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The Daily Dispatch: April 23, 1862., [Electronic resource], the battle in the Southwest. (search)
carcely prepared for the sudden honest where retreat had been all they had been seeing before. Suddenly the rebel masses were hurled against our lines with tremendous force. Our men halted, wavered, and fell back. At this critical juncture Captain Terry's regular battery came dashing up. Scarcely taking time to unlimber, he was loading and sighting his pieces before the caissons had turned, and in an instant was tossing in shell from twenty-four pound howitzers to the compact and advancing rks. Here was the turning point of the battle on the left. The rebels were only checked, not halted. On they came. Horse after horse from the batteries was picked off every private at one of the howitzers fell, and the gun was worked by Capt. Terry himself and a corporal. The rebels seemed advancing — A regiment dashed up from our line, and saved the disabled piece. Then for two hours artillery and musketry at close range. At last they began to wayer — Our men pressed on, pouring in d