The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-10-16

nent was begun not moment too soou,
as the rebels having possession Of the
ground in his rear, had sent one brigade Of
infantry, two of cavalry, and two batteries
Of artillery to cut him off. He found this
force posted directly across his road in the
valley. and as there was no means Of get
ting to Chattanooga excepl by that road,
he determined to cut his way through
them. At 0 a NJ. , he drove in their pick
els, and in few minutes was hotly engag-
ed with the main body. At one time it
seemed impossible 70, him to make his
way forward. but finally, by desperate
charge, himself and staff leading. he sue
ceeded in breaking their lines and driving
them. He followed some two miles, pun
ishing them severely, and then turned in
this direction. arriving here in safety at 4
p. N. In the fight he lost twenty >tbree
men killed, and about forty wounded, be-
sides having quite number of horses dis
abled : but he succeeded in capturing thir-
ty prisoners, and a large number of horses.
REBEL GEN. ADAMS A PRISONER.
Brigalier General Adams, of the rebel
army, was wounded on Sunday, and is nov
prisoner in our hands His wounds are
in the left arm and side, and extremely
painful. Gen Adams was made Briga-
der in the rebel army at an early period
of the war, and bias since served in diff
ferent departments of the Southwest He
was last in Gen. Johns,on's army on the
Mississippi. During the late fight here,
he commanded a division, and, on Sun
day was ordered to turn our left 1t WAS
here that he received his wound, and was
made prisoner. He says the fire from
our ranks was perfectly awful much
heavier. he thinks, than at Perryvile or
Stone River. Other rebel prisoners
brought IN say their loss was much heav-
Ter than our own. This was probably
owing in a great measure TO the manner
in which their army was managed; TREY
sometimes moving up in solid masses, six
and even eight lines deep, and our artil-
erv moving them down by hundreds.
On Wednesday morning. the 23l, the
enemy were still in plain sight at dis
lance Of about one and half miles -
They were moving around in all direc>
tons, as though preparing for a general
attack. Their trains could be seen NOV
ing amongst them as though distributing
ratlons or ammunition TO the different
troops during the entire day. Nothing
was done by them in the way of fight
ing Cur guns, however, were brough,
~ haar rbo,, onl
shell sent in that direction. but they made
no reply A the usual time in the even
ng, our army retired to the trenches to
sleep, and except an occasional shot from
the plckets, they were entirely unmoest-
ed
Thursday morning matters in front re-
NAMED much a, they were the day be
fore, except that the enemy had advance
their left short distance and formed in
line Of battle on the woods on our front
Our troops waited patiently all the morn
ing expecting an attack, but soon after
noon The rebels not moving up, it was de
termiued to send out a force to make +
reconnaissance accordingly three brig
AIDES were sent forward. They soon ran
into the enemy, in heavy force, in the
edge of a patch of timber, two miles from
our lines. They drove the euemy's pick
cts in, when finding the force opposed to
them too strong, they withdrew to the
works, after which our artillery shelled
the woods for nearly an hour, driving the
enemy from it.
At dark the firing ceased and all was
quiet until about 10 O'Clock p. NJ, when
the enemy made dash upon our pick.
cts, driving them in. but they were i'm
mediately reinforced and again sent for
ward, and in turn drove the rebels for
nearly two hours the firing was hot anC
heavy, and quite a number were killed
and wounded on both sides, but at mid
night all was once more quiet, as it now
remains.