Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-12-02
Particulars of Bragg, Late Battle.

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corsersed with a general oficerjist from tie
army, who g::sses the araesed accom-: Ct he
1a!e operations IL NeftG eaorg;a:
.NctiTc work began On last Saturday viii.
light .kiFuishing. The cecernI size lcd =; is-,
.etals from their oriiticat:ons, AM sent cut
i. ~.raid;ng parties, Thci.wtre CHECKED ST
.eyerYs hoint, except ;rsone; where: . brigade
iaeTaEe train was cnpts.sei!. = On';Sueday y.tHe
arTnth of the cncountcrincreasct drcii;d,.
ard throughout Mneas5 he firing frnrrrieht
t,,. Ieft became cu,lLi..uors, :aihonc.,J. E..'c
t1eou;iot, was ,dsasc.. Thc g. lra = ehg. eroeI,t
opened at daru on TaesaaJ. The Aitsts Has
,irad. 81 .Ee eaeRt esoI,sotir tio7s.. uf,en
lockout. Jhey n. rrsa ched wita3Icsot.ton,
es,imat.d Mt tfprtytko,laend strnag A':d.ehArg
ed us in our works. nt the ,san.e.ttrne ocenry'
ius the attention Of. oarlig it:sing: farSed at
lie. ioot. OF al.siorsrye RlGEt. iheir onset
as firn,r .bul not iinpstuans al hrst, but iri-
cresred in3vola1he md: xigor:assthettis;: ,ad-.
vAnccd. Oar treops, commands b. tho he
Lreie rijge-inc mnsndof Lie::cnant
Genorhi His old d.cprps.Arecoiyed thetsrliole
.odds4thrown syn;nrt t.hen Siths aceanag.
,u;ma,cd by the c1nmy}e OF sWaithal, sSsr stIi:
Mani aauit, .Bstea, Steyensoni isndi iotherslesd-
iur dIyi.ions aud 9bssades. Ie,gss mot until
lat. in ias afternoon .tbntthedesperate te ssaaul;
uf the enemy, multiplied by irrahandmbers ut
pvcry !:r.nce, created;suphe snpoh our line:
At -four O'Clock. the y loft centrssH sHs1as DIR
.cribed by Gen. Brasg--s level ipoint lying
ncar Warkin's. house, batweens qthe loot OF.
lti1ocknut.a and Missionary Ridge, and opening,
way into, the .valleysin, rear--gsge way ana
tine encmy poured through the epibrssure like
flood tide. .This. .cutt hrarn,y; IN twain, anu
bon it was observed by the ttoops-ppon the
mountain on tie far Jeff, ic occasioned s.son-
fusion which could not be .remeuIed, aud
retreat which couldznot be. rallied The day
closed with disorior which might have be en-
turned ipto rouf, had heeeneefy continued
70 press with the same enrrgr after dark ts:at
he aisria,ed thropgnnrtthe day.S S2Dn-lnFth ~"
night the r.r:Tanf of tha left, minus a,portion
o .stse, al c. .uirna ands, which jsBtcspf,ye' be-
cause ots being cut of lruu, the main ebeny.
VI as uithurawn u ;ptsiti ions aieng N hlss;vnAiy
R:uss, where Tie lroops HseEe lliasssd for; ti'e
conflict Of Ole. coming day:
Our wosss at the soot: t:of. Misaonafy E!dje
extend ,.slorg line olrt9o- miles in length:
] They ere Sbuilt of sbvYy ,aInhtrs, Stone s'c'
1 fence rsiIs, mtrticed together wits clay, and
| about Ave feet high. BesindS tGe m the hill
rises in senLle slope but ropybpn uneven.
tn irent the ground Zis npen aud level. sbut
rocky and braken.s tt,svas. againat tlieae Tor,
tifcalions, occupied III tue remaining strength
Of the .|rtny, that the enemy-xhose' lose da-
ring The successful cxPcdihon against Lock
out OF Tuesday. wae eqnrl tettc di'propor-
tinn of the. combatants, being five to enc
proceeded IN Wednesday morning 70 nssai
With tne Aame urdor and the same swolsn
columns oi the day before. Lbs. attack was
made before sunrise. .,Geu. Hal iec Command:
ing cur right, being hi,pself. in tue trenches,
ready to receive the assault.
Tie fight was uiJrc desperate than TIC dag
preceding The vsl!cs was sooR.en,el"i'ed in
ftte, dense; fog Of exploding shells, *lcd7 &
wreatlls OF smokeand sstiitc clouds from f:rt
aud earthw ortEs. Charge alterchargs was
| m.de by the elleiny and an boldly mc. by our
4nei,, now thornughi7 desperate by reaspn Of
the crisis closing around them. Every o1lse.
vas repulsed, sand as TIE ranks we're moved
tosn, hey were iI:ed'ip again AID sent fer
rar,t ;tlaiicM velocity. Tie Garage !n!r it
Of cur rydr qfbrtirstions wasteaffi!ti: Net, less
rlsii i've .tnn,isani Head stre~rd the r:ain t,e-
Enrc ,igir- fi.ll, snd still Hsrdce held his own
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ID last sunset brought the bloody: drama TO
all end, with lie con,pieIe rerulse 6i tie er--
my along the.entire fight, but notbetore he
lad rapidly improved his position apun L"ok
o,u!, ard PREPARED TO enrladc our line from
batteries rsted 'aesroa.
During he fight on Our left Gems. Bra9r
ami breckenridge rode ups and down, onr lines.
encuu -ag,ng tue TROOPS hy heir ex mllr. in
iace If tie .crrinle fire Of tic s,cin'. aI:.i
nrsi:s them To make stand. Bu; snci' "as
ihe derhraiizat,on of Sl.7cnsan's divi'lp. ,
taa. ihsy could rol be induced tn rally.
Tn Thursday mOrnlng there Was no Regular
eneacenlrnt. Chiea'nang., nai heing cnnsl'l-
.rei ttnatlic, our troop t"ll back ir'-g"od or
drrto au:ure dcG:nsie position. Gcn. ii:-ggs
headquarters are now at Rirggo!d.
Tic loss Of tie enemy is rcp"rtcd as being
absolutely fearful. Shermahs crps WAS cat
10 PIECES, and the remnant OF It driven :c:o;s
. the Tennessee riverfin n perfect panic.
We learn from setecsl reliable source. that
our lcss in artillery On the loft is more than
cour tcrhalanced by. our captures on the right,
rcarly all tho artillery Of Sherman'a corps
having been abandoned in their fight across
the Tennessee river.
The rcsnl, Of thi. battle has not shaken our
belief in General Bragy's ability, in Tie leaat.
He could not perform anything more wilhlhe
,nall army al bis command, and although he
has mat with rcrersa. the fact of the esisny
being unable to prr,- bis adv&niage, and the
station .nts Of reliable eye witnc',es attest The
immense slaughter OF the enemy, ard ;heir
prostration in strength by the late three days
Rattle at Chattanooga.
ltLongstree, has accomplished his work at
Knoxville, he can turn back To the aid of(ien.
Bragg and turn our apparent disaster into e
glorious victory for n".
: The Eedernls by their success have gained
one point-tbs undisturbsd possession "f Chat,
tanooga and the Railroad to Bridgeport and
Nashville Here he will winter und accunu
late su ,ples for the spring and summer cam
paign, unless he can by some means, be en-
gineered out nf the placr.
The Yankee loss on our right,in the enrag"
mont at Chattanooga on the 25th. is estiua
ted by our Generals 1T $4,000 ki!le. and
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