Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-09-30
The suttle Of chichamausa.

a correspondent of the Atlanta 44ppeai
furnishes that journal with the annexed &C
count of the g..ult battle of Chichamauga
fought Oh the 2lst and 22d ins'
The fight on Saturday commenced on this
sido Of The Ciiiclsmamga river, extending from
tho right of lee Nld Gordan's mills to what
is known as tho w. bridge across that steam,
distance of about FIVE miles, with flarking
force we'll out on either wing. During the
day the fighting WAS sll on this side of the
river, but in the evening the Yankees retreat.
ed across that streem, burning the new bridge
behind then, the river dividing the two ar
mics for the night.
Sunday morning, before day, the banks were
dug down Oh EACH side Of the stream just be-
low the point where the bridge had bceu
burned, and OUR forces lorded the streani and
rev up in limo Of battle and commenced the
advance about o'clock.
One mile and quarter from aho strean,
the enemy were found ntrenched behind rife
pius and other Temporary Notifications that
they had thrown up during the night. The
engagement opened all along tho line about
. O'Clock, and was kept up with increasing
iiarcencss until about II, when the enomy fell
back from their riha pits, the centre making
another stand ahuut a half mile to the rear,
while the two wings continued to bo forced
back.
Affairs continued in this condition till about
3 o'clock, when a desperate charge was made
upon the centre, aid ii gave way, though
without Ir.nic and. in good order, recovering
itself when it bad reached point on d line
with the two wings.
Continued and heavy firing was kept up all
along The Ii es at s'.ort range until ale in the
cye,iing, when the inIautry rested upon their
arms, and the artillery kept up heavy fire
upon the position of the enemy all night to
prevent them from throwing up new lines OF
furtifcations.
In the morning it was found that tho enc
my had retrested during the night, aud nj
though pursuit was commenced ut very
early hour, it was found that they were too
ninble of foot to be caught. Late Monday
evening heavy firing was beard, as stated
abuve, between McFarland's springs and
Chattanooga, and it vas supposed that Long
street and Breckenridge, VINO ~era in toe front,
and caught up with their rear certainly, it is
thought, not more than mile or mile and
half from Chattanooga.
Yesterday evening orders wero given To
bring forward the comlnissnry Trains to hlcFsr-
lands springs and tGis mornfilg t!l tho w,.g.
on trains started iorwaril from tuis point.
Abuu;t 4 o'clock on Monday iho shelllng Of
tho tnelny so; the woods on fire on our left,
aud the fire is said to have cxtordad over u
large. portion of the ground that had been
travelled by the conlending armies, sn,! l,rge
Inc:ahcrs of The cnc,nys wounded, who were
last to he removed from tho field. suffered |
The tnrtures OF that elcluant Which they |
avc used With such devastating effect against i
is.
On last Wednesday, as the Yankecs ad-
,anccd To Tie Ciicl;::rn;.uga rivnr, Mr.. Lee,
lilo sonior partner oil tho firm of Lee 4 Cor
lan. who owned tho mllionthe Chckamauga,
lose to which tho batko was fought, destroy,
ID his milldi.m, in ofdor 10 keep tho Yankees
ro.n using tie mill. For thia oflonso against