Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-09-26

Van Cleve were thrown into confusion, but
soon rallied and held their places, the fir
on the left and the second un the right of
Thomas' Corps. Davis and Sheridan, late
in the duy. succeeded in ralying about eight
thousand of the forces and juined General
Thomas, who, finding himself cut off from
the right, brought his divisions into posi-
tion for independent fitting, his line assum-
ing the form OF a horseshoe along the crest
of a wooded ridge.
lie was soon joined hy General Granger.
from Rossville, with a division of McCooks
and Stedman's Division, and with these
forces firmly maintained the fight until after
dark Our forces were as immovnlile as the
rocks they stood on. Tie enemy repeatedly
hurled against them the dense columns
which had routed Davis and Sheridan in
the morning, but every 0nsct was rcpulstd
with dreadful slaughter. Failing first on
one and then on another point of our lines
the rebels for hours vainly sought to break
them.
General Thomas seemed to have filed
every soldier with his own uncomfortable
lirmncss, and Fen. Granger, his hat torn by
bullets, rode like hero wherever the con
test was the hottest. Every Division Com
mander bore himself gloriousy, and, among
them, Generals Turchin, lIazcn and Parker
especially distinguished themselves. Gen.
Turchin charged through the rebel line with
the hayonet, and, being surrounded, forced
his way back again. Gen. Parker had two
! horses shot under him.
On Saturday, forming his men in one line,
made them lie nown until the enemy was
close upon them, when suddenly they rose
and delivered their fire with effect that the
/ assauting columns fell back in confusion.
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! When the night fell this body of heroes
stood on the same ground occupied by them
in the morning, their spirits being unbrok-
en-. Our losses are not yet estimated.
General Thomas telegraphed, on Monday
forenoon, that the troops are in high spirits.
He brought off all his wounded. OF the
sick and wounded at Crawii>h Spring, in
cluding our main field hospItsl, nearly all
had been brought away.
The number of prisoners taken by the
enemy will hardly surpass 2OO0, besides tie
wounded, of which not more than l0UO
! could have fallen into their hands.
OF the rebel prisoners, we have already
sent 1900 to Nashville. OF our losses in ar
tillery. most Of them were occasionud c
cause the horses had all been killed.
General Thomas retired to Ro-svile on
Sunday night, after the battle had closed.
General Rosccrans had issued orders tor
all his troops to be concentrated at Chattu-
nonga.
In the iast two assaults our troops fought
with bayonets, their ammunition JGing OK
haustcd
The latest information that has rcacle
this city from Chattanooga up to last even
ing, WAS TO the effect that General Ro,ccran-
would concentrate on Chattanooga last
night. General Thomas had been engaged
with the enemy prior to five F. NJ. yesterday,
and it was, therefore, questionable If he
would be able TO reach Chattanooga last
night.
There were indications that the enemy
was contemplating Il demonstration on
another part Of our line last evening.
LATER.
Shortly after noon to-day dispatch was
received here from the officer in command
at Chattanooga, speaking in the most en-
cuuraging terms Ot the general result of the
actions of saturday and Sunday last. where
in, according to his representations, the
Union army achieved substantial success
instead Of being beaten, the enemy rin.
most damaged in killed, wounded, &c.
On sunday night General Rosccran.
changed the position of his army to points
near Chattanooga, with General Thomas
command still occupying the front.
Our totG! loss in prisoners was but 1000
while 1900 Rebel prisoners had been sen
to the rear when TIE dispatch in qucslio!
left Chattanooga, and more were bein
expected in from the front.
The army Is in excellent spirits, and th,
brightest anticipations were entertained.
The following additional particulars il
relation To the lighting near Chattanoug;
have reached here -
\ prisoner taken from Bragg'S army say'
that Mobile has been stripped OF troops io
Bragg's army, and that some troops hav,
been sent to him from Charleston; as'
that troops from Lees army were in tn,
late fighting; in fact, that "thc whol,
Cuntcdcracy seems To bc concentrated thcrc
for the attack on ROsccrans.
Lolgstruct reinforced Bragg, and il i
claimed that Ewcl is advancing with tw,
divisions to join Bragg.
RoSecrans has turned the tal les on then
so often that the ChLtc icrltes hAvca whole
some dread tha! he will not stay whipped
REBEL. ACCOUNTS.
4 rebel despatch has been intercepted ol
the extreme front OF the Army of the Pu,O
mac, wherein the rebel commander ot tA
Army of Northern Virginia is informed from
Richmond that Bragg engaged kos,cran
on Saturday aud Sunday, capturing twent
pieces of artillery and twenty live huudIc,
prisoners.
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