The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-14
FROM BRACES ARMY MIDNIGHT BATTLE

FROM BRACES ARMY MIDNIGHT BATTLE,
CHATrANooGA VALLEY, Oct. 29-7 A, N.
jenkins attacked the enemy last night
at Browns Ferry, and drove them back, but
was finally compelled to retire himself be
fore largely superior numbers. Nothing is
known as to the casualties on either side
The fighting continued for some hours, and
will probably be renewed. | hear artil-
lery firing across Lookout in the direction
OF the ferry as | close this postscript.
SALLUST.
ARMY OF TENNESSEE, CHATTANOOGA
$3.50. VALLEY, Oct. %, 1868.
have but little to add to my postscript
of this morning, touching the fight last
night at Lookout Valley This valley west
of the mountain of that name, and between
it and Raccoon Mountain, and is drained
by Lookout Greek, which empties its wa ters
into the Tennessee, short distance below
Lookout Point.
The attack was made under orders, soon
after midnight, by Gen. Jenkins command
ing Hoods division. The column which
had arrived in the afternoon from Bridge
port did not proceed to Browns Ferry,
where the new pontoon bridge is laid, but
stopped two miles short Of it, on the west
side of Lookout Creek. 1t was this column
that Gen. Jenkins attacked Lanes, Derm-
ing's and Robertson's brigades We're posted
on the right, SO as to hold in check the
for ces at the ferry, should they attempt to
90 to the relief of their friends while Jen
kins moved up the valley. to the left, and
fell with great violence upon the column
encamped in that direction. The attack
was curious aud very successful, Hampton $
Legion Infantry got upon the enemy 8
left FINK, forced it back upon tn, center,
captured bis camps and wagon trains, and
and at last got In the rear Of the left wing.
| In the meantime, the forces at Browns
Ferry were put in motion, and were press
ing down to the relief of their flying com
rades. They were in such numbers, and
the ground of such character that it was
found impossible to hold them in check;
whereupon Gen. jenkins recalled Bratton
now pushing the foe back in great confnsion
The order to withdraw was not given any
too soon, for the forces from Browns Ferry
were within 800 yards Of the only bridge
over Lookout Greek, BY which the Confed
crates could retreat when the last Of Gen
Brayton's brigade passed over it. Law
Benniug and Robertson did not become
hotly engaged, and suffered but slight loss
Bratton's brigade, on the contrary, lost
nearly 400 in killed, wounded and missing
Among the killed was the intrepid Colo
mel Fitzpatrick, of the First South Carolina
: few of our wounded fell into the LANDS o
the enemy this was inconsiderable in
night affair The loss of the enemy mus
have been heavy. He was not prepared 70
the attack; was thrown into confusion, an
his lines doubled back upon each other, 5
, that the same ball from a Confederate gu
l might dispatch two or three men at th
0 same time. No wagons were thought 0
: though q number Of mules and horses wer
u killed. Hampton's Legion captured hal
e which was saved. Among the twenty {
!, thirty prisoners taken were representative
from two army corps, the Eleventh ar
81 twelfth, from the Potomac.
An intelligent Texan scout went with
a short distance of the enemys field hosp
tai this morning, and he reports the
wounded from eight hundred to one tho
d. sand. He thinks it would be quite safe
ie put their entire casualties at one thousan
es Our guns on Lookout shelled the road I