Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-09
9aiIg SSppeaI.
RATTLE OF CmIGkAMAUGA.
GRAPHIC FBBER.sE REPORT
Special COrrsspOndsacs Of the Cincinnati eaE,ttel
HFanoraETFRs Army az TfE CussBEBTaED

after fs--s OF tremendous sruggss nsurp asssa by
anything tm lsr IN the pre+at war the army Of he
Cuuberlsnd has been overwhelmed by uu'ubers; has
sanrrsd .Enmenss lenses IN man Esd mstsEii, and ha'
a. rHek 20 8 position. l. may console rs O.
kHay however rhs' it has a,vsd It's home kept Us
ban htF foe 81 bay aH1 hss iEh g "a uPoa he enemy
/ Es severe low a. Is received
The h.ms n ba BE rs t-rt br ken oa, upsn Tho sI
l trsl- Jeff wte-7 Gen = -nnAns dl5ls on W. 80.
The tro- car11c iR z O. behaved most ga ianfiyf some
Of tie regm-ns Rad covered sIzssi7ss win g ofy
bu- tlzv7srs c1a-s led 90 r7-s ~ irugra leay "a
e5veref III len uk Of Gen Baird upou which tae
ers-er At rnee tazau himself with great rec
The brigade CO UsEdrd by Col B. F seriener, ssth
diana caa Of the very hrst in the army, was Left
particularly exposed il rgh- hank had bssu soHae-
what TOO far advanced wh-rs it hsd tax position IN
tss morning AlmO before ~ picksts were uriven IN,
Il faEus isslf 'fts y surr5unded by thrice its
bers who came on with tAsr iutsrnA yslA pouring
volley after vollsy 81 deadly bullets Into the very
bosom Of this gal ant brigsd7 Fer mome1t u vas
thrown into eaEfusion, and thst moment suficrd 70
place tie eues upcn is front as1ks an1 But it
was rot de.tined n sure der The Cd 331 End 94th
Ohio the ssih I1diaus TIE 10h Wisconsin and LOOMS
battery are csmpossi Of the best ms5ersl their
suecsiva Ststes AID their camauder Ssrien4r, had
turcerdsd Ia gHfusilg int hem hs una<nanimoDs
aaa gallant spirit Gsthsring tosethr th-ir broken
ranks uHdsr the internal frs which every instant
moved them down and fol5wfug their herOle lesder,
thgy charged the dense bgi0ls surrounding men, and
Ike q irvind IN fOrss., thssr vRy tk-ou b.
But siasl tie g1us Of the Bn0rtai lsJ Michigan bat
tsry lsf behind ali Of thsns save one, fell into
/ Al oUs time the guns OF he 4tA Indiana battery,
(Caat sh) al N the hands OF he enemy bus
]
df tie infantry and srt isrls1- The battery d al
] tsehed to Gen Sta kweathsr's brigade
DcruF the dsres assault upon the ls division. the %
Ohio belEE In confusion, vas "a led BY Gen Bard ia
/ person sud Id back % . msst effective charge
/ Naf Gen = ). RsyRolds, WI C0mbl1es the chivHl-
ro-s courage Of su o. en- night vi The cool, cain
sbilfy OF a Turenre had time, not o y % keep his
own division IN effective order, but % give bis generous
/ as,istarcs ~ the forces sr0und hiuu-
The shifting OF Thomas oorys during ths night Ct
Friday pac it on the LETT Of the line in the folio iag
order: Brannsn on the extreme LEFT Baird next, and
| REYNOLDS next Nsg.sv assisting Wood 20 ID tie
p-ssaEe 20 Owes ford on the pos ion e. Gordon
! mil which had now become Our e1trsme right. Ons
divisi51 Of HcCCOks corlH (Juhasan having COue Up
10 tie new es sooner than the rest - 20 ID Thomas
fer orders and sigBed 20 ion u30n the left
/ bstvssn ard and ReynedS Two divis ems Of Cd-
tendns corps held the caEre Of the 1e Palmer tbs
right Of Reyuclis sid Van Cleye nsX 70 Palmer ben
/ ths bstlis beEEH, Dav1s aud Sheridan Of AeCook
CORPS wsre rs9dy marching toward he left tn pleta
hs line anl takz position on ne right Of Van Csss-
Gs sraly1 thens TOOK ths olrae ion et CAickatatlS
withdraw upon the left to follow for consider.
Sbe dssan-e the cSsr Of the lafayette road which
/ runs sCtIy north and south
T rebels had been msnsuvgriug ST day ca Friday
b1ut the positiOa G0rd-ns il and -eeUg SIS great
strength Lad ucn-ced our le hsuk doaOues with the
express purpess Of compel ing G-a. Rossera9s 70 s5sn-
do It, As the left mn- be Froe ed a. all hsz fd7'
hrir o. parfiay s161, snd t1p imms trsnsf
OF Thomas from right 70 left Friday night % far
ued rhsjr designs B No u rendered our own lett 20
slro1g that became impossible for the rebels 70 turn
l &c. hey bad al along dOp-d % dc Tue a-tsrpt on
psr5 bold GoEl0Hs nll Ei.-r this transfer per
conssgue ty too little Eolidy. True, Il eemst every
/ a. sdsrtsi to prevent the ensmy froH hmking us
upon the right but be simple Withdrawal Of right 20
he Mission "a. allow .us t 70 rest there woud lave
llv cured that flank enabled 10 bid def srcs %
he r. b- that direction greatly contracted GU ont
gnd rele sed fer lH-ie0iE service On Sa1Tday the
spr-dld divisions Of Negl and Wood The entire dis
.sucs yer which tzo line extended Little short Of
thrre and q b IF miles
IL va between ten sad eleven when Cronton's bri.
zssa o. BraunsHs division, going doHn % ford over
The creