The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-05-12
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TUESDAY MoRNINc, sl4KY II p. 1868.
The Battle Of Mupfrsesboroagh
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M0jor Il B. Roy, 4. 4. 9'sH
=s-SrK--[ have The horpE II rdpoEs sI9 opsf2-
lions oi ihis division 6E T.ienis Ger tiar5fas
corps. il la6 recent t9.lsi{ oiE i4ue rTrsrs in
front Of Ahriseeshoro. flfFlI
The character and chiafa oilS. Doc river- md
the nature OF tie grouI.4 EfrShi Lof tire town.
are well known. aid al kllirelpFl OF tic Gen
era commanliig will 10 qouhE be aetolapa
Iied by a sketch, ltl it Hqs nt4 ess4ry 70 ne
sErioe- tfleni fFe- {. |Du Ire mofhilg oi SKntay.
the 29th Of b EcenberI ths 8Eigeies, Iae.ed.
from their encimpmeht aEd tosl ~ hae oil
battle about one and ai iiaH flile5 irbm Siur
fIeasboro, in Lhe following order Adams
brigade on tie right, HEilT hts right resting on
the Lebanon road aid IDS lsEt extending toward
the ford over Stono rlyrf. a shot distaneel
below the destroyed hrFLge OIL the Nashville
Turnpike; Rfesions on ahe lrfs pf AdaiIis I;
Palmer on. The left bsPHeston. abd HansoiiI
forming the lett OF thh linz, wEthhis lett rest
ing on the right bank of the river pear ihs
ford The T ghtiof kiaiot Gsrer8l WithefS,
OF Lienf Gen. Polk 81 corps. Hesteli near the
left bank OF lhs rlvg1, aud siiehuyIin in advatss
OF Hanson 8 leit BrI5i IGen.s jackson having
reported 10 me will 4ls tomfaani was places
by the direction Of tHel Lieut. Gen. eopnnaa5
: ing upon the east sIlid eli tie Lebanon road.
OH commanding ground a1ilile In advance di
the right of Big. Gen. Adsris. sly division
formed the frpi-t line lof THE II klE wIng of thb
army. Mai. Gen. Clsourneis k4fvfsion eirs4~n
up soma six lnindred Yards II rear foruleE
the second line of tAel same ,s;iIr5 while tiAs
division OF Alaj. Gem McLowts uIidkr the iIn
laedialeI direction OF tttie General COMMANDING
composed fhe reserve. Nv iiIia exi4Ghed
from lett to.Ffsht along the sdge lfs q forest
save an open space al fotfr hisnsred yards.
which was occupied 9y Wright battery, Cf
,Presron's brigade. Will tie adth 'Ksnfesses IL
reserve 10 slIstsoru IT,. An omen field e3Sit
hundred yards in width. ext tended aionsifAs
wIIele front ct the lEne and was bounded On
the opposite sle By i line dl farest, siIilii.Ir
to that occupied by us hi the opinion OF
the Lieut. General epnllalriihg, ( Vino had
twice ridden carefully over The ground with
mel and the 1,efr5ral b-51iIinetS tus, ~ no bad
personally inspected tie grohiia, * was the
strongest position the nature pf the grpihss
would allow. AbohI elx h,tuiired Yards llii
front OF Hans3ns centre was af leiHplenc'l
which II was deemed Important 20 lldld- i
cofa4nFaIied tie grpnEId s.oIsrg tp&sfds Tue
river in It's fro1t aud On lis lett. and ats4 thl
t,iass. oaEthc yv,sL baluki occ upied by ftfhefs
line Col. Hunt, with the 4lst Alabama. toe
9th and 9TH kentucky and Cdbbs battery, a
of Hansons brigade, Was ordered 10 take aud
hold tue hill, wnieii' h@ did, re ebslisiug sdvera
brisk attacks OF the enemy, aid loslfg some
excellent ofiicsTs and men A few hundred
yards 10 tire ieit and rear OF this position
small earth work thrown up. under the difee
ZION If Major Graves. 1nS eAlef Of artillery
wag held during a pAtt df the operations bs
Samples battery OF Napoleon guns. On tls
afternoon OF Tuesday. ihe 5OIh. received III
tellgence from Lieut. Gen. Hafdee that rlle
divisions Of Clebarne and Mccpwn we're L
be transferred 70 the exlreuie lett, and sooi
alter an order came ID ne. irom the Genera
commanding 10 mold The Hill NJ all hazards. Il
Immediately moved lie remafnher OF Iiapspn,
brigade TO TIE hill, ard streng thened Cobb,
battery with sectioh Of LlinsdeIi battery
and a rsection from tlis Washington artillery
At1Ae same time Adams brigade was ulds ae
from tie right and formed on TIE gropnd orig
inally occupied By Hanson's pFigade. jack
son was moved 10 the west hilie oil The Llsta
non road 10 connsefIw'kth the general iinS b
battle. All tie gcoblid eask df Stone HrEvE b
was now to be held 10y one division, wlich
in single line did not extend from tue 1ote
10 the Lebanon read LII did not chAn4e .AI
general line, srnce aIppsiiiOh III advance lte
sides being le IS lavetabe IL oiAeg fespecls
would Ihake w1deIed IcSnsiddrabiy l4he IinIerya
between by rsht and the heToAn2t road tn
enemy did not again htfack TIE hiil with ihi..n
.tly. but our tFooRs sliere e4ndnued ID suite
during the operations from heavy sidlin@. F.
Our artillery at that position osfenEhis soB,
service in divertIg the epehlyis freN from on
attacking llnef OF inflasfy. aid especially 81 81
"Wednesday, 3ist sudceededlll kfeakbs sever
al of their forilations ON tbeEwsst bahk Oh Is.
river On the moFnifgIot "Wednesday the ) Is
the battle opened on, bur, Lett From Eiy ir,lnt
information came kq Die frolIl 7 Pssranl 5 eaFair,
force in advance, HAT tire enhrbj. haytug cross
e1 nj the iosd belpwi, W. ere nlevin.S bh my DO
sitlon IN line G. b4ttls, TINS PROVED 10 Be Ia
correct, anS tits to ller. grefted that sdilicss
was Sot taken By the alishoElof tlie re
ports to discriminate rumor from lsdf Ab5u
l0ls o'clock, a. m, ] received "a shggestISn
through Col. J. Stodliard Johhston, from In,
General comd g 10 move against the enemy
instead OF awaiting liis attack | filld that Col
Johnston regarded il as an order. but as
moved at once, u is hot InaIttial. ] preferred
ID fight on The ground then occupied bu
supposiug that the object OF the General VA
10 create a diversion IN fa=ot ot our LETT. iu,
line. except Hansou's brigade. was pat in mo
tion in The direction from Which tue enem,
sgas supposed to be advancing We lac
snarched about llalf ralls whenl received
.thfouch Col Johnston, another order from ia,
General cornd =, 10 send at lkast ooe bripad,
To the support oil IL. Gen. Pplk who Was slnAr,
S9ressed. aud rs IrecoIect, TWO il eollid spar
them. Immediately sent Adams add Jack
za<aa 8. and at THE saine time suspended M,
movement, and sent forward Capt. Blackburn
with several OF l1y IestiIrts Ali Capt. eoIemai
and Lieut.. bAnagh Of hhy staff, with ordrrs t
lind amireport witch c@rtAiptys The position ant
movements Of thB enemy
Soon after an tEder came from the Genera
commanding 10 continue The rnosemAnf. tn,
line again Advanced but had not proceeded la
when received an order from the GeDera
commanding. through Col. J0hnsEon, repeated
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