The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-10-02

his last etfor, Of the day. Thus euIo.
the battle of the 10Th.
TIE BATTLE OF SUNDAY.
Or Sunday an engagement commenced
late in The morning. The first gun was
fred at a. IN bu, Lo considerable firing
took place ill 10 O'clock.
Previous to 10 O'Clock Gen Rosecrans
rode the whole length of our line soon af
ter the battle commenced.
Gen. Thomas who held the left began
to call for reinforcement. About II
o'clock word came that he had been fore
ed to retie. The second line of reinforce
ments were then sent to him. and McCooks
whole corps which was on the right and
as a reserve in the centre, was sent to
him. Gen. Wood Of Cril,enden's corps
and Van Cleve, who held the front centre
were also ordered to the left, where the
fury Of the carnage showed tha. the en-
emy,s forced was massed
Their places were filed by Davis and
Sheridan, of Gen. McCook's corps, but
hardly had these divisions taken their
places in the line when the rebel fire
which had slackened. burs. out in i'm
mense volieys on the centre
This lasted about twenty minutes. and
then Van Cleve, on Thomas right, wa
seen to give way, but in toerabe order
soon after which the lines of REYNOLDS and
Davis broke in disorder, born down b,
the enemy's columns, which are said t.
have consisted of Polk's cs5ps.
These two divisions were the on,y ones
thrown into much disorder. Those e
Negley and Van C,eve were thrown into
| confusion, but soon rallied and held their
places, the first on the left and tie second
on tho right of Thomas corps Davis and
Sheridan, late in the dav, succeeded in raj
lying about 5000 o! their forces and oin-
ed Thomas.
General Thomas, finding himself cut
Oft from the right, Trough. the division
il;o position for independent, Sighting -
Ills line assumed the form of a hcrse-.hoe
along ,ho crest Of wooded ildCe. lie
was soon joined bv Granger. from Ross
vile, with division Of Gen. McCook
and Gen. S;e.d,nan's division, and with
these forces firmly maintained the fyht
until after dark. Onr troops were a. In
movable as the rock they stood upon.
The enemy repeatedly hurled a-ains,
them the dense columns which bad rou.ei
Davis and Sheridan in the morning. Lu!
every onset was repuI.ed with dreadf.i!
slaughter Failing first or ore onset .hen
on the other poin, of our lines, the rebels
vainly sought to break them. Gen
| Thomas see g to lave filed every sol
| dier with his own uuconquerable firmness,
and Gen. Granger. his hst torn bv bu let's,
rode like & lion wherever the CONT; t "A.
thickest
Every division commander bore himself
! glorlons :, and among them Gems. Tur,
chin, llazen and Parker especially dis
I! ungH',hed themselves. Turchin charged
through the rebel ihus With the bay QUE.
and being surrounded forced hi, way back
| again. Parker, who had two horse. sl,o,
"n1er him Saturday forming his men in
one line, made them lie down until the
enemy was close upon len. wien sud-
denly they rose and delivered their fir
with such effect that the a~sal Ing rolu,nn
fell back in confusion, leaving The ground
covered with killed.
When nigh, fell tbs body # heroes
stood on the same 6 Oh occnpied b.,
them il the morning their spirits BEN,
unbroken, eher losses are not estimated
Gen. I homas te'egraphed Monday fore
noon tha. the .ro"p. are in hi IA spFi.s
He brought eff all his woun led. Ofthe
sick and wounded at Crawfsh spring in
v;:'n.linF DIR mali. hospital near.y a.! had
been brought away. The rVmbar Of pri5
oners taken by the enemy vii! ha. dIy .ur-
pass 2 0O0 beside. II g wour ded Of whom
not more than l 600 could have fallen IA
TO the hands OF the retcls Prisoners ne
have sent 1900 to Nashville.
Most Of our losses in artillery were oc.
casioned by the killing Of ali The horses
Cen. Thomas retired to RossvilIc on Sun
day night after the battle had uealel.
Gen. Rpsacrans had issuel orders for
AL his troops to lie concentrated with lie
forces NJ Chattanooga.
In the last two assaults our trf ops
fought with the bay onet, ,htir an.inuni-
tion being exhausted
The latest ihformatioD that las raaehetl
this city is from Chattanooga la, night,
ard wa. to lhe effect that Gen. Rosecrans
would concentrate on Chatnno6ga last
night. Gen. Gh1ml, hat been engage
with the enemy piior to five m. yester
day, and i, was, thcreFore dueti, n.ll,
whether he ~ot:Il lie able 10 leacL Cha,
tanoogA.