Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-25


The battle commenced eight miles from Ring
gold. and on the Doth Rosecrans' army Was
driven two miles by combined charge Of the
corps of Generals ID. X. Hill and Polk. the
Union artillery fire being the heaviest that has
taken place in the war; also that on Saturday
Hoods division OF Longstreet's corps made an
attack and was repulsed
A dispatch reports that on Sunday the Union
forces fell back eight miles, aud says that the
rebel loss was 5000 killed and wounded in the
two days fight The proportion OF officers vas
very hervy IL claims that the rebels took 1000
prisoners and seven pieces of artillery on Satur-
day, and that heavy smoke on that night indi-
Gated that Rosecrnns was burning his stores.
Another dispatch on Sunday night saws that
combined attack by Hill and Longstreet was 90
be made on Monday.
A dispatch from Atlanta. dated Ringgold. this
morning reports that 900 Union prisoners have
b. taken and 80 pieces of artillery and that the
rebels are in pursuit II also claims complete
Confederate victory. with "A large capture Of
tllery and colors though admitting heavy loss
in officers and men
An Atlanta dispatch Of the 22d says:
All OF Rosecrans' army was engaged: that
Helm, of Kentucky, was killed; that Hood was
MORALLY wounded. and that Major Richmond OF
Folks staff was killed.
The dispatch further saws:
That on Saturday night Gems Hill and Long.
street made "A combined attack and took 6 900
prisoners II adds prophecy that they would
drive Rosecrsns from the Mission Ridge
Gov Isham Harris. in his dispatches to the
Appeal. dated Sunday night, says that the two
DAYS fighting had not had definite result and
that Gems. j. G. Brown. Hood. Gregg Daniel
Adams and John Helm were wounded and dis
abled. and that the rebels had captured 1000
prisoners aud from % to 80 pieces OF artillery.
On Monday Gov Harris telegraphed that the
Confederate victory was complete He adds: il
is reported that we have taken 5000 prisoners.
and we expect 30 more pieces Of artillery to be
brought in
Government has received official information
from Commodore Bell of the repulse Of our forces
under Cen. franklin. sent to effect landing at
Sabine Pass. and the capture by the rebels Of the
gunboats Clifton and Sachem, with their officers
and most of their
Advices received by the Government to-day
rom the Army of the Cumberland are to the
effect that our wounded in the late three days
battle before Chattanooga, have been. conveyed
to hospitals at Stevenson and Bridgeport. as fast
they are physically ablo to he removed. The
number OF wounded recovered from the field is
not officially stated, nor whether any are now In
the hands of the enemy.
Richmond papers the 23d have been received
The Enquirer In leader headed "victory in
Georgia. saws:
Charleston and Chattanooga are the only points
where the enemy present the least appearance of
fight. Defeated at Chattanooga and driven back
on Nashville, the Valandigham men would carry
the election in Ohio next month with little difficult
~; the peace men in the United States would once
more assert their manhood and speak ont as they
did before The late disaster had check ed their ut
terance. hut il is not among the peace men ofthe
United st ties, that victory At Chattanooga
would most tell upon the cause. Here at home its
effect will be the greatest. IL will reanimate our
people. the army needs but little termination
hut the people have not experienced the same
hnrdslips III the army has. aud they ore more
easily made desponding.
The army never despairs OF the republic be-
cause il is itself ALE TO belr its fortunes and its
mislortunes but some Of the people are so busy
discussing the probabilities of financial bank
ruptcy that the people overcome them. A vic
tory u wanted by the currency.
letter from Headquarters Army OF the
Potomac. received to-day says:
Gen. Buford with n portion of his division
drove the rebel pckcts through Madison @. II.
Three miles beyond they encountered strong
bo1y Of The enemys cavalry. After spirited
fight he forced them across the Rapidan ut
point where the Gordonsville pike reaches the
river. This action reflects the highest credit on
all the troops engaged. Our casualties were
one killed and twenty wounded. We took Is
prisoners. Among them Lieut. Col Delong.
Of Cobb's Georgia legion, Lieut. Boyce. and two
privates OF North Carolina regiment. who were
wounded.
The wounded have bcen properly attended 10
and sent to the division hospital a, llpepper
On Tuesday a body of rebel cavalry crossed
into Maryland about four miles from Rockville,
and had not proceeded far before hey were met
by a portion Of SCOTS 900 and some infantry
A fight ensued and four rebels were killed and
wounded. Among the kllei was Capt. Frank
Kelger. commanding the rebels, who retreated on
discovering that they were contending with SUI
periOr numbers
The guerrilla Chief Kinchiloe and 50 of his
men were recently captured on the south side of
the Potomac and have been sent to the Old
Capitol prison.
A reconnaissance TO Dumfries found no armed
rebels there
This morning between and 9 o'clock 81
guerrillas made a raid on Wood Station No Is,
on the Orange and Alexandria railroad, ~
miles from Alexandria and stole nine mules
while their guards at breakfast. Sergt.
Highland, who started in pursuit of the plum
derers is said to have been captured.
An editorial in the Richmond Examiner of
the 22d, says:
The trains conveyed information yesterday
beyond the supposition that battle was immi-
nent between MeaOe ana Lee On SUNDAY
both armies drawn up in line of battle from
one half to quarter OF a mile apart, and at
some points. we understand, in full view Of each
other The position mentioned yesterday.
and under these circumstances, il our informants
are not mistaken. il is almos, impossible to see
how the two armies can keep from fighting II
was also reported that force of the enemy's
cavalry was at Newton, meditating raid the
railroad
A newspaper dispatch dated Lynchburg 81,
saws:
The enemy 300 strong entered Bristol, near
the State line. meeting with feeble resistance.
destroying new commissary building with 100
barrels of -four and other stores. Three miles
north of Bristol they tore up the railroad track,
burned the bridge and then returned.
From the Army of the Cum be riand.
CIxcINSATI, September 24-Mr Sharks, the
correspondent of the Herald, has arrived here
from the battle field of Chicks manga, where he
witnessed the two days fighting. He says that
the Official report of the battle from Washington
are in the main totally false. and that really the
Army of the Cumberland has met with defeat
which must put it on the defensive for some time
TO come Thomas corps was the only one that
really did any fighting on the first day. Il de-
fezted Longstreet with great slaughter, driving
him in great confusion for mile across the
Chckamauga river Longstreet in two hours