The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-10-23

Yesterday was made memorable in
the history of the war. General Bragg,
after feeting for several days before
the advancing army under General
Buell.. encamped on Chaplain Creek,
on tho 18th. and formed his lines of de.
fance mon a series of hills that rise
along its banks. General Buell. threw
his forces into line during the night,
and at 8 o'clock A. NJ, on the 9th, the
battle was opened, by the seth Illinois
and I'd Missouri, with skirmlshlng,IaP
idly followed by some splendid aItllie'
ry dueling between the tfederal anoreD'
a batteries. The battle ragged with
nnabated fury until shutdown. When
1;obt closed in upon the combatants,
+be ta5eral forces occupied the rebels
fret nosition, and had turned their
right. 1t was a glorious victory.
ON THE RIGHT.
Was posted General Sheridan's
division, of Gilbert's corps, portion
of which was not engaged until noon.
The rebels here had chosen splendid
position on a semi circular ridge, but
were driven from it by the lst Nilsson
ri battery &C." and I'd Illinois battery
supported by the 36th Illinois and 9th.
er regiments The turnpike runs across
this ridge, and on the right of it, and
on the clear knoll was posted section
of Parrot guns-the remainder OF the
batteries were posted on the ridge still
further to the right in some heavy tim
Der. To the left of the pike the ridges
forked. with cornfeld between them.
The fartherest ridge is heavily timber
ed, while the other is clear, and has a
residence upon lts side. The section
of artillery did good work beside that
deserted domicil. The ground before
the battery, on the right of the road,
sloped away, and about quarter of a
mile ahead sweIled into a ridge again
This ground was one vast field of corn.
the fighting here was mostly done by
artillery, both parties making some
splendid shots About 5 p. M, how
ever, the fight became desperate. The
battery was supported by the oath
Wisconsin, sd Ohio, and 36th His
nois regiments-the seth Indiana and
88th Illinois were within supporting
distance, but were not called upon.
General Walkers (rebeD brigade,
supported by Adams brigade, charged
through the corn fields with the inten-
ton Of taking this battery. They were
told by General Walker that the bats
terry was not strongly supported, but
they found their mistake very soon.
The sgd Ohio regiment was under the
brow of the hill, and was driven back
in disorder by the rebels to the top of
the hill, where they found themselves
checked by the soldiers Of the cath
Wisconsin. --..
They rallied them, and advanced
again, and poured the "bullets leaden"
in heavy showers into the rebel line.
The battery beIched forth grape and
canister a perfect torrent, and the
36th Illinois and oath Wisconsin treat
ed them as badly. The rebels reach
ed the edge of the corn field, but with
in fifty yards of our lines, and poured
a rapid fire upon the three regiments
and the battery as they advanced. The
strait was a desperate one. The roll
of the musketry and roar ofthe cannon
was deafening. The rebels reached
the rail fence but Wavered. Colonel
Greusel then took off his hat and
swung it, and from the regiments broke
forth a cheer that struck terror to the
hearts of the rebels, and they broke
and ran, leaving the field strewn with
their dead. Our loss at this juncture
was very light comparatively.
A column, composed of a regiment
andsection Of artillery, advanced across
the field on the right, and took posi-.
ton on the far ridge. The oath Wis
consin then pushed down the road land
filed into the timber on the left of the
road, and on the same line with the
battery. In advancing the oath cap
tured Brigade Surgeon on General
Adams staff, IAN Abide Camp to Gen.
Adams, and five privates of Alabama
and Louisiana regiments.
The day on the right was ours No
more perfect victory was ever won.
At deep dusk our troops fell back to
their old position, and rested upon
their arms. You can imagine the ter
rifle fire OF the battery and three regl-
ments, when told that $50 rebels lay
dead in the corn-feld through which
the charge was made, and that all OF
this destruction was done in less than
fifteen minutes. The right did nobly.
IN THE CENTRE.
was posted Dan. McCook's division OF
Gllbert's corps. Here the battle was
terrible, but less decisive. The fight
ing in the morning, as on the right,
was mostly by artillery. Our troops
early in the battle gained splendid
position on awooded ridge, from which
their artillery commanded the open
front, which was composed of sue
cession oflow ridges, mostly corn-tields
in all of which the corn was in shocks.
About noon the ground between the
opposing lines grew less, and then be-
gan a musketIy fire that was truly ter
rible. Our batteries played upon the
rebels necessarily, who slowly fell back
under cover of their artillery, and into
the creek bottom, where they Were
screened by long stone fence. On
the hill beyond the creek the destruc-
ton was very great. Large trees We're
shivered as with lightning, and branch
es were strewn over the ground in ewes
ry direction. The rebel dead are here
everywhere to he seen, and | counted
not less than two hundred in walking
through this portion OF the field. All
the afternoon the firing of light arms
was kept up. From the position oc.
cupied l could see the whole field, land
Inever saw grander sight. About the
time the rebels charged on the right
they hurled large masses oftroops ~,
on the center, and slowly pressed our
exhausted men back to their starting