The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-05-12
raE BATTLE or uUaFErEsEQRe.

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Near Beefb Grove. Tenn, MY "a. ls65
7 have jast read Gea.-Bnggis report OF lie bin {
Of Nurfe,sloru deem it but justice to roire thai
por I'm Of the fsphrt tsaing tathe charge q "a
sr, ckmridse dvs, on Friday, the ID Of Juu'ry -
An Gees rot agree 81 Sc eiqtpmenis with Uta' VT
lfssed. nor With what any one el4e wish Who@
hsse couversed since the hattie il Is dsefhe swent
cd &c a. hat ihei, nam be handed dowa 70 hiswy
grsullied AMI hbtameled; for IL h al that y leo
"a ia; a. d 10 lie laut soldiers wii1 survived the
agS that their cauatry dbpir friaa3s sh0,ld bn"w
nov we'll they Performed u cir duty. The charge a.
Friday was made saaast division Of tae enemy DC
cupying tie Great {: gentle slope % he Fast bnk
pf stoueh river. strongly posted with artillery IN a
skirt Of timber 1t wa, The most brilliant charge J
have yer atuesqed ID suY engagement. The assaa't
was erninently. successW The enemy was DRIVEN
from his position aud the bin occupied by all hr srs
tlleIy urhishad mr the stack, except "Rohetson
battery" Of SIX Eapol on gus viii although or
dered To take position with the r,t Of The sriry
N,s no whore . be 70 nd upon lhr I'D, a',hou il
was greatly reed AID anxiausy sought for, IL tn
lack of ths fine battery i to he greG " attributed She
repase Of the division iron the hi! 70 had 80 mve5
wol. N. n..
Flushed with victory, and Toyed by the mp1tls #
he rh,gs part vi our orves rusaei across tas ri7
e. ia pur>as ct tba toe, hslose they could be halted
sad thus dvi5ed received q ,nl att4cg from two d
yg.uus and brigade Of the enemy which had cros.ea
AZ fond snort al taucs sb1ye Tie 30 4test ROW be
came too uueqnal Seventeen handred If our troops
~pc hlso and wounded 10 one hour aud twsu,y min
uleo IRE ceater p1.l withia the syace Of Il al
hour, Birg sdec al. overwhelming force Of fires
tr ops. our infantry recoed aud slowly fell blck be,
hina The artillery to tie same po4itoo (sone Xix hun
lred y9rly ia roarl from when the liae was lrst Sc
IL NATION ~ he beginning o. the assault. Here q
new inc wa promptly timed, and remained until af
ter dark prepared % dipute the sivgrce Of the e
ny, had BIS move ments not been checked ny The rap
d ana well directed shIts IL m our artillery which
rendered n s., ie,tyt soivae under tho gallant Msj
G ayts whOhd under bis dhecu n all the aJtil
lery Ell gaged unit the cse Of the 6lht when being
,Arded, e ges mpeiied To losSs the ielJ 10 the
I pctt Of Gtii. ragg. he is pleased 10 em tho re-
Sc saNauedon Midday as q "Gisorderly retteat.p-
There was ssme disorder but rot more THAI was inci
dent to The repu So OF other rtons OF isis army on
~ iuesday, u'T AS much rs freq eHtly seen 3mjng
volunteer troops in every important engagement Nor
would tner have have been q rosulse d. ALL bai tn,
Jiv,s]u beea sus'alned ly ripper reserves TIE DO
,ition was d scorl eded lI,n tue main body o, the
MY ly Stones RIVER ana commanded By 6;y six
pie es Ut artillery N ssel upon much gler ground
Cn the opp ste bauk aud II to remote distance 10
ne readily reinforced; Willie it was directly Up a the
Bark u the e-emys left wing, fomwh ca he GOULD
deiscb any given npmbec Of troops. Against tuch
fearful dds tie question naturally crises Wly was
this tack ordered ard upon whom seats the respon-
81 lily o. the tetrils Saul bite which 70 lowed, Ia
he report leiore nee, tud ,lhis remarkable sats-
meDt On leathiug the dd and N vIuc Forward
Anderson found himself in front OF BE kiDuige
Ia autry and sp,n encountered The ensmy's lghl
troops close upon gus artillery, winch hoa Laeu let
without suppo,L'
was preasut when Audersoas brigade arrived, and
Ahd The fac hele itprStt ass tutai = q d, rens ro
what ! saw, that nm couil elea 10 make ths plail
t.tenent.
Anduso S brigade did not "arrige IA ir11f OF III.
/ hen being ed by Brechlrdg B Infantry bu
uroh tuer lett flank and ion3d The prJoaatiou 0
he line, Tht lrg0de, a.. ugh eager Tor the fray
did not encounter the erenl ght troops nor lrs
single Pun. Tor the GAltils had cts,td and dmkntss
lad separ lied the forces. Ih4isid ieport tf Bdga,
der General AuGaraon IL clear ald conclusive op bi,
poiat. 1hl autary was not " without support. tor
1t had all teel rem we'd 10 TIE rear, save uIce guns
(which were lett on the hell TER nesr every M "a
vas ktn bin ls,ls) ala 40 SECTIONS Of the Wash
ington Artillery, with one Of Wig is, Which wopc
strongly suppured by thu gre dor par OF igsdes
| q Ote ugRlu, anOtner equally remarkable sentence.
ihr nUbis brgme, under iB cool and gallant CHEZ,
lroye the euemy bauk, anu saved sll sne fHas nO
captured before ir ARRIVAL This brigade DID mt IN
uuter lhs oneuy On this occasion, for thele fas n
9 euy near tlom, no, dJ they save any guas Tor al
had beed witudgWn, aud q nc To Tho req. Of the IN
anlry, except those already named ab Se lu e.er
ring t. tue arulery 1t Is dEaln stated that TO hi.
tUupt. F. II hobe. tsOn y energy aud eahessness
due Tue smallucs4 OF our loss suslaided blDrs the az
iyai Of suP Jt' Capt Robertson oftvn sought fuf
On the Il 10, that hi, battery might DO brought int
seton, bur could not be found. lie had 10 hanl
whatever IA swung any porAoh OF Tho atll ~, ex
cep bis own boteiy which was the mot 70 be timber
cd 70 the year, & II ever took position on lhe idd
a l. he wa hlst seen eitec the engagement hair
milo 20 the rear Of The battle fed, when a,sea
Why be- ia not come TO the Trout Win ms battery
mddo nArespouss
In another rtiou Of hsreport Il is stated in con-
neJtla Win tae operations of Friday motnng, Una
d Dlgsion Of tho eaemN had ueeh d,A,ty allowed
to eros, asoas River, uuoypossd aud establish item
selves 10 Breekhfid4os rOnt," /. is we'll klo8n
hat ihs pJat 30 wuich tue enemy crossed WAS "a
mis- III advance u she eitiou, selesied ios Breckip'
ndgos Dwsi,n, gud tbet toe force Of the enemy Al
GUIDED 10, vas Gro SCI updgr cover d wednesday
nigut, While toe wnJe q the Division, ssg5 one BIZ
gads w.l VI ihe wgs, side Of stone Pyer; and thar
tae enemy occupied the ame position sl diy Thurs
Gay, as Wnen attacked ou tHaAy.
There seema to be aNuded effort 10 General Bragg's
,cp a. 10 dicredit tue action o. tins DNBion
: roughuut ths whole # the engagements before
3prirsfsboro, and t2 withhold from y tba 'm!ad %
iraise lie thinks ~ ne to ohers.
MS letksio os,nlhat which Ire world adpires
And with ifdntic rage 20 misrep Gent our deeds