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The Daily Dispatch: December 22, 1862., [Electronic resource], Late Northern news. (search)
d about ten o'clock, and aged furiously all day long. The enemy occupied the wood and the hills in the rear of the city, and in point of advantage the odds were decidedly in their favor. The courage of the Union troops was unbounded, however and every inch of the ground was hotly contested. It soon became evident that the first ridge of the hills on which the enemy were posted behind earthworks could not be carried except at the point of the bayonet, and accordingly General Sumner ordered French's division to charge upon the batteries.--General Howard's division acted as a support, and the troops sprang forward to obey the order with much enthusiasm. By this time the atmosphere was clear, except from the smoke of artillery, and a good view could be had of the rebel position and the adjoining country. It was a grand sight to see the devoted column, Seeking the bubble reputation even at the cannon's mouth. Steadily they marched across the plain, and never faltered until th