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rl I 1U VOL I. NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, TUESDAY OCTOBER 21, 1802. NO ICS NASI TT DAILY mm 1 JJalnbsoit Coantn girettonr. CITY G6 VEH.N MEN T. JUlIS lil liH FM ITU, Mnyiir.

WILLIAM HI TANK, Recorder. JOHN CHCIi RLF.Y, JUunhal. l')fij T.lartluiUYf. II. Wilkinson, A.

C. Tu k'-r, avl James A. Kffl. 1er4 Unrhet John 1 Pyan, ai-roud and John Rcddck, third. Tax 4Mor William Ilriver.

Rmenue C'oi(lor A. U. Khauklaud. ir T.U! Collector V. Garrett.

XWn.irer Henry. H7nr MuJer Thomas Lealce. faipTia'itienf of t'i Workh'wne3. Q. L-odd.

Puprrinln-Unl Ih (T tl'erii Jam's Wyatl Ctwf in t'vi Jjepjrti.ter' John M. Seabury. fxon of O.nf'y T. H. McEri'lt.

Hrwl fw" J. L. Kewart. City Attorney John Ph all Eoiith CITY COUNCIL. floaril 1 AUim-n II.

M. Brien, President J. K. t.ewman,0. A Mayfi-M, Hcovel, Wm.

9. rix-nU h'i, Umlth, JI. 0. and Ju. Robb, lAmiM Cmicif W.

Joie I rcBi li nt William Rolerta, T. J. Yarbrnuh, Win. IVlvi Win. Stewart, I-ouis Uoiwb.W.

Mulllus.Jamet Turner, G. 61. South-pate, A. J. Oole, J.

bavis, Andrew Auuirson, J. B. Knowlcs, and John Oready. TA.iniKU LuuuniK or tui corsca. mance Knowles, B' Ovcl and Colif.

Water W'orki Auderson, Smith and Claibrne. frWj Yarbrough, Turner, SouthgU, Pavls, BrU'n, MayQnld, Cbealhara and Claiborne. irfcat- Xewmao, Ftewart and Turner. lioepUal Jones, MayOcld and Sloan. Cheatham, Mayfleld and Kr.owls.

i J'irs JVnnrfmml Cready, brlver and Newman. 6'u Driver, Cheatham and Davis. Cemetery Smith, Stewart and Newmau. Market ioiu Roberts, Stewart and Turner. Blmet Uo'ugh, Claiborne ami Davis.

Police Cheatham, Brieu and Anderson fyWatf Hough, Claiborne and Brlcn. i Workhouu Cheatham, Kaytield and Knowles. Improvement! and Eyjiwf Cole, Scovel Croady. i PulAio Properly Brien, Chwithaiii and Turner. Pent Howie Joe and Robcrtl.

Tle Board ci Aldermen meeU tb Tuealayj next prco.iiinK the Fvcond aad fourth la miinth. anil tho Commnu Council the aocr.nd anil fourth Thursday In tcli mouth. NIGHT POLICE Baiigh. Hrtt Lieutenant Wni. Yarbror.gh.

fmomi I.iwriwi Jnbli II. l'olicemm Win. John Cavendir, K.ch Da vit, Joel I'liililpn, Wm. aikur. John Oittn Wllltutn kayo, Juho Kngle, J.

W. Wright, Jhi Tuckfltt, Robert 8iitt, W. C. Francis, Thomas An lrew Joyce, David Yates, au.i Charles Hulilt. The Police C'Mirt Is nmd every iu nine COUNTY OFFICER3.

Sheriff lam M. Hititcn. TUomas Hui- von und J. K. n.hat.an.

rhiuoaa Garrett. W. i.jier Taylor. t'uroiir N' II. hiittyr John Oirbitt Revenu ColUot J.

5. 3r liailroad Ta.c (Uf W. 1'. I'fli CWa.t Jolii. D.

(lexe and J. E. Newniau COUNTY COUtlT. H.iu. Wliltworth.

