld Before daylight
ON Sunday, the 9th. the vidotto- reported
,eme activity on tho front, aud the reserve
tickets marched out IN n'b0dy 20 reconnOi-
irr SEEING some cavalry nt distance
they moved toward them, hut the skir'
ulihor.. on approaching rail fence, were
startled 10 see behind ~, hueging tho
ground. a ful line OF Confederate troops
ready for battle. The Confederate opened
fire and the captain aud orderly sergeant Of
~" company oi the Sixteenth were Killed.
Tho Conicdcrates evidently belonged TO
tie soc1nd,ArsnnsAs, Of llindmaa's diyi'
flon. Two companies NJ the Twcniy-iint
Missouri tUuionl were on picket with the
Sixteenth. aud may hhyo participated In
tho skirmi.h, but the record Is clear TINT
the Wisconsin men suffered 40 the first ilro
in that much discussed battle. They got
III NAlANs NlNu NNNfN NNNANA NAlNA ANNAs 100
and hard that their Losses Ia Killed aud
wounded exceeded those oi any other rcgl'
mcnt 10 prcntIss' division.
On receiving the Gre Of the enemy Col.
Tilrohild marched his mes back, aud with
t1ms re endorsements tide cncmy WIZ do
tlluod In bio advance until Pfentiss got
MI. troops In iinc to defend his camps. Tho
Sixteenth FORMED It's line eighty rods In
front Of the FONTS aud engaged tho enemy
until Gen. prcntss orlcrcd a change "
front and then retreat tu a new position,
forty rods In rear Of the frat. The enemy
meantime was Advancing la oycrwhclm'
Ing uumhor, and keeping up a terrible
nfo. For him everything depended upon
thrdcsttuctIun oi prcntlsH, 10 that the nt-
tack might D., pushed down the Union limo
ngHinst sherman.
After changing position three times tho
Sixteenth stootdirertly 10 front Of IL rgi'
mental tents and made % desperate 1ghi
for rs oncampmcut. It. commander, Col
Allen, had one horse shot down under
him, and as he was about 90 mount soc
ond IL was killed. at ono blow. Col Far
chlA WA wounded NJ the same tlmo and
carried from the Geld. The Confederate
moved forward from the right, front and
he against prentlss, bringing their artil
Icy inso play whenever II was feasible
The Sixteenth men, with the others OF th'
division, mlde hot aud stubborn fight
and the Conicdontrs suffered heavily from
their we'll aimed bullet, the ariillerls,,
opecIally being made targets.
Tho struggle over the camps lasted soml
houn, no one can tell how long, for n,
one takes nntc oi time In such % wmrl
wind Regiments and brlgndcs became
disrupted. hut Htill the men fought ca
Some one hns called shiloh soldiers
ighi, on tho Union side. 10 s. true thl
men stood up individually and did thel
best, even II they did Il biIudly.
About Poolock Ptcntiss saw that furthc
dgieu,e ot hi- camps would be useless, AM
tod bis colonies one by one 10 take 10 th
tres with their men aud make their WI,
tUa high wooded ground about half u mil
IN the rear That position was reached b.
the most NJ thr men, firing MS they slowl
made the backward step. When the Six
tenth reached there the cartridge boxes q
The men were empty, and after these hal
lgcn rcdlied Il took ~ place IN line. Prem
iis pasted hlH troops 20 M 10 overlook tn
main road Of the region rs IL passed. dag
onnlly Hcio~ his front
They were scroeucdtrom the enemy by
growth Of scattered trees standing on IN
clgo Of q dense thickct OF bushes. 10
Confcdcratcs charged. firing rapidly an
mildly, bat their bullets went over ia
heads OF Prcutiss' men, who lay nat %
their stomnchs In tho thicket The entir
Union line hln2ed with musketry, aud u
Intervals the artillery was given play.
the nrst tate OF this deadly Ire the Coz