Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-10-01
FROM ROSECRANS' ARMY.
GREAT BATTLE in GEORGIA.
HEAVY LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES.
Our Army Compelled to Withdraw.
ARMY OF THE Cr,rBeRLAxpj

of our army, and at the same time they at
tackled the right wing which was thought to
be a feint. Gen. McCoob's and Gen. Critten-
! dens troops were thrown into the engage
ment as convenience offered, the main por-
ton Of their forces being on the march at the
time.
Early in the action the rebels made an i'm
petuouS charge on the famous LOOMS battery,
and FIVE out of six parrot guns were captured.
| Capt. Van Pelt, commanding the battery, was
taken prisoner.
The fight on the left was of a very d. spe-
rate character. The enemy was repulsed,
but on being reinforced regained their posi-
ton, from which they were subsequently,
driven, after severe engagement OF an hour
and a half. Gen. Thomas forces then charg-
ed the rebels for nearly mile and half,
furnishing them badly.
About 2 o'clock ?. NJ, the rebels made a
fierce dash on our centre composed q the divis-
ions of Gems. Van Cleve and Reynolds Gen.
Van Cleve's forces were struck on the right
flank, and being vigorously pushed by the reb-
| els, fell back until Gen. Carriers line was bro
ken, and the troops became much scattered.
| Gen. Thomas on the left, and Gen. Davis
on the right, then pushed forward their
| forces vigorously towards the gap, and after a
| hard fight recovered the ground which had
| Neen lost.
Reynolds lost heavily, but stubbornly held
| lis position, driving the enemy, but never
eaying his line. Palmer who was overwhelm-
| ID, failed to get off his whole battery, and
wo guns were lost.
Van Cleve, fighting CALAMITY, lost ground
| and, orerpowered, failed to regain his posi-
ten. Our line, pressed severely, wavered.
The rebels, exulting over their apparent sue
cess, made the air resound with cheers. They
advanced along the whole line, when with
ering fire Of musketry rolled from right to
| left till o'clock. The fighting was terrific.
The General grew anxious. The wounded
| pour in and the rebels steadily move up near
| his headquarters. New forces were opposed
| to them, and from this time till dark the bat
| tie ragged with destructive fury.
On the extreme right, the fight disclosed
the intention of the rebels, which evidently
was to get between US and Chattanooga.
At dusk the firing having almost ceased the
enemy threw forward fresh troops and again
engaged our right. The action became gen
eral, and until long after dark ragged with
! fury The battle thus far is bloody one.
| Our loss is very heavy, and rebel prisoners
say some of their regiments are almost ami
hilated. Both armies occupy the same
ground as when the action began. We have
captured several hundred prisoners, many of
whom are from the East. We took ten guns
| and lost seven.
The country where the battle was fought
| is level, but thickly overgrown with small
timber and brushwood, and is very unfav or
able for the use Of artillery, very little OF
which was used. The casualties in wounded
are heavy, but extremely light in killed, for
so heavy a musketry engagement. The fight
| on the left was one continuous roll of mus
kerry for an hour or more.
| No General officers were injured Col Hee
| and Col Bradley, commanding Brigades, were
| wounded. Col. Jones, of the seth Ohio, and
Col Carroll and Maj. Vannetta, Of the 10th
| Indiana, were also wounded. Lieut.. Jones
| of Co. A, 10th Indiana, was killed. Lieut.
| Col Hunt, of the 4th Kentucky, and Lieut.
| Col Maxwell, of the I'd Ohio, were wounded
| Lieut.. DeGrow, Lieut.. Ludlow and Lieut.
| Fessenden, of Battery Fl, United States Artil
| lery, were wounded Lieut.. Floyd, of Bat
| terry 1, 4th Artillery, and Capt Brown, of the
| 31st Illinois, were wounded. Capt. C. A.
| Searles, Asst. Adj. General of Starkweather's
| Brigade, was killed.
! Battery c of the 9Th Artillery was lost and
| afterwards recaptured by the 10th Ind. regt
Rebel prisoners taken represent that the
| corps of Gems. Hill, Polk, Johnston and Long
| street were in the engagement.
CHATTANOOGA, Sept. u, l;3O AN
| The battle on the 10Th resulted we'll for US,
having held our own as established on the
| left, and contracted our forces, and on Sun
day morning held handsome line, with the
right on the ridge of hills, and left protected
| by rude works of logs thrown up during the
night The left rested on the east side of
| the Rossvile and Lafayette Road, about four
| miles south of Rossville. In the fight of the
| 10Th, we had lost about 800 killed, two thou
sand wounded, and were ahead three pieces
of artillery. The men are in splendid spirits.
The engagement was resumed at 9 A. NJ, on
the Goth, Sunday by an attempt of the rebels
to storm Thomas left and front. Several
times they were severely repulsed with heavy
loss to them and very little to US This fight
lasted an hour and half, and was one of the
most terrific of the war, continuous fire of
musketry and artillery being kept up with
deadly effect. During this time, the right
and centre were not engaged, the skirmishers
keeping up rafting fire for the time. The
enemy finding assaults in vain, mannuvered
to the left, with the intention to throw a
force on the Rossvile road and attack Thorn
as on the left flank At this juncture Thorn
as ordered BrannOn who had one brigade in
reserve and two with Reynolds, holding the
key of the position which was on Thomas
right to move to the left of the line to pro
tect the flank.
General Rosecrans at the same time sent
General Davis and Van Cleye from the right
and center, to support Brannon in the effort
to hold the line to Rossville, and protect
Thomas left flank. On perceiving the with
drawal of skirmishers from the front of the
division, moving from the right and centre,
the enemy made vigorous attack on that
part of the line, piercing the centre and cut
ting off Davis and Sheridan from the left and
driving the center into the mountains, both
right and center being much scattered, with
out any very serious loss in killed and
wounded
The right and center being gone, Thomas
right became exposed to a most terrific flank
attack, and Reynolds and Brannon and the
right OF Thomas line was swung around, his
extreme left being as at the first. This also
fell back a short distance on the Rossvile
road. Parts of the center were gathered up
and reported to Thomas, who made several
stands, but was unable to check the rebel adj
vance until the arrival of renforcements. At
l o'clock Gen. Granger with one division of
reserves came up and were at once thrown
into the center, driving the enemy hand
somely from his position on a strong ridge,
and with heavy loss, the fire from one of
Changers batteries literally moving them
down. This fight only lasted half and hour
or so, with slight loss to US.
l regret to say that Capt. Russell, Gran
gers Adiutant, was killed ere he had been in
the fight ten minutes. After this bloody re-
pulse, the enemy remained quiet until about
four P. NJ, persisting however, in vancouver
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