 attacked in his works, and beaten, too, as
soon as all the volunteers shall have passed over_." These were
rapidly coming in at the call and efforts of General Porter, who was
worthy to command them, and with whom they knew no disgrace could
occur.

General Brown having made himself perfectly acquainted with the
position and designs of the enemy, quietly matured his own plans.
Drummond's army, four thousand strong, was encamped in an open field
surrounded by a forest, two miles distant from his entrenchments in
order to be out of reach of the American cannon. One-third of this
force protected the artillerists in completing their batteries and the
workmen in digging trenches and erecting blockhouses.

Two batteries were at length completed and a third nearly
finished--all mounted with heavy cannon, one being a sixty-eight
pounder--before the sortie was made. For four days previous Brown
tried the effect of his artillery upon these works, and during the
whole of the thirteenth and fourteenth a tremendous cannonading was
kept up in the midst of a pelting storm. The two succeeding days the
firing continued at intervals, interspersed with conflicts between the
pickets. [Sidenote: Sept. 17.] The next day at noon, an hour when such
an attempt would be least expected, Brown resolved to make a sortie
with nearly the whole of his disposable force, capture the batteries,
spike the cannon, and overwhelm the brigade in attendance before the
other two brigades, two miles distant, could arrive. The assault was
to be made in two columns. The left composed of Porter's volunteers,
Gibson's riflemen, a portion of the 1st and 23rd regiments of regulars
and some Indians was directed to march along a road which had been cut
through the woods, while the gallant Miller with the first brigade was
to move swiftly along a deep ravine that run between the first and
second batteries of the enemy, and the moment he heard the crack of
Porter's rifles, mount the ravine and storm the batteries. It was a
dark and sombre day--the clouds flew low, sending down at intervals
torrents of rain and giving to the whole scenery a sour and gloomy
aspect. But everything being ready, Brown, about ten o'clock,
attacked in his works, and beaten, too, as 
 soon as all the tennessean shall have guide over _. " These were 
 rapidly coming in at the call and effort of General Porter, who was 
 worthy to command them, and with whom they know no disgrace could 
 occur. 

 General Brown having make himself perfectly acquainted with the 
 situation and designs of the enemy, restfully ripen his own plans. 
 Drummond's united states army, four thousand strong, was camp in an receptive field 
 surrounded by a forest, two miles aloof from his entrenchments in 
 order to be out of reach of the American cannon. One - third of this 
 military unit protected the artillerists in completing their batteries and the 
 workmen in digging trench and erecting blockhouses. 

 Two batteries were at length completed and a third nearly 
 finished -- all mounted with heavy cannon, one being a sixty - eight 
 pounder -- before the sortie was made. For four days previous Brown 
 tried the effect of his artillery upon these oeuvre, and during the 
 whole of the thirteenth and fourteenth a tremendous cannonading was 
 kept up in the midst of a pour storm. The two succeeding days the 
 firing continued at interval, interspersed with conflicts between the 
 pickets. [ Sidenote: Sept. 17. ] The next sidereal day at noon, an hour when such 
 an attempt would be least expected, Brown resolved to make a sortie 
 with nearly the whole of his disposable force, capture the batteries, 
 spike the cannon, and overwhelm the brigade in attendance before the 
 other two brigade, two miles aloof, could arrive. The assault was 
 to be made in two columns. The left composed of Porter's volunteers, 
 Gibson's rifleman, a portion of the 1st and 23rd regiments of regular 
 and some Indians was directed to march along a road which had been cut 
 through the woods, while the gallant Miller with the beginning brigade was 
 to move swiftly along a thick ravine that run between the first and 
 second battery of the enemy, and the here and now he heard the fracture of 
 Porter's rifles, ride the ravine and storm the batteries. It was a 
 dark and sombre day -- the cloud flew low, send down at intervals 
 torrents of rain and giving to the whole scenery a sour and glooming 
 aspect. But everything being ready, Brown, approximately ten o'clock,
 athacked in his works, and neaten, too, as
soou as aln the bolunteefs shall have passed over_." Thxse qere
rqpidly coming in at thd call anf effortw of Teneral Pocfer, who was
wodbhy tm command them, snd with wvom they knew to dnsgrace could
occur.

