, 1863-10-21
FROM TIE ARMY OF THE CUM
BbRLAND.

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Are the Rebels Retiring s7-Reportea
Miihdrswai OF honEstreet,s aud
NOT ACCOUNT PAnsAeo-AGEFesato Of
A"sSe"'
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lFlom our Own Regular Correspondent
CHATTANOOGA, Oct II. 1854
We hare had smother day of onrrt-. onfa,
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WHICH caano1 help bst1eTe p3rte ads n1 at
t.cB. So far as NC can discover, the enernv
are idle like ourselves. or like ns thru .,,o
-, +h,;, ,,,o -. So
-arts ~ 49, ~" @ 80 - n.lenennen.s anu eAt1n'
"o1hs- we ha7e no Lookout Mountain
looming grardly up over the valley, Whoss
accent is pract1cah1e. And fron rvho.o srn
~ ,.-,..,...
.DA' 49, ose14'oA tuo tooet army aao all
1otas Of their moIenents are based upon
conjectures. We do indeed hear that the enc.
nv are ey.cuatIpg the. valley Co,. Lvster n.
.ra;.t ~. - 'an ~ '5e1or VI
1ne otst ouo, VINO was yesterday In charge
Of the advance picket line, In his report to-
dsy. eays. that basfnp hfs op'n;on NM, hin ~.
..J.. .,e. C.-I'., A9
pel'ence ueiols oo'.n'n anu Mnftfeesooro, he
Is decidedly q the belief that the zebels are
1ea1ing. He AYERS that he distinctly heard
+1,a rr1r,mh1;np o;f ,c.,a ac,d ha:.,,.,,,.t-
''41 '"0 '"'AeA'nes " H.
co"eu'ess 11a1cat:ps some UNUSUAL move
ment, and porteoding, he thinks, abandon
ment of the position.
da,s,+ $50, ~. ~ zr4-u,-
oeee1'ee from tne "a kentucky {rebeu
regiment, came In to-day, aud reports that
Hill and J,onptt reet,a Army corna o,a 1..r,,o
f., u,,;,,,,,s q :,,,s, 49, ,o15 5
1os yrgl93a m 70 sepel Inc expected advance by
making BY Bragg, ont towards our lett, with
the intention of operating upon our dsrks,
OF Of falinE upon Burnside, who, at Last &c:
t11.ty niles north Of rs and on the same side
1ecte me rean from Atlanta, and Il the report
oe ifue lnat bnfnslae occupies The place, he
vii DC able TO destroy the rebel csmmuntca-
non north. ana furnish additional reasons for
brsgE 10 Withd1aW portion Of his forces
@ ana me 1e him and f1o% op1 to fill
TIE 51sT ILLINOIS. -.
have ALREADY fnr,,,ah.d 1or . +u.,
scriptton Of The two t1aVs. toh+ ~ Gssa,-s- ~
manga, but in lhfs letter nrs,nosn meAn - 80
5ou more detailed nccount af re T,rt - fisn
IL those battles bY veteran rerimsnt .,as trnIa
theirs, regiment whose claim to ti,sfioctinn
is based upon gallant conduct at New Mafirid Svrv
Shiloh, CeriutG. Luke, Stone River an,t fsnIcE'
amauga-I mean the 5Ist Illiaois. Iient Eoi
Raymond comuaDdinr. -1@oA'' ~"A'
On Friday night the regiment marched from
Sprjnps. On sainrdav morning Il re,chaa ~ r.
Srr,nSs md ,nnraJ 3oro-ds ~ ia,t a .ae
int where the enu-p.nrnt au1 -est,n " eae
Abont ncon Il tnni; 6o.itinn n ~ nt,a-, 81 t3asi
near tie GbIcksanra @ % R,Ter u ~ RsmnIntnr oea nG,r
here an hour or moreE thew eve We're Haaad1n moVed hs
The 1;cht Hank thrnnnh y heavV halt v of t,c,. -,
her "a viIh fhe hr,rsde nf~S,rh hi tne1 ~ cnn
stI uted = mart. formed two linex. which It
The word Of Command. with = shout md
yell, wese dashed upon the advancing enemy,
tmhes wheS t,,.1 rare;1ad pteseu sIe
g. rasa. w .oiiIo!e ean4a'
ont ~ ~ ~ nsn u asn tso9ps saioTn
". ior tAe p9spose ol eufn!ng 1aefltft 1ank,
course LOT sheiser. me men we're rallied and
agMn chafgeo lorTafn ana gained Inc crest OF
the r1oge, and there held the ground while
battery 1n the rear drove back the advancing
enemy The battery fire was destructive to
cur own men. and the line was therefore
crowded towards the right to avoid 1t. Wnat
remained Of the left ming Of the regiment
was ordered to fire ob'iqueiy to the left, with
such effect, that the enemy were driven back
IN great confusion. The regiment Mas SO
much weakened that 1t was unable to follow
up the advantage thus gained. They were
ordered to hold iteir line at all hazards. Dur
ing tue beayfsst Of the fire the regiment. as
eisted By portion Of the eth Illir ois, brou2ht
off BY hnnd, three guns belonging to Woods
Dlyition, which lad been abandoned, and
were in the possession of the enemy.
During Saturday, the 51st lost II Killed. Is
wsundsd, and fire missing, The left wing
was almost annihila!ed. Adit. Hall and Sergt.
Nal. Casey were severely wounded, and both
Col. Raymond and MAJ. Davis had horses shst
| under them. Col Bradley, commanding the
| brigade. was severely wounded, Ms was also
L'eut. Trent, CapI, broMne was en6ntly
! 11s1 -. ss 49, 49, t.N1 80 a1 A'AV11y
e,ecfad ona nTanorat;n1s 7nods fsrth. ronen- 49,
anu r. a1@'ao1s 1's1u0 AVA 1''o 1eoe
a " Inc at1ack. ..---
| OE oun1sy ttAe seco1Q anniversary Of tue
organization OF the IegtneQt,) ut daYbreak,
| they received orders to retire from the posi-
ana R6r 6ere a nn
.F+e- ~, ia n,-r.+4a,aen+ ,1,aa,,t;..,a
1acire on The left. They we're ordered to
| mae he fh~ iaft f1,ut Topfd1v Whfls oxa
a'ss - 1xs tue ~ nauas aapnuy. 4i ale ~
| Eut4nE tA9 INV oseeeuIs 4A1u oe43te IueJ Aa4
!1tne to halt ana 1ofm IN Line, Tuey we're met
| column hurled against the centre, aud with
them received deadly fire in front and flank
| gigipg them scarcely time to deliver their vol
fo1ced 4i,en rith f1,a rcst ~ The secnnd anJ s1
!ulCEn 4Ae1Aa Wall kae 1G1tt W aaE stCoA4 Au0