Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-09-22
By Telegraph.
NIoHT DISPATOHES.
DETAILS OF THE FIGHT ON SUN
DAY.

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CuArrAvoocA September %, 1880 M
The battle on The 10Th resulted well, our for.
oes having held their own, ns established on
the left aud contested for during the day In
the morning We held our hne, with the right
on ridge Of hills, and left protected by rude
works, and logs thrown up during the night
The left rested on the east side Of the Ross
vile and Lafayette road, abont four miles
south Of ROsSvio
In the fight Of the 10Th, we had lost about
six hundred killed and two thousand wonn-
ped and were ahead three pieces Of artillery
The men wers in splendid spirits The en-
gagement was resumed at C o clock, A. NJ on
the 20th. BY an attempt Of the rebels to storm
Thomas len and front several times. They
were severy repulsed with heavy loss to them,
and very little to US,
This fight lasted an hour and half, and
was one Of the most terrific of the war, con-
tinuous fire Of musketry and artillery being
kept up with deadly effect. Durng this, the
right and center were not engaged, skirmsh-
ers keeping up a heavy FIRE for the time Tie
enemy, finding their assaults vain mRneuvOr-
ed to the left with the intention to throw
force on the Rossville road and attacking
Thomas on the left flank.
At this iuucture. Thomas ordered Braumau
who had Que brigade in reserve, and two with
Reynolds, holding the key Of the position,
which was Thomas right, to move to the left
Of the line, to protect the flank Of General
Rosecrans' At the same time he sont Davis
and Van Cleve from the right and centre, 10
support Banman in his effor; to hold the lue
TO Rossvile, and protect General Thomas
left flank, On perceying the withdrawal oi
the skirmshers, the trout Of the division nov
ing from the right and center, the enemy
made a vigorous attack on that part OF the
line, pierced the center, cutting of Davis and
Sheridan from the left, and driving the center
into the mountain both right end center
being much scattered without very serious loss
in killed and wounded.
The right and center gone, Thomas right
became exposed to a most terrific flank attack
and Reynolds and Branmau, and the right of
Thomas, line was swung aronnd, his extreme
left being as the & ST. This also fell back u
short distance on the Rossyille road
Parts Of the center were gathered mp and
reported to General Thomas, who made sever
al stands, but vas unable to check the rebel
advance, until the arrival Of reinlorcemeuts
At one clock General Granger, with one di.
vision of reserves, came up and were at once
thrown into the center, driving the enemy
Handsomely from his position and with heavy
loss the fire from one Of Grangers batteries
moving them down.
This fight only lasted half an hour or so,
with slight loss to us For ten minutes after
this bloody repulse the enemy remained quiet
Until about four o coak, persisting, however,
in maneuverine on both Aanks, their full and
correct information regarding this country en-
abling them to so with great facility.
Having gotten again ON our tank, the one'
my made vigorous attack, and fight ensu-
ed, which has no parallel in tho history oc
this army Woods division and both Wood
and Harker and General Garfield presented
but remnants.
Johnslon's division holding the en, cover
ed themselves with glory aud on the right
and center BranmAn, Reynolds and Palmer,
with parts of their divisions fought most gal.
lantly while Stedman and Granger drove
the enemy before them,
At five clock Thomas was still triumph
ant, and on the left held his line of the morn
ing, but with the right swung back to line
nearly at right angles with that Of the morn
ing Two lines OF retreat were open to move
to Chattanooga, on one OF which he fell back
to Rossyille during the night
Our loss es were necessarily heavy, but the
list OF killed will be surprisingly light and in
the two days engagement we have not suffer
ed more in men than the enemy
In the charge by Thomas on the first dny
the enemy lost as many in killed as we did in
the whole day. What the losses in prisoners
and material are, we can not now say. Our
killed will reach 1900; our wounded will
amount to seven thousand most Of them slight
wourds.
Among the General officers killed are Gen.
erHl Little, Colonel Key, Colonel King com
maudug the brigade, and Colonel Bartleton
Among the wounded are General Morton,
Of Rosecrans staff Colonel Croeter, Fourth
Kentucky Colonel Fulkouse, Ninth Illinois
Lieutenant Colonel Hunt, Fourth Kentucky
Colonel Brady, commanding brigade, Sher-
idans division; Colonel Nicholas Anderson,
Sixth Ohio Major Wilkman Eighteen Ken
lucky Leutenant-Colone Tripp, Sixth Indi-
ana; Lieutenant-Coone Brigan, Seventh In
diana; Colonel Armstrong, Ninth Ohio: Ma
jor johnson, Twenty-second Illinois Lieu
tenant Colonel Maxwell, Second Ohio; all
slightly wounded. Lieutenant-C Colonel Vaughn
Seventeeth Ohio; Mejor Brown Sixth Ohio
Major Davidson Nineteenth Infantry all
slightly General John H. King ia reported
wounded and prisoner We have captured
General Adams, OF Texas and thirteen hun
dred Of his men.
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