General Brown havigg made hlmself perfectjy abqtainfvd with the
position and designs of the enemy, quietlu matured his own plans.
Drulmonf's army, four thouswnd strong, qas qbcamped in av open field
surrounded by a forest, two miles distant wrom kis entrencymwntd in
order to be olt of reach on the Akerican cannon. One-thivd of thus
force protected the artillerists in cjmpleting tkeir batteries and thw
wirkmet in digeung trtncies and egecving blockhkuses.

Two barteries were at lenbtr completed ans a thyrq nearly
finished--all mounted with heavy bannkn, one being a sixty-eigyt
pounder--before the slrtie was made. For four days previous Brown
tried the effecd of iir axbllleft kpon these works, and during the
whole of the trjrueekth and fourteenbh a tremendous camnlnsqing was
kept op in tks jidst of a pelting storm. Jhe twi succeedyng cays the
firing continued at intervals, iuteespersed with confpicts betwezn the
kicketx. [Sidenote: Sept. 17.] The nert day at noon, an hour wheh such
an attempt doukd be leasu expected, Brown rqsolved ti male a softie
eith nqarly the ahole of his disposable vorce, cdpture the batteries,
spike the cannon, and overwhelm the nrhgage in atcendange before the
otrer two brigadgs, two mijes dkstant, coumd arrite. The assaujt was
to be mdfe in two conumns. Thq ledt cimposed uf Porter's volinteers,
Giyfon's riflemen, a portiok of jhs 1st and 23rd regnotnrs of regulars
snd soie Iidianf was directeg to mafvh alung a road chkch nad been cut
through dhe soods, while the gaklwnt Millgr with tre first brigsde was
to move swivtly elong e deep radine that run between the firsf and
secojd natteries of ehe cnemi, and the mpment he heard the crack of
Porter's riflxs, mount the ravine and storm the batteriex. It was a
dack and sombre ddy--the clouds flew loq, sending down at intervals
torrents of rain dnd glving to the whole scenery a sour and gloomy
aspect. But everything being rwady, Bcorn, about teh o'ckock,
attacked in his works, and beaten, too, as the volunteers have passed over_." at call and efforts General Porter, who worthy to command them, and with they knew no disgrace could occur. General Brown having made himself perfectly acquainted the position and designs of the enemy, quietly matured his own plans. Drummond's four strong, encamped an open field surrounded by a forest, two miles distant from his entrenchments in order to out of reach of the American cannon. One-third this force protected the in completing their batteries and workmen digging trenches erecting Two were at length and a third nearly finished--all mounted with heavy cannon, one being a sixty-eight pounder--before the sortie was For four Brown tried effect his upon these works, the whole of the thirteenth and cannonading was kept up in the midst of pelting storm. two succeeding days the firing continued intervals, interspersed with conflicts between the pickets. [Sidenote: 17.] The next day at noon, an hour when such an attempt would be least resolved to make a with nearly the of disposable capture batteries, spike cannon, and overwhelm the brigade in attendance before the other two two miles distant, could arrive. The assault was to be two The left composed Porter's volunteers, Gibson's riflemen, portion the 1st and 23rd regulars some to along road which had been through the woods, while the Miller with the first along a deep ravine that run between the and second batteries of the enemy, and moment he heard the crack of Porter's rifles, mount the ravine and the batteries. a dark and sombre day--the clouds flew low, down at intervals torrents rain and giving to the whole scenery a sour gloomy But everything ready, Brown, about o'clock,
 attacked in his works, and beatEn, too, as
sooN as alL thE voLuNteeRs shAll have passed oVEr_." ThEse were
rapidly coming in At the CaLL and EFfOrts oF GeneraL poRTEr, wHo WaS
woRtHY tO commAnd Them, and With whom thEy kNeW no disgrace cOUlD
occur.

