Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-09-26

ylalon % MeCook's eoFpa (JoAason sl haV-
log cone up % the neW lice asener than
theFest reported 10 Thomas for orders, and
Was assigned "a a hes position upaa tbs
Ten hstWesh Baird and Reynolds, Two dl-
Vlaioas Of oFlgtepdsn'a eorpt held The cen
Ter Of the line, falmeF on the right Of hey.
aolds, and Van oleVe next 20 falmsF
Nhen the battle begsn, Davis aud eheti'
dan, 0f hocooks corps, we're rapidly
mAFehiag toward the left 10 oomPlele the
uus Ani take position 0n the right Of VaA
Clsve, Generally, the line l0ok the Ia
Feellea OF the ChiokamaegA, Withdrawn
upaA the leit ~ % 10 iall0W for q eauslie
rahle distance The eeuTse " the Lafayette
Faad, vkieh Funa directly haFth aud south
fhe eRufe distance over WAieA the llaetx
leaded vas little aheFt Of three ARd half
mllss,
tHH HAFFbA.
u WAs hetweea tea Aad slevea when
CFealeA's brigade, ef nFaaAAR'a AlViaiea,
| selRg deWh 10 ford ever The creek, iasi
opposite lheir pasitiep, encountered the
ehemy vhe was advancing IN force, and,
afteF 4 gallant combat Wae driven back
ReiRiatermeAn Immediately e0mlaE up
Fam the remainder " nFanhanH division,
the rebels we're dtlyea pell'mell toward
The ford Another terrible charge hy a
largely increased force " the eBemy,
pushed back the NhNle OF htannahs AZ,
vtn.OR, lave Ar uraeFAl naifd, whu A.
eaee became hnivgali engaged, The Reg
nlAta, balhsni ad, suer the Withdrawal OF
bfahaahu men, feusbt like Ugets bat
we're rolled back aad uyer SorihneFs btik
Ade-ihe right OF which being rather TOO
FAR advanced, was esumpled up aud The
brigade literally surrounded, uadb by un'
parailslsd EallAhtry,t ,tt cut I've way through,
rhe stern, rolling from left 70 right fell
neat upon Johnston, and almost almulta.
neously upon Riyh0lds who both fought
With desperate valor, wavering at times
but again rpeaining their hrmnees giving
back little but again advancing, until
the troops Of BFanuan aud Baird, tallied
by their able leaders, and by the personal
s1erlions of Thomas imuelf whose cour.
age was au conspiouous ~ hia ooolnese,
came up onoe more 10 the work.
Then the order was issded Tor the entire
lire TO advance, sad nothing Ia history eK.
ceeda Ia grandeur the charge Of that pow
erful corps. Longstrsets men from Nir-
glnia were directly oppos to the troops
of Thomas, aud although they fought WITH
stubborn doter nination, they could not for
an inaiAnt check tho slow aud stately
march Of our batlalions. In vain they
rallied and re-rallied, Ia vain they formed
double lines, which hrcd simultaneously !
In vain they wheeled their oaunons into a
SCORE Of new positions Thomas moved re-
sisiltatly on. Much of our artillery Lost
10 the morning was reosptured. Seven
pieces we're taken from the enemy. They
had been pushed already three quarters OF
. mile, and LOugstiest was threatened
with aotuAl Annihiation, when n new
danger caused Thomas 10 halt
while cur left was 80 rem0rselessly
driving the rebels, Polk and Hill oollsotiu0 Z
their chosen lsgions threw them with
great impetuosity upon Palmer aud Van
Cleve, 10 order 20 effect diversion In "a
vor Of LongsireeI An obstinate eoniesl
ensued, but the overpoWering Numbers 81
the enemy speedily broke 10 plsors large
portions Of cur two divisions, especially
; Van Clove's. In fact the route Of this
part Of our line Vas becoming as con-
nlste a. that Of the enemys right, wher
Davis, who had been marching up as rapid
IL as posaible TO iRterseot with Van Glove I
left, arrived upon the ground, went In mosl
} sallautly, and, FOR time restored in thai
ioeality the fortunes Of the day. But thS
enemy, knowing that ell depended upon
his VHeoting a diversion in favor Of the de.
feAted Lonsstreet, maseed nearly The
whole Of his liable force, hurled Il up
, on Van Clav n Davis, drove the formti
20 the left Rs1 the latter 10 the right and
entered boil iht opening thus made. u
, was just at This iuneture that Thomas
troops, whose attention had been oalted n
J the extreme danger Of our center, began tC
return. Reynolds Immediately sent The
heroic wilder 10 the assistance Of Davis
and the celebrated brigade Of mounted In
fAntry at fFst scattered the enemy In ter
ror before them.
But tho persevering rebels rallyinE
again, aud charging In fresh numbers, ever
Wilder began TO fall slowly back. Gen
Sheridan, who had been following aftei
. Davis, now came up,and led Col. Bradley'I
brigade into the fight. Il held lie ow1
nobly, until the rebels, In large force, get.
ting possession Of piece Of timber neal
lie flank opened upon Il an enhlading hTe
J which compelled IL to give way.
Bat now new actors appeared upon The
scene. Wood and tsgley, who had gallant
y repelled the asssultH Of the enemy Al
, oEsu's Ford, assaults intended as a fein
: 70 conceal the design Of tie rebels aRains
, our lefi, came up TO the n soue. Tbeii
troops went 10 work with a will Th'
progress Of the enemy against Davis, VaE
CleVe aud Sheridan was speedy checked
/ Reynolds, returning from the pursuit o.
LongstresL assisted 10 rAllying the brok
en- huttalisns Of Palmer. Thousands ofoul
scattered troops reorgSnised almost o
their own accord. Baird, BFannan anC
johnson resumed their places. A con
suming ere swept ell along our front. Tht
! rebels retired everywhere before u, an'
; before sunset our line was again in battll
8 array upon almost precisely the groun'
held that morning.
I Just before dusk the enemy, as II Il
! spite for his unsuccessful efforts, opened I
E heavy ERE Of artillery and musketry upoI
. these same troops, and continued Il uni
amer nightfall. But IL was 30 promptly
E rsturped that be sustained certainly 3
1 much injury &c be- inflicted, and about eli
= o'clock drew oa entirely leaving the da!
& clearly our own.
CHAN0Es SATURDAY NIGHT.
During the night Of Saturday som
change was made In the disposition Of ou
forces, and the line was 20 far withdraw
that it rested alongs cross road ruunin
- northeast aud southwest and oohneoIiu
, the RosHville with the Lafayette road. b.
this arrangement our extreme right wa
made 10 rest on Mission Ridge, "a Il shoul
probably have done IN the fret place. tn
I new line thus formed was a mile shorte
3 than that Of the day before.
The changes In tbs order Of the diheren
divisions made the new line stand thus'-
The brigade Of Negley's division was nea
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