Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-23

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Details OF the Battle 81 Pigeon


WAsHISGroS, September % According 10
official dispatches received here, dated as late
o'clock Yesterday afternoon. Rosecrsns had
information that Longs'reet's corps had reinforced
Bragg before the battle Of Saturday. and il was
subsequently stated BY deserters from the rebel
army that Ewell's corps had also come TO his as
sistance.
A telegram Was received here 70. day from the
officer in command at Chattanooga which spesks
in the most encouraging terms OF the general
result OF the action OF Saturday and Sunday, in
which, according to his representations, the
Union army achieved substantial success.
The enemy losing the most in killed. wounded
and prisoners
prisoner taken from Bragg's army says:
Mobile has been stripped Of troops for Bragg's
armv; owns that some troops have been sent
him from Charleston; also. that troops from
Lees army were ia the late fight; In fact. that
the whole Confederacy seemed concentrated
there tor the attack on Rosecrans
A rebel dispatch has been intercepted on the
extreme front of the Army of the Po,omec.
wherein the commander OF the rebel army in
NorIheru Virginia is informed, from Richmond
that Bragg engaged Rosecr, on Saturday ard
Sunday, capturing 20 pieces ofarti cry and 5000
prisoners
The States and the National Republican in
their late editions this afternoon. have accounts
evidently derived from official sources The
longer one from the Evening Star is follows
On 5 urlay the 18th demonstration was
made by the rebels IN strong force, which appears
to have been repealed by the force of Thomas,
with the advantage OH our SIDE.
On Sunday the engagement commenced late
i'm the morning The first gun was fired at A
NJ but no considerable firing took place till 10
o'clock Previous to 10 o'clock Gen Rosecrans
rod, the whole length of our line Soon after
the battle commenced. Gen Thomas, who held
the left. began call for renfarcements. About
IL o'clock word came that he had been forced TO
retire The second line OF reinforcements were
then sent to him. and McCook'. whole corps,
which Was on the right aud as a reserve in the
center, was sent To- him Gen. Wood Of Crtten-
den's corps and Var Cleve, who held the front
ceuter, we're also ordered to the left. where the
fury of the cannonade showed that the enemy was
massed Their places were filed by Davis Al
Sheridan, of McCook's corps: bur hardly h. d
these divisions taken their places In the line when
the rebel fire. which had slackened burst out
in Immense volleys on the center This lasted
about twenty minutes, and then Van Cleve. on
| Thomas' right was seen To give way. but in
tolerable order. Soon after the lines OF Dsvis
and Reynolds broke in disorder borne down by
| the enemy's columns, which are said To have
consisted of Folks corps
heSe two divisions were the only ones thrown
into disorder. and those of Negley and Van Clevs
we're q rown into confusion but soon rallied and
held their places.
Davis aud Sheridan late IN the evening sue.
ceeded In rallying about 5000 OF their forces
AMI joined Thomas.
Gen. Thomas. finding himself cut of from th,
right, brought his division into position for indie
pendent lighting. his line assuming the form Of {
horse shoe along the crest of wooded ridge
lie was soon Joined nv Granger. from Rockville.
with a division from Gen McCoOk and Gen
Stcadm ,n's divisions and with these forces
firmly maintained the fight ill after dark Gu
troops were ne imm0vable NJ the rocks the,
stood upon The enemy repeatedly hurled upol
them the dense columns which had routed Div
aud Sheridan w the morning but every onset Wi
topulrej with dreadful slaughter Failing hrp
on one and then on the other point of our nneu
the rebels for hours vainly pough, to breal
them,
Gen Thomas seemed 10 hive filled every col
dlef With hi. own uneonqnerable hrmns.s. an
len Granger. he ha, iotu by bullets. rode like
lion wherever the culnhnt WIS thlekest
Every division COMMANDER bute himself eloti
ously, and among them Gems. Fureh,n. Haze
and Parker especially distinguished themssye'
lurehin changed through the rebel lines With III
bayonet aud being surrounded forced his va
back again,
Parker, who had IVA horace shot under him %
SATURDAY. Turned hls men W. one line. nude lhet
lilo down until the enemy WIS CLOSE up0n them
when suddeul, thew rose aud delivered their A.
with such effect that the asa,llug oolumn.. IT,
back IN confusion leaving the ground covere
with killed When night fell this body Of heroe
stood on the same ground occupied by them i
The morning, ihe Fplrts being unbruken, The
losses Me not yet estimated,
Gen Thomss tslegranhed Monday forenoo
I that the troops we're IL high spirits lie brougl
i of all the sick aud wounded ei his command
Crawiah Springs. including our main hospita
Nearly all have been brought away
The number of prisoners taken by the enenl
will hardly exceed 1000. beside. the wounded. ,
whom not moro than .inO could hava fallen int
! their hands OF rebel prropers We have set
, 800 10 Nashvill.
Most NJ our losses In artillery we're occasone
by the killing OF the horses
, Gen Thomas retired Ia Ro-syills on Snnda
night. after the battle had elosed.
Gen Ro.ecrans had is,ue orders for all n
troops 10 Ie concentrated with the forces
Chattanooga
In the last two assaults our iroops fought wit
the bayouet. their ammunition having beuom
exhausted. f
The latest intelligence that has reached Oh
G city j. from Chattanooga last evening. and va
a. the effect that Gen Rosecrans would concei
trnle ou Chattanooga last night Thomas h.
n been engaged with the enemy from four To Il,
Q 7 NJ Yesterday, and IL WAS therefore question
able whether he would be able ,e reach chatti
1 nooga last night There were indications Oh,
+ the enemy was contemplating demonstration O
another part Of our lines last evening.