The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-09-24
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.
Later FrOmsROsecraus, Army

W0atslded.-Rosecrdns Fails Back
to Chattanooga.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 81, 1863.
Rosecrans' Adjuiant General tele-
graphed this morning that the battle
was still going on, and that there have
been no decided results as yet.
FROM CHATTANOOGA MONDAY MORNING.
CHATTANOOGA, Sept. q, 1.SO A. N.
The battlesomthe 18th resulted well
for us, having held our own as estab-
lished on the left, and contracted our
forces, and on Sunday morning held a
handsome line, with the right on the
ridge of hills, and left protected by
rude works of logs thrown up during
the night. The left rested on the east
side OF the Rossvile and Lafayette
Road, about four miles south of Ross
vile. In the fight Of the 10Th we had
lost about 600 killed, two thousand
wounded, and were ahead three pieces
of artillery. The men are in splendid
spirits. easi
The engagement was resumed at 9
a. m. on the goth, Sunday. by an at
tempt of the rebels to storm Thomas,
left and front. Several times they
were severly repulsed with heavy loss
to them and very little to us. This
fight lasted an hour and half, and was
one of the most terrific of the war, a
continuous fire of musketry and artille-
ry being kept up with deadly effect.
During this time, the right and centre
not being engaged, the skirmishers
keeping up rafting fire for the time.
The enemy finding assaults in vain,
maneuvered TO the left, with the inten-
ton to throw force on the Rossvile
road and attack Thomas on the left
flank. At this iuncture Thomas or.
dered Brannon who had one brigade
in reserve and two with Reynolds.
holding the key of the position which
was on Thomas's right, to move to the
left of the line to protect the flank.
General Rosecrans at the same time
sent Generals Davis and Van Cleve
from the right and centre, to support
Brannon in the effort to hold the line
to Rossville, and protect Thomas left
flank. On preceiving the Withdrawal
of skirmishers from the front of the
division, moving from the right and
centre, the enemy made vigorous at
tack on that part of the line, piercing
the centre and cutting off Davis and
Sheridan from the left and driving the
centre into the mountains, both right
and centre being much scattered, with
out any very serious loss in killed and
wounded.
Tie right and centre being gone,
Thomas right became exposed TO 8
most terrible flank attack, and Reynolds
and Brannon and the right of Thomas
line was SWING around, his extreme
left being as at the first. This also feel
back a short distance on the Rossyillt
road. Parts of the centre were gather
ed mp and reported to Thomas, who
made several stands, but was unable tC
check the rebels advance until the arri.
val of reintorctutnts. At l O'Clock
Gen. Granger with one division of re
serves came up and were at once thrown
into the centre, driving The enemy
handsomely from his position on [:
strong ridge, and with heavy loss, the
fire from one Of Changers batteries
literally moving them down. This
fight only lasted half an hour or SO
with slight loss to us.
regret to say that Capt. Russell
Changers Adjutant, was killed ere he
had been in the fight ten minutes
After this bloody repulse; the enemy
remained quiet until about 4, p. m.
persisting, however, in man9uverine
on both TANKS their full and correct
information of the country enabling
them to do so with great facility.
Having gotten again on our TANKS
the enemy made vigorous attack, anG
a fight ensued which has no parallel in
the history of this army.
Col. Harker's brigade, Woods di
vision, (both Wood and Harker, and
Gen. Garfield being present. and 9
remnant of Johnston's division, holding
the left, covered themselves with
glory and on the right and centre
Brannon, Baird, Reynolds and Palmer
with parts of their divisions, fought
most CALAMITY, while Steadman ant
Granger, with the reserve, drove tn,
enemy at every point where they wen
in at.
At O'Clock, Thomas was still tri
umphant, and on the left held his lin,
of the morning. but with the right o
the enemy back TO line nearly a
right angles with that of the morning
Two lines of retreat were open t.
him to Chattanooga, on one of which
he fell back to Rossville during tn,
night.
Our losses has necessarily beer
heavy, but the list of killed will be sur
prisingly light, and in the two days
engagement we have not suffered NOR,
in men than the enemy.
In the charge by Thomas, on tn,
first day the enemy lost as many il
killed as we did during the whole day
What the losses in prisoners and ma
terial are we cannot now say. On
killed will reach 1900, and our wound
ed will amount to 7,OO0-most of then
slight wounds. Among the genera
officers killed are Gen. Lyle, Col. Key
and Col King, commanding brigades