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rrested; their repeated attempts to advance out of the cedar thicket on our right and front being defeated with great slaughter. Palmer's division, holding the right of our left wing, had advanced, at 8 A. M., to support Negley's movement, covering his left; but had not proceeded far when Palmer found his safety compromised by a Rebel advance on his rear. Halting Cruft's brigade, and ordering Col. Grose to face to the rear, he opened fire on the Rebels, and quickly repulsed them; while Col. Hazen, falling back a short distance, occupied the crest of a low, wooded hill, between the Nashville turnpike and railroad, and held it firmly until Grose, having driven the enemy from his rear, came up to his assistance; as did two or three other regiments. Again and again was his position assailed; but each attack was repulsed; and the fight closed on this part of the field with our troops entirely successful. Bragg had brought t all his army across the creek to overwhelm our right and ce
ed Sept. 11. to Ringgold, throwing forward Wilder's mounted men to Tunnel hill, where they had a heavy skirmish, while Hazen, with Criteenden's rear division, closed up on the advance; but, by this time, Negley's division, of Thomas's corps, advaso impetuous and weighty as to throw our front into disorder; but this was soon retrieved, and the enemy repulsed: Brig.-Gen. W. Hazen, of Crittenden's corps, massing 20 guns on a ridge that commanded the Rossville road, forming an infantry support id not flee. On this point, a few citations (out of many that might be made) from eye-witnesses will here be given: Gen. Hazen, after reporting the last attack of the enemy on our right, and its repulse, says: There was no more fighting. At n to Wauhatchie, which he reached on the 28th. Meantime, 4,000 men had been detailed to Smith; of whom 1,800, under Brig.-Gen. Hazen, were embarked on 60 pontoon-boats at Chattanooga, and, at the word, floated quietly down the river during the night
crosses at Louisville Sherman approaches Savanuah Hazen storms Fort McAllister Sherman hears from Foster anthe Ogeechee on the old dirt road to Savannah; while Hazen's and John E. Smith's divisions, keeping farther to the right, reached Statesboroa. Dec. 4. Hazen had a skirmish here with a regiment of cavalry, which was easier Sherman's march and its destination dispelled. Hazen was in front of Fort McAllister on our left, and hadbserved to open fire inland from several guns; while Hazen's skirmishers could be discerned approaching it, andisible off the mouth of the Ogeechee. A signal from Hazen now imported that he had invested the fort. Shermanch the fort as hostile or friendly. At that moment, Hazen's bugles sounded the charge; when his division rushe went with Howard down to the fort and congratulated Hazen; rowing thence down the Ogeechee till he met the Nat wagon-train, with its guard of two divisions, while Hazen's division of the 15th (Logan's) corps came up on hi
ht at, 447. Hatch, Gen., he fails to carry out his instructions and is relieved from command, 175; commands King's division at South Mountain, 197; is wounded, 198; at Nashville, 684. Hatcher's Run, Hancock advances to, 595. Hatton, Gen. Robt. (Rebel), killed, 158. Hawes, Richard, appointed Rebel Provisional Governor of Kentucky, 217. Hawkins, Col. R. C., at Roanoke Island, 76; 79. Hayes, Gen. Alex., killed at the Wilderness, 569. Hayti recognized as a Republic, 265. Hazen, Gen., with Sherman on his great march, 689; storms Fort McAllister, 693. Heintzelman, Gen., commands a corps in Army of the Potomac. 108; at Yorktown, 120; in battle of Williamsburg. 122 to 125; at Fair Oaks, 142; 145-6; his report of the battle of Glendale, 168 ; commands a corps at Malvern Hill. 165; he reenforces Pope's army, 179; ordered to cooperate with McDowell, 181; present at Gainesville, 185; gallant conduct of his brigade at second Bull Run, 189. Helena, Ark., attack by Ho