The New York herald., 1863-09-27

but Brsnnan had arrived In time 70 save that nank.
The danger In the front and right The
enemy issued from the woods in echeior OF brisades-
tho formation plainly distinct, and In moment
moro easily traceable by tho line OF fame which
leaped along H. II advanced with great rapidy, and In
moment Reynolds, Brannan Palmer. Wood and Sheridan
hoty engaged But the night Of short duration
The right and centre-I will not attempt to explain how
gavo way In ten minutes after the light began and ned
rapidly the fields towards tho mountains Davis,
struck In nAnk, cut o with Sheridan. while Palmer
and Wood making desperate oorts TO repci tho over
whelming assault OF tho rebels made with impetus
which o Itself should have insured were forced
back in tho opposite direction Van Cove. struck while
e route 10 aid tho left, made no resistance deserving Of
the name but flying in mad retreat across an
opsn fcld, where Rosccrans' headquarters were can
remember seeing In tho distance tho vain andeavors OF
Rosecrans bis s,aY 10 rally thom The rebels pushed
after tho flying columns, Increasing the Wild panic
which possessed them and all the personal exerons Of
thu chief and bis stan In vain Tho rout q Sher
dan Davis Van Glove and the most Of Wood and Palmer,
complete General Rosecrans, cut OF with sheri
dan Davis and Van Clcvc forced, with McCook and
Crtenden far TO the eight, aud In three hours after
borne along by tho current, and OF from Thomr. all
three pushed by tho flying columns Into Rossvis
and Chattanooga
treating right 1t had been gloomy enough a, noon, and
even Rosecrans began 10 despair. Lieutenant Moody,
cent by Negey TO say that be hard pressed tho
LEFT could md Thomas and reported to Rosocrans
Rosecrans had replied In tho despair of bis heart
"Ten General segiey that l can't help him"
The day lost ana a, last the Invncible Army OF the
Cumberland had been defeated.
Not all
Thomas stl remained On the nsld with remnants his
glorious old corps and tho who had the day before
IN equal contest, defeated the boastfa ehvary Of Long
street bent all hts energies, with unequal force
the retreat and the Tying army from abso
lutte destruction.
Ho had remaining to him Segey-hls brigade separat
ed-Bard ReyDoiis. Brannan-hs brigade ln two parts
Of tho hsd-besdes Johnston, OF McCook's corps,
nearly intact: Palmer, of critcndens, reduced 70
Amos, nothing; and gallant little Wood, with gal
lnnt little Harker's gallant lt,ls brigade. hut
they were not In position which cf, them. Jos
Reynolds said ho could bold tho key only Brannan
were him. ard he had kept hs word and repulsed the
enemy at the very shen tho right and cauro
broke Bat this abandonment of the Geld By The centre
and right enabled the enemy N do with 1homaa fight
wnai be had signay failed a, ghtiu cost " do with hs
lsf tho rebels puahng forward upon Wood
and Palmer doubling them up and pushing them back
upon and Reynolds, a, the same time gs'tng w
a Gre upon them, which forced them 70 abandon
the neld and a retreat u Thomas right wing began
which shall attempt 70 describe 10 detail. II
not tho wiId panic os xccoos and CrteDeu The right
fe back dspa,ing the ground, retaining their organIa
ton In some measure and making stand wherever tho
Opportunity presented ieR But the lines of retreat
wcro indeacribably confused, and when Gen. Thomas
succeeded in forming line O'Clock hs found that
orisAdss which bad retreasd from positions tho ieft
were now IN centre these which bad bccn right
we're on the loft and all very much miIei Bat tho
llns had this relation 20 tho former limo a The
whole army the sst bad fsen back two hundred yards
from ls nrSt posilon while tho rgh, had swung sroanf
40 that tho llns between the was divergent from the
othor angle * about SIXTY degrees II vas Dow not
over third long and tho forces holding repre-
scented not than onsfogrth of VIA, The army hal
been There laa, three batteries 10 tbs lno. Tiers
we're posted tho right CENTRE ~ith Reyoods ard
rirannAn, whGs th5ndsred swsy 90 The len With
Johnston salan, .oder Who was solas Boby and -hs
this day under Tnon~' iradershp, regainci al tbs
laurel, be may have hat undsr asolhsrs. And ttess
three b..teriss a, the bgur Of os ococx al the
~tIlIsry that renamed % tho nsd q Tho hundred
and any suns q tns Old army.
Insvs, sinos wrtlsg thu, lo0ssd over the iss, t-s
pArassphs, and thry road v me q 70 Nn ~s had been oS
capsd rsiirinx 70 ths poait0n. And on ths ssi dar
pg tho ravs retreat remember that, setslnx purnsd
a. " the topogrspby. ihoashi the tim. ooeuplsd in
bringing ,be sncuny % halt slaio@i soa~ss Bsi -S
on the ooutr1y, bot nsonsdsrsss psrios y tine.
Ths rad had bsgsn Al twsys S'csrs u. sassd
ftonas wss nsfs haR a. hour, aad Tho rsgulss sni
check ~ The eo@ny hsa bssa srst@a 10 asap~fas
s.seus~us slgos the ~nois 4 ths uuis tss ~ svs,
aisraa minutes darsicn.
Imagine ths hss-. thrrM -thoa, svpposs-th.
~lsas fro@ u ,as frsot lrs--r FIRES ne, ~ .ool
apd sa zoe -bs 80 u s1a -ho -ri,s. n h.l pstha
- nset-sBs ysa hsvs - roIy mnqs ~. tss L.ros