The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1863-09-21
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IL 7KAECGAFE TO TIE yEu roA6 ery
HIunhY INPGRTl(T.
Desperate Battle il,
Georgia.
Seyen Hours Bloody Struggle.
Rosecrans Holds His Own
The ENGAGEMENT TO Be- RENEWED.
The Texas Expedition a Failure.
FIGHT AT SABINE PASS.
Loss Of Two Gunboats.
RETURN OF OUR FORCES.
EXCITING FROM VIRGINIA.
REPORTED EvACsATION
OF RICHMOND.
REBEL ARMY GOING SOUTH
Later From Charleston.
BATTERIES 10 OPEN On THE CITY.
Interesting European News.
&C., DC. &c.
REBEL ARMY GOING SOUTH
Later From Charleston.
Ro3ecrans Army,

A Desperate Battle Near Chattanooga.
H,ad quarters Of the Army Of n. Cun.terianf,
cra,arsA sirtHss, "a, seIt. "a desperate en-
JA<crnen; commenecd tiis morninJ q; II c!arf.
1h, rebel, made heavy L,Gcl @. tn, co,'- Of
Genera, ThomA. forming the let WI. o.: our Army.
And At the same time they stacked the rrht uilS,
which vas thought to b. feint.
General hcCoots and Gen. Crttend'ns ,roops
sers throsu into tho engagement m eonveniunoc
,nercd, the main porto Of their ,orccs being the
march At tho time.
The eight on the left VA ofs very de p.ra,e char
sc,er. The enemy were rcpnhcd, bu, en- being re
intoroed ressined their position. from which they
we're subsequently driven, after severe engagement
Of IN hour and a ha.L
General Thomas forees then charged the rebels
ior nearly mile and hall, puni,hlus them badly.
About two O'Clock in the afternoon ia. rebels made
fierce daAh centre composed Of tn. divisions
Of Generals Van Cleve and Reynolds.
General Van Clsve's forces were struck the
si.ht flank, aud being vigorously pisbeI by the
rebes, fell back until Gen Carter. line vas broken
aud the tro, ps became much scattered.
General Thomas on the lett and General D,Si. on
th. right then puihad forward their forces ,.orou,y
towards the rap and after hard fsht recovered he
ground which b had been lost on the extreme right.
The hght disclosed the in'cLtiou Of tho rebels
which evidently WAS to get bs;sscu US and Chat,a
noosa.
The general engagement, which commenced At IL
an, ended about pm.
General Palmer, Who had gathered together our
aattered forces. and General Scgey, who had been
sent from the right flank - feel the centre, pushed
forward and Ieestabishod our line had BEEN be-
fore the bat lie begun, along the Chicamaugs creek.
The country where the battle was fought Il level.
Out thick!y overrown with small timber and brush
wood and 10 unfsvorsble for the OF artillery,
very little of which was used.
The casusltle ~ ounded ar. heav,, but supreme.
tisnt ~ Killed for 40 heavy 8 mu.ketry engage
esn,.
The Gsht on the let, continuous roll Of
ODtfy foi an hour or more.
Battery II, ofthe Fifth Artlerv, was los', sud AZ
Vervara rcospused by the 'gth luIiana A. gnen:.
I4ne battle 1, not ye, over. 1t will probably bs re-
nDNsd to morrow.
CN.bsI Iri,oucrs taken represent tha, he corp, o
Eesusrss hLl. PIX, Johnston, And Longstrect were
b tbs erfAse'a'nt
IN, m,n are "a The be., 5f,p...s, sud eager to be
"a n'..
No general cNre-s vers injured Colonel Iieg snd
AsA Co onel D.alley. commanding brigsde, wer'
veus i,d. Colonel Jpnos, ofthe 36th Ohio R'sment
s,s Col. Carroll, and MAJOR Van.tia, Of the 10th In
Am. beg IN mt, were alsl wounded. L.gut. ,ionss
=, Fa,npauy 4, 10Th iuL ana Re, ir.en' vss 81 I'd
E6,i. &C lone, Hunt, of tue pth kenucky Reri
S,sp., aud Lieut.. Colonel Newell, Il he - OH
TrtI,lent we wuunded. Iiut. DegIas, Lieut.
aMaaw, ard Lieut. frssendcn. q Battery u, 6th A.
i,iisr,, were wounded. Leu. Fiovd, OF Battery J
All Al i lt.y, aud Capt, B,own, = th' Hit iino!
w,ullf d Cant. y a!ios, n EastAl
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