The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-09-23

FROM ROSECRANS' ARMY.
Bragg Reinforced by Longstreet and Ewell
Previous to the Battle.
GEN. ROsecrans Fighting the WhOge
COnTederacy.
Determined Bravery of Federal Troops
Terrible Slaughter on Both Sides.
WAsuINGToN. SEMI %

WASHINGTON. Sept. %.
According to official dispatches received
here dated as late as ) O'Clock yesterday alter
noon, Gen. RosecraIis had information that
Longstreet's corps had reinforced Bragg before
the battle of Saturday, and it was subsequently
stated by deserters from the rebel army that
Ewelfs corps had also come to his assistance.
A telegram was also received here to-day
from an officer at Chattanooga, which speaks
i'll most encouraging terms OF the general re-
suit of the actions 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 missing.
A prisoner taken from Bragg's army saws
that Mobile has been stripped of troops for
Bragg's army, and that some troops have been
sent to him from Charleston, also that troops
from Lees army We're in the late fight; in fact,
that the whole ConIederacy concentrated there
for that attack on Rosecrans
A rebel dispatch has been intercepted on the
extreme front of the army OF the Potomac,
wherein the rebel commander of the army of
Northern Virginia is informed from Richmond
that Bragg engaged Rosecrans on Saturday
and Sunday, capturing two pieces of artillery
and 500 prisoners.
The Star and National Republican, in their
late editions this afternoon, have accounts evil
IDENTIFY derived from official sources. The
longer one IRON the Evening Star is AS follows:
On Saturday the 10Th demonstration was
made by the rebels in strong force, which APP
pears to have been repealed by the force under
Gen. Thomas, with the advantage on the Fed
eral side. On Sunday an engagement COM
menced late in the morning. The first gun
was fired at O'Clock, but there was no consid-
cradle firiug until 10 o'clock, A. NJ, when Gen.
Rosecrsns rode the whole length of our line
Soon after the battle commenced Gen. Thomas,
who held the left, began to call for reinforce
ments, and about II o'clock word came that
he had been forced TO retire to the second line.
Reinforcement were then sent TO him and Nc
Cooks whole corps, which was in the right
and as reserve in the centre, was sent to his
assistance. General Weed, OF Crittenden's
corps, and General Van Cleye, who held the
front of the centre, were also ordered to the
left, where the fury of the cannonade showed
that the enemy's force was massed.
Their places were filled by Davis and Sher-
idan OF McCook's corps, but hardly had these
divisions taken their places in the line, when
the rebel fire, which had slackened, burst out
in immense vollies upon the centre. This
lasted about twenty minutes, and then Van
Cleve and Thomas right was seen to give way,
but in tolerable order.
Soon after the lines of Sheridan and Davis
broke in disorder, borne down by the enemy's
columns. which are said to have consisted of
Folks corps. These two divisions were the only
divisions thrown into much disorder; those Of
Negley and Van Cleve were thrown into dis
order, but soon rallied and held their places,
the first on the left and the second on the right
of Thomas corps. Davis and Sheridan late
in the day succeeded in rallying about 5000 of
their forces and Joined Thomas. Gen. Thomas
finding himself cut off from the right, brought
his divisions into position for Independent
fighting, his line assuming the form of horse
shoe along the crest of a broad ridge. He was
soon joined by Granger, from Rossville, with
division of Gen. McCook and Gen. Stead
mans division, and with these forces he firmly
maintained the fight until after dark. Our
troops were as immovable as the rocks they
stood on. The enemy repeatedly hurled
against them the dense columns which had
routed Davis and Sheridan, but every onset
was repulsed with terrible slaughter. Failing
first on one and then on the other point of our
lines, the rebels for hours vainy sought to
break them. Gen. Thomas seemed to have
filed every soldier with his own unconquer-
able firmness, and Gen. Granger, his hat torn
by bullets, rode like lion wherever the COM
bat was thickest.
Every division commander bore himself glo-
rionsly, and among them Gems. Turchion.
Hasten and Parker especially distinguished
themselves. Turchen charged through the
rebel lines with the bayonet and being sur
rounded, forced his way back again. Parker,
who had two horses shot under him on Satur-
day, forming his men in one line made them
lie down until the enemy was close upon then
when suddenly they rose and delivered their
fire with such effect that the assaulting party
fell back in confusion, leaving the ground
covered with the killed.
When night fell this body of heroes stood on
the same ground occupied by them in the
morning, their spirits being unbroken. Their
losses are not yet estimated.
Gen. Thomas telegraphs on Monday fore
noon that the troops are in high spirits. He
brought of all his wounded. OF the sick and
wounded at Crawfisb Spring, including our
main hospital, nearly all had been brought
away.
The number OF prisoners taken by the enc
my will hardly surpass two thousand besides
the wounded, of whom not more than one
thousand could have fallen into their hands,
OF the rebel prisoners We have sent 1900 to
Nashville. Most of our losses in artillery
were occasioned by the killing OF all the hors-
es. Gen. Thomas retired to Rossville on Sun
day night after the battle had closed. Gen.
Rosecrans had issued orders for all of his
troops to he concentrated with the forces at
Chattanooga.
In the last two assaults our troops fought
with the bayonet, their ammunition being ex-
hausted.
The latest information that has reached this
city, from Chattanooga last evening, was to
the effect that Gen. Rosecrans would concen-
trate on Chattanooga last night. Gen. Thomas
had been engaged with the enemy prior to five
O'Clock p. NJ. yesterday, and it was therefore
questionable whether he would be able to
reach Chattanooga last night. There were in
dications that the enemy were contemplating
demonstration on another part of our line
last evening.