Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-09-21
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HeApouARrEhs Army OF rnK
CUMBERLAND, rawfish Srr ngs,
Ga. S, pt mber 10Th. 1853.

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Ga, S pit mber 10th, 1853.
A desperate gagement commenced
his moro ~ ut l q lock. The r. bells
made heavy attack Oh the corps Of
Gen. Thomas, f,ming the left wing Of
our army, az d at the same time they at
tackled the right wing, which was thought
to he tei,t.
Gems. McCook's and Crittenden's
troops were thrown Into the c. engagement
as convenience offered, the man portion
Of their forces being on the march al the
time.
The fight on the left was of very
desperate cha acter. The enemy was
,epulsed, but on being reinforced re-
| gein.d their positior, from which they
were eubss qnen' y driven, after severe
e,e agem,nt If an Ii ur and bait.
Toms forces then charged the reb.
els aud drove them tor nearly a mile and
hat, pushing them badly. At O'Clock
in the afternoon the rebel. made fierce
dash on our centre, composed of Gems.
Van Cieve and Reynolds. Gen. Van
u
flank. and being push y the rebels.
fell back until Gen. Carriers line Was
br KIN, and the troops became much
sea tered.
Gen Thomas on the left and Gen.
DAVIS on the right, then pushed frward
their forces vigorously towards tie Gap,
and after hard fight recovered the
ground which hal been lost on the ex
ncmc r gh,. The fgh d,scIosed the IN
t.ntion o. the rebels, which! eyide, tlv
was to get between us and Cha taDoo ga
The general engagement commenced at
IL O'clock a. u
Gen. Palmer. who had gathered to
gether our scattered forces, and General
Aig ey, who had been sent from The
| rig flax to eel the ceo,re, pu he'd for
ward AMI established our line as 1t had
been before the ba Tie began.
A oug the Chcamaoga Creek, tie
county where the battle wss fought is
|, vel but thlckls overgrown with small
TIMBER and brushw oo.l, AMI is very unf A.
yo,ane TO tie use If artillery, very little
| OI WHICH was LScU.
The cssuati IN wounded are heavy,
bu, extremely light in KILLED, for SO
heavy .nusketry engagement
The figh, on the lett was one contn-
uous roll Of mu kerry for an hour or
more.
No general officers were i'jlred.
The battle is n t yet over, and it will
probably be renewed to-motr,w.
Rebel prisoners tax n represent tina,
The corr Of Generals Hill, Polk, john.
ston aud Lo'gstr.et were in the engage
ment.
Our men are in tie best OF spirits and
eager to be in anew.
NEW YonK Sept 90.
A Nor Island letter reports the reb-
els extreme y busy repairing Sumter.
steamers are continually pl,ing there
from the oi,y with material ,hefore.
A dcsercr says. after streng hen ny
Flo Sumter and planting few bat,r-
reson james Island, Beapfe.ard inlends
to resume tue offensive, IN order II pos-
-ltlc to gain possession Of Murr Island
Charleston IS said to b, full of rebel
troops. Other reports site that It may
be u week yet before Gilmore can open
| fire upon Charleston. The mounting of
guns on the north end Of Morris Island
proves se,y slow work under the fre OF
rebel batteries on James lelani. but our
losses thertfrom arc conf cung, Gen.
Gilmore has issued eongratula,orv or
der to bis troops on the capt ire Of Nor
re- Island, in which he SAYS the city and
harbpr Ut harles,on lie at the mercy Of
our artillery. The explosion Of y rebel
magazine near Fl. Johnson is .. nfirm-
ed.
A Fort Monroe letter Gays that the
rebel Gen. Kemper, who was captured
at Geit, sburg, Is sboui to be exchanged
for General Graham now a prlsouer At
Richmond.
TIE icon clad Roanoke has been nut
70 Fl fighting trim, q sing TO a rnmor that
the tebci IRON clads stc about to make
An attempt to escape to sea from james
river.