Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-10-05
From the Richmond Enquirer, Sept o.
The <attle of Chickamaugu-He bel
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every dispatch from the front has brought the
announcement Of the tail ct 'hother and still an
other prominent officer indicating the desperate
nature Of he conflict the splendid and impetuous
charges OF our own truops. aud the stubborn and
desperate resistance OF the foe Already Nh
ior General and several Brigadier Generals are
numbered among the noble dead of our side II
j. impossible 10 get any accurate account OF the
enemy's losses; but the field was literally strewn
with their dead. and doubtless the mortality
among their officers his been equal Il not greater
than ours notwithstanding the enemy have train
ell sh irpshooters for the express purpose of pick
ing Oft our commanders.
The latest adcices from Chattanooga state TINT
the enemy occupied the place in force, and that
another ight was hourly ex0ected The Fele-
rails were certainly in possession of the place at
one O'Clock on Wednesday
Mr. Rushton of the East Tennesse 1nl Georgia
railroad underworld ~ reach Chattanooga with
an engine, for the purpose of ascertaining the
condition of the track via Cleveland. The
port nude Mt Dalton of this reconnaissance.
Wednesday evening. was that on reaching paint
within five miles OF Chattanooga. the, met Pc
grams cavalry At about l q clock Yesterday. who
orierei the party back To D ,lton and informed
them the fe,leral- were still in the town. Pegram
h I'd received orders 10 fall back to Chick amaugs
When the engine passel nv Cleveland. ON its
reported within six miles of the town. Our
forces stationed there. being small in numbers.
were Obliged to leave
IL il evident We must have another struggle
before Rosecrans is driven across the river.
The two hostile forces that engaged were
larger i'm numbers than any that have heretofore
met in the West. The battle was fought in Ga
toosa county. about seven or eight miles west OF
Ringeold. and between Pea Vine Creek and
Sl,.
mishes on Friday evening. and resuming on the
following day in continuous and incessant bat
tie from Z a'clock A NJ. brisklv. all along orr
lines until o'clock p VI Our right was in the
direction of Ringgold. under Lpngsrreet: Hill in
the center. and Polk and Bucknpr on the left.
On Frd,v. the 18Th, at IL NJ the artillery
opened on the extreme left anu Patton Amber
sons division was engaged with the enemy in
series of skrmishes, under hill on the lelr un
ill evening The next dav Sunday. the l9t.,.
the fighting commenced along the whole line At
about in the morning. and lasted until far into
the night 1t one incess'nt roar of artillery.
and rattle Of small arms all day l"ne-no ceSsa-
ton Al p NJ, there was a Temporary lull.
the firing ceased, and it was believed the DAYS
work was over without anv decisive result To
either side and he wv list Of casualties on both
In hort time after ). Gen Polk again ordered
an advance TO drive the enemy from strong po-
sition he had taken. and it in this charge that
Preston Smith was killed. Turner'S battery fought
splenddIy The artillery fire from thar battery
is said to have excelled ANYTHING of the ever
before witnessed in its terrible effect upon the
emv The battery WAS publicly cOmplimented
bv Gen Cheltham. Immediately after the
ton. the General and his staff rode uD and ex-
pressed the thanks of the whole division for the
valuable services they had rendered
On Sunday the first guns opened at 2 O'Clock
in the morning IL was intended 10 begin the
ii eht ut DAYLIGHT but through some mistake of the
courier. the order VS. not received tht early.
The fighting was not So incessrntas on ,turday.
but quite - desperate At times. and tho enemy
WIS driven from every strong position. We have
rot learned the result OF Yesterdays fighting but
we are assured bv friends from the front thar ev-
erythinsis fav ,rable 10 our arms The confidence.
and spirit and enthusiasm of the troops Is I'm
bounded and everv one seems TO feel sure of
victory.
The Atlanta Ap9enl Of the oath saws:
"Evervthnr now indicates early battle on
the Tonnes .ee AMI the shock may take place at
anv hour. We confronting the enemy two
miles from ChlttEoaga, this morning is the
word from .hnve:and n We know our ,ruops are
e.g,rv painting for another opportunity to punish
their foe and think our commanders appreciate
the importance of no longer delat wing. We look tor
another battle AZ once
"Rosecrans has certainlv been concentrating
his forces since Sunday. aud that he has been able
To- gather as mach phs steal force rs he lost m y
he true Furnishes dSooSable force nay have
Joined him and his garrison lett lower down and
north of the river mqy have been hurried 10 his
support AMI 1t will be remembered hat the
letter Of our correspondent Kingston, published
Yesterday fwhO writes advise!ly informs Us that
FIVE brigade- Of infantry. one Of cavalry and
several hatferes of artillery lett Huntsville. Ala
on the I3tn INST II this force hsd not come in
time ~ participate in the tte hitte they vi have
had time Ia m Ike tho march ere this IL IL The
impression OF our officers thew we're engaged he
tore hut the Federal officers captured sly not. 1t
mav bc 50 y
The fruits of the victory az Cbickamauga are
officially stated as follows
Seven thousand prisane
Forty pieces Of artillery
Fifteen thousand stand Of small arms
Thirteen stand Of colors
AMI tie enemv has been driven back 10 his
Notifications or the river
A correspondent Of the ATLANTIS Intelgencer
thus describe the httrle field of Chicksmsuga:
The battle field extended shout ten miles and
the carnsge The most irighttul vet witness
el-f,r excee ING Chancellorville. Gettssbur.
Murfreesboro, or Shiloh. The constant and
terrific roar of artillery never exceeied.
The fighting Of our men on Sunday evening in
carrying the eusmy's entertainments, was mag
nihcenr. grand md terrible They faced the
Nhirlwini Of lead and iron with the stesdiness
and composure in summers rain Then came
charge after charge. the irightiul gaps IN our
lines being Immediately closed NJ. snd. with
the veil Of demons. our battle cry afOse shove
the and crash of muskers and artiler
while the terror stricken foe tell back aghasI as
our braves mounted and carried their entrench-
meuts. lihe after line over the dark earcssses of
the abolition foe. who fell in heaps in the pits
thew had dug tor them~eses.
The battle held thss nigh, bv moonlieht-the
glistenng beams shining the CHASTITY faces Of
the dead distorted in expression from the
wounds of their torn aud mansled bodies. With