. The army in the civil . farther to the right, reaching toward our flank, and Ham-brights brigade (Colonel Miles in command) was deployedon Hobarts right. Carlin now advanced with his two bri-gades to charge the works before him, but soon recoiledbefore a fire which had another sound than that of the cav-alry carbines. A few prisoners had been taken, among themone who had been a national soldier and had been inducedto enlist to escape from a Confederate prison. From himthe fact that Johnston was present in person with his wholearmy was learned. Slocum had come up, and after consulta-tio
. The army in the civil . farther to the right, reaching toward our flank, and Ham-brights brigade (Colonel Miles in command) was deployedon Hobarts right. Carlin now advanced with his two bri-gades to charge the works before him, but soon recoiledbefore a fire which had another sound than that of the cav-alry carbines. A few prisoners had been taken, among themone who had been a national soldier and had been inducedto enlist to escape from a Confederate prison. From himthe fact that Johnston was present in person with his wholearmy was learned. Slocum had come up, and after consulta-tion with Davis, Morgans division was ordered to deployforward on the right of Carlin, with Mitchells and Vande-vers brigades in front and Fearings in second line. Heavylines of skirmishers engaged the enemy, while the troops of 190 THE MARCH TO THE SEA. the deployed lines hastened to cover themselves with abreastwork. It was now about two oclock, and Slocum wrote a dispatchto Sherman telling of the situation, and sent Colonel Mo-. Battle of Bentonville. Clurg, of Daviss staff, to hasten up the divisions of WUliamsscorps. Buells brigade was making its way slowly throughthe marsh and thicket on the left, when the crash of mus-ketry there gave wamiag of an assault. Hardee had sentTalliaferros division still beyond Bates right upon the flank AVBRASBORO AND BENTONVILLB. 191 of Buells brigade, and Bate, now attacking in both frontand flank, that single brigade was overwhelmed, and drivento the rear in confusion. The attack was taken np in turnby Stewarts divisions, sweeping across the Cole farm diag-onally upon Daviss left, takiug Carlins brigades successivelyin flank and rear, and pushing them back. But this tooktime, for there was no panic, and our men were not used tobe beaten. The enemy suffered terribly as he crossed thefields, played upon by the battery in the road near Coleshouse, and cut down by Hobarts infantry fire. Step by stepthey advanced, each regiment of Hobarts, as it f
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