Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-09-29
The Battles Near Chattanooga. a.

battle near Chattanooga on Saturday :
The battle opened at ii O'Clock in the vicinity
of Widow Glen's on the road leading from Mo
Lamore's cove to Chattanooga. The fighting
soon became general, the rebels nsneuvering
their troops finely. Early in the action the rsb-
els made an impetuous charge on the famous
Loomis' Battery, and captured FIVE out Of ak
guns belonging to it, Capt yam Pelt, COM
manding the battery, was taken prisoner
About two clock the contest was perfectly
terrific, the roll Of musketry being far more con-
tinuous and deafening than at Stono river. At
2. 40 P. M. our division centre was pushed, bro
ken and retreated in great disorder. Col. Bar
nett planted battery and soon checked The
pursuing enemJ, who in turn were driven in
disorder over the same ground.
The division of Gen. Davis was then driven
back by the rebels with heavy loss and every
gun Of the 9Th Indiana regiment was captured.
When Gen. DAVIS rallied his forces and pushed
the enemy back and re-took the guns. Gen.
Reynold's lost heavily, but stubbornly held his
position, driving the enemy, but never leaving
his line
Gen. Palmer, who was overwhelmed, failed
to get of his whole battery, and two guns were
lost. Van Clcve, although fighting gallantiy,
lost ground, and being overpovered failed to
regain his position. Our line was pressed Sc
verely and wavered. The rebels exullsnt over
their apparent success, made the air rssound
with cheers. They advanced along the whole
line, and when within fire fhe musketry rolled
from right to left and until o'clock was ter.
rife
Gen. Rosecrans grew anxious, the wounded
I o.t -, a sb
moving up to his Headquarters New faces were
opposed TO the rebels, and from this time until
dark the battle ragged with destructive fury
At dark when the firing bad almost ceased
the rebels threw forward fresh troops and en-
gagged our right. The action again became gen
eral until long alter DARK and ragged with the
greatest fury.
The battle thus far has been a bloody one
and our loss is very heavy Rebel prisoners say
that some Of their regiments are almost anniui-
lated Both armies occupy the same ground as
when the action began. We have captured
several hundred prisoners, many Of whom are
from the East. We took ten guns and lost seven.
CHATTANOOGA, Sept %. The battle on the
18th resulted we'll for US, We having held line
as established on the left, and concentrated our
forces during the day and on Sunday morning
we held handsome line with our right on
ridge of hills our left on the east side of Ross
vile and Lafayette, about miles south Of Ross
vile.
In the fight Of the 10Th, we lost about Coo
killed aud 2000 wounded, and were ahead three
pieces of artillery, and the men were in splen-
did spirits. The engagement was resumed at
o'clock on the morning OF the Goth by an at
tempt of the rebels to storm Gen. Thomas left
and front. They were severely repnlsed several
times with heavy loss to them, and very little
to us.
This fight lasted an hour and half and was
most terrific, continuous fire OF musketry and
artillery being kept up with deadly effect.
DUNG this fight our right and centre we're
not engaged, our skirmshers keeping up pet-
ing FIRE. The enemy finding their assault vain
maneuvered to the left, with the intention OF
throwing force on the Rossville road, and at
taeking Gen. Thomas on the lett flank
At this juncture Gen Thomas ordered Gen.
Brannan, who had one brigade in reserve, and
who with Gen, Reynolds holding the key Of the
position, which was Gen. Thomas right, to
move to the left Of the line to protect the flank
of Gen. Rosecrans, and at the same time sent
Davis and Van Cleve from the right 10 hold the
line to Sossvills road, and protect Gen. Thomas
left,
On seeing the withdrawal of the skirmshers
in front of the division, the enemy made Wig
orous attack on that part of the line piercing
the centre, cutting of Davis and Sheridan from
the left, and driving the centre into the noun-
tains, both right and le1 centre being much
scattered, without any serious loss in killed and
wounded
Gen. Thomas right became exposed to most
terrific flank attack, and Reynolds and Brannan, i,
the right Of Gen. Tnomss line was swung round,
his exTsme left beng as at fret. This also fell
back a short distance on the Rossville road.
Parts Of the centre were gathered up, made sew
eral stands but were unable to check the rebel
advance, until the arrival Of reinforcements
At | O'Clock Gen, Granger came up, and was
at once thrown into the centre, driving the enc
my handsomely from his position with heavy
loss. The fire from one Of Gen, Changers bate
ries moved them down like grass.
| The fight lasted about half an hour, with
slight loss to u.s. Capt Russell, Gen. Gran
gers Adjutant was killed before he had been ter
minutes IN the field.
After this bloody repulse the enemy remained
quiet till o'clock, persisting however in man
covering on both TANKS. Their full and correct
information regarding this country, sn,bleC
them to do so with geat facility. Having
sgan got on our flank, the enemy made a Wig
orous attack, and fight ensued which has M
parallel in the history of this army.
Col, Hackers brigade and Gen. Woods di
vision distinguished themselves in the fight
At 5 o'oloc. Gen Thomas was still triumph
ant and on the left held his line Of the morning
but with the right of the enemy nearly back I,
his line nearly at righ, angles with that Of tn
morning.
Two lines Of retreat were open to Gen Thorn
SIS TO Chattanooga. on one OF which he fell bsol
to Russelyille during the night Our losses hav
necessarily been heavy, but the list Of kille
will be surprisingly light and in the two day
engagement we have not suffered more in mel
than the enemy. ln the ch .rge of Gen. Thoma
on the first day, the enemy lost as many in kill
ed as we did in the whole day. What the los
is in prisoners and material, cannot now be RI
ported. Our killed will reach 1900 on
wounded will amount to 1000. Most Of ther
have slight wounds.
. The Star has accounts, evidently derived fror
. official sources, as follows:
On Saturday the 10Th, demonstration wa
made by the rebels in strong force, which az
pears to have beon repelled by the force undc
Gen. Thomas, with the advantage on the Fedel
e al side. On Sunday an engagement commence
at O'Clock, but there was no consderab
t fighting till 10, when Gen. Rosecrans rode th
whole length of our line.
Soon after the battle commenced, Ger
$ Thomas, who held the left, called for reinforc
n ments, and about IL clock word came thu
q he had been forced to retire to the second lin
" Renforoements were then sent him, and Nj
L Cook which was on the right, and as reser,