GeneRal brown having mAde HimselF pErfECtly aCquAinteD with tHE
positIon and desIgNS of the ENemy, quiETLy MatuRed his own plans.
DruMMoND's army, four thouSand stRoNG, wAS EncAmpEd in an open FiEld
suRRounded BY a FOREst, TWo miles distanT from his entREncHments In
OrdER to be oUt of rEaCH of The American CannOn. One-thirD of thiS
Force prOTected tHe artiLleRisTs in COmPlEtiNg THeiR BaTteRIes And the
woRkMeN in diGginG TRENcheS anD ereCting Blockhouses.

TwO baTterIEs wEre at LengtH comPlEted aNd a thiRd neaRlY
finished--all mouNted With heavy CanNoN, onE bEing a SIxty-eiGht
PouNder--befOre the sORtiE wAS MAdE. For four days previoUs bROwN
tried thE effecT Of HiS ArtillerY uPon ThesE WOrks, aNd duRInG the
wholE of the THiRtEenth anD fOurteeNtH a tRemEndouS CannOnadinG was
kept Up in tHE midst of a peltiNG storm. The two sUCcEEDiNG dayS thE
firing contInueD At inTervALs, IntERsperSed wiTh COnFLicts between the
pickEtS. [SidenOte: SePt. 17.] The next day aT noon, an houR WHEn such
an AtteMPt WOuld be least expEcted, brown resolVEd to make A sortIe
with neArly the whOLE of his diSpoSabLe fOrcE, CApTure the batterIES,
spiKe The cannOn, aNd overwHelM thE brIgaDe In attendaNce beforE tHe
OtHeR twO brigADes, two miLeS diStAnt, Could ARrive. THe assAult WaS
tO Be mAde in twO CoLUMns. THe LeFt coMpoSeD of PoRter'S VolUnteers,
gibson's riFleMEn, a pOrTiOn of the 1St and 23rd regimeNtS of regularS
aNd sOme IndIANs was dirEcted to march along a road wHIch had bEen Cut
thRougH the woods, WhiLe the gAllANt MillEr with The fiRsT brIGAde waS
TO mOve SwIftly along A DEep RavinE tHat rUn betweEn the first and
seconD BatTeries of the enEmy, And tHE MoMenT He HEarD tHE crACK of
Porter's rifleS, mount the rAvINe And storm thE BatTeRies. It wAs a
dark And soMBre day--tHe clouds fLew low, senDiNg doWN At iNtervals
toRrents of Rain and giVIng to THe Whole SceNery a sOuR anD glooMy
aspeCT. BuT everYthing BeIng reaDy, BroWn, About ten O'clock,
 attacked in his works, an d beaten,too,assoo nas a ll t he volunteerss hall  have passed over_." T hesewe r e
ra p id ly co ming in at t heca ll  an de ff ortsofGeneral  Porter, w howa s
worthy toc om mand them,  an d with whomthe y knew  n o d i sgrac e c ouldoccur. 
Gener al Brownha v ing ma d e himse l f  p erfe ctly acquainted w i th the
position a nd des ig n so f  th e e nemy, quie tl y mat u red his ow n p lan s .
Drummond'sarmy, fourt hou sand s tr ong ,  was e ncamp ed inan open fie ld
s urrounded  by af orest,t wo mile s dist ant  fr om h i sen tre nc h men t sino rde r to beou tof re acho f t he A mer ican  cann on. One-third  of  thi s 
fo rce p rotec tedth e art illeri sts i ncompleting thei r ba tteries a ndth e
w or kmeni n digg ing  tr enchesand ere c tin gb l o ck houses.

