The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-22

Of the eheny ttstioAed at Crump's Landing on
the Tennessee river commanded by Gen L
WaIlzcs This he also did With entire success
defeating every attenpted advance Of The
enemy.
! On the 4lh OF April, 1861. Gen Cbsathsn
received orders TO john the main army. then
coucentrAting near Shiloh Church. This move
uisnt was conducted so admirably that on the
evening of the 5th, he had reached the main
army. leaving Cen Wallace sfill at crump's|
Landing in entire ignefAncg Of the movement
The next morning the batfleA Of Shileh was
opened. Gen. thsstham'sl Division occupying
position on the road beading 10 Pittsburg and
being OF the reserve lie came info action.
however, at O'Clock q M, andAwas constant
" engaged until /night-falI having in con
junction with Gen. Breckihridees, routed and
captnred Gen, Prentiss with several thousand
prisoners. Tie next morning IL 8 O'Clock be
was again in line Of battle near the old Church
and as the battle: aged. ~ss quicklJ ordered
forward to the support of Gen. Breckinridge;
but On an in.erview with thar General he was
Informed that the position could be maintain
ed If he could protect his left flank. which the
Efforts TO turn- Making the movement prOppt-
lly. by the leftH tank. be immediately engaged
al immense body of the enemy, and. In tho
language Of Geu. Polk in his ofscial report
: fought them four hours. in one Of the most
desperately contested conflicts Of the battle.
The enemy was driven gradually from his
position. and though reinforced several times
during the engagement, he could make no i'm
lpfession ON that part Of cur line" At p. m.
he was ordered to fall back; but the severe pun
islsment be had inflicted upon the enemy. aud
The order aud regularity with which he exc
cnted the retrograde. prevented any show Of
pursuit on their part. though possessing over
whelming numbers Referring again 10 the
bearing OF Gen. Cheathams command. Cen
Polk. his immediate comnsnder. in his on
ciAl report observes = In the operations THE
morning. Monday As we'll as the day before.
those Of my troops who acted under the i'm
mediate order. of Maj Gen cheathAm. bsre
themselves with conspicuous gaIlsnfry- One
charge particularly was made under the eye
Of The Commander-in-Chief ard his staf. and
drew forth expressions of tFe nnost unquali-
fed applause. Ger. Bsaursgsrd. in his of6-
ci,l report OF the battle, .entioss the fact that
Gsn cheAthsn had throe horses shot rnder
him turing the battle. besides receiving .
slight wound
/ Just after the battle. Gen. Chsatham receiv-
ed his Commission a. Msjor-General in the
Provisional Army. bearing date March 10th,
Ils62 Upon the reorganization of the Army
Iat Tupelo. be was placed tenporariIy in com
rnand Of the corps dc armes Of Gen Pslk In
the movement from Tupelo into Tennessee
and Kentucky, he was placed in the advance
Z At MuniordsviIIe, his Division was drawn ur
lin line Of battle at II o'clock, the night pre-
Iceding the Surrender Of the enemy OF that
place, and wae ready to open Al daylight
'Ihowever. the enemy having heard the rumb-
ling Of artillery moving in the streets or foI
lsome other reason. yielded without strns
'lgls.
4 When il became evident that fight would
occur at PeTyvilie, KY. Gen Cheathsm. with
his Division was at Harrodsburg. At p M
4 the day preceding the battle. he was ordered
Ito return to PerryvilIel He reached the Plac,
lat IL at night. and formed biz battle line on th,
LEFT Of Gen. Hafdes's corps At 10 the mex
-Imorning he was directed to change bis posi-
tion to the extreme right. which he did. form
; ing his Division into column Of brigades- A
-l3 >. m, he tecsived orders to move forward
; attack and drive the enemy wherever found
with the manner of the execution of this orde'
the country is familiar Tive of his brigade'
,lh1d been previously det.ched from his com
) lnAnd, and with only three. on this occasion
he encountered AcCook's corps Of the Fedora
aIarmy and drove il steadily before him f.
three hours though numbering three CT fou
; to his one At this point Cen, Rousseaus Di
: lvisiOn wzs seat to support McCoOk. and In,
: latter admits that il was al that saved hin
.lfrom utter route. Il Is almost incredsble tia
althrse brigades. numbering 1900 men in IN
Q faction. could have driven 30 many times fhei
E humber; but they moved with such lnpetuosi
-Ity and feariess1sss thar Il vas impossible q
: Ichock their progress. although the most stab
' born and furious resistance vas made If
tllsss in three hours vas 1853. ai-aost ore thir,
J Iof The Division Cen. CheAthzm that nigh
; loceupied bis advanced positi0a tiII ? o'cIoci
4 when he received orders TO fall back 70 tiar
a rOdsburg- having. during tbs night bro1gh
> of all his wounded. 2s0o stand Of sn.lI arm
l and seven pieces Of artillery. which he Ia
'lc.piuTed-
II Oa the retreat from Kenfucky, Cen Pol