Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-11-04

while Breckenridge swung round TO flank then
The asssElt was desperate one. Gen. Poll
being informed by Gen. Hill that the enemy va
threatening his right asnk, Polk ordered Walb
er immediately to move 90 &he right and loTna q
echelon upon Bleekinridge, overlapping hi
right It was then asceTtained that no snem
wss there. But the forward movement OF th
front line had resulted in a severe coaAiet, dss
peTatsly contested, which drove toe enem
around on the extreme left mile Or more acTos
the Chattanooga road. In this conflict thOs
gallant officers. Bsigadisr- G8norals Deshler an
I Helm, were killed, and Bdg.Gsn Adams wa
severely wounded and taken prisoner. Hesv,
Eeinforcsments being sent from the enemy
! right 70 support his left, be was enabled 70 "a
gam psrtion Of the ground he had lost Gle
burns DIVISION, which had encountered the enc
my hehind bis bTes5tworks, alter q firm ense
and most gallant assault, was driven back viii
heavy loss. This veteran division returned slow
1 y and in good order to 3 position just bey0R,
/ tbe range Of the guns in the enemy 5 works
| which thsy occupied and held. Information 0
1 this fact having been comlnU Uniesbed By Gen
Hin TO Gss. Polk, the latter ordered Cheaihsn
! TO replace Cleburn in the general lins, and
! while this movement was being effected, anothe
message from Gan. HILL wes received by Gen
! Polk, inlormiHg him that his right Wss agaiI
/ threatened, and be wanted support, Gen. Poll
! examined the position Of Ceburn, and fudina
/ be could hold it, if be could not advance, moved
/ Cheatham rapidly by the right flank to the ex
/ tTeme right 10 meet tho reported movement o.
/ the enemy, which was aseertsined 10 be 0ne o
the divisions Of GEangsr's corps, approaching
I from Chattanooga, and was n0Ying toward the
center, where CiebuTn had made his attack.
The whole line was then revised ard posted,
and forward movement in ali is length or.
ssred. Tee right SWING round with an ex.
L - III ~ se.
left rallied once more to the charge Of ha works
before which it had suffered so severely in tAs
morning. Never did troops move Up 70 their
work with more resolution; the daring Bgeekin-
ridge with his Ksntuckians and L9uisiaaiaRs.
aHd Clebufn with his Arksasians aad AlsbaEa-
iEDs, and Walker with his South CaIoEsns,
Mississippisus and GeoTgians aud Chestk ana
with bis Tennesseeans, al moved forward ia
one mighty tide, amidst the tkunaers of soma
twenty batteries and the roar of thousands Of
muskets and Tihss. The scene was one of sur
pRssiDg sublimity and grandeur. Sweeping for
ward as the food Of a mighty river, it carried
everything before it, nothing being able to stand
before i 10 tho resistless line of its path. The
eneDy's work, which opposed such stubborn
resistance II the morning, succumbsd before the
on-m owing torrent, sad the brave mass Of Gle
burns division, which had been repulsed in tho
morning, had, By their extraordinary CALAMITY
in tke evening, fhe opportunity of aVenging the
experiences OF the earlier part Of the day The
whole fed was carried triumDhantly, and the
enemy driven as chat befsre the wind He
withsteod as long as human powers of endur-
ance could boar up against such pressure, thea
yielded and fell back partly upoa and into the
hands of the right wing, where several hundred
were captured, the residue crossing the Chats.
nooga road End reirsahag IN the direction Of
Missionary Hdge. Night inteTpo5ed, and though
It brought with it magnificent moon, no or
ders we're received to puIsae, end tie troops
were halted, giving expression 70 their sense of
the glori00s victory won, and uneOnqueTsble
desire to pursue it to an absolute success
il the enemy's utter anntaiiati0n, in such ong,
loud snd triumphant cheering, as would almost
seem 70 Tend ths heavens. Such cheering has
never been heard at the close Of any battle
since the war begas.
Such were the operations on the right wing.
