Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-09-26
TuI.I, RETAits nv An EYE.wIFNEss'
PARTIAL list oT CASUALTIES,


We lay before The readers Of The LsApEE,
% day tall aad la,eFssslpg details Of the
great battles ef Saturday aud Sunday last
u vhleh % many N0F,AsTa Ollie IFoeps
were engaged, sAd 10 which many ei ,Asa
lay dovA sAsiF ilves lR preservation u the
uRlea Aad The 0ayeFaheat which traitors
81 bone are a,tsmp.lRg 10 destroy, EAia
aeeenht vaa written hT Mr. Furry ef the
eibelanAi 0stel,e, Who vas ea ,hn battle
hsld, hh FuTAy Wa tAEeegh all the sue
sssalvs rehutsses eAmpslses Of Mitchell,
nasll aAd Reseetans, aad bic reports have
always hsen feuad reliable, He seaeuhs
VI Ne battles ls dated
HkAnauAatsas W FHT cusasHtAsp,(
Mehday, Sept ~, 1888,
rHH AkMF eyEswatLAEB,
AneIheF battle hua would that | could
aay, another vlolerl but, alas truth eeai.
peis mo 10 dpolsge that amer n seflsu OF
tremendous atfaEgleA, uhsui nastpd BY
anything similar Ia lhs pfstea, war, the
AFmy Of The Cumberland has been over
ahelmed BY numbers, has suffered lm'
msaas losses IN men aud material, and has
fallen back 10 nes poaiuoh. II HAy
6snsole ua 70 knew, hoWeveE that II hae
saved i've hobef, kept lie hanghiy foe 81
bay, and has inflicted upon the enemy aa
severe blows 90 Il received.
paiEr htoAptrutArioN.
The rebel army, hfter svscuating Chatts-
neofa retired 10 Lafayette, twenty eight
mites 70 the soulhward, concentrated HE
troops a. that point restored thslf courage
and hepea BY the promise of relnforoe'
lnania, Rnd awaited the arrival of The same
Maantlms he took possession Of the gaps 10
pigeon mountain which General Rose.
arana must cross In order 10 reach the
Georgia Slate road. aud the great railroad
which formed BragF's lin' of oommuuioa
tian with Atlanta. sad carr rfully fortified
them, This obslgH stlon delayed Tor some
days The advance ef our forces vhioh had
already crossed ths Raoooon aud Lookout
Mountains, apd gave the enemy not only
tine 70 recover their spirits, bat 10 reoelve
a portion Of their rclnforoemenis. Htth.
oF.o eur army had bsen marching Ia three
great oolumns-Criiienden followed BY
By way Of Trenton and MoOook, with
Sianley'a cavalry, sull furti er 10 the
seutsWari, The daily iheroasibg numbers
and boldntss Of the enemy compelled con-
oentraton Of our forces ~ rapidly rs the
nature Of the ease would admit and by
evening Of the 10th inst. the whole army
was In line aloHg the West ChlekamAuga,
between the Look ul and Pigeon Noun
talna, aud iuot 10 the east Of that low chain
OF wooded hills called Misuien Ridge. On
thursday, the l7th, tho army shifted 10,
ward ,ho north, contracted lie lines, and
the enomy's demonstrations became
seh hour more threatening prepared ioF
battle
on rEIpAY.
On Friday morning The extreme len Of
7 tho nrmy rested on the Chieksmauga, ai
Gordon's Mill the point whore the Lafay'
cite road crosses no Chiekamauga. The
right could only I. loosely defined and was
10 constant state of preparation 10 shin
4 bOrthward, in order 10 bsiie the rebels
who seemed benz upoh turning our lefl
and getting between us and Chatlapooga-
During Friday there we're threo minor
engs gementa--onc between General Stead
man Of General Gordon eranrer's di sion
| (which had a position a FEW miles south Of
OhAttsuoogs, and Longstrest which Va'
we'll managed and reflects credit upon Gen
sral s,eHdman aud his force enothor Be.
tween General wilder and rebel cavalry,
near NaPisr'S Gap. In Pigeon mountains
and q third near tie same place betwesE
General Minty aud part Of the sane rsb-
81 force. Wilier and Minty were driver
for time, but being reinforced made :
stand and speampsd for the night. During
the night Wllders own piokstS aud IhoS'
Of the enemy actually graspsd each others
guns In the darkness, and several ime'
engaged In fierce struggles for their poses
sion
During Friday night preparations vert
made to sght, II battle could not he avoid
ed. Oar cause would have been greatly
benefited BY delay, and II RoseerahI oOuls
hOnOrably have postponed an engagement
be would undoubtedly have done 50. Blu
the enemy saw his opportunity and deter
mined TO seize H. Our troops we're belnl
sent to the left 30 as to complete the line o
battle.
TEE NTdHT MARCH.
night march Of = large body Of troop
is sylomn thing. The soldiers soarcely
speak . word 10 each other; the ANIMAL
move with dull, mechanical motion Wbiel
hardly resembles life the rattle Of thl
wagon wheels seem strangely mufiled, ant
almost the only sound you recognize is th
heavy, measured, aasful tramp Of thousand
Of living men
rode for q considerable portion Of III
march al tie head Of The renowned ls
Michigan battery, engaged in = low con
Vtrsation with The msnly and intelllgen
ofheer who commanded u, Lieutenant Va
PeiL He seemed more thau usDSiiy conf
dent aud cheerful, little anticipating, poo
fellow the fate which awaited him on ih
morrow.
"Do you thiHk, said he 10 me, "tha
We shall engage the enemy p
"lf We can avoid t. | replied, q fee
pretty sure We win mol"
why then this movementp p he Asked
Doubtless" said / % prevent the su
tny from turning our leh aank, whie
they have all day been threatening 10 do.