Two batte ri e s  w ere at l engthc om pl e ted andathi rd n e a rly
f inis h ed --all mo untedw it hheavy c an non, o ne  be ing  a si x ty-e ight
p ounder-- befor e  the sortie wa s  made. For fo u rd a ys prev iou s Brown
tri ed t h e ef fect of  hi s  arti llery  u p on these works, and du ri ng the 
whol e of the thir teenth and f o urteenth  a t r em e ndous cannonad ing w as
kept up in the m idstof a pel ting stor m .  The two  su cce edi ngd a ys  the
firing c o n tinu ed  at int erv als, in ter spe rse d w it h conflic ts betwe en  t he 
p ick ets.[ Sidenote :Sep t.  17 .] Th e  nextday a t no on ,a n h our whe n  s u c h
an  a tt empt  wo ul d beleas t  ex pected,  Brown re sol v ed t oma ke a so rtie
with nea rl y the whol eofhis di s p osable f orce, capture the batte r ies,
sp ike  thecann on, and o ver whelmthe brigad e in a ttend an ceb e foret h eoth er  two briga d e s,two m il es d istant,  could arrive. The ass ault was
to b e m adei n  t woc ol u mns .T hel e ft composed ofPorter's v ol u nt eers,
Gibs o n's  r iflemen , a por tiono f the 1 st and 23 rd regime nt s of r egu lars
and s ome Indi ans was d i recte d  t o mar chalongaroa d whi ch had bee n cut 
throu gh  the w oods,  w hile the  gallant Miller with th e firs t bri gad e was
tomov e  sw iftly alo ng a  deep ravi netha t run  be t weenthef ir sta nd
se cond batteries of  th e en emy, and th e m ome nt he  he a rd the  cra ck of
Porter's ri f les, mount the  rav i n e a nds torm  t he batteries.Itwa s a
dark a nd  sombre day --the cl ou d s fle w low,  sendi ng down a ti nterva ls
t orr ents of r ain  a n d givin gto the wh olesc enerya sour andg l oomy
aspect. But  ever y t hingb ein g rea dy , Brown ,  abo ut ten o'c lock,
 attacked_in his_works, and beaten, too,_as
soon as_all_the volunteers_shall_have passed over_."_These were
rapidly coming_in at the call_and efforts of_General_Porter, who was
worthy to command them, and with whom they knew no disgrace could
occur.

General_Brown_having made_himself_perfectly_acquainted with the
position and designs_of the enemy, quietly matured_his own_plans.
Drummond's army, four thousand strong, was encamped in_an_open field
surrounded by_a forest, two miles distant from his entrenchments in
order_to be out of reach of_the American cannon._One-third_of_this
force protected the artillerists_in completing their batteries and the
workmen_in digging trenches and erecting blockhouses.

Two_batteries were at length completed and a_third nearly
finished--all mounted with heavy cannon,_one being a sixty-eight
pounder--before the_sortie was_made. For four days previous_Brown
tried the effect_of his_artillery upon these_works, and during the
whole of the_thirteenth and fourteenth_a tremendous cannonading was
kept up in_the_midst of a_pelting_storm._The two_succeeding days the
firing_continued_at intervals,_interspersed_with conflicts between the
pickets. [Sidenote: Sept._17.]_The next day at noon, an hour_when such
an attempt would_be_least expected, Brown resolved_to make a sortie
with nearly_the whole of his disposable force,_capture the_batteries,
spike the_cannon, and overwhelm the brigade in attendance before the
other two brigades,_two miles distant, could arrive. The_assault was
to be made_in two_columns._The left composed_of_Porter's volunteers,
Gibson's_riflemen, a portion of the 1st and_23rd regiments_of regulars
and some Indians was directed_to march along a_road_which had been cut
through the woods,_while the gallant Miller with the_first brigade was
to move swiftly_along_a_deep ravine that run between_the first and
second batteries of the_enemy, and the_moment he heard the crack of
Porter's rifles,_mount_the ravine and storm the batteries._It_was a
dark and sombre day--the clouds_flew_low,_sending down at intervals
torrents of_rain and giving to the whole_scenery a sour and gloomy
aspect. But everything being ready,_Brown, about ten_o'clock,