The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1863-09-26

81 Oenefai MrCYok's corps. IVY nsse'y 49,
these Divisions taken their pls4s - me hns
when the rebel IRE. which had siseke"sd.
burst out in immense volIsys on the center
This lasted about txen,y minutes. and then
Van Cieve. on Thomas right. vas seen 70
give wsy. but il tolersbis order. soon after
which the lire o, Reynolds and Davis broke
ia disorder. borne down BY The eneuly's col
umns, which are sid % have consisted -
Polks corps.
These two divisions were the cnly ones
thrown into much disorder. Those 81 Nrg-
lev and Van Cleve we're lhown into coniu
sion. but coon r.il,ed aud held their places
The first on the LETT and second on me right
Of Thomas corp-. Davis and Shesrridsn, is,e
in the day succeeded III rsIiyIng abou, 5000
Of their forces. snd Joined Thomss.
General Thomas. finding himself cut on
iron. the right. broaghs his division into Po
sirion Tor Independent, fighting. his line a.
suming tn. s,:m OF Nurse shoe along the
cree, q wooded ridge. He was soon join
ed by Granger. from Rosssille. with divi-
siou Of General n cCook. and General Stead
una ne division. and With these forces firmly
mslnssined the fight till after dark Our
troops were a. immovable AZ the rocks they
stool upon.
The enemy repeatedly hurled sg.insr
them, the dense columns which had routed
DAvis and Sheridan IN the morning. Bet
every onset was repuIs-d with dreadful
slaughter. Falling on one aud then on the
other point Of our liDes. the q bes TOO hours
sought to break them General Thomas
seemed 10 have flied every colder wIth HI
own unconquerabie 6rmne-s. and Genera
Granger, h's hat torn b, bullets. rode lie .
lion wherever the combat ~as lhickest -
Every division commander bore hImss I
gloriously and. among them. Generals TOR
chin and Parker especially distinguishes
themselves. Turchin charged through ths
rebel lines with Ii. bsyonst. aud being sur
rounded, forced. his way back again Psr
ker. who had t. o horses shot under him OF
Saturday. forming his men 10 one line. made
them lie down until the enemy Was Gloss
, upon them. when suddenly they rose sns
delivered their FIRE with such effect thu
the sssaihng column fell back in cosiusion
Leaving the ground covered vish killed.
/ When night fell shis body Of heroes ssoo'
|cn the same ground occupied By them Il
the morning, their spirits being unkroaen.-
Their loz see ere not yet estimated.
\ Gen. Thomas seleersphsd Monday fore
noon that the troops are 10 high spiriis. H
brought on I'll his wounded. OF the sicl
end wounded q Crs~fsh Syringe. incIudinl
our main hospital. nearly ell md bseI
brought s~sy. The number Of pr.scnes
taken By the enemy will hssdlv sufpse
3 600 besides the wounded. Of vhom no
more than 1000 could have fallen into thei
hsnds. Oi rebel prisoners we hsse cen
900 to Nashville. Most Of our Iosses j
artillery wers eccssioned By the killing {
the Aorses General Thomss retired :
Rockville on Sunday night. after the bssil
I he'd closed. General RoseersDs had issus
I orders for oil his troops to Be concentrate
with the forces Ct Chattanooga.
: In the last too assaults our troops fouel
!, wi,h the bsyonei. their ammunition beir
: Hhausted
y The latest information that hiss resch'
% this city il from Chattanooga last eveniI
D. and We toihe effect that General Roe
cssns would concentrate on ChsitsnooI
Isst night. Thomss hsd been engaged vi
= the enemy prior 20 Eve p. H., yestcrds
y end |, vss therefore questionable wheth
" he could be sble to reach Cbstssnoog. Il
N night. There were indications that q
= enemy was contemplating . demonsiFsti'
oo other part Of our line last evening.
= Our losses hsvs necessarily been heav
but the list Of killed wilI be surprising
light; and 10 the TOO days fighting ve no
= not suffered more 10 men than the ensn
did 10 the charge BY Thomss on the d
!" day. The enemy Loot % many in killed on
= frat day o We did 10 both days. What our y
N zee In prisoners and material ere. we C
N no, nov Gay, but our killed silI sessh ! &C
land our wounded 1000; most Of the woon
90 are slight,
ed Th.~ 4. - isssf vsason IN hslieve N