VlerkV. I.iud.-I'y N.cliol. fir The Jmlxe'l Court tnoct the Hut ilc.ul.y ia eaeh month, uud ths ijuarterly Court, coir, poeed of the of the County, 13 held the Jl.ia-day In Jauuary, Jo'y and October. CIRCUIT COURT. JWr, Hun.

E.iltter. C7ri David C. Li ve. 0 Tho Court xwi'it tUe Drt Moa l.iy iu fiT.i-cu and Sejilemb-r. CRIMINAL COURT.

Jwlje Iluii. Wl iiaro K. Tarter, Irrk K. jj j-Tho Court ui( (ho lloud.iy lu Ajirl! Au-(lint and Drceuiber. CHANCERY COURT.

Chancellor Ilnu. Ta.nuid T. Fnuraoii. tVcr und J. K.

4aT" Tin' ii I u. 'i ilay ai i N'OMiiibrr Davidsos Cocntt Duikctohy ContinntA. KILITART QTJA.RTEI13 AND OmCESS. P.J lh a'l'i'iarteiH on yb stroet. liiUi i' Ib.ad'(iirt''ra On Pr.mrner utrwt (I'r.

Ford's W. II. Sl.tell, Haj. 15th f. 8 In fantry, A.

A. A. 0. Prurotl Murthal II' adTiart' rs at tbeCajiitol. A.

(illletn, lt T''im. Infantry. A'ri'liht Headtiarterl on fh rry (ticf'l No. JO, (Judge Catroa'g rfnidenco.) Capt. J.

1. Bingham. 1uiiiii (JiartermatrVo. Cherry street. Cajit, R.

StcvenKon. QniirternKi'tT Vine street, near lira. Polk'f rwlilenre. Cant. R.

N. Lamb. VlmiVnnt. Quarlermatter No. S7, MarWot Street.

Capt. J. M. Hale. Cliiff Ci-tnml-urg IInaJf(uarlers, Ko.

10, Vine tU Caj t. R. Maefocly. Oiiini'C'iarn uliiimcd Djoad street. Capt.

P. I.llflo. Atttnfj CuYHHtistttry nf fiuhntittence Corner Of Broad and Coll-n atrc-ta. Meut Cliarlea Allen. Meilienl Director Summer street.

(Dr. Ford old r.idenro t-'urg'-on, E. Swift. Mediad Pum'yinr't Office Church street, Masonic Building. J.

R. furgeon, 8tb Kentucky In fantry, Artiug Mcdkal Purveyor. Px'LUnJi! h'j on Asroriutinn of Printers. Office on Printer Allrv, netnern nion and Ieudrrlck MORNING, OCT. 21.

1302. OorrnHpoudMioo oi the L'Ulsville Jsurnal. The Eattle of Chaplin Hills. Battle-Field, Oct. 9, 1SC2.

When time sLall Lavo an on- lortunity for truth to ho incidrntg of the lattle of yostcrdaj in the hills where tho now glorious Third Division lies, the battle of Chaplin Hills will be recorded as one of the hardest contested and bloodiest conflicts of this wvr. In all its features and incidents desperate in its conduct reflecting honor and plory on the gallant Brigadier who commanded and the brave men who fought it, this battle will be known for its terrible casualties on both Bides, and for the fury with which immense masses of desperate rebels hurled themselves against the liltle band of determined men who re- I 1 .1 1-1 mi a. a TT A OTTTTTT TTTTTriXT Imis wem ss oioouny. xne imifr nst Li 11 Oil lLLL 1M XU.N of the killed and wounded will tell how bravely our men fought. The battle-field evi It OSP UCTU 8 Tits AKtivn.f.E Union was enmmoneed a few week a sinee, for the purpose ofopiMmmc tho Rebel Southern Confederary, aud of advocatlns: tho rnntoriitinn of teaerai autnoriiy, wttiiout any abatement, over all the states which bavo attempted to soce.lo.

