The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-26

make no irOpreseio on filaf part Of our line.
/ During ll1is engneemenf the cdnlmard 81 Gen
eraI Cheathsu mas reinforced By Louisiana
Brigade. Di.dcr Col. Gibson. and BY tbe Sd
Tennessee. under Col Canpbeli. and he 27ft
lenneszee, under Nal lofe. all oI rhcIn did
admirable sersic3. md d. ia1 lei morially
wounded Col. Preston Smith. commanding 4
brigade, was al the sauIe time serer.-ly Wouod-
ed. but retained Las command This force main
fained the posifioii il had held ior - many
hours mp 10 half past two o'ci5ek- the time AZ
which orders were received frCn The com
nandling General 20 ,vsii ihdraw The frocrls from
the field gave orders accordingly. and tbs
c0mpapd was retired slowly ard II gooil Or
der ia the direciitn of oui caEpp. the enemy
making 10 adTalce whatever.
In the oprrations this morning. a. ven a.
the day bef1re. those Of ny troops ~ho acfci
under the immediate orders or .Aiaj. Gen.
Cbeafhara, bore themselves with consI,icnous
galasltry. One chnrse partien,4rly. Which nas
mad uiider the eie 0T The C,,niila ef-is hiei
aud his sfsf. and drew forth expresrisli,s Of
the most unqualifkd applause
For The details Of tileke orerafions. a well
as Tor those Of ihf troops under Gen<Cl5rk, J
beg leave 10 refer 10 the reports OF tliose Ten
erals herewith submittrd also 10 those Of their
brigade. regimeTfal and batter ccnirnat1ers
The e0nduct OF the troops of my corps both
officers aud men Was o. lile most gratifying
cha acter- Aals Of them hal never before
beer under fire. aud oIie cornpany Of ARTILLERY.
that Of Capt. Sftnford. from tie scarcity u
ammunition. had never before heard the re
port Of their owl gui,s; yet. from tiat facility
which distinguishes our Soutliefn people. I'M
der the inspiratiln OF tie cause which AMI
mates fhem. they fought With the steAdin-ss
aud ,zailantry II well trained troops
The fact that Die corps l.ssf within fraction
Of one third ofits numbers il killed and ounsi-
ed atfestE the ma ure 0f the seryice ia Which
il was engaged
To my Division CoiDnan.iers. Nal Gen
Cheaihalar and Btig. Cen Cask. I ieel greatly
Indebted Tor tiieir cnriiri CO oD-rafion and ef-
icient support. slso 10 Brig. Generals Siezart
Johnson and e'ols Rnssen. Nancy, Si<pheus'
and Preston Sniih. conmardefs 0f Briezdes-
Ny obligations are 4lso due 10 ny personal
aud general staff. 70 Mai Gecfke Williamson,
my Adjatant General. VINO lad his horss shof
under him. AMI vas himss II upunded- To my
Inspector General Ii Col Bake. 10 my |cIieI
IL artillery, Mai. s +. Bznkllead. 10 Capt
Champneys, ny chief Of orsiilsnce. 10 whose
vigilance and activity IN ccnjiinction with tie
energetic and vigorous administration of NJ
cisief Of artillery am indehf81 for taking off
from the field II Of flse Il guns reported bv
the co.nm .ndiur General 10 have been secured
by the army from the enemy N
Tony AIdsdei CAM. L TsB Rschnoud
aud II. A. II Polk am rartitularlv indebted
Tor The promputnde and fielity viii which
they perforraed the duties u fkeir oEiEe. The
fearless bearing was enlnently corsricasus
The former fIic1tenant BschhoDtl had two
horses shot uudsr him
an under nlaigaiions alst1 10 L. ST.rnce
Tanier and Rauie. who acted On nv staT dn-
ring the battle. also 10 Il " 81 Porter. who
acted a. volunteer Aid during the cperatious
II the 9th. Also 10 my Quartz ftrnasscr. Major
Thomas Peters and lny Medical Director.
Doctor " p. Lyle.
Above all ] feel that I am iadebfed 10 Al
mighty God for the courage |~ffl ~l,ich be
inspired our trenps. and for III e rrotecfi. aud
defense with u1sch lie coveted our heads In
the day Of battle-
M /. POLK. Naior-l;eacrai-