The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-10-09
Thursday and Friday it was evident that
he would fight.

= ""' say gu" iiiut'y IL was evident tllaC
he would fight.
His game then seemed to be to get be-
tween US and the town, but Rosecrans would
not allow that. On Saturday they attacked
and fought hard, but night found us in our
position of the morning with eleven of
their guns, having lost but one. That
night they changed position towards our
left and tried to flank US again, but they
were fooled that time. On Sunday they
pitched in again, with the same result as
the day before, till about noon, | think, or
probably one or two O'Clock, the enemy
precipita:ed an overwhelming force upon
our right centre and right. The firing,
principally of musketry, was awful, one
continuous roar, a tremendous tornado
Our line broke and came back with rush
| was with the General and staff directly
in rear of the flying troops. Regiments,
batteries, caissons without guns, ammuni-
ton wagons, and horses without riders
came out of those wood "like house on
fire." OF course we got out of that How
like demons those rebels yelled. don't
know how many troops joined in the rout,
but | know Van Cleve's, Davis, Negley's,
and Sheridan's divisions did suspect
the whole left wing We ran three or
four miles, not fast, but walked most of
the way There most of the troops were
reformed and went in again and fought. l
don t blame them much. 1t was an awful
charge In the mean time Thomas fought
ahead on his own hook. He had cOnsid.
erably more than lis own corps, and
Granger with the reserve corpse was
on his left. Tie other troops when
rallied went in TO support Of his position.
That night We fell back. On Monday we
held our own without difficulty, and on
Monday night fell back again to the out
skirts of the town.
Here we have fortified until every one
feels perfectly secure. did not think it
possible to throw up such extensive works
on so short time. suppose we have been
whipped. We are in Chattanooga. !
don't expect we should have been if this
thing had rot happened; but the army is
in good spirits. Our losses have not been
very heavy. Bragg only claims $500
prisoners and twenty guns. Fourteen hum
dred rebel prisoners were sent North by
us yesterday. What our losses in killed
and wounded are | do not know, but all
agree that the rebels must have lost two
to our one. The ground was covered with
them. We have lost but little in trains Or
supplies.
Gen. Johnson fought sp!endidly ard,
has entirely recovered from whatever i'm
putation Of bad management was left
from his bad luck at Stone river. heard
on Sunday that he was wounded and q
prisoner, but atterward learned from Gen.
Garfield that ho was O. x. called on
him yesterday He is no. well, ana thinks
of taking trip to Minnesota when tie
thing is over.
Frank Shesss, of his staff, was Killed
instantly, and Ills horse by the same shot.
Otis had d narrow escape; got ball
through his clothes, grazing his side.
Gen. Van Cleve lost ten out of eighteen
pieces of artillery. His division was bro
ken all to pieces. They are together
again and have the extreme left Muir
dock, of his staff, son of the actor and
brilliant fellow, was mortally wounded the
same day.
Lieut.. Woodbury., commanding Second
Minnesota Battery, had bis left arm badly
shattered on Saturday | found him in
town this morning. He is doing well and
in good spirits. No other loss in that bat
terry. 1t saved all its guns.
The Second Regiment had not been in
fight since Mill Springs. They did no.
bly,. 1t lost about thirty killed. Lieut..
Harkins is supposed to be killed. He was
left on the field. l think 10 other officer
was killed; but Col. George and Major
Davis were both wounded, but not Sc
verey; and are still on duty.
We lost one General, Lytle. We have
one rebel General, Adams, prisoner.
So here we are, besieged / can see
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