The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-09-25
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CRAwfIsH SfRiNcs, GA, Sept ~, iS63S
This morning, ebont eleven O'Clock
tho battle was opened by the adySnc
ofBuckner, strengthened by Nlckerson'
brigade, from Joe Johnston's army
The fight commenced in the vicinity o
Widow Clenn's, on the road lcadinl
from NcT,cmorc'e Cave to Chattanooga
The fcrcencss Of the assault, togcth
or with the mcnTer display Of force OF
our rieht--whieh, howcv r, was also at
lacked by way Of livcrson--lcd the Gen
crvl 10 believe that the enemy contcm
plated 10 attract attention ON our right
while he hurled an overwhelming fore,
against our len, turning Il, mud cutting
OF our communication with Chatta
nooga.
The rebel programme was fully under
stood last night, and iiom dark until day
light troops we're continunlly in motion
being shined to meet the emergency
Tho blow fell where il was expected.
The enemy, who anticipated On easy
victory. wns completely foilcd. Instead
of the aist Army Corps, (Criucndcn's.
alone, the eooGdcnt and cxulting forces
OF the enemy, including tho choice
troops Of Lougs,rcct, found the corps oi
Gvu. Thomas, and, ia addition, Davis di.
A.. ,isi.,n. from M,Cook's CORPS. drawn up
N meet ,Lcm.
The attack wns fierce aud bloody
one. Gen. LG.c. D.yis had scarcely
,noyed nj. division into position, when
the enemy came dushing at him.
AHA. NJ. The battle became zen.
crnI. the enemy mnnouycring their troops
Gncly, relieving tho exhausted ones by
pcricc, streams of men.
Early In the action, nn impctuous
charge by the rcbcls, toward the famous
L,umis Battery, was successful, and five
,ut Of ,ix Pnrrott guns were captured
Cap, Van pcl', commanding the battery,
was taken prisoner.
At two o'clock and ten minutes. the
contest became truly terrific. Those
who witnessed aud engaged IN the Stone
River fight, says that the roll Of mskct-
ry here was far moro continuous aud de-
iening than then,
AT two o'clock and forty mlnuics,a d.
vision ON the center, hard pushed by
rebel rciniorccmcn's. was broken. and
retrcatcd IN disorder tow.r thl pike.
Colonel Burnett planted battery, by
direction OF tho q neral, aud soon
checked the pursuing enemy, who, in
turn, were driven In disorder, over the
same ground.
Davis was driven baik, with heavy
loss, and every gun ofhiN(s,h lndonO)
battery captured by the enemy. Again
he rallied, pushed tho enemy back, aud
rstook his artillery.
General Reynolds lost heavily, but
stabborng held his position, driving the
enemy, but never leaving his line
Palmer, who was overwhelmed, failed toI
grt of his whole battery, aud two guns
were lost. Van Clrvc, fighting gnllan-
try, lost ground, and oycrpowcrcd, foilcd
to regain his position.
Our line, pressed severely, wnvcrcd
the robols, cxulling over apparent sue
cess, made the air rcsound with cheers.
They advanced along tho whole line,
when wl,hcring fire Of muskc,ry roll, d
with alternating swell and hull from right
to left.
From $50 =. NJ. to D the fight was
terrific, Tho General grew anxious,
end the impression was current that The
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