The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-10-03


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! 1 Ire bal tle 10 disobedience Of Or
sissss On II part pg Gen. nc Cook, who
fale& e@eHpy The important position
a. him Hali he done as ordered
Rassezssss opsfion IS that the battle
E6Isif hafp lsin spleen lid Union
ysafaFys1st e. tend III lis forces too much
to seasv we're enabled % pcnetrate
lGreas anxiety il felt ii army circles for
tie saeefvof Burnside. In order to rein
force Rscrecrass his only safe course
,vt,.,ld Ia to cross the Tennessee river
,sReesk deapn between she river and the
1nountaiifs Or penetrate to sone6ofst the
cabs auh then move down behind the
nsountains.
The opinion of military men sessn1s TO
be, that if he attempts to move down this
sd es0f the river he will have to run a
ars slx of hsing cut OF
g Gem. Hooker has been igned an Inn
portars command in the field where his
67glsaalt ting asieeisties win ind full
sfhe Trtftbune's specsiaai at the battle Of
Ehattanooga says'ein the course. of the
day aflathe II til, unnis takable signs i1ldi-
cared that che enemy had discovered the
weak points of our position and were
Trsassing their forces in front of our cen
ter and left for the manifest purpose oil
crushing those parts of our lines or get
ting between them and Chattanooga. H.
Is Friday morning a portion of the expee-
ted rainforcenlents. consisting of 2 brig
AIDES of reserves commanded by Col. NJ
Cook and Mitchell made their appear
aneasand were immediately ordered to
rsSakeareceonnoisan towards Ringgold,
10 develop the intentions OF enemy from
that quarter. They come upon the adj
vance of Aongstreet's corps, pushed it
hack some distance, took quite q num-
her prisoners, fully established antelope
Tea concentration 81 the enemy in front
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-. =. Next morning, shortly before II, the
storm that had been brewing, on the reb-
q el side, burst forth in the expected di-
g .reotion, at that time long mass of rebel
zdnfantry was seen advancing upon Bran
nom division, onextreme left. =:
= IT first came upon the second brigade.
: Col. Crocktan commanding soon forced
III back, despite its determined resist
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- Two other lbrigaaes of division at
once came to his assistance and succeed
ed, IN checking the progress of the rebels
and driving them back, but their col.
j., 5tinns being heavily reinfoaced they adj
yanced again with wild yells. +
So fearful was this assault that they
y tipushed Brannon back to and beyond his
=, position in the line, aud thus uncovered
the left of Baird's division.
Making prompt use cf their advantage
&hey changed their course to the left and
speedily enveloped Sclibner's and Kings
=. tsIigadeS-the latter regulars. They were
almost surrounded, but managed to dis
engage themselves after fearful loss,
The rebel masses next came upon
.1ohnsens division and rolled it upon
Reynolds. which also became speedily
involved in the struggle.
The resistance Of these divisions and
the sweeping fire Of SOME batteries post
ed under the supervision of Cen. Rose
Grams arrested the rebel progress.
: The divisions Of BTdnnon and Bailt.
. having been rallied, Gen. Thomas order
ed gen eral advance of the right, and
soon the. tide of battle was decidenly
/ lrned in our favor.
With cheer our line advanced, halt
inn oa1,r NJ +ir,,as RI sbaffnp tho auapt,
with muaketrys~1 Several times the re-
treating lines Of the latter stopped and
vainly tried to retain their ground.
Z, The corps of Polk and Hill, formerly
Hortle's, moved TO most determined
and we'll executed attack upon Palmer,
and Van t.eve's divisions in the centre
Its object obV ously was to relieve tbs
rebel light. Palmer and Van Cleve soon
found themselves OveTowered, then
divisions breaking ranks, and their com
1letc rout imminent, when Davis div.
son came to their support on Mans
Cteve's right.
At first, it had the effect OF checking
tn enemy and restoring our line. lUi
tao rebel attack WAS speedily renewed
IA greater numbers.
Ihe centre was again compelled to
Weld. Davis was forced 10 the II ,lIt and
Nan Cieye to the left, and the enemy
advancing through the opening made i,
our line, threatening to take tie centre
and right by their TANKS as they had
done on the left.
At this critic;, junc,ure >hc1idAn's Iii
viaion appeared, and was al pn,e thrown
upon tile tn"my.
1t stood it ground CALAMITY for some
time, but being soon exposed TO Il de
structiyc f4uk tie was also coLnl,cllcl t"
fall back.
Fortunately. the divisions Of Wood
and Ne@ly mad been Withdrawn flom
GDrd.rn's II is when the re!,cl attack ON
our LEFT threatened TO b. ~ucce$sful.-
they now ca'ne ~ the rescue.
After II brief contest. the rebels found
Themselves at last matched and COM
m"nerd giving way.
Reynolds having also been sent to the
assistance O. the centre after the repuise
Of the rebel right. an advance was order
ed and cur original position was rrgaif.e'i
about sunset.
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