The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-09-21

scoo,s the DAY before An attach was a. once made
rpon them, ccHne oaner oam,naDdng tao cavalry and
iaeutaant j. H. Graham the artillery They were driven
back bear half mile bus thu enemy gamisg shelter
our roes compelled 70 foil back 10 thor FIRST 20
St,oD having, at tbs risk Of Ioeiny cannon, usa0
s'osisy advanced too far.
Sizing this moment OF To- povayy the enemy
earad she railroad ID got away whh ibe,r tram nav
g prev iousiy sent squad cavalry " destroy tho ra
road IN their eur foro'S osacd by IieateDant
>. W SackxaJ. wAh three inoh rife gun, pursued
wnh v,gor, expecting nonentarip " capture the u'm
and forces out scoos had intellectually done tncR
wrk hat The enemy passoi down N Limestone Bridge
eo,ztDg me height and the bioekshsase
lLe bridge and So Ting their rsa award e. Ior rssn
fcvcements Having possession ~ tho block hoose
sDd tss .hfk woods around is, the eaesY resolved 70
General jackson at once ordcred Colon Gnsn cavai
ry 70 cr9ss Limestone creek to cut OF the rcreat u .ne
enemy, whns S6f artloryone rifle gun aud one s6>ol
One pound Moantap gun--opened fire upon the oepotS
block nousa and other budings occupied BY The enemy
whAc MAJOR McoAuiey's detachment Of Thomas Legion
yvss Al this time Iieuscpant Colonel NJ A. Hey NOS Of
tho artillery and Lieutenant CoIouei Waker, wah DO
saclnens Of Thomas Lsson were oracfsu rom 'ones as
hsd becn opened some forty minutes. Colonel Haynes
brought gaanily forward at gniop, Lieutenant era
also apancd bsnkly. The suemys sbarrsbooers IN the
woods meanwhile kept up An iDcessant hre on tho oHi
scries. by this time Colonel Gner had taken
o. the south s.da OF tho bridge, d"ntsd and deoycd
hts skirmsbs's and aftev sprited engaecmcnt
drove tho enemy across The creek and held tho rarod
and soUth emf of the bridge. In this latter engagement,
and up 10 the time o the ca lure Of the enemy Colonel
Gner had the valuable Of Lieutenant Colonel
L. Bottles Il the Twenty sixth tennessee regiment, who.
being absent trom his command rt Chattanooga, yolun.
te0rea his sorvi icss f6f tho occasion.
just "a this feat Accommodated by Colonel Giltner,
Lieutenant Colonel Waksrs btaito0 OF lbonas lagion,
thrown out tho left, through skirt OF unbers on
tho ois tho cpcmys sharpshooes and the tilcry,
led by Colonel IIayres IN person edyalc4 hin two
hvndfed yH9s u The r6ass occSped By ihe cnrhy sn1
oyenA Gfapd IRE Of smell and ser upon tho sharp
shootcrs Al the same time the infantry upon Tho 'et o.
tho artillery, drove IN the enemy AT double quick,
whore they took refuge in tho block house and other
buildings, from Which they kept up rapid FIRE.
Advancing AZ "a trct. Colonel Haynes threw the
guns into battery In the midst of shower OF balls upon
height not moro than Two hundred yards and promptly
fired several rounds Of sheli INTO tho block ho0se.
At this mo6SGat the enemy raised q white flag, and
Colonel Haynes gaopcd forward and received the nag
and sword Of their commander, Lieutenant Colonel
Haynes tne Hundred fifh Ohio volunteers, and the
Surrender three hundred OF the enemy rank ana
nje. Captain II. w. Jenkng formerly Of General Mar
shas FOR the occasion and Lieutenant
Colonel J. L. Bottles WIS In ~ the death.
The oneny's loss twelve killed and twenty wound
ed onr ioss IL six kslcd and ten wounded.
rhe officers and soldiers throughout behaved with gal
lapuy The artillery 6rst under lieutenant Graham at
1eisords, then Lieutenant Blackwell and finally under
Colonel Haynes, Limestone acted with GOODNESS and In
trepidity throughout. More anon.