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

Tsnnssaee, which Bragg has 90 loss eoa' /,
maudeti LongutrsVt's faFmidabls eSTi I
from Nirglniai one half Of tensions
army from Aisslssippl Daoknsfa dlVls'
from East rsnnesaeei Dabney Msnry's d.
ylson from Mobile; nrigAdleI General
lees eommahd hom Atlanta, snd from
twelve 70 aileen thousand fFsah troops in
the service ot The State Of Georgia i-ip
all Amaunllag 70 At least seyea'y hVe
thousand men, The unloR array eoniren''
ipg them was eertatnly not more thAh
afy'hye thousand strong,
EHs AArFtE ey suSpn,
The aFlAg which hEd hssaa upon our
letL aWtlled Almoa, Immediately iNte 4
dreadful roar, which allied eved the souls 81
the hFAVest With awe Netking that
have YET listened 20 slRee the hteAklag enl
af ths war, exceeded Il ln eoaunuiIy AID
veluae oi SQUAD, Il was het iuWalt
which u.W FaFea aud naW subsidies hn,
one which for i've leag hours, rolled tnees
uanuy ON slaAg the liAea Of ThoaAs'
seemingly dtya tied eetps, aa loud Wea The
crash VI mVsk Try, that The repeated dlH'
charges et eaHnpu following each other IN
quick speotsaien. could viii diHlaulty he
distinguished, aud scented only llte mere
emphatic passages Ia the grand dtapaseA
ot jhuAderoUs harmony which huret trem
the vast clouds " smoke and dust enVelop'
ing the eantea ling hos,s,
The Rsht upNa The extreme leit oom
menusd by a desperate assault " the ene
MY upan deaetal John pea,ty'e brigade Of
/ Neslry e divlsian, The brigade, a. we'll an
,,s famous leader stood their ground aehlyi
/ but being aamewhAt isola0t from the 70
malndrr ot the liae, hna yifelircd.
Nent down 10 the extreme lsft ot Gen.
etal " ods position Ahoni this tine, and
/ looking thence into some oernaelda, could
sec the desperate efforts of the enemy 10
hsrak the lines Of brennan and Rsynolds
| The soldiers Of these two noble divisions
we're lying behind rude breasiuerks et
logs aud rails ooaatruoled The night before
| their artillery 10 the rear hr"d over their
heads, aud Il really seemed ~ II that long
| line ofdetenses was some Immense serpent
instinct with hideous life aud breathing z
continually from his huge rough sidee
volumes Of smoke and aame Colonel
vapdeveer, 35th Ohio, Of Brsnnana divis.
ion, was aehtiug here With brigade SEQ.
! ond 20 hut few Ia the service. The Ooionel
himself 10 true hero, and The command
aud commander are worthy Of each other.
Here also was the brave aud able Turchin
With brigade composed principally Of
Ohio troops, who won for them aud the
St.te that seat hem forth immortal honor
during the conflicts Of that day
Again and agaia the rebel lines advano.
log from the oover OF che woods into the
open eoruaelds charged with impeluous
Jury and terrific yella toward the breast.
works Of logs and rails but each time the
derry blasts from our batteries and battal.
hous swept over ana around them, and
their ranks we're crumbiei aud swept
away AZ bank Of loose clay washed by a
rushing Aood But as fast as one Hoe fell
oil another appeared, rushing sternly on
over the dead and bleeding bodies OF their
fal en- comrades.
Lougslreets corps was seeking 10 re-
gaiu iis lost laurels Of yesterday.
y. II Hill, Rt the head Of Hardees old
corps. was lending then the assistance ot
his division, and Buokners troops Wer'
throwing their weight into the scale.
Thomas fought only with his foreos Of
Saturday weakened by Saturdays heavy
losses. Il was 40 unequal contest and .
pang Of agony shot through my heart az
saw our exhausted veterans begin Il
waver. To waver in the face OF the
charging, shouting, laundering host which
confronted hen, was 20 lose all, and the
neyt moment wave after wave Of the rebeI
sea came surEing down toward the breast
works, dashing madly against and ovoi
the barrier, and greeiily swallowing NJ
iis defenders, with ali their ammunition
aud material. Never Was resistance mort
stubborn and determined, but never Wa'
attaek prosecuted with more deviliah per
tinaeity.
Meantime, As General Reynolds was %
sorely pressed, General Wood was ordered
10 march Instantly by the left aank, past
Branuan, and 20 70 his relief. Davis aud
Sheridan we're % shift over 10 the left, and
thus close up the line. Ag the occasion
was urgent General Wood drew in hi'
skirmishers with considerable hsste, and
the rebels FOR the second time mistaking
With travail for q fight pressed forward
like a torrent and poured into the tanki
OF General Wood q storm Of musket balls
canister and grape. Moving upon th'
double quick, the men endeavored for
tine to keep their files in order but 81
pitiless storm Of lead and iron continued
to be hurled against them, the regiments
begun 70 spread out like fan, wider and
wider, until finally they we're torn TO fin
ders. This was especially the case viii
he brigade commanded by Colonel Buell.
The undauuted Wvod, with Harker's brig
ade, comparatively intact, passed on Il
his destination.
Here was the great turning point II
the battle. Here, indeed, the battle Wal
lost.
Davis coming up to 6ll the vacancy Oc
oasioned by Woods withdrawal, wa
caught upon the left flank BY the fiery rsb
el torrent now pouring through the open
ing, and pushed vf toward the right il
utter disorder, like door which Is sWunl
back upon its hinges, and shattered by th
same blow,
Van CleVe and what remained Of Pal
mer, we're struck upon the other side, an
shivored as a saphng BY thupderbolt -
Even the personal eIertions Of Roseoran
himself, who, with drawn sword, and 4
the head Of his devoted stat, endeavore
10 check the rout, we're Intellectual.
Amer that fatal break our line Of battl
was not again reformed during the day
The army was, In fact cut into MeCook
, with Davis, Sheridan and Wilder, beinI
: thrown of TO the right [CrilteDden lex
cepi enc brigade Of wood's) being broker
, 10 pieces, und Thomas with his indonila
, ble corps, aud JOhnson's division Of Nc
/ Cocks, remaining alone unon the ler
1 In the heree tornado which had sWep
/ over his log breast works, Thomas ha
! hen much shaken, all bis divisions eight
! ing desperately, ell rally ing a. the earliss
practicable moment, but only Genera
I Reynolds retiring from the works ID
ward the hills in anything like tolersbl
? order.
As soon, however as the corps ha