The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-05-19
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i VICTORY NEAR xfNfNrrIo -rHE CRIES
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~ ,b,. place 4sssteriven out tseh fsssaah :
move up from LibeIty, Tom with his entire
'dIvFsion (exerpt ous "ymont) and either c,.p,
ture or drive Sham b4kx ACROSS the river.
4 The command. was at once put in naiion,
and having made a forced march of mdre than
one hundred and twenty miles, swihnnTnS riv,
ers and enduring all kinds ofAhardships. srrixs
ed in trout Of ..ibe Yankee eocampment. in
what is known as the Hurse Shoe Bend. last
saturday The General. with an advance OF
about 500 men, came upon a considerable
force OF tile eGemy -srme fen milcy from the
river, when @ running s,;bt commenced which
lasted until night. the eavmy djspuing the
ground and rereating from tree to toe s.
The next day the firing commenced early in
the morning, ard Was kept up at intervals for
about Blk hours, tte Yankees being strongly
posted in the thick woods, with their flank pio
tected by amos. impassaSle Ta vipea At about
two O'Clock, the command made it's appearance
aai the General prepared to make the attsckl
portion eff Col Cinks'a brigade, conf! !sri,sE
rof Ciuke Q: and OhensultJ regiments. support
cd by = portion of Col. .Anke's Brigade. coz
s;auns Of Wardis, Snitl, 4 aad Grgsby's reg
'nsnis, were ordered to cd vance, and the kstft
Fcomnenced by terrift v0Iley of fnusketrv
from the enemy, with pteaty OF grape. and eau,
isrer and shells frosu their cau,oosa. NA hing
dsnnted. our brave. boys neyera faltered. but
nadiy pressed ON, every one having made up
ais miud that .he battery mhst be takei AZ
ter mos' desperats fesfssans-e OF shout fifsv
niuntes, the Yankee line commenced sisina
wty,. aud the battery seemed ahpost within our
reach, buf thanks TO the Yankee horses AND
thetVed condition of our men. they literally
o"t 'N uS auu CatTleu ~ ou 1uo n9fur9 oil
the gtsund mado it impossibls 10 advance
sa,h any rapidity, as The: growth Of timber
was verlyense, and the ground much brokeB
The enemy continued 10 retreat until ahey
reached tha liver, about four miles, where
they succedcs in erossingy Aot without e.psd.
gable ioes oflife: many Of their men rnshias
nsdiy into the river and drowning. 1t was
impossible 10 press them al the Terry, owing
o the batteries oi the enemy on tie other side
commanding the south bank tor n mile. and ef.
cctualiy covering the terry. - - .-
Never have feltprouder of the command
'lfau on this OCCASION. Every ore 4roal thu
General down. seemed 10 Viz with each otsar
IN daring. a Priysie in Wards regimeAt. by
The name Of Mcdonnell, bsyissg his Leg torn ofI
~ q shell and dangling BY q few shreds, as he
~as borne 10 the rear, in ipsseing the General
'ut his hand into his Cartridge box and pull
'nS out few paakAGei Oi cartridges, said
Here, General, arp eoMe kood En6eids lGiva
hem 20 the bo5s who 'beH them. - P6or fel.
tow! he dred et,out six 'louts aftss the igit.
40 vord OF complaint hsxing escaped kini,
?niy reEsetsiag that his Life WAS mol spsIed "a
his country.
Our loss was severe, sSrhs ttseb,y, killed
md quites nunber sesiousiy wounded by ,,hp
1hesaGSa -ftse eaeAy. Tha epeiuys loss wan
'oavy,' 'esnh thirty Aefs dead ppon the 6ed and
lutte O. nqulber wounded We toek twenty.
i've Prisoners, representi tipkthts difnfsnt regi-
aSents, beaides felessing quite - nunsber Of
;isizees chat tho Hasacas esEs dragging issas
.heir honsa. The. psuy-ef sEADksss .mlNf Ss-
.sFplyPynuhed were jsst returning .fom ID
onsa ha<nssy- sxDseiIsiea, but few OF thou.
|. sespsd &c Pradi.ensese d.a J. they % richly dc,
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