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tdai-Ldo-id?din asill «t keaeJ-:n thsr,ie.t’abevyin-m-thedin.ombe-all* T.eirIan-o 1dwas very severe.Stan dart’s Battery meantime was working most effectually with grape and canister, and the fight was sorely against the enemy. The M Kentucky, however, had poshed sofar ahead of support, that a retrograde movement was in the mature of things. The:ialfrom, his artiSccoverburstupon the nhWe regiment* and after a biltex conflict, beat it hack to the woods. The capricious changes of battle had now left Cruft^s right flank exposed to a cross fire from the enemy in the woods. To retire was a necessity. Retreat was impeded by confusion, caused by repulsion of brigades from*other Mnes back upon CrufV's Une of rs«* cedence, and artillery carriages moving beck from his right, obstructed the field. Stand-art’s ammunition was decreased to anammunition. They had fired an average of fifty rounds each, or more. Cru/t needed reinforcements, hut did not receive them, because they could not then be spared from other points. The enemy's fire seemed teen-whole line. Sth18till ho fought. and held its ground * long time against fearful odds, but finally withdreufinallycontesting every inch of ground. Th^HKentucky brought off throe pieces, and thj31st Indiana, ono piece, of artillery, of n| other division, by bond, which th^gunners had been compelled to abandoJ^^I^H their horses bad been killed. Miller's ini fan try, although their ammunition had aboutfailed, had brought off two pieces of the same battery, bo that none of it was sacrificed to the enemy. Stan dart saved his battery, with a loss of three men and sevenhorses, coming out of hat appalling strife with only sixteen rounds of ammunition.Cruft fell back to the pike, which he reached
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Cincinnati Daily Commercial
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Fri, Jan 23, 1863
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