Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-09-23

WASHINGTON, Sept 22-According to
official dispatches received here, dated
as late as o'clock P NJ, Rosecrans had
information that Longstreets corps had
reinforced Bragg before the battle OF
Saturday, and it was subsequently stated
by deserters from the rebel army that
EwelPs corps had also come to his as
sistance.
A telegram was received here to- lay
from the officer in command at Chatta-
nooga, which speaks in the most encour-
aging terms of the general results of the
actions of Friday and Saturday, in
which, according to representations, the
Union army achieved substantial sue
cess, the enemy losing the most in killed
and wounded.
A prisoner taken from Bragg's army
says Mobile has been stripped of troops
for Braggs army, and own that some
troops have been sent them from Charles
ton, and that some troops from Louisi-
ana were in the late fight In fact, it
seems that the whole Confederate army
was concentrated for the attack on Rose
Grams.
A rebel dispatch has boon Intercepted
on the extreme front of the army of the
Potomac, wherein the commander of the
army of Northern Virginia is informed
that Bragg attacked Rosecrans on Satur-
day and Sunday, capturing 20 pieces Of
artillery and 5000 prisoners.
The Star and Republican in their
late editorials this P NJ. have accounts
evidently derived from official sources
The longer one from the Evening,Star
is as follows:
On Saturday, the 10Th, demonstra-
ton was made by the rebels in strong
force, which appears to have been re-
pulsed by the force of General Thomas,
with the advantage on the Federal side
On Saturday an engagement occurred
late in the morning.
The first gun was fired at 9 a. M, but
no considerable firing took place nutil
10 O. clock.
Previous to 10 o'clock Rosecrans rode
along the whole length of our lines.
Soon after the battle commenced,
Thomas, who held our left, began to call
for reinforcements.
About II clock word came that he
had been forced to retreat s
The second line of reinforcements was
then sent to him and McCook's whole
corps which was on the right and as
reserve of the center was sent to him.
Gen Wood of Crittenden's corps and
Van Cleve, who held the front center, were
also ordered to the left when the firing
of the cannon showed that the enemy
was massed
Their places were filled by Davis and
Sheridan of McCook's corps, but hardly
had these divisions taken their places in
the line, till the rebel fire which had
slackened, burst out in immense volleys
on the center. -11
This lasted about 20 minutes, when
Van Cleve, on Thomas's right, was seen
to give way, but in tolerable order.
Soon after, the lines of Reynolds and
Davis broke in disorder, borne down by
the enemy's columns, 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 resumed
their places-the first a+ls--1 Il 60
DAVIS and Sheridan, late in the day,
succeeded in rallying about 8, 900 of their
forces and joined Thomas.
Gen. Thomas finding himself cut off
from the right brought his division into
position for Independent fighting. His
line assumed the form of a horse shoe
along the crest of wooded ridge.
He was soon joined by Granger from
Rossville, with division of Gen. Nc
Cook and Gen. Steadman's division and
with these forces firmly maintained the
fight until after dark Our troops were
as immoveable as the rocks they stood
upon.
The enemy repeatedly pushed against
them the dense columns which had
routed Davis and Sheridan in the morn
ing. but every onset were repulsed with
dreadful slaughter Failing first on one
and then on the other point of our lines,
the rebels for hours vainly sought to
break them.
Gen. Thomas seems to have. filled
every soldier with his unconquerable
frmness, and General Granger, his hat
torn by bullets, rode like lion wherever
the combat was thickest.
Every division commander bore him
self gloriously, and among them Gems
Turchin, Hagen and Parker especially
distinguished themselves. Gen. Turchir
charged through the rebel lines with the
bayonet, and being surrounded, forced
his wav back again.
Parker, who had two horses shot un
der him on Saturday, forming his mel
| in one line, made them lie down unit
the enemy was close upon them, whel
suddenly they arose and delivered thei
fire with such effect that the assaillni
column fell back in confusion, leaving
the ground covered with killed.
When night fell, this body of herce
stood on the same ground occupied b
them in the morning, their spirits b
ing unbroken. Their losses are not u
estimated. -e.-
Gen. Rosecrans telegraphed Monda
forenoon that the troops are in big
spirits. He brought off all his wounde'
Of the sick and wounded at Crawhs
Springs, including our main hospita
nearly all had been brought away.
The number of prisoners taken by Il
enemy will hardly exceed 1000, besid
the wounded, of whom not more thu
1000 could have fallen into their HAND
Ofrebe1 prisoners we have sent l 81
to Nashville. 3D.
Our losses of artillery were chief
occasioned by the killing of horses.
Thomas returned to Rossville on Su
dav night after the battle.
Rosecrans had issued orders for
his troops to concentrate with the fore
II at Chattanooga. + -. 49,.
In the last two assaults our troo
fought with bayonets, their ammuniti
being exhausted. aam
+, The latest intelligence reaching he
was from Chattanooga last evening, a
was to the effect that Rosecrans wol
concentrate on Chattanooga last nigh
- Thomas had been engaged with
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