Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-10-01


Chattanooga, On enc of which hs fell back to
Ross7ills during ths night.
Our losses have necessarily bssn var>
heavy, but the liss of killed will be surpris.
ingly light, aud in the two days engagement
we have not suffered more in men than the
enemy. E#
In the charge by Thomas on the first day,
the enemy lost as many in killed as we did
during the whole day. What the losses in
prisoners and material are, we cannot now
say. Our killed viii reach 1900, and our
wounded will amount to 7,000-Inost o. them
| slight wounds. Among the general officers
killed are Gen. Lytle, Col. Key and Col.
King, commanding brigades, and Col. Bartle-
ton, 1O1st Illinois.
We have captured Gen. Adams, of Texas,
and thirteen hundred of his men.
| tE. WASHINGTON, Sept. %.
| The Star and National Republican, in their
| late editorials this 2. ", have accounts, evil
IDENTIFY derived from official sources, Of the
late battle in Georgia. The longer one from
| the Evening Star, is as follows:
e." On Saturday, the 10Th, a demonstration
was made by the rebels in strong force which
| appears to have been repealed by the force OF
Gen. Thomas, with the advantage on the Fed
eral side.
"0n Sunday, an engagement commenced
| late in the morning. The first gun was fired
| at A. NJ, but no considerable firing took
| place till I O'clock. Previous to 10 O'clock
| Gen. Rosecrans rode the whole length of our
| line.
Soon after the battle commenced Gen.
Thomas who held the left, began 10 call for
reinforcements. About y o'clock word
came that he had been forced to retire. The
second line of reinforecments was then sent
| to him. and McCOok's whole corps, which was
on the right as Il reserve in the center, was
| sent to him. Gen. Wood, of Crittendens
| corps and Van Cleve, who held the front
center were also ordered to the left, where
the fury of the camonade showed that the
| enemy's force was massed. Their places were
filed by Davis and Sheridan of Gen. Nc
| Cooks corps, but hardly had these divisions
taken their places in the line when the rebel
! fire, which had slackened, burst out in i'm
mense vollies on the center.
"This lasted about 20 minutes, and then
| Van Cleve, on Thomas right, was seen to
| give way, but in tolerable order, soon after
| which the lines Of Reynolds and Davis broke
| in disorder, borne down by the enemy's col
umns which are said TO have consisted OF
| Folks corps. These two divisions were the
| only ones thrown into much disorder. Those
| of Negley and Van Cleve were thrown into
| confusion but soon rallied and held their
| places, the first on the left and the second
on the right of Thomas corps"
Davis and Sheridan, late in the day, sue
| ceeded in rallying about 5000 of their forces
| and joined Thomas. Gen. Thomas, finding
| himself cut off from the right, brought his
| division into position for independent fight
ing, his line assuming the form Of horse shoe
Il III !
| soon Joined by Granger from Rossville, and
| by Gen Steadman's division of Gen. McCook' S
corps and with these forces firmly maintained
| the fight until after dark"
| ''Our troops were as immoyable as the
| rocks they stood upon. The rebels repeatedly
| hurled against them the dense columns which
| had routed Davis and Sheridan in the morn
| ing, but every onset was repulsed with dread
| full slaughter. Failing first in one onset, then
on another point of our line, the rebels for
| hours vainly sought to break them. General
| Thomas seemed TO have filed every soldier
| with his own unconquerable tirmness, and
| General Granger, his hat torn by bullets, rode
| like lion wherever the combat was thckest
| Every Division commander bore himself
| gloriousy and among them Generals Turchin
Hazen, and Parker especially distinguished
themselves. Gen. Turchin charged through
the rebel lines with the bayonet, and, being
surrounded, forced his way back again
| Gen. Parker, who had two horses shot under
him On Saturday, formed his men in one line
| and made them lie down until the enemy was
close upon them, when suddenly they rose
| and delivered their fire with such effect that
the assailing column fell back in confusion
leaving the ground covered with killed.
"Whcn night fell this body of heroes stood
on the same ground occupied by them in the
| morning, their spirits being unbrolen. Their
| losses are not estimated. Gen. Thomas tele-
| graphed Monday forenoon that the troops are
in high spirits. He brought off all his
| wounded.
| Of the sick and wounded at Crawtisi
| Spring, including our main hospital, nearly al
had been brought away. The number Of
| prisoners taken by the enemy will hardly sur
pass 1900 besides the wounded, of whom not
more than 1000 could have fallen into their
hands Of rebel prisoners we have sent l, :
! 800 to Nashville"
| Most Of our losses in artillery were occa-
| stoned by the killing of all the horses.
"Gen. Thomas retired to Rossville, on
| Sunday night after the battle had closed.
| Gen. Rosecrans had issued orders for ali his
| troops to be concentrated with the forces at
| Chattanooga.
| in the last two assaults our troops fought
with the bayonet, their ammunition being ex-
hausted.