Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-09-25
,EVERE BATTLES ON SATUR-
DAY AND SUNDAY,

umbers. Inc battle ragged furtuusly all dav .
According to the latest accounts received here
p to two O'Clock this At ernoon, which lett
hat,anooga 1T O'Clock last evening, two
nd only two OF Gen. Rosecran-' divisions
ave way in utter panic and confusion; but
rom 800 to 600 Of these bad been rail-
led aud got to their places. while the remain
Ter Of he army had not given way or retreat
ID, ard at the latest accounts was driving the
advance Of the rebel Amy back. This we
know is the latest news here. The number
Of killed and wounded on both sides will
probably not fall short 81 80 600
CHATTANOOGA, Sept. 81.
/ The battle on the 9th resulted well for us,
we having held our own as established on the
I left and concentrated our forces during the
day, and on Saturday morning we hed a
handsome line with our right an ridge Of
hills, our left on the east side of RossyI lie,
and Lafayette, about four miles South Of Ross
willie In the fight of the l9th we lost about
600 killed and 2 600 wounded, and were
ahead three pieces OF artillery, and the men
/ were IN splendid spirits.
The engagement was resumed at o'clock
on the morning OF the 20th, by an attempt
/ of the rebels to storm Gen Thomas left aud
I front They we're severely repulsed several
times with heavy loss to them and very little
to uo.
This fight lasted an hour and half, and
( wss most terrific. a continuous fire of artillery
and musketfy being kept up with deadly eff
feet. During this fight our right and centre
were not engaged, our skirmishors keeping
up pslting fire.
The enemy finding their assault vain. man
oeovered To the left With the intention Of
7 thv al d. a
attacking Gen. Thomas on the left flank. At
this jancture Gen. Thomas ordered Cen
Brenuon who bad one brigade in reserve and
who, with Gen Reynolds, held the key of
the position, which was Gen Thomas right. to
move toihe left OF the line to protect the alnk
Of Gen. Rosecrans aud at he same time sent
Davis and Van Cieye from the right to hold
the line to Rossulle and protect General
Thomas let.
On seeing the withdrawal Of the skirmish-
ers in front of the DIVISION, the enemy N 4de
vigorous attack on that part of the line, pierre.
ing the centre, cutting off Davis and sberi-
d from the left and irving the centre into
the mountains, both right and left centre be-
ing much scattered. without any serious loss
in killed and wounded.
Gen. Thomas, right became exposed to
Braunou, the right Of Gen Thomas line was
swung round, this extreme left being as at
first, this also tell back short distance on
the Rossville road. Parts Of the centre were
gathered up, and made several stands, bu,
were unnble TO check the rebel advance until
the arrival Of re Inducements.
Atone o'clock Gen. Granger came up and
was at once thrown into the centre, driving
the enemy handsomely from this position with
heavy loss. The fire from one of Gen Gran.
ger batteries moved them down like grass
The fight lasted about half an hour with
slight loss to us. Capt Russell, Gen Gran
gers Adjntant, was killed before be had been
ten minutes in the field
After this bloody repulse the enemy r.
manned quiet until four o'cluck, persisting,
however, in maueuvering on both Ranks
Their full and correct Information regarding
this country enabled them to 90 so with great
facility Having again got on our flank the
enemy made vigorous attack. and a fight
ensued, which has no parallel in the history
Of this army.
Col. Hackers brigade and Gen. Woods
division distinguished themselves in the fight
At five o'clock Cen Thomas was still tr-
umpbant and on the left held his line all the
morning, but With the RICH; Of the enemy
nearly back TO his line, nearly at right angles
with that OF the morning.
Two lines of retreat we're opened to Gen
Thomas 10 Chattanooga, on one of which he
teli back TO kussellvihe during the night
Our lls-es have necessarily been heavy but
the list Of killed will be surprisingly light
and IN the two days engagement we have not
suffered more than the enemy.
IN the charge of General Thomas on the
FIRST day, the enemy lost as many men killed
as we did in the whole day.
What the loss is in prisoners and material
cannot nov be reported.--Our killed will
/ reach 1900, our wounded will amount to 1000,
most OF them slightly.
New YORK. Sept. %.
The Herald's Washington dispatch says
nothing has been talked of but the fate Of
Gen Rosecrans' army.
Ii has been officially ascer,ained that he mas
fallen back to Chattanooga to await The arri-
val OF Burnsides forces which were yesterday
within 80 IN les and were expected to be up
with him to-day when forward movement
would be promptly made upon the lines oil
the enemy.
The utmost confidence is felt here upon the
junction of Burnside, when the enemy would
be badly beaten aud compelled to fall back
upon Rome and Atlanta. In the meantime
much soic,ude is felt in the movements Of
Gen. Meade 10 take advantage of .he deple-
ton Of the rebel army in Virginia
4 dispatch to the Tribune states that Gen
RosecTans is though, to be strong enough to
hold MS ground
The Posts Washington dispatch SAYS the
Government has received intelligence from
Gen. Rosecrans army this morning of a more
cheering character than previously received
The Government has made preparations
for meeting every contingency likely to oc-
cur 10 tse feld of Gen. Rosecrans opera
tons.
person who was with Brag2's army some
three weeks, estimates his force as follows
Bfagg's army, 5000; Forests cavalry. Ia
900; Buckner's corps, l ? 900 ; Johnston
reiniorcements, 900 TOTAL II 900 meu.
If 70 this he added Lougsreets or Ewelrs
OF rs 600 men, the wholo force will amount
to 90 600. 1t is not by any means certain
that any portion Of Lees army has oeen sent
TO Bragg.
WASHINGTON, Sept %.
The official information received fl ON Gen
R1seerHns' army is several hours later than
that Published in this mornings papers. IL
confirms the leading points in the printed