Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-09-30
A GRAPHIC PICTURE.
The Great Battle of Sunday Be-
tween RoSecrans and Bragg
The ever Glorious Record Of
Thomas and Granger.
rosrse.pOeaenee q &c Nsv YoEk Hsraldl

IhomaS ana Granger.
rc,rrcsPOuAenes Of the New York Herald
On the morning of the 2Oth Sunday
General Roseeraus, at . very early hour,
accompanied BY his staR and Generals
CrtItenden and McCOok, rode along the line
of these two corps as re- esta blished during
the night ln rear and to the left of head
quarters be found Davis division, the right
posted upon the slope ofOne OF the smaller
ridges of Missionary Mountains, one brigade
of SAeridAn's Deipg posted in reserve aud
left. We found the line stretched in the
u following order, from right to Left, along
the road from Glenu's to Kelley's house,
I the two dwellings, being upon the right
aud lefI OF the Iiue Davis right, then
Sheridan, with one brigade ia reserve;
Wood, Two brigades of BrsnnAn, with the
with the other and all of Vaa CIeve In
in reserve; Reynolds, Palmer, Baird, John
siou and NegIey on the extreme left, the
I latter three divisions furnishing their own
reserves. UPOn the right Of Gen. Thomas
line, as held by Reynolds and BrauDAu's
two brigades, was = slight rise in the plain,
aud from The top Of this the whole feId
could be commanded. 1t was the key of
the position, and Reynolds had been Inn
pressed With its importance.
THOMAS BREAsTWoEKs.
Along Thomas trout there bad been
built duriuE the night rude bseastWork
for the protection OF the men. wish to
make this statement most distinct, for it
has been denied by general officers that
4OEkS of any kInd eElssed. 'Gea. Tbculla
had wisely taks0 Gbo PFEosatiOn % make
rude works about breast high along his
whole froat, using rails and logs for the
purpose. The logs and rails ran at right
angles TO each other the logs keeping parallel
With the proposed line of battle aud lying
upou the rails, uatil the proper height was
reached. The spaces between these logs
were filed With rails, which served to aud
TO their security and strength. The spade
had not been used. These rude works
we're only in Thomas 'front.' am positive
as to their existeuSe; tor watched the 6ght
for time from Gen Thomas headquarters
Ia their rear, And during the rest OF the
E hzht, up TO the time of the dAoE movement
on Reynolds, lay under the works Whero
Cro1ton's brigade of BraunAn fought, and
cannot have been mistaken. Generals
Crictenden aud n Cook had not taken the
same wise precautions. or the day might,
perhAps, have gone otherWise.
The REBEL LiSE.
During the night the rebels had estAb-
lished their line and got LOnEstreet's corps
veil together again. Prisoners state this
to nave been effected with great difficulty,
,he virgiuiAns having been much scattered
aud demeraliLed, With dependency that
( Was natural under the circumstances OF
their very great defeat OF the day before.
Lougs;reet still held the right, D. II. Hill
/ bad the centre and Polk the left of the
\ rebel line, nov well established west OF the
ChiekAmauGa creek.
! THE YoG LIFTS.
The fog on the morning OF The goth lifted
/ slowly, as on the day before, and gracefully
2lided away into clouds above the peaks
Of Mission Ridge, just in our rear. But
the uf,iuz Of the curtain did not brisg on
the drama Immediately. me enemy ap-
| pesred, from halt-past eight until ten
o'clock, to be readjusting his lines, as If
they had been badly disturbed the dsJ be-
| fore There had previously been proof
positive of this in the statements OF the
CAPTURED and the witness Of our own eyes.
Lougs,reet bad suffered terribly, and made
his organizations on Sabbath morning with
some lille trepidation. He was unable to
make the attack until nearly ten O'Clock
A. N, when The battle opened with tu-
rious assault on Thomas LEFT.
| Battles have been compared TO rain
storms. and the comparison is not without
1 llS merit. luLS DA6blS L4eI SS
the rain storm Of the tropics, which par
takes something Of the nature of the hur-
ricaue. Il opened with great fury, only
few scattering shots falling, like the hrst
great drops Of the rain storm, aS a herald
Of what was approaching and warning to
the men 70 seek the shelter Of their works;
and then the storm. in all its fury, burst
along the plain, euVsloPiog the lines OF
NeRIey, Johnston, Baird aud PGlmer-no
lfarIhsr-nnd TO this part it was confined
for nearly two hours. dssPair Of giving
any correct idea OF this engagement. II 10
much easier 20 conceive in the imagina-
tiou 4 picture Of that desperate encounter
than il is for oue who writes oft 10 choose
the right eoIoring Of words. One grasps
| Al adjsosiVes such as "desperAte, . "bIOOdy,"
meTflbIe," aud others not less exPressiVci
hat 70 use these is bat furnishing . sign
hoard TO direct the readers Imagination.
The mind must fill out the ,pieture at last
for him who has not seen II. In the centre
Of the picture there rises in graesful folds
and forms q great dividing curtain the
white, misty snake Of muSketry, III up with
: occasional flashes of the red hame Of the
artillery, and hiding from the mere LOCKER
on the enemy who IS beyOnd 1t. But be-
meath this constantly rising certain the
. cOubAtants view each other and contest
the field. Ne who stands 10 the rear sees
but one side Of this picture-the long lint
whose steadinesS or whose fluctuations te'
the story Of what is beyond. For two hour
that line never wavered. Can you noi
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