It holds a fri. uds all who support, and as foea all who oppose ion union oi ine niaies. uaa uo watchword but I KKIK)M isn MTIONAl ITT. With reoela and trailo has no compromise to make. It contend lor the Federal Constitution and tba Laus nivii tn pursuance thereof an the Hciukni law or Tin anylliincrlu the Con.stitution and laws of any of to the contrary notwith.

standing. It contends or the I nion of tho States, because wiinoiu it me preservation or our liberties and innti. tutions and tb orgnaisatioo of society itaelf are wholly Imnossilile. llicrehire. whatever stamls in way of crunhing out the rebellion and restoring iiuiuu muni punan, uo oiaiier ty wuat uame it be od.

To the people or Tennessee, ever renowned for their devotion to Liberty mid I'nlon, until they were be trayed to mo re ix-1 ausiintism at Richmond by a tier- iliom Hovenmr and corrut Legislature, and who have lelt so heavily the awful curse of treason and anarchy, wo appeal for support. Il the names of retiel oillce holders, iilance Minute Men, who have llliod our borders with mourning, be gibbetted before the world. It those ambitious aud avaricious men who have plotted our rttln for their own aggrandisement bo fastened to the pillory of shame, no matter bow high their "Itlnn In It It be showa how tho se styied defeuders of "Suibern Rights" are now leading marauding bands of Iroe-booiers add moss troopers over our St' to, kid napping negroes, stealing horses and cattlo, breaking into bouKeti, burning railroad bridges and curs, and murdering unarmed citiiens In cold blood. Let the truth, so long excludod by tliftSouthorn conspirators, now circulate freely through every neighborhood, and our cause will assuredly triumph. Will not loyal men every where aid us In the dissemination of I acts aad tbe advocacy of Free Government? Terms of Subscriptions in Far Funds.

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0. 0. F. John K. Hii Craod Secretary, 1 be a-t 're at ia.

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C. Covert, Frank Harman, V.O Janus Wyatt.Pecrch.ry W. diary, Truisurer. U. ii.

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1I1K A I'M Will. UK AS fell. LOWS ljuiii'ler Column, I nu'imi Half Colntnu. One (i 1 i .1 0 i 1 8 mouth. 00 iO KJ DO 4(1 00 till 0.) -M 00 so oo as oo fid 00 5 UO oo 40 oo (Kl 70 I (I no (ki i-iipvng any fve uld'tional spci I position m- lal pot-iliou onisale Hid-, liO per Cell, 10 cent.

Advertisements inserted In tho local Column chained at the rate ol tweuty cents per line. Clmnires luav be inaile neriodieally when agreed upon; but every such will Involve exliuen to Lu nahl lor by the advertiser. itifrnYiunt ercrriiny Ihe'nmce contracted fir be ciiirjed for the txer, PlarrlaKC and 1 tinerul When eiceedii.il live lines, will be charged al the UMial ad vert la mg raleK. A ii no nee ii ol Candidate. this morning reveals hundreds of dences of how the rebels fought THE rUKLlMIXAKT MOVEMENTS.

The Third Division of General Lovell II. liousseau and that of Gen. James S. Jackson left Louisville on the 1st of Oc tober, and on the night of the 7th en camped at Mackville, in Washington county. On the morning of the 8th the corps commander, Maj.

Gen. Alex. McD. McOook, ordered the march to be resumed, and ordered General Rousseau to take the advance. General Jackson was entitled to tho van in tho day's march, as General Koueseau had had it the day before, but as tho troops of General Jackson were very raw, and those of General llonsseau were old and tried, tho Third Division was placed in front, Lytle's Seventeenth brigade having the advance and the Tenth Ohio, Lieut.

Col. Burke command ing, being the vanguard. The route taken was southwest to Berryville, in Boylo county, where it was understood the two columns of Crittenden and Gil bert, Second and Third con (Tdrmec, were encamped, with the rebel army of lcagg between thetu and llarrodsbnrg. Inn licbel lelt, it has since been discovered, rested at reirvville, and the right at a point on Lhaplin creek, two' miles northwest of it. General Gilbert we found immediately on tho right of our present position, the battle field of yes tcrday, and two miles east of Terry- ville.

