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r faces to escape the rebel fire until the moment of action. Shell and shot fell around like hall. Gen. Rosecrans was himself incessantly exposed. It is wonderful that he escaped. His chief of staff, the noble Lieutenant-Colonel Garesche had his head taken off by a round shot and the blood be spattered the General and some of the staff. Lieut. Lyland Kirk, just behind him, was lifted clear out of his saddle by a bullet, which shattered his left arm. Three orderlies and gallant Sergeant Richmond, of the 4th U. S. cavalry were killed not ten feet from him and five or six horses in the staff escort were struck. Between 5 and 6 o'clock the enemy, apparently exhausted by his rapid and incessant assaults, took up a position not assailable without abundant artillery, and the fire on both sides slackened, and finally silenced at dark — the battle having raged eleven hours, the loss on our side being considerable, and the terrific nature of the field comparatively limited. Our c