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The 14th and 15‘h Illinois were on the left ■ of the road—all other rcgtmen»B on the rieht. The regiments on the right of the road first drew the enemy’s fire and became holly en geged about hull*'a mile from the river. The f action became very hot, but our men pressed . them 8teMdidly,ami in h short time they gave way and took shelter behind fences and houses, abandoning lour pieces of artillery which had been silenced by our batteries. The left now struck the enemy’s line, and the roar of musketry showed that it bad a heavy force to contend wi»h. But the result w,#e the same— the enemy was driven from his strong post-* tiou, and the fight became general along the whole line, the rebels fighting behind fences and houses, ana our forces advaucing over and around these obstacles.A rapid movement of the 14th and 15th Illinois brought them to the Ha»«hce, driving . the enemy before them and cutting off the : retreat of that portion below the ondge. A* number of prisoners, over oue hundred in one body, threw down their arms and surrendered.The direction in which the enemy fell bock caused Colonel Scott’s command to move to , the right, and the 46th Illinois and the 26*h Indiana closed upon his left; the 531 Indiana moved down the road—all of them pushing the enemy and capturing prisoners.The river and the bridge were gained, but the fight was not ended. The euemy was collecting his forces on the opposite side and getting his artillery in position.
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Indianapolis Daily Journal
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Mon, Oct 27, 1862
Page 2
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Sullivan C.
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