The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-05-09
Detail, o. the right Near 'IomIcelio.

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4 c'rcsponden: Of the Knoxville Register, writing
from near Cutoo, under date Of tie 5h gives su ac
count Of the retreat Of Pegrms forces from monti.
cello, KY, ircIn wAich We eondebse the following
details
Early on the morning Of The lat inst Col Mnu
s'n then commanding our bnsadei at An ny. Ky,
received dispatches fran Col Chenant, at Molrceiio
10 the Ci.ct that he holding the enemy in chet H.
tia, their force couss OF oay three regiments ol
infntry and one OF cavalry, including four peces OF
artillery, anG Il he, Col. a.. woul come 10 his as,
sstauce, they could capture the entire command: or
ran th4m INTO the liver. Col Norf.On mmeUiate y
ordered the brigade Ia tne direction of Monticello m
quick time. Though LheniaH had eag since ttieattd
tom every posilOn he hed, i0.n Montcello lack 10
VII ye the Albany road learea The Jamesiown road
mad fallen baGS n'ne miles, thus eating Cn Il CON.
mduiottion wth Cu! 81 aud The ldfre On the James.
| Iowa iOad. Ca iUiu Days ba,tad "a was the ad.
Vance. he, true - lhe Instincts "a a cau.i Us com
mInder, ~ dyred tgo advance guarN Lieut.. G. bspn
comm nting the irst, was Unt on sad mace has way
/ b. Cheaaat. The second WIS tirsi into, waen tht
battalion ab1ut faced, aad ,stil-t forming ip a
hrid do lceni ihs lane, Ia whieh they were mAicug
Toe Yankees p4de an atpmpt "a saharse THAR lAe.
when was iel, onntd o. bY VHieB n MINNIE h4iis
wben the order was given by TIE etl ant and chiya
,oai pay 10 charge tber adTancitt Column. wal b
they did In n ignhcent yle. II over "bne bellies
tooh 10 htir heels they dd, They uegor stoprsl ut
III they got 10 "a wOoiliad one mis- distant
Col Morrison ordeCed back, on ne len, Days hat.
TALON aud moved forward tue ar5tltfy tHawtis ht
tsp) las Inns OF tue eneny was tasn IN tour hun,
q ed yards O our lines. Lieut.. iaMscV OOeaed on
them wIn dea Ny eieC every shot DenetrAtei thalr
lines. Tleys mu eit the te;,i followed by the bombs
Of ihs ciUl aud int,epd Ramsey.
The artillery ~ connection ,f.yh p ly's blttl lion
forced the enemy back on ,he.r ight an from Cur
len, when they attempted 10 turn ono right GtaA
Maj CJb1 al cen sem to p0 ect tnr rghl but ijpnt
tl- enemy Occupying me hats commanding the rpad,
ald WI, acel 10 thLe ost on some distance from th
road The eueiny cunlug up ul oar centre, Msi UJub
was ordered TO hold Dis Pos rlon as that was cJu4d
cred the only sale way 10 take out oar artillery. Bp
UsiOr me dispatch received By tha Moi n nc was
io,ced from hts position with the tuomy following
hluL Col MORRISON was then CymplLtely f&uked
taOugh he was prepares . dgiYs bi3k the elemy on
the ceatie sh ud tney 0ntuue 10 adyin'e. Tine ba..
terry uccuped emineBce commanding the ad Tor
some distauce Tue ls5 Georgia MAJ. DAVIS was IN
'front.'; Coz Carer waS Otdsr.i up, bat diC not 1aye
tlne 90 take his position, Day Datta on was OF The
eN RENE elt Col Morrison, under the circumstances
was OrI eli 10 fan back m tue direction Of ayiSyle
the eneOy we,e cossng the river at GREASY Creek
only iCV miles BeiOw, with two regiments Of ia
!antry, Two OF cavalry ald heavy battery Of GItl
Try
During The evening Chenanlt sent @ dispatch 90
Coz. Morrison requesting rein 0fcenens, as the enc-
my was pressing hlm. Col. Carter was detached and
'Orue.ed 10 his iiet We came TO travsvls aud lu.
Chcnault mad sent VI ijr CObl's cpnmiud ani the list
Louisiana TO that nm, whist he a4d Qluke stru .
'bee-ne N the direction ot Middle Ienn,ss-e-
without tng COl. MorrSOn Or Inc feiHrhurmrhls
bis having IelJ the position be had beea iidile
that evening"
OUi brigade came through from the Albapy road to
Traylsvllle, unmOested hGt nDt whipped; iHr we had
maintained our position ava forced the enemy from
theirs. stug glers who were preiud ced AGAINST Col
NJ. and were tco c7wardiy to re ain on the field,
skulked o TO East Tennessee % tell tle tales Of dis
a.ter and sCandH.
The casualties are limited. I the 10Th Battalion,
Capt. Day-Oumpauy A Capt Lyons, pr.vale Dan
lei DavSut, killtd; sgt Bu,er slightly wOunisd
sfisatts sshaar, sod NApiaes. efpgtslY sor88e8f
Lieut. Gibson private George luttrea, prisoners.
Company D--Lieut. Je ,nlags, prvdtss nays and
Mulhcost slightly wounded, Sgt Blake, slight, Mar
tin Hipsher aud Dale. prisoners
LII, John Trtgrn, Of COLbs c)mmlni, was slightly
wounded IN the ieg.
Private i've Nc, 10y, of rapt. Leak company lat
Georgia, was Killed hy oomb.
These are tbs casualties oI the hriga e ~ far a.
learned, whlc1 Is quite limited he loss of the enc
nv must have beed from IS 10 20 k led, aside from
many wounded. Though The edeny shelled the brig
ade with four pieces Of artillery Tor near an hour,
they never forced back the bugade nor Killed mt onr
man Their enire force must have consisted OF six
SeYen tL0ugAnd, mostly mounted infantry, as there
was q deaVy force On both roads.
a. HorGd0n'- we met the long looked for PeEMm
who would have been greeted by many hearty cheer
but for the timdity OF tue meu. All hearts seemed
Ou0yed up on ha arrival.
lie carries with him confidence wherever he goes
lis appearance inspires his command with feeling
OF confidence and success. We don't aspire tnf q
commander Of superior skill sud ability. lie has
jnst retnrned from an arllous trip 10 Richmond
where be has Ieen procuring arms and lmmunlllon
for his brigade. lie viii soon hive his command the
best armed Of any IN tne Confederate army.