The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-22
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TO THE FPEEMAM
4 O'CLOCK, p M.


we held handsome line with our right on a
ridge OF hills, our left on the east side of Ross
vile and Lafayette, about miles south of Ross
vile.
In the fight Of the 10 b, we lost about 600
killed and 1000 wounded and were ahead three
pieces OF artillery, and the men were in splcn-
did spirits The engagement was resumed at
y o'clock on the morning of the Goth by an at
tempt OF the rebels to storm Gen Thomas left
and front. They were severely repulsed several
times with heavy loss to them, and very little
to us.
This fight lasted an hour and half and was
most terrific, a continuous fire of musketry and
artillery being kept up with deadly effect
Duing this fight our right and centre were
not engaged, our skirmishers keeping up pet-
ing fire. The enemy finding their assault vain
Unanswered to the left, with the intention of
throwing force on the Rossville road, and at
lacking Gen. Thomas on the lett flank
At this juncture Gen. Thomas order d Gen.
Brannan, who had one brigade in reserve, and
who with Gen. Reynolds holding the key of the
position, which was Gen. Thomas right, to
move to the left of the line to protect the flank
of Gen. Rosecrans, and at the same time sent
Davis and Van Ceve from the right to hold the
line to Sossville road and protect Gen. Thomas
left.
On seeing the withdrawal of the skirmishers
in front of the division, the enemy made Wig
orous attack on that part of the line piercing
the centre, cutting off Davis and Sheridan from
the left, and driving the centre into the noun
tains, both right and left centre being much
scattered, without any serious loss in killed and
wounded.
Gen. Thomas right became exposed to a most
terrific flank attack, and Reynolds and Brannan,
the right Of Gen. Thomas line was swung round,
his extreme left beng as at first This also fell
back short distance on the Rossville road
Parts Of the centre were gathered up, made sew.
eral stands but were unable to check the rebel
advance, until the arrival of reinforcements.
At | O'Clock Gen. Granger came up, and was
at once thrown into the centre, driving the enc
my handsomely from his position with heavy
loss. The fire from one of Gen. Changers bate
ries moved them down like grass.
The fight lasted about half an hour, with
slight loss to US. Capt. Russell, Gen. Gran
gers Adjutant, was killed before he had been ten
minutes IN the field.
After this bloody repulse the enemy remained
quiet till o'clock, persisting, however in man
covering on both TANKS. Their full and correct
information regarding this country, enabled
them to do so with great facility. Having
again got on our flank the enemy made Wig
orous attack and fight ensued which has no
parallel in the history of this army.
COL Hackers brigade and Gen. Wood 3 d.
vision distinguished themselves in the fight.
At 5 O'CLOCK Gen Thomas was still triumph
ant and on the left held his line of the morning,
but with the right of the enemy nearly back to
his line nearly at right angles with that of the
morning
Two lines of retreat were open to Gen. Thorn
as to Chattanooga. on one of which he fell back
to Russelville during the night. Our losses have
necessarily been heavy, but the list of killed
will be surprisingly light and in the two days
engagement we have not suffered more in men
than the enemy. In the Oh rye Of Gen. Thomas
on the first day, the enemy lost as many in kill
ed as we did in the whole day. What the loss
is in prisoners and material, cannot now be re-
ported. Our killed will .reach 1900 our
wounded will amount to 1000. Most of them
have slight wounds.