The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-09-26
The GREAT Battle LILLE NEAR cHATTA.

/ CHATTANooaA, 81, I:30 A. M.-The battle
on the 18th resulted favorable for us hav.
ing neld our own as established on the
ieit, ana contracted our forces during the
gay, In the morning we held handsome
me, with our right on the side hills and
uur lelt projected by rude work of logs.
thrown up during the night. The left rest,
1 so on the east side of the Roseville and
4 La1ayette road, about four miles south of
Koseville. In the fight of the 10Th we lost
ABOUT SIX hundred killed and two thousand
wounded, and were short three pieces Of
aruuery. Inc men were in splendid spir-
o o. anu ene engagement was resumed at
rebels to storm Gen. Thomas left and front
several times. They were severely repuls-
ed, with heavy loss to them and yerv lit.
tle 70 us. This fight lasted an hour and a
nan ana was one of the most desperate Of
tne war, continuous fire of musketrv and
aruiiery being kept up with deadly effect.
During tnis the right and centre were not
engaged, the skirmishers only keeping up
Mating fire for the time. The enemv
nndlng assaults vain unanswered to the
ieit Win the Intention to throw a force on
tne hosevllie road and attack Thomas
on tne lett flank, at this juncture Thomas
ordered Brannon, who had one brigade in
reserve ana two with Reynolds, holding
the key ofthe position, which was Thomas'
right, to move to the left on line to pro-
tect the hank. Gen. Rosecrans at the same
Tune sent Davis and Van Cleye from the
right and center to support Brannon in his
effort to hold the line to Roseville and pro.
tect ihomas left flank. On perceiving the
WltnuraWal or our skirmishers from the
lront OF the DIVISIONS moving from the right
ana centre the enemy made vigorous at
tack on that part of the line, piercing our
centre and cutting off Davis and Sheridan
from the left and driving our centre into
the mountains, our right and center being
much scattered without very serious loss
In killed and wounded. The right and
center gone, Thomas right became exposed
10 most terrific flank attack, and Rev
nolds and Brannon and their RIGHT Of
Ihomas' line was swung around, his ex-
treme left being as the first. This also fell
back short distance on the Roseyille
road. Parts of the center were gathered
up and reported to Thomas, who made
several stands but was unable to check the
rebel advance until the arrival of rein
forcements. At one o'clock Gen. Granger
with one division of reserves came up and
was at once thrown into the center, driv-
ing the enemy handsomely from his
position on strong ridge, and with heavy
loss; the fire from one Of Granger's batter
les moving them down. This fight only
lasted half an hour or so, and with but
slight loss to us. We regret to saw that
Capt. Russell, Gen. Changers Adiutant
was killed ere he had been in the fight ten
minutes. s-.t -. o -
| After this bloody repulse the enemy re-
manned quiet until about 4 o'clock, persis-
ting, however, in maneuvering on both
tanks. Their full and correct information
regarding this country enabling them to
act with great facility.
| Having gotten again on our TANKS, the
| enemy made vigorous attrck, and fight
| ensued which has no parallel in the history
of this army.
Colonel Hecker's brigade of Woods.
division, both Woods, and Hecker, and
Gen Garfield were present and remnant
OF Johnston's division holding the left, Gov
cred themselves with glory, and on the
right and center Brannan, Baird, Reynolds
and Palmer with parts of their divisions
fought most gallantly, while Steadman
ana Granger with the reserve drove the en-
envy at every point where they went in
AT 8 o'clock Thomas was still triumphant
on the left, and held his line of the morn
ing; but with the right Of the enemy back
to line nearly right angles with that of
the morning. Two lines of retreat were
open to Chattanooga, on one Of which he
fell back to Roseville during the night.
Our losses have necessarily been heavy
but the list of killed will be surprisingly
light, and in the two days engagement we
have not suffered more in men than the
SAAS SANA 80 W AhOAA1o Ol VIC
first day, the enemy lost as many in killed
as we did in the whole day. .lsfl
What our losses in prisoners and mate
rails are we cannot now say. Our killed
will reach twelve hundred. Our wounded
will amount to seven thousand, most of
them slight wounds. Among the general
officers killed are Gen. Little, Col. Key,
Col. King, commanding brigade, and Col.
Bartell, 1Olst Illinois. Among the wound
ed are Gen. Morton, Rosecrans' staff, Col.
Crockter, 4th Kentucky, Col. Funkhouser,
sOth Illinois, Lieut.. Col. Madge, 18th Mich
igan, Lieut. Col. Hunt, 4th Kentucky, Col.
Bradley, commanding a brigade in Sheri-
dams division, Col. Chas. Anderson, 9th
Ohio, Maj. Whitman, 18th Kentucky, Lieut..
Col. Trip, 9th Indiana, Col. Armstrong,
93d Ohio, Major Johnston, I'D Illinois,
Lieut.. Col. Maxwell, I'd Ohio, Lieut.. Col.
Vaughn, 18th Kentucky, COL Stanley, 18th
Ohio, Maj. Brown, 9Th Ohio, Mai. Dowson,
10Th Infantry, all slightly.
Gen. John II. King is reported wounded
and u prisoner. .r.. ..-... ..
We have captured Gen. Adams, of Tex
as and 300 Of his men. -.s
Another account Of the Battle.
The Star and National Republican,, in
their late editorials Of this afternoon, have
accounts evidently derived from official