, 1863-09-26

HafEer's hripode vas cnoointed to defend ths
came, Soon afler tte hill 9as occupied, $
houee upon ita summit was set on fire By the
tnemy's shel]s, and continued to burn foc
for . Ions. time with great Jury. ....,o
Not long WIS the new line OF o3tt!e per,
! mitted to remain idle. Cannon beloved
against it; missiles Of eTery kind were hurled
| Into It; shells burst ADORE it.; riHe bal1s Teas
tearing through It; but still II remained hrm: q
It WAS certain, however, as trntn itsel,, tnat
unless assistance should reach it 1rom some y
| quarter, and that right speedily, 1t must at
length succumb, for the rebel LEADERS,, en-
bo1dened by the rout Of McCook and Critten-
den, were gathering their hcsts to hurl them
In q last mighty effort against the feeble band
| that confronted them. Whence aho2d that
6uccor come?
Suddenly vast cloud Of dust WIS saen to
riee above the trees, away to theleft. and
| few minutes afterwards long Lines Of men
emerged from the woods, crossed tue Aaia5"
| cite road, and began advancing toward US
I over the fields. Their discipline seemed very
perfect, and it was an imposing pageant when,
Us they came on, their banners tiuttered above
their heads and their g1ittering arms flashed
back the sunlight through the thick clouds Of
| dust. Z.
Cspt johnson. OF Gen. Negley's etan,'who
On heirg. severed from bis own division, hao
duty, had already, ar great personal rlak, as.
cef'alned that the advancing battsliona vera
infantry, a1d now the question arose, was It
onr Own or the enemy's. Hope and fear elt
te1iately aeitated our bosons, until at last
IL dihtinguieh tue red and blue, with the
white crestntl It was the battle flag of Gen.
Granger, and the troops we saw; Were two
brigades, 0utchell'B AID Whitaker's, of Stead
mans strong division. The:e were compar:,
come weary miles over roads ankle deep nth
dust. True, they had hurried along rapidly
to succcr their comrad.s and participate In
the fight. But they had not as Yet been en-
gagged that day and hence they could indeed
te considered help to the bAttIe-scarrcd vet
etabs Who held tho hill.
As soon as Gen. Granger had reported to
Gen. Thomas Tor duty, he wes sent By the
! latter to bring over an ammunition trutn
from tie Roshylle road The train had fallen
into the hands Of the enemy but the march In
sealch Of It brought steadman at once into
contact with the rebels and desperate con.
tifct Immediately ensued. It nas NOW that
the brilliant courage of Col. John G. Mitch
ell, commanding one Of General steadman's
brieades, became conspicuous: Now Gener.
al Whitaker had an opportunity Of baptiziug
shoulder; and now The troops Of the Reserve
Corps, comparatively unused to battle, had
| IN opportunity Of testing their mGtne.
Fob1y dia all pass through the ordeal, and
although orce thrown into confusion BY the
| concentrated 1rc from score Of rebel regl-
Ments and half as many batteries, they raj
lied under In, fire, and drove the enemy from
! y hill a1nogt as formidable as that which
| formed the key Of General Thomas position.
| The rebels made one desperate enueayor to
I retake this position, but we're b1oodi1y re.
| pulsed, and almost for the first time since
the fight began there VAS lull in the fearful
| storm.
An hour passcd by, and 1t became evident
| that BsaEg would not be folled In his attempt
| to apnfhilate our gallant army without
another Effort. folk's corps, as0tsted by the
yision, and By various detached fcagments Of
| the rebel army, were to try their hands upon
the heroic band Who, AZ the for1orn hope Of
the a11ny, still held the hill. Our feeble ranks
were brought closer together. The dozen
| pieces Of artillery were planted to sweep. all
| approaches to the hill and each man looking
| n. ILLS neighbor vowed, some mentally, and
| oshtrs audibly, to die right there, If It were
necs esary, for their country, for freedom,
| and for mankind!
| All along the woods skirting the cleared
fields at the southeastern foot Of the hill; ia
the Follows md Tay1ncs to the right, aud
AWAY to the left, npou and beyond the Lafty-
cite read, the rebel legions were seen gather
| Ing tor the onset.
Just before the storm broke, the brave and
high-eonled Garfield Vas perceived making
bis way to the headquarters Of Gen. Thomas.
He had come to be present ut the final con-
test, and in order to do so had rode all the
way from Chattanooga, passing through a
shot under him, and his orderly was killed
By his side Still he had come through, he
scarce k1cw how, and here he was to inspire
fresh cou1age into the hearts Of the brave
soldiers who were holding the enemy at bay,
10 bring them words Of greeting from Gen.
Rosec1ans, and to iI:iolr1 tasm that the latter
was reo1gauizi6g the scattered troops, and,
as tast rs possible. would hurry them for
ward to their relief.
The fight around the hill now RACED with
terror inexperienced before, even upon this
| terrible Cay. Our soldiers were formed In
TWO lines, and as each marched up to the
crett and Tired deadly yolley ct the adyanc.
ing foe, it fell back little ways, the ncn lay
down upon the ground to load their guns,
ard The second line advanced to take their
rlace! They, too, In their turn retired, and
| Illus the lines kcpt marching back and forth,
aid dtliyerirg their whitening volleyb till the
| ycsy b:ain grew dizzy rs It watched them.
| And all,tle time nat man waTeTcd. Every
motion was executed With as much precision
| us though the troops we're on holiday pa
,sde, notwithstanding the aower Of the rebel
hill, }and 4 score Of cannon wcra thna'
Geripg from three efdcs upon it. Every
attempt Of the enemy to fcale It was
rerulfed, and the gallant Harker looked
|
Just where they were when the fight began,
But our troops are no longer satisfied With
the defensive. Gen Turckin, ct the head oI
bis brigade, charged into the rebel lines and
ut his way out agaln, bringing b;gg an wita nm n
this b,ayo band followed Turchin's example
unt1l the legions Of the enemy Tcre faiTl1
driven back to the ground theg occupied pre-
yious to commencing the last light. Thu
did twelve or fifteen thopsand men, animated
by heroic impulses and inspired By worth,
leaders, FAVE from destruction the, Army Q
as they deserve It!
Ri hight Gen, Thomas fell back to Ross
Vile, four miles from Chattanooga. Arount
and in the city the army lies tonight.
KILLED:
GENERAL AND STAFF OFFICERS.
I The following is partial list Of the killed al
wounded III Western Regiments:
Col Glosc, Commanding brigade in Palmer
cel. baldwin, commanding brigade in John
vi Wall. q General Davis stag ., :, -
Col. =. 9; Heg, commanding brigade In aan
Davis division.
Lieut.. ]. r: Drnry, on Col. J. T. Wlldef's stu
f.opt Murdorh m Gan Var Ctnye'a staff
SSp IxnT.SsWf,ant, Hiram McAl1;Rter. Co. Z
STTn ISn1ASA.SCapt, Tallfday. z; Ltent. S..u
Ma!tin, +; Lieut.. E. N. Bennett, E Lieut.. A.
.Anirus- I.
-Ti1n 1Sp1AS4.-Lleut. 4. II. Hall, F; Ltsn1
Ihomag LACY. u. o.,, ,y..a;. rt,,,
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