New-York tribune., 1911-10-01

: engagement until no should arrive on the
scene. so Hill moved slowly. Getty in
] trenched while he waited for Hancock.
Riding az top speed. this general reached
Getty at noon, m advance of his troops.
Brcastworks were rapidly thrown zap all
along the liuc. as an attack from liiil
was expected momentarily. and by the mid
die of the afternoon. several Of Ilancocks
divisions having come up. an attack was
ordered. Inch Jy inch Hills troops we're
forced back. Tho darkness Of the night.
however settled over tho gloom OF the
1 thicket and prevented the Union troops
! from driving the enemy from tho field. This
closed the fighting Of an indocsive day
Grant ordered an assault Al O'Clock ths
! next morning. Wright. Of SedgNick's corps,
attacked the works ON Ewells left with
viSor, but with no success Warren was
/ equally unsuccessful in his attempt upon
| the intrenchments on his front. Han
cock uncertain from what point LOngstrcet
might come. sent in part Of his force but
! with such yigor and skill that the de~truc-
/ tion Of Hill wing was seriously threatened
| The Confederate line was broken and
/ driven back mile
! At this Juncture Lee, seated on his superb
/ gray horse, was doing what he could 10
rally the disordered troops around him.
: Suddenly. and just at the moment when
needed most, Longstreet and his divisions
came swinging along the road at a trot. IL
was a most welcome sight In the van was
line OF Texans. As il swept past the bat
| teries where Lee was standing tnoy broke
\ into cheer FOR "Marsc Robert lie
spurred his horse forward 20 join them IN
! the charge
we won't 20 on unless you 20 back"
was the shout which followed the discovery
OF his intention 4 private fell out Of line.
/ took the bride OF his horse and turned him
back while an officer persuaded him To
j follow the behests of his men
/ Then the Texans sDD strong. throwing
caution to the winds. dashed upon the on
coming Federals from Hancock's wing un-
der Webb. A terrific crash. followed by
Wild Wells and the roar OF musketry. told
that the struggle was being renewed With
in less than ten minutes one-half Of tho 80
had fallen. other brigades came forward
and the Union attack was stayed.
For more tlan two hours the battle rased
back and forth. but the Federal troops
could not withstand the onslaughts and fell
back TO their intrenchments. General " ads
Longstreet advanced on the left OF the
Union line and tried 10 roll up Hancock
troops AS Stonewall jackson had done at
/ Charlottesville the year ncfore. lie suf-
fered the fate of his distinguished prede-
cessor iu tho same forest While riding
down the Plank Road with General Micah
jenkins some OF his men who were hidden
in the bushes mistook his party for Fs1-
/ eral cavalry and fired a voncy IonkinS
was killed and I.ongstreet wounded. The
Confederate advance was checked.
General Burnside after toilsome march
through the underground in the afternoon.
took position In the gap between Hancock
and Warren. and the dogged Grant ordered
another advance 20 be made at O'Clock.
Lee forestalled him by personally directing
a hot charge upon Hancock shortly before
4 O'Clock. The woods took fire and the
flaming logs In the Federal intrenchments
aided in rcDusing the attack. The bodies
OF hundreds OF dead and wounded were
burned
The lighting closed Win an attack oy
! General John b Gordon on the Union right.
! when several hundred prisoners were taken.
Exhausted by the two days struggle and
its awful cost In dead and wounded there
MAS no inclination to continue il when the
r,orniny Of MAY dawned. The Union loss
WAS ess killed. 1881 wounded and S.s3S
captnrod and missing, a total Of 7SSs.
The Confederate loss was estimated AT
n. i0i. The total dead and wounded, there-
fore, was approximately 1000. H. e. D.