The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-22
BY T'EkEG IRA u III
TO THE FREEMAN.
r O'CLOCK A. M


KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Sept. l6. On Wednesday
Lieut.. COL Hayes with three hundred men of
the Tooth ohio regiment was attacked near Ill
ford, twenty three miles up the railroad, by
1900 rebels under Gen. jackson.
After fighting CALAMITY for two hours, our
forces losing heavily in killed and wounded, he
was compelled to surrender to overpowering
numbers.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 81. The Commercial of
this city gives the following account of the great
battle near Chattanooga on Saturday
The battle opened at ii o'clock In the vicinity
of Widow Glen's, on the road leading from Nc
Lamore's cove to Chattanooga. The fighting
soon became general, the rebels maneuvering
their troops finely. Early in the action the reb-
els made an impetuous charge on the famous
LOOMS Battery, and captured five out OF six
guns belonging to it. Capt Van Pelt COM
handing the ttery, was taken prisoner.
About two clock the contest was perfectly
terrific, the roll of musketry being far more con-
tinuous and deafening than at Stone river At
2. 40P. NJ our division centre was pushed, bro
ken and retreated in great disorder. Col. Bar
nett planted battery and soon checked the
pursuing enemy, who in turn were driven Ill
disorder over the same gr0unQ.
The division of Gen. Davis was then driven
back by the rebels with heavy loss, and every
gun of the 9Th Indiana regiment was captured.
When Gen. DAVIS rallied his forces and pushed
the enemy back and re-took the guns. Gen.
Reynolds lost heavily, but stubbornly held his
position, driving the enemy, but never leaving
his line.
Gen. Palmer, who was overwhelmed, failed
10 C4h uholo hot tXCO
lost Van Cleve, although fighting CALAMITY,
lost ground, and being overpowered failed to
regain his position. Our line was pressed Sc
verely and wavered The rebels, exultant over
their apparent success, made the air resound
with cheers. They advanced along the whole
line. and when within fire the musketry rolled
from right to left, and until 5 o'clock was ter
rife.
Gen. Rosecrans grew anxious, the wounded
came pouring in, and the rebels kept steadily
moving up to his headquarters. New faces Were
opposed to the rebels and from this time until
dark the battle ragged with destructive fury.
At dark when the firing had almost ceased
the rebels threw forward fresh troops and en-
gagged our right The action again became gen
eral until long after dark and ragged with the
greatest fury.
The battle thus far has been bloody one
and our loss is very heavy Rebel prisoners say
that some of their regiments are almost annlrl-
lated 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
WASHINGTON, Sept. 81. The National Re
publican says the enemy attacked Gen. Rose
Grams again on Sunday morning at y O'CLOCK
with overwhelming numbers.
The battle ragged furiously all day. Accord
ing to the latest accounts receced here up t
2 O'clock this afternoon, which left Chattanoo
ga at o'clock last evening, two and only two
of Gen. Rosecrans' divisions gave way in utter
panic and confusion. But from 60Oto 1000 o
these had been rallied and brought to their pla
ces, while the remainder of the army had no
given way or retreated, and at the latest &C
counts was driving the advance of the rebel ar
my back. This we know is the latest news here
The number of killed and wounded on both
sides will probably not fall short of 10000
SECOND DISPATCH.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 2l-1IP. M. Not wore
hss been received from Gen. Rosecrans' army to
day. The reports here that the rebels in co6sid
cradle nun bers were coming into East Kentuck
were untrue. The military authorities here 4
not bsiieys that any very disastrous results hsy
occurred 70 Gen. Rpseclsps' army.
Thsta kaa heen no iatsrrppticn, ia the tel,
graph linss between tin pisy sa4 Chasta.eos.
m. Foxz. Sept, 81. II. x1prs. AsaysA
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