The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-07
Full ParticuIars--What Rebel
Troops Were ON the Field
and How they were Handled
Names of Rebel Kentuckians
Killed. % 1'-9
[ From the Atlanta Intolligsncer of Sept. 22.l
PARTICULARS OF THE FIGHT.

S From the Atlanta IntolIigencer Of Sept. AL
PARTICULARS OF THE FIGHT.
The preliminaryJfght commenced, it ma
! be said, on Friday, the 18th inst. at Alex
ander's Bridge, 8 miles west of Ringgold-
Weithalp brigade was principally engaged
and suffered most, one regiment losing {;
killed aud wounded Gen Bushrod John
sons brigade moved up from Rinsgold
crossing the Chickamauga above at Reed.
\ Bridge, the enemy falling back before u:
and mars haling their forces in line Of battle
Their advance on Georgia soil had been g.
successful aud easy thar they seemed sur
prize5 at the idea of being checked, con
tsu.r 80 n triumpbal entsry into Allan
! ia. $500 A-''-'
On Saturday, the 10th, the two contend
ing armies confronted each other in battle
array. Our line extended from Reeds
Bridge to Lee & Gordon's Mills, a distance
Of between7 and 10 miles, over rugged
barren countcy OF hill and dale.
Between aud o o'clock A. NJ, the bat
tie opened on our right. Ia the course OF
an hour the firing became heavy and rapid
the batteries of Forrest and Walkers divi
,ioas and tue reserve, Capt. Lum;den's bat
terry, in command cf Major Palmer, Chief
of ArtilIery, keeping ups perfect roar OF
Are, which was fully returned by the enc
my. The lines Of both parties moved to
and fro iiks the sd Taucing and recading
waves of the sea- Ch 'atham's division soon
came under fire, with his artillery under
command Of Major Mslancthon Smith. The
fight was kept up with varied success when
the gallant division of General Cieburn
charged the enemy after dark, by moon
light, aud drove them two miles from their
first line Of battle, aud in trout Of Alsxap-
| dsr's Bridge It was here that the brave
Gen Preston Smith fell. After that briIli
ant and victorious Achievement, our army
rested on their arms for the night. During
the fight, Capt. Csrns,' battery was captur.
ed, alt the horses being killed, and all the
artillerists being killed or wounded, This
battery was afterwards retaken by General
Smiths brigade, and also one or two other
pieces which had besn abandoned, the horses
being killed. That day we took the ene-
my's celebrated LOOMS battery Of guns,
and four other pieces, and 1900 prisoners.
The fight on Saturday comnenred on
tbs side of the Chcamauga RIVER, extend
ing from the right OF Lee 4 Gordon's Mills
to what is known as the new bridge across
that stream, distance Of about five miles,
with hankiog force we'll out on either
wing. In the evening the Yankees retreat
ed across that stream, burping the new
bridge behind them, the river dividing the
two armies for the night.
That nieht the YanXees wer5 hard at
work digging intrencbmsnt., and threw up
thrss lines of works toward the Missionary
Ridge.
Sunday morning, the 20th, before day,
the banks were dug down on each side OF
the stream, just below the point where the
bridge had been burned, and cur forces for
ded the stream and drew up in l0a of bat.
tie about 8 O'Clock.
General Polk, who commanded tue right.
had hot days work before him, but ne
felt confident of success. The battlefield
was an undulating or rolling open wood, so
much SO that artillery had room and range
enough for full play. The attack was con-
msncsd by our forces shortly after nine
o'clock A. NJ Our lne Of battle was four
miles west Of Chickamauga, and half q
mile east of the main road lending from
Lafayette 10 Chattanooga. We pressed
the enemy sogsy from the start, who
though strongly cputesung the ground inch
by iucb, gradually fell back before oul
braves. Charge after charge was made on
the enemy, and one vooitsr ting yell pre-
vailed our ranks, we turning their lett or
their centre, aud driving bis right back al
the same time. Ia tue afternoon the enc
/ my attempted to throw rein inlorcements trou
the left to the right, across an open held
!, aud OH the Chattanooga Road. Major
Williams battery was concentrated on thl'
road, and cut of the cuemy, the whole for
J est being tnowed down with grape, csnnls
ter, schrapnsl aud shell. 1t was at thl
time we took several thousand prisoners
r. was after dark that General Polk carried
the last line of the eoemy's intrenchments
) when a thrilling yell of triumph rang on
on the air, which told of cur glorious Vie
tory.
The enemy was completely routed and Il
full retreat. General Breckinrldge's divl
vision aud General Preston's, Of BuckDsr'
Army Corps, also bore most gallant par
in the charging Of the snemy's intrenct
ments, who were driven three miles, bac
TO Missionary Ridge, aud from when I'd
enemy were driven to within five miles {
Chattanooga. General Bragg was on th
field with the troops day and night, aud r.
= ding down the lines 10 front Of Gen. Brecl
inrldgs's division, on the night of the vics
ry, was most enthusiastically cheersd b
Breckenridge and his brave Kentucky, Lo1
isiaus, Alabama, aud Florida troops.
We have captured over forty stand Of &C
.. ors, forty Eve pieces Of artillery, and tak'
over 5000 prisoners. Our loss 10 estimst,
= from 5000 TO 10000 killed and wounded.
The enemy's cannot be less than from q
~ 600 to 25,00U.
The battle field extended above ten mile
/. and the carnage was the most frightful
:" witnessed, far exceeding Chancsllorsvil
n Gettysburg, Murfrsesboro' or Shiloh. I
- constant aud terrific roar Of artillery new
G was exceeded. The fighting Of our men
y Sunday evening, in carrying the ensu,