Tho men made a rapid march to the position at which they fought. In the distance, along the inarch, they were in hearing of the artillery, and many feared that the fight would be over bt lore they could arrive, nut General surcd them that it was our troops taking position, and repeated his promise of the morning that they should have a light before morning. But few halts were made, and though they suH'ered all the horrors of thirst, but few halted or straggled for water. THE TOPOGRAPHY OK THE FIELD. The road to I'erryvillc neai ing the bat tie-field ascends a high ridge and cross ing it again descends into the valley of a branch of Chaplin rork of halt river This ridge is extensive and runs north west from the road for halt a mile, the left of the ridge overlooking a valley far to the north through which runs a road to Benton.

This road crosses the Mackville road on the highest and most southeruly point of the ridge. This cross road was the southwestern corner of the battle field. Due east from the cross roads, about a (itiarler of a mile distant the a ii 1 1 1 creek crosses me roan to a erryvuie. About the same distance due nirtii the road to Beton makes a sharp angle to the left, and thence northeast through the valley" before uientioned. From the creek on the road to Berry ville to the angle in the road to Benton our line was originally established, but this was forced on General J.ousscati ny me tusposnion oi Ten-ill's brigade too far to the front.

It will be seen from thi- description that the liue of battle was the hrpotheuusc of a right angled triangle, the road easl to lVrryville being the base, and the road north to Benton being the perpendicular. sancc. Firing had been distinctly beard over tho hih hill on which thu roads cross, and it was feared we might get into the fight at the wrong end of the line. A reconnoissance, however, revealed the fact that the fight was simply of artillery, and by tho time Col. Ly tlo'a brigade tho seventeenth reached the top of the hill, the cavalry brigade of Gen.

K. Gy filed out of the woods far to the right, and pnshed along the bed of the creek to the road to lVrryville. lie with Gen Iious-scau, and stated that he had been recon-noilering the country and shelling the woods in his front, lie slated that he had two Fmall gunsi, and asked for a regiment of infantry as a support for his section. While the Tenth Ohio wa- beina moved forward the road t'l Perry -villd to support Gay's guns, the latter were put into battery on a prominent point of tho ridge runnintr along the line of battle afterwards assumed by Hons-, seati, and began shelling the woods. No reply, however, was drawn.

The enemy's cavalry, however, left the woods in our front and were seen bryoud the ran-'o of Gay's smoothbores, miring toward IKvrrodsburg. Gen, Rousseau ordered Capt. Loomis to throw his two larrott guns into position and shell the rsbels beyond. Cant. Loomis.

who ia tho promptest artillerist I have seen in the service, soon had his long-range guns into position where Gay's had been, the latter retiring. The remainder or Lapt. Loomis a battery remained near the cross roads, and the in fantry remained tho fields and woods beyond. Col. Starkweather's bricade had been cut off from the rest of the division by the inlerposifion of Jackson's two brigades, and was still in the rear.

Gen. Ten id's brigade, with those of Col. Lytic and Col. Len. Ilarris, of Gen.

Rousseau's division, were on the hii! about the cross roads, but Col. Jackson's, and Stark Walter's, of Rousseau's, still remaiued below, the latter in the rear completely, and, ss it afterwards proved, unfortunately cut off from the rest of the division. The shelling of Capt. Loomis had elicited no reply, though continued for two hours. 'All his long-ranged am munition had given out, and his battery was being retired.

Gen. McCook had gone to report to Gen. Buell, and to learn what disposition to make of his corps. Gen. Rousseau aDd staff were near tho creek, on the Berry ville road, awaiting orders.

Gen. Gay was retiring his cav alry from the reconnoissance, when tho rebels opened tho ball with shell from a battery a mile in the front. A moment be fore several persons in the vicinity of Gen. Rousseau had announced the approach of the enemy in force by various exclama tions. The silence of tho enemy induced Gen.

Rousseau to doubt this, and he was expressing this doubt when the explosion ot a shell from a rebel piece put, all doubt at an end. Now they show themselves," cried the General. The shell went over our heads and exploded. The crowd about the General scampered in every direction. Ho immediately or dered Col.

Lytle's brigade into line and pushing to his centre, formed Col. Ilarris on Col. Lytlus lelt. Both ot these brigades were in the open field, Lytic being on the right, posted on the ridgo with Capt. bimenson battery to support, Tho Forty-Second Indiana held he right at the creek, tho Third Ohio, Col.

