The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-09-25
Georgia Battles.

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From the Army Of the Cumberland
CHATTANOOGA. Sept. 21-1:3O A. NJ
The battle on the 10Th resulted we'll for Us.
having held our own, as established on the
left. and contracted our forces during The
day. In the morning We held handsome
line. with the right On the ridge OF hills,
and the left protected by rude works Of logs
thrown up during the ght. The left res
ted on the east side of Rossvilie and Lafay-
eus road. about four miles south of Ross
vile. In the fight of the 10Th We had lost
about six hundred killed and three thous-
and wounded, and we're ahead three pieces
Of artillery. The men were in splendid
spirits. , p seE
| The engagement was resumed at 8 A. N.
on the goth, by an attempt Of the rebels 10
storm Thomas left and front. Several
times they were severely repulsed. with
heavy loss to them. and very little to us
I The fight lasted and hour and q half and
was one OF the most terrific Of the war,
continuous FIRE OF muske.ry and artillery
being kept up With deadly effect. During
this the right and center were not engaged,
skirmishers keeping up g hating FIRE for the
time. The enemy finding the assaults
vain, unanswered to the left, with the 10
tention to throw force on the Rossvllle
road and attack Thomas on the left flank.
At this iuncture Thomas advanced
Brannon who had one brigade in reserve.
and two With Reynolds holding the key of
the position, which was Thomas right, to
move to the lett of the line. to protect the
flank. Gen. Rosecrans at the same time
sent Davis and Vancleye from the right and
center TO support Brannan in an effort to
hold the line to Rossville. and protect
Thomas lett flank. On the perceiving the
, withdrawal of skirmishers in front OF divis
ions moving from the right. and center
The enemy made a vigorous attack on that
part of the line piercing the center cutting
of Davis aud Sheridan from the lett and
drawing the center into the mountains. both
the right aud center being much scattered
without very serious loss in killed an woun
ded The right and center are gone
Thomas right became exposed to most
terrific flank attack, and Reynolds and Bran
nan and the right of Thomas line was
swung around, his extreme Lett beng as the
first This also fell back short distance
on the Rossville road. Parts Of the center
were gathered up and reported to Thomas,
check the rebel advance, until the arrival OF
re iorceuents.
AT o'clock Gen. Granger, with one d.
vision Of reserves came up, which were at
once thrown into the center, driving the
enemy handsomely from his position on
strong ridge, ADD with heavy loss. the fire
from one Of Granger's batteries moving
ttheE1 down. This fight only lasted half an
hour with slight loss to US. regret
TO say that Capt. Russell, Changers Adju-
tanL was killed ere he had been in the fight
ten minutes.
After that bloody repulse, the enemy re-
manned quiet until about four, persisting.
however, in maneuverng on both tanks
Their correct Information regarding this
country, enabling them to do SO with great
facility. Having gotten again 90 the TANKS
the enemy made a vigorous attack and a
Fl ght ensued, which has no parallel in the
history of this army, Col. Harker's brigade
of Woods division, both Wood and Har-
ker and Gen. Garfield were present, and
| the remainder Of Johnston's division hold
ing the left covered themselves with glory,
and on the right and center Brannan. Baird,
Reynolds and Palmer with parts Of their di-
visions fought most gallantly, while Sted-
man and Granger, iih the reserve, drove
the enemy at every point where they went
! in.
\ At S o'clock Thomas was still triumph
ant, and on the left held his line of the
morning, but with the right OF the enemy
back 10 the line nearly at right angles with
that Of the morning. Two lines OF retreat
were open to him to Chattanooga, on one
OF which he fell back to Rossviile during
the night. Our losses have necessarily
been very heavy, but the list of killed will
be surprisingly light, and in the two days
enga cement we have suffered more in men
than the enemy. In the charge by Thomas
on the FIRST day the enemy lost as many In
killed as we did 10 the whole day. What
1.-The losses in prisoners and material are we
cannot now say. Our killed will reach
twelve hundred. Our wounded will amount
to seven thousand, most of them slight
wounds. Among general officers killed are
Gen. Lyttie. Col. Key, Col. Hing. comman-
ding brigade, and Col. Barsleton, l0lst III.
Among the wounded are Gen. Morton Of
Rosecrans' staff Col. Croxter, 9TH Ky. !;
1 Col Funkhouser, 9s,h Illinois; Lieut.. Col
Nudge, 18th Michigan; Lieut.. Col. Hunt.
4 4th Kentucky Col Bradley, comman ding
4 brigade of Sheridisn's division !; Col Chas.
Rudessou. 9th Ohio Maj. Wildman. l8ih
] KY Lieut-Col. Trip, 6sh Indiana Lieut.
Col Bryan. o75.h Ind; Col. Armstrong,
93d Ohio Major Johnston. 42d Ill; Lieut.
Col. Vaughn, 18th Ky; Col. Stanley. iS,h
Ohio; Major Brown. : 6Sth Ohfo Major
Dawson. 18th Infautfys all slight. GEES.
4 John H. King reported wounded aud pris
oner. We have captured Gen. Adams Of
4 Texas, and 800 of his men. osSef'
RI WASHINGTON. Sept. ss.--Fhe iatest in
form alton that has reached this cityis from
Chattanooga last e, enirg. and was to the
effect that Gen. Rosecans would concentrate
on Chattanooga last night Thomas had
been engaged with the enemy prior to p
Il NJ. yesterday, and IL was therefore question
able whether he would be able to reach
Chatsanooga last night. There were indi-
! cations that the enemy was contemplating a
4 demonstration on another part of our line
last evening.
The Government has received intelligence
a from Gen Rosecfans' army this morning