The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-23
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The ola Sf Hsorgia suffered very
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officers killed Wounded; Que hundred
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sixty cut tnine hgna4 ABOUT Cue same loss
in5the other briga3f fsof Hoods divisio9.-
The greatest loss VS. Hood, who lostshis
right leg He isfgeported to bs getting
alpg yefs we'll, hit l doubt fshe RECEIVERS,
as the Mg is cut off four inches from the
LongssFeet's corps and Walkers division,
from the Mississippi army, saved the day,
as the eusmy were about TO flank Bragg,
and they faced about and dfoye them back.
Our men report that the Yankees out here
do not fight any better than those we have
been fighting in Virginia. The citizens re-
port that on; heir retreat every man swore
that he fought Longstreet's corps, which to
them was reason of being whipped. They
say we all were drunk, and ran over them.
The battle was in dense forest of a very
broken part of the country, where artille-
ry could not be used to any great advan-
tage. We captsred forty-tive pieces-the
Old Army of the Potomac, took twenty
.seysn, of ftEem-4aBdS SeEs6 thousafid pfIson-
ers. The battle was badly planned one,
and, from all accounts, badly conducted
After we had perfectly routed the enemy
Bragg halted his army to rest, "as they
had been fighting two days" Had he
pushed forward and crowded them, as old
Lee would have done, many thousand pris.
oners would have been taken, and the
whole of Tennessee would have been ours
at this time.
But his delay gave Rosecrans time to
gather his scattered and domoralized rab
bic, and strongly post himself in the works
which Bragg built for him around Chatta'
nooga, and now he is as safe as if he was in
Ohio, as it is impossible to drive him out of
them, or take by storm, unless at a great
sacrifice Of life, which would not repay us
Cor the object attained. We are strongly
posted around him on Lookout Mountain
and Missionary Ridge, and all his avenues
of supplies are cut off with the exception
of one-a very narrow and rugged road over
two ranges of mountains, and seventy
miles from his base of supplies. Ir will be
impossible for him to get in full supplies
for his army from this source, as Wheeler.
with his cavalry, is harrassing him contin
ually; yea, every day he burns up some of
his trains. He will, think, be compelled
either to retreat back to Murfreesboro or
come out and fght-the latter would be
folly, as We have the position upon him,
upon us at Gettysburg.
Braggs army seems to be perfectly con.
tented with what they have done, or rather
what we did for them. Well / am not at
all surprised, as it is the first field they have
ever held.
Our army out here always fights with
three lines of battle; two as supports-we
only one. As usual We are in the worst
place, and have no supports; but suppose,
as we are the best here, we have to stand
[ the brunt of it. We are known out here
as "Longstreet's Pets" What think you
of that?