Beatty, was on its left, and the ifteenth len tucky, Col. Bope, was in the rear of these two, forming the second line. Simen- son's battery was supported on the left by the Tenth Ohio, Lt. Uol. Uurke, the Lighty-Fighth Ohio, Col.

Humphrey, being in the rear and on the second line, Col. Harris formed on the lelt of lad, Lvile's brigade, the Thirty-third Ohio, Lt. Col. iMoore, being on the immediate left of the Tenth Ohio, on the left of the Thirty-third was the Tenth Wisconsin, Col. Chafers, and then Capt.

Harris's bat tery, (this battery belonged to Col. Web stern lirigado ot on its lelt Gen. Rousseau stationed tho Second Ohio, Lt. Col. Kcll, and the Ninety-ninth Ohio, (M.

Fritzelle. This left only the Thirty-eighth Indiana, Col. Scribner, reserve. II I 1 1. 1 1 1.

-1. lu iiji i mil. ii. II re TI1K IDiHT 01'IiN'K, Col. Starkweather's brigade was not tup, and apt.

jicl 'oweii, oi uenerai fna Stave Oiuckk-i t'llt'KTV lnv Ca-ll require mi by We, the ah. ii nil" p. I 1'a ii n. a Iv.nr for e. men 00 a oo 3 0o all advertisement, I l.

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i stint' 1 1 -1 1 1 1 -T urn piwlllllrlit Ii l.li .1 dee .0 1 It iees an I A Itr.i'UNNoloANi li. On iipproai hi ng tin; ci uss roads, I it ii. Rousseau halted and made a m-oimois- IJousseau's stall', was sent to hurry him mi to tiosition on Col. Harris's left. But in the meantime Gen.

McCook ordered Gen. Ten ill's brigade of Jackson's division into position on Col. Harris's left, and the In igade advanced down the road to Benton, going beyond the angle. This wns far in tho advance of (Jen. Rous seau's line, and in ordering the move mi nt it is hardly to be supposed that Gen.

McCook fully understood the situa tion. The enemy was now approaching in snlcndid and extended line ol battle, and Gen. Ten ill advancing to meet them had hardly formed in lino before ho was struck by tho column of the enemy, and aliimst loinnlctcly overwhelmed in an The rebel sharpshooters an skirmishers shot down the horses of Capt Parsons' battery. The rebel line became ajcil immediately afterward, and af- nianilin a fi-w routi'N, the brigado broke and retn ated cnnl'ision. IT.

111. ILL'S IThl.MT; Rut of rl it tie fight Ti i-nil's bti. vi. wa a La i iily one and the rebel dead left on tba field attest how well it fought. Gen.

Jackson himself accompanied tho brigadu and urged the men forward. While engaged, in cheering on the One Hundred and Twen ty-First, Illinois to position on the tight, Gen. Jackson was struck br a piece of an exploded shell and almost instantly killed. He fell from his horse. The line immediately broke and fled to the left and rear, leaving tho body on flic field, and Capt.

Parsons's battery in the hands of the enemy. Gen. Jackson's body was afterwards recovered, but it had been stripped and rilled by the ene- mr. after. Gen.

while Attempting to rally his broken column, was struck in the left shoulder by a shell, and has since died of his wound. Many of the men of Ten-ill's brigade1 were left on the field, and the column suffered severely in wounded. rARKWEATIIEB INTO LINE. The brigade of Terrill, broken snd scattered, fleeing- to the rear. Gen.

Rous seau hastily got Starkweather into position on the line originally chosen by him. At the same time, while his orders were being obeyed by Starkweather, Gen, Rousseau endeavored, but in vain, to ral ly tho retreating column of Terrill. Ho drew his sword and attempted to drive them hack, but Ins effort. were fruitless. His 'sword was broken in the attempt to drive back the panirstricken and raw troops.

