The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-26


cclunn Of Brigades ard pressed onward 10
the support cflthe second line Gen. Claik's
Division was III ire nf-- We lad not proceed-f
"a far beioIe the FIRST line under Gen. llardee
was under ire thTougbeut is Iengti, and The l
second rnder Gen. Bragg was also engaged-
The first order received by me was from
Gen. Johnston. who had ridden to the front 90
watch The opening operations. and Who, as
COMMANDMENT Chief, seemed deeply imflrcss-
"a with the responsibility ties OF his pesition.--
1t was observed that he suffered upon his /
lSork with the ardor and energy Of true s vi
lIier, and the vigor with which hs pressed for
ward his tro.oIlS gave assurance that has per
] isfent determination would close the day
with glorious vict0fyl The order was 20
send hlm brigade 70 the right for the sup
port of The line Of Gen. Bragg then holly en-
gagged. The brigade OF Ten. Stuart. ef Gen.
ciari,s division, was Immediately dispatched
Ito linn! and Wts led by him in person 70 the |
point requiring support ] was then ordered
by Gen. Beauregard 10 send one Of the brig
lades OF my rear division .fhe support iof,
ten. Bfagg's lsft which was pressed iiy the
enemy Orders wele si-en a, that effect 10
Ten Chea ham. who toibk charge of the brig
ade III person. and ekecnied the movement
prom ygtly. NV Two Ie maining brigades were
held IN 1and|fiIi received orders to move
them d.rectyIto the fon,, to the snppsrt ot
Gen. Hrsgg's center These were Col Rus-l
sells. of Ged. Clark 8 division, which was di-
rected by that officer. and Cen. Bushrod John
son s. Of Gen. Cheathams division They
moved forward at once, and were both very
sobn 4farmly Engaged with tile enemy.
Thelresistaice al this point was stutborA
as at any oth9ron the field. Tie forces of the
enemy to which we were oppased we're nn-
slerstdod 10 be those Of Gem sherman. sup
ported by rhe c1IuniaHd of Ger. McCIernand-
They fonght with determined courage. and
1r,cf. lf
that the gallant Blythe Colonel Of the Missis
sippi regiment bearing his own name felI IN
der my eye. pierced through the heart, while
charging a battery. IL was here that Brig
Cen. Johnson. while leading his brigade. also
fell. il Was feared uiortaIly wounded, and Gem
Clark too, while cheering his command amidst
a shower Of shot and shell. was str uck DOWN
and So severely wounded in the shoulder as ID
disable him from further service. and compel
him tn turn over a command he had takeu into
the Il xIlt wish such distinguished galisntryl
I And here also fell many officers Of lesser grade
among them the gallant Captain AarshallsTl.
Polk. of Palk's battery. who lost q leg. as
we'll as large number of men, who sealef
their devotion 10 our cause with their blood.
We nevertheless drove the enemy before as
ldIslodged hun from his strong positions. and
lcaptnred two of his hatferieS One OF them
was taken by the 9th Tennessee volunteers
cliinrnanded by Col " aughah. the other by the
l54sh regiment Tennessee volunteers. com
Inanded by Col. Preston Smith the former d
doi- RussellTs the latter OF Gen. Johnson y
hrjgade-
II After these successes the enemy retired N
the direction Of the river. and while they wer1
being pressed | sought out Gen. Bragg a
/ xhdSe support had been ordered, and asked
him where lis would have my command lie
l5eplsed: -Ifyou will take care of the cfntre
4 | will 80 u the right. II was understood thai
-. -
leepted the arrangement, and took charge 81
the operations IN that part Of the general line
for the rest of the day 1t oas fought by three
Iof tny bFisades only-Cen 5 ewart's, General
lJoiinsoa's Afterwards Col. Preston Smiths and
ColI Rnssslls. Ny fourth brigade, that pl
iCoB Nancy under the command of General
Ch@a' 'hanl was ntlie right with Gems Bragg
iand Breckinridge. These brigadee, with &C
cas onally = regiment of some other corps
(which became delached. WIRE fully einployfd
lin the field assigned me They fought over
tho sa.e ground three tines,as the fortunes oi
the day varied always with siezdiness n SIN
gle ins,aiide only excepted, and that only for q
inuEneDf ainl with OCCASIONAL instances OF bril-
}, liant courage. Such was the case with the
33d regiment Tennessee volunteers under Col
la. w CarhpbeI. and the 5th Tennessee. u,sder
Lieut. Col, Nenable, both Tor the nomenf uh-
: der c0iBnltIid Of Col. Campbell Shori " after
T they were first brought forward as a suppott
/ ling foree. tbey found themselves ordered "a
support t&o Regiments OF The line before them.
wlIlclf wefe lying down aud engaged the enc
/ my irregnlariy. On advancing. they drew the
'enenys Iii over the heads ofltle regiments iu
their front Il was hf so fierce character
that they lanst either advance or faIl back
IC4mabeil called 10 lhe re giinrlrts heflrc himio
\ cllsrgp Tins they lecliIied 10 do Hs then
gave orders u his oui regiment TO clIarze a a
lied them Ia gallant style over the heads Of the
i re gllleists lying in 4dyance Of hini. sxeepihg
lhs enemy beiere hiti. and putting them com
i pIetely 1olrpu'. Ia TINS charge Col. Campbell
wis seveie:y wounded but still retained his
I coinrhhnd. M
i such also was the Charge made by tho Al,
i f4nllJssde. Lieut.. Col. Str4lll This was against
a battery Of heavy guns which was making
4 sad havoc IN RANKS. and MAS we'll snppotl:
Il ed By a large infantry force. IN reply 10 a.
Y inquiry bY Ineir cool aud determined brigade
cdnlnlands dsr Gen. Stewart Can you take tiia'
bat fary their Colonel said eANe will try, and
lat Tie Nod forward. they moved Al . donlls
'lquick 10 within thitly PAGES of the enemS,s
lglfn5, halked, delirere-d one round and with 4
Il yell charged the fattefy. captured severa
! lpFispners and every gun These Pri~onf'F,
II stated that their battery MAS supppF4ed lA
VI f6nr Ohio and three Illinois reginents- IL tsa
Il a brilliant achievement bat q costly one Il
II making l,e charge the regiment lost thirty-tn,
killed on liie spot, and one hundred and six,
Il wounded, yet il Illustrated and sustained thl
II reputation tor heroisni OF The galiant State o
Il which II was Representatives ~
!; About three o'clock nieliigence reached me
that The Commander in Chief. Gen. Johnston
: had fallen. lie fell in the discharge of hi
duly leading AMI directing his troops, Hi