The National tribune., 1906-06-14

informed OF the disaster by the fugi-
tives from Willich.s and Kinks Bri-
gades. and prepared himself for the
storm that would soon beat against
him. Fortunately Simonson's Battery
was ready for action. and did terrible
work upon the massed enemy, and with
Its assistance Bafdwin's muskets
checked the rush Of the enemy for fully
Then the long line of the rebels began
to wrap around the brigade's fianks
and 1t only escaped capture with diff
Guilty by hasty retreat. every man for
himself. to the edge OF the next wood
where Baldwin halted and rallied his
men.
Davis's Division Next.
AS Johnson's Division crumbled
away under the fierce attack, it left the
right Of Davis's Division In the air.
Around this the yelling victors swept,
while McCown attacked Davis in front
Davis hastily refused Posts Brigade in
order to protect his right flank, and orr
dered Baldwin, with what he could
gather Of his men, to line up on Post
facks. while Carlin, Woodruff and SILL
who were on the other flank, hurled
back the brigades of Loomis and Mani
gault with such slaughter that Gen.
POLK was compelled to bring up new
troops from his reserves to renew the
extending along the whole front OF
Sheridan's Division, was Of the fiercest
possible character. The rebels At
tackled with that vicious fierceness
which they had displayed at Shiloh and
Perryville. and which seemed simply
resistless; but Sheridan's and Daviss
Brigades met them hand to hand when
ever they emerged from the shelter Of
the woods, and beat them back into
their coverts with appalling losses
Ihe Union troops were suffering in
like manner. and Field and General Of
ficers went down with frightful rapid
ity. AS one rebel brigade retired, shat
tered by the deadly fire that the Union
soldiers poured from behind the fences
and from out the thickets, q fresh bri-
gade would be hurried up to take it's
place, and the assault renewed. The
Union troops did not content themselves
with repulsing the charges, but charged
which sheltered their enenfies.
The pressure Of the far outreaching
rebel line to the left forced Davis to
put the brigades Of Carlins and Wood
ruff into position almost3perpendicu-
lar to Sheridan. with Woodruff's left
forming the apex Of a right angle with
the right Of Sill's Brigades which was
Sheridan's left. This became the SAL
lent which Hardee saw was imperative
to break, as doing 50 would destroy
the Union resistance. He therefore
gathered up all his available men for
an overwhelming attack. McCown's
and Cleburne's. Divisions were brought
over from where they had been attack
ing Baldwin to unite In this assault.
Post still continued to repu1se all front
attacks. but presently Hardee's troops
began to pass around both shis left and
right fanks, compelling hlm to make a
hasty retreat. In which he lost one gun.
a ri inta SxDh
dee then manuvered his troops against
Carlin in the same way he had against
Post.
On sAeFidan's Fasat. -s@i -
Gen. Sheridan gives this account OF
the roll OF the battlewave down on to
his front: II
'In the meantime the enemy had
also attacked me. advancing across an
old cotton field in silrs front in heavy
upon by Bush's Battery from Silps line,
and by Hescock's and Houghtaling's
Batteries, which had an oblique fire on
the field from a commanding position
In rear OF my center. The effect Of
this fire on the advancing column was
terrible. but 1t continued on until 1t
reached the edge Of the timber where
Silrs right lay. when my infantry
opened at range OF not over SO yards.
For short time the Confederates with
stood the fire, but then wavered, broke,
and fell back toward their original line
AS they retired, Sill's Brigade followed
in spirited charge, driving them back
across the open ground and behind
their intrenchments. In this charge the
gallant Sill was killed, a rife ball pass
ing through his upper lip and penetrat-
ing the brain. Although this was
heavy loss, yet the enemy's discomfit-
ure was such as to give Us an hours
time, and as Col. Greusei, seth ILL.,, sue
ceeded to Sill's command, I directed
him, as he took charge, to recall the
brigade to it's original position. for the
turning column OF my extreme right
was now assuming the most menacing
attitude, and 1t was urgently necessary
to prepare for IT.
Davis Attempts to Rally.
Gen. Davis attempted to rally his
broken division, and form a new line at
the edge OF the woods, about 200 yards
east of the Griscom House. There he
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