They lied in confusion many miles to the rear, and by night are said to have been in Springfield. (len.1 Itousseau returned to the brigade of Col. Starkweather and pushed it for ward to tho west of the hill under which it bad been stationed. Capt. Stone's First Kentucky and Capt.

Bushes Fourth Indi ana battery were placed on the summit overlooking tho valley in the front. The i irst isconsin, Lieut. Col. Bingham, on the left, and the Seventy-ninth Pennsyl vania, Cot. Hambright, on tho right, supported tho batteries, while the Twenty- first isconsin, Col.

Sweet, and the Twenty-fourth Illinois, Capt. Mauf com manding, were on the extreme right of the brigade. This line was finely formed. Capt. Stone's battery was soon in play and did splendid execution.

The First isconsin was a noble support, and the Seventy-ninth Pennsylvania left nearly a hundred noble fellows on the field while supporting Capt. Bush's battery. THE ENGAGEMENT BEC03IF.3 GtNLRAL. By this time the whole lines had be come engaged, and the retels found themselves confronted by a solid lin, single it is true, except extreme right. Tho men were enthusiastic and determined.

Gen. Rousseau had ridden along the line, loudly proclaiming that we were not whipped, though Terr-ill's brigade had fled, and declaring that "we will whip them yet." He rode along the whole line, now exposed to a withering fire, with his hat upon his sword, broken in the vain endeavor to rally the new re emit'- of Jackson. Along the whole lines of Starkweather and Harris the men with enthusiastic shouts hailed their General. The men of the Fust Wisconsin cried, "He's the General for us put us all in front," and from the Germans of the Seventy-ninth Pennsylvanian and the Twenty-fourth Illinois went upen- thusiastic cheers for "itousseau." Amidst a hail-storm of shell, bullets, and solid shot, their General remained among tho men, ever present on the lino alas, the only line, there being, untorttiiiately, no supports. But that front line never wa vered on the left, the presence of their gallant General being inspiration to them and that inspiration an enduring spirit of determination and bravery never ex celled or defeated.

lo the cen tre, the hero of the day as et ived by tho Second Ohio and TLii ty-eighth Indiana with cheers that renewed courage with the extremes and put to shame tho Hoeing, panio-stricke troons of Jackson for in tho rear alon tho lines the commanding onicer grasped their bravo General's hand, and the men rising from their reclining position swore to die with him. trauant Major McCook, of tho Second Ohio, grasped Rousseau's hand and said: "General Rousseau, wo have lost one-fourth of our regiment, but we will all die lr such General as you." And the General, un mindful, perhaps criminally unmindful of his safety, stood near the front on the west siil? of the bill and swore that he would ever be present with him. Capt. Harris battery (belonging to Jackson division, welcomed the gallant General' II a on wiiiim nicy now ten an iienuou, and, with renewed energy, slit thcirtdielt and shrapnel and grapo into the iui ks of tho advancing solid columns of the enemy. Along tho line of the Thirty-eighth Indiana now baptized in blood and christened "Glorious and brave Thirty-eighth" men shed their teats and bloiC with the same freedom, and, with parck- ed lip and tongue, thai had not tast4 water during alt that terrible day, broke into lou 1 and enthusiastic choir- fur him who led.

Their gallant Coloiid (Scrib ner), whom Rousseau proudly caliV'Gal-lant Little Scrib," seated o-i his horse, kept business in beautiful order, and managed it ur inagiiiiii'en'ly. the front he kept them, tLey sloixl by the I idler, has s. eiidi-ai'ed ti) ger the I l.e is era. TIIK JlKin.I, I.INF, OF BATTLE. The enemy's line vras a magnificent one, extensive snd deep, there beinir not less than threo columns advancing, and heavy reserve visible far in the rear.

As the whole line camo simultancously into view it was a most magnificent sight. The troops moved in. magnificent style, snd when the order came the fikirmishcrsi deployed as if on dress parade. TIict rushed forward from the line spreading as beautifully ns a fan in the hands of a practised coquette. As from the nest covey of quails flics spreading over tho Held, so did tho beautilnl drilled troora of the rebels rfcnlnr frrTm il.n linn skirmishers.