The battle beginning On The right, It's tide Isn
trom Yght 70 left, aud reached LoUgsereet'B ex-
tTeme lett about eleven o'clock, and was availed
of and directed by that eminent chiel-WhO
very much resembles the Duke of Wellington in
the aspects moral and Intellectual Of his char
setsr, as he has resembled him IN the fortune Of
s uHltssm success--in 8 manner rs prompt and
energetic rs it was wise and skilfui. While
Hood and ethers were ordered By him TO make q
execute q successful flank movement, the Joint
eject Of which was 70 fosce the Federslst TO sban-
don tbat part of the field, and seek position on
q high ridge. From this position they were
driven, with heavy l0ss in killed, wounded
prisoners, artillery, small arms and col0Ts, afssT
Desperate struggle, By the brigsdes of Ker-
shaw aud HUMPHREYS, under tce command OF
/ f3dg-Gen. KershsW, in The absence of Major
| General McLaws, reinforced by Graeise', Kslly's
and Trigg's brigsdes, Of Msjor-GeneTsl Pres
| toms division, Maj lr-Gsneral Hindman, com
pleting the general work of tho line TO the left
| by driving the enemy on his front before him
along with those driven from the ridge By Pres
| ton and KeTshsw. R0secrans, peTcsying Whal
was taking place on his right, ordered Up rein
foresments from bis left to support bis retiring
I or rather frightened battaIons, which, finding
a good position, awaited their arrival, turning
upon their pursUsrs With the ferceness of q tom
| pOrarY and desperate energy. Brig. Gen. Law
| commanding Hl0d's division, perceiving this
movement, ordered battery of ten (lo) guns
/ 70 position from which 10 could enhlade The
| reinforcing column as it advanced. The bat
| tsTy opened Just as it y7es shout wheeling intC
| posiiioa, and, at the same time, Stswsrts divis
/ ion, posted on the extreme right, was thrown
/ forward on is flank.
! These movements, made cotemporznoously
With the movements Of Poik's wing, ss men
! toned shove, led TO the almost sinuitaneoU,
rout Of tbs whole Federal sTmy, and ensusd il
! the glorious victory described, enc Of the mos
absolute and decisive Of the war. From this
moment psnic, confusion, disorder bseame ths
/ condition of an army which had never before
| acknowledged defeat, and which for two days
/ had been contesting every inch Of ground witt
| valor the most obstinate. Aud what did tbt
| Confederate commander do Did he pursue ~
/ enemy thus dsmoTahzad, and furnished By hil
not forming his Inc Of battle at right snglei
| with his actual lins, with opportunity Of Tstrsa
/ upon Chattanooga, Whegs possession was The ob
/ Jsct Of the camDaign-an enemy not only de
m0rsliSsd, but eueumbered with heavy trains
and no mode of exit save through two gaps O
Missionary ridge, mountain No. Night BaC
set Ia. and be deemed It prudent 70 halt not
| withstanding bis men were eager for the pur
salt, and brilliant moon furnished almost tn
light of day. ThTeo hours had been lost in thi
| morning by Poik's failure 10 attack IS daylight
and. therefore, tho condition Of the troops va
such as to forbid the possibility Of pursuit.
Bat granting that reasons, substantive rea
sons existed foE not pursuing on Sunday al yht
what hindorad tho commander -in-ehief ffom
pursuing on Monday nisrniBg at daylight
Chattanooga wEs only ten miles from she bat
tle-fsld, and uRfortifed. Oar pursuing csvaTJ
could see .heir head OF colnmn, and urged Cen
Bragg. by repeated messages, 10 pursue; ina
every hours delay wOuld be equal 70 tho loss G
a thousand mon. Citizsns along the road re
ported that Insny Of Their commands passed thei
dwellings IN the utmost disorder, without arm
or accoutsrments, and many without hats, as
confused ami routed mob, not as troops ia co
umn, everything in Chattanooga and on th
road inviting rather than foTbiddiDg attach
Even if they had had good defensive work.
with the condition as reported above, by
,
: into Chattanooga with theirs, snd thus broke
3 the effect OF their FIRE, and if such could hRy
. been The result with good defensive works, VIII
! might not The result have been without then
: and the enemy panic stricken beosuse Of Il
: knowledge that none such existed. What hi
3 dered him from pursuing is not known, but
. ia known, that while pursuit seems 20 have bee
0 invited he did not pursue, and not pursuini
s, what did be do on Monday morning He Ar
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