Daily national Republican., 1863-09-22
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Particulars of the Battles Of
Saturday. and Sunday.
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HEAVY UNION LOSSES.
Terrific slaughter Of the Enemy.
CASUALTIES TO oFfleEas,
A Texan General and 1900
Men Captured.

CHATTANOOGA, Sept. 22.-The battle on the
18th resulted well for MS, We having held our
own as established on the left and centre. Our
forcss, during the day and on Sunday morn
ing, held the line, with our right on the ridge
Of hills, and our left protected by rude works
OF Or logs, thrown up during the night. Our
left rested on the east side Of Rossyl!le and
Lafayette, about four miles south Of Rossville.
In the fight Of the 10th we had lost about 600
killed sui . 900 wounded, and were the gainers
OF three pieces Of artillery, and the men were
In splendid spirits. The engagement resulted
At . O'Clock on the morning Of the 20th by at.
| tempts Of the rebels to storm Gen. Thomas left
and front. They were severely repulsed several
times, with heavy loss to them and very little
TO US. This fight lasted one hour and half
and was the moet terrific Of the war-a oontin.
nous fire Of musketfy and artillery being kept
up, with deadly effect. During this fight our
right and centre were not engaged, our skirm-
finding their assaults vain commenced ma
neuvering to the left, with the intention Of
throwing force on the Rossville road, and at
tacking Thomas on his left flank.
At this juncture Thomas ordered General
Brannan, who had one brigade In reserve, and
two with Reynolds, holding the key Of the po.
sition, which was Thomas right, 10 move TO
the left Of the line to protect the hank OF Con.
Rosecrans, and at the same time sent Davis
and Van Clcve from the right and centre to
support Brannan In his effort to hold the linc to
Rossville, and protect Thomas's len. On seeing
the withdrawal of the skirmishers In front OF
the division, which was moving from the right
and centre, the enemy made vigorous attack
on that part Of the line, piercing the CENTRE cut
ting off Davis and Sheridan from the leit, and
driving the centre into the mountains, both
right and centre being much scattered, without
very serious loss In killed and wounded.
Thomas regiment became exhausted, and
was unable to meet the terrific flank attack, and
eynolds and Brannsn, of the right Of Thomas
line, were swung around bis extremeleft, being
as at first. This also fell back short dlstan nee
on the Rossville road. Parts Of the centre were
gathered up aud reported to Thomas, who
made several stands, but was unable to check
the rebel advance until the arrival OF rein force
ments. At O'Clock Gen. Granger, with one
division Of reserves, came up aud was at once
thrown into the centre, driving the enemy
ridge, with heavy loss. The nre from enc OF
Granger's batteries moved them down like
grass. This Eight lasted about half an hour,
with slight loss to us. Capt. Russell, General
Grnnger's adjutant, was killed before he had
been ten minutes In the fght.
After this bloody repulse the enemy remained
quiet until O'Clock, persisting, however, In
correct information regarding the country en-
abled them to do so with great facility. Hay-
Ing gotten again on our flank, q fight ensued,
which has no parallel In the history of this
army for its severity.
Col. Harker's brigade and Gen. Woodside's
division distinguished themselves In the fight
Gen. Wood. Col. Hooker, and Gen. Garfield
we're present, and with this remnant of Gen. |
Johnson's division held the LEFT and covered |
hemseves with glory.
On the right and centre Gems. Brannan, Bay
lrd, Reynolds and Palmer, with parts of their .
divisions, fought most gallantly, while Gems. |
stedman and Granger held the reserve, and !
1rove the enemy at every point where they |
went in.
At i've o'clock Gen. Thomas was still tr- |
amphsut, and on the left held his line Of the
but with the right Of the enemy nearly
back to his line, almost at right angles with that
Of the morning. Two lines OF retreat were
open to Gen. Thomas to Chattanooga, on one
OF which he fell back to Rossville during the
night.
Our losses have necessarily been heavy, but
the list Of killed will be comparatively light;
and In the two days engagement we have not
suffered more In men than the enemy. In the
charge by Gen. Thomas, on the first day, the
enemy lost as many killed as we did In the
whole day. What the losses In prisoners and
material are, cannot be reported. Our killed
will reach 200, and our wounded will amount
10 1000, mostly slightly wounded.
Among the general officers killed are Gen. |
Lytle, Col. Key, Col. King, commanding q |
brigade, and Col. Barteton, OF the 10th Illinois.
=, Among the wounded are General Morton, Of
Gen. Rosecrans' staff; Col. Craxter, Of the 4th .
Kentucky; Col. Farmhouse, of the gsth ILL
nois; Lieut.. Col. Nudge, l1th Michigan; Lieut.. |
Col. Hunt, 4th Kentucky; Col. Bradley, COM
manding brlgade In Sheridan's division; Col. /
Charles Anderson, 9th Ohio; Maj. Wildman, !
l0sth Kentucky; Lieut.. Col. Trip, 9TH Indiana;
Lieut.. Col. Bryan, 18th Indiana, Col. Arm.
uDt nhio, nj
Lieut.. Col. Maxwell, of I'd Ohio-all slightly
wounded. Lieut.. Col. Vaughn, Tth Kentucky,
Col. Stanley, 18th Ohio; and Major Dawson,
9th infantry, all slightly wounded. General |
'ohn II. King is reported wounded and pris-
'ner.
We have captured Gen. Adams, Of J exas, and
300 of his men.