With desperate fury the front fell upon Terril and drove hitu front the field, and (hen the whole column fell upon Rousseau, admirably disposed, but without supports. o-day it was known that the enemy was throe divisions strong, composed of the divisions of Prank Cheathniii, Btiekner. and Humphrey Marshall. Cheatham was on their riii'ht and fought Starkweather: Btiekner was in the center and fought In. Ilarris Marshall was on tho left and fought Lvtle.

The first line of the rebels is known lo have been composed of the brigades of Gen. Georgo Maney; their right, Doriel-son (cousin to tho candidatn for iew President with Fillmore), Stewart, Jones and Johnston's. The second and third ines arc not known at this time, but they were brigades of tho threo diviuiou named. Bragg was on th field, and directed tho battle. It will bo consoling for Bragg to know that Rousseaucitizen and not West Pointer gave him hi sufficiency of gripe.

THE r.ONl LICT ON THE LEFT. Starkweather's brigade held our left. I have before described its disposition. Stone's First Kentucky battery and Bush's Fourth Indiana battery fought with this Stone's was, with great labor on his part, brought to the crest of the hill in timo to give the rebels canis'er as they emerged from the woods in pursuit of Ten-ill's Hying brigade, and came into the open cornfield below. The Seventy-ninth l'cnnsy vania and tho First Wisconsin opened a terrible fire upon them.

Stone's men shouted and laughed like devils at every shot. Tho gunners caught the pieces ere their recoil had been completed and pushed them into position again. Tho rapid, firing of musketry and artillery here was never belore excelled, and a perfect hailstorm of shell and solid shot fell anions; them. It was a glorious sight, worth the danger and exposure to witness. At the lelt of Stone's battery stood Rousseau, his presence lending courage to tho faintest, as his tall, largo figure was exposed to tho fire of the enemy's sharp-shooters.

By him his staff Jones, WilHard, McDowell, and the rest, gallant and brave boys that they are. The tall, slim figure of Starkweather was visible in every part of tho field. On the left, seconding tho effort of Rousseau and holding his men gal lantly to their work, Stone, with his battery, watched with calm anxiety the effort of his shots, aud kept his men at their glorious work. His battery was worked with lino effect, as was that of Captain Birdi, and with their supports of infantry II. ey retained their position until the very last, i Bloody was their light, aud hundreds were left on the field in their front.

In Captain Stone's front I this morning saw four dead rebels who had been killed by single shot Tho top of the head of tho first was taken off, tho entire head of the second was gone, the breast of the third was torn open, and the ball passed through the abdomen of the fourth. All had fallen in heap, killed instantly. There was no maniruvriiig of troops in Starkweather's brigade. The left of the line was. never broken.

This luigado was the only one ixistcd on the Jine. of battle originally chosen by (len. Rousseau. Harris and Lytic had to be advanced from Rousseau's chosen lino sustain Ten-ill's brigade, and (hey had eventually to fall back to tho lino Ronsseati had determined upon. But Stark weather's brigade never moved.

Tho rebels advanced upon him three times, and three times were they repulsed. Along the whole line of his brigade he kept up a terrible lire, withering and destructive. In the woods aud cornfield in his front (lie rebels lie thick, and the gravis tell that olliceis have fallen in plenty. The rebels buried most of their olliccrs, but many of their men lie on tho field to-day, and we are in possession of it, I cannot express in general terms the gallantry of the men and officers on our left. To say that Starkweather and Hambright ami Bingham and Mauf were bravely at their post in the heat of the fight is only to say what all who kuow them will guess.

To say that Stone aud Bush were at their guns is only say that they did their duty. General terms cannot express it, and I leave it to the imagination of the reader. They all deserve tho admiration and thatik of their country. THE IIATTLK IM THE lENTllE. The brigade of Gen.

Hani-; vas in tho center and met the shock simultaneously with the left and light. The whole brig-ado was ia th open fields ith the rtb in wiods before them. Long ami gallaMly d.dt'.' sus a their exposedl 1 1 1 I i i It y. i i i 4 i i i -1 1 1 I i I i it i I ii I I I 'I i i I p. 0 1.