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The line of battle, commanded by Colonel Hiram Burnham, was composed ofthe 5th Wisconsin (acting as skirmishers), the 6tli Maine, 31st New York (these three regiments also belonging to the Light Brigade), and the 23dPennsylvania . Howe’s division was posted south of Hazel Bun, and cooper-ated handsomely, capturing live guns. J
The order to advance was given at 11 o’clock. Sedgwick and Newton withthe deepest interest watched the attack from the garden of a brick resi-dence situated on the outskirts of the town and to the left _..__ .
of the Telegraph road, which commanded a full view ofthe assault. The movements of the enemy showed ~ -that they were actively preparing to receive the at- "tack, but the men behind the stone wall were con-cealed from view. As the left column emergedfrom the town and was passing near Sedgwick
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and Newton, the enemy’s battery opened*(J. 'y'V'-V - and a portion of a bursting shell struck a»d' .4 killed Major El ill u J. Faxon, of the 36th Ne^y'/ ' ' York , while mounted and riding with his con 1 ', W mand, and wounded several others. There was aUexclamation of horror and a momentary scatteringthe rear of the column, but the men quickly closed up and pressed on-Colonel Spear, commanding the right column, was killed at about thesame time. Both columns and line, in light marching order, advanced ^double-quick without firing a shot. The enemy kept up an incessant arid'lery fire, and the noise was deafening. Their musketry fire was reserveduntil our men were within easy range. Then a murderous storm of shotfrom the stone Avail, and grape and canister from the hill, burst upon thocolumns and line. For a moment the head of the left column was checkedand broken. The column on the right was also broken. Colonel Bui' 11 'ham’s line of blue on the green field paused as if to recover breath, & 1)(
I Brooks’s division was posted along Deep Kun Kim to guard against an attack on the flank ofas far as Bernard's house. Bartlett’s brigade of storming column, and was sharply engaged dui* 111 ' 5this division held the railroad crossing at Beep the forenoon.— Editors.