The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-10-09
ENGAGEMENT Of SUNDAY.
Particulars Of the Disaster on Our
Right and the Retreat.
[From the cluclnnati Commerelal.l

y Morning broke cold and dim. A rank |
'og obscured the camp-6r8a, aRd trans |
'ormed the fittings around them into
gnomes. The rafting Of wagons, the |
vehement rumble of caisons, and the low,
monotonous words of command were
heard in all directions. A heavy white
lrost-the first, believe, Of the month
.shone icily on the grass, as the glow
Of the muf1ed flames touched it redly.
The line Of battle was fully establish
ed by seven o'clock. The divisions were
not in the same order as they went into
the fight on Sunday. Some had rallied
and in going ta,k had DETECTED to the
right or left, leaving gaps which other
divisions must close. | do not believe
that any mortal man can give the order
of each brigade, as it was left by the ebb
of Saturdays battle. But during the
night the divisions had regathered their
estray but unshattered regiments, and
stood ready once more to test the powers
Of the foe.
THE LINE OF BATTLE.
Thomas still held the left, with Pal
mer's and Johnson's divisions attached
to his corps and thrown in his center. -
Brannon was retired slightly, his regi
ments arrayed in echelon. Van Cleve
was placed on the west side Of the FIRST
road, in the rear of the line, and held in
reserve. Wood, Davis and Sheridan
followed next, the latter holding the ex-
treme right. General Lyle still held
the position of Gordon's mills, although
now dangerously isolated from the right.
Thus it will be seen that three fourths
of the army was concentrated on the
left, with the view Of holding that vita
point. The right was much too week
but it was question between defeat
and destruction. We could afford tc
have our right shattered, but the lef
center must have oil the troops it re-
quired, or the army was ruined-totally
irreparably lost
APPEARANCE OF GEN. R0SECRANs.
General Rosecrans shortly after emerg
ed from the house. He was envelope,
in blue army overcoat, his pataloon
stuffed 10 his boots, and light brow
felt hat, of uncertain shape, was draw
over his brow. A cigar-uulit-wa
held between his teeth, aud his mout
was compressed as if he were Sharpl
biting it. He stalked to heap of en-
bers where I was standing, and stood
, moment silently by my side. An orde
: ly brought raw~boned, muscular, dal
( pied gray horse to him, and mounting
, without a word, he rode down the laI
i toward the road, his staff clatteriug aft
S him, and, understanding his mood, pc
s haps, as silent as himself.
i Rosecrans usually is brisk, nervou
n powertul of presence and to see him
r lent, or absorbed in what looked vel
e much like gloomy con ntemplation, fill'
n me with indefnable dread. Remer
8 ber this was but for an instant, Of
It when the leader thought he was entir
!. ly unobserved. General Rosecrans
4 too good soldier to let his face rehe
!. to his men, either his hopes or his foT
n bodings.
u BOTH ARMIES in READINESS FOR t
v BATTLE.
~ ~ An hour passed by and the battle h
q not been revived. The troops, weari
II II Of standing in expectant phalanx,
~ ~ clined on the ground, but where th
M w could regain their places at a CRATE
~ warmpth to the long, shivering lines
y, ~ humanity. A few shots on the skirmi
80 80 line betrayed the fact that both arm
a. a. were ready, and apparently, each wa
- - ing for the other to open fire.
s Nine O'Clock, and even the pick
~ ~ we're quiet. rode over toward the
Uu ~, and hearing no firing, l turned
>" " horses head directly toward the fro
~, ~, Here was Brannan's division, with
go go regiments retired one after the ott
aS aS as o sort Of reserve. My heart SO
"- again as looked unou the slender r
=, i@ents. This was the first battle
M au that division. First commanded
h"' Thomas, three or four Of its regime
distinguished themselves at Mill Spri
but after that they missed the great
her ties Of Shiloh and Stone River.
erv urday morning it mustered nearly ei
but thousand bayonets--nearly double
DON average strength of q division
- next day there were few regiments
It numbered two hundred men. The
srt before it was pistol-shot from the
and lors to the TANKS. Now, o child G
the have easily spanned the distance wit
i'm. pebble. Thrice had they driven the
No envy, and thrive had they been dr.
and and the slight, slight lines called q
adv iment, attested that they were vetel
his though fighting their virgin bait
g to There was the llth Ohio, scarcely
day, bering two small companies, cody
,ose. ing for the shock. Beside there "
rug. Indiana regiment, Q year and a
- younger in the service, but, ala
81 4 stinted of men as its battle.bat
N ~ companion. u l.u is
was E. THE BATTLE hA0iN'' IA ~.
ming At 10 o'clock the thunder hI,ntie ,i. q
meet. deepened, and for an hour ther'
,adS. Ho pause. The musketry was fv
right drowning the thunderous st. throboln % q
idke. half dozen Of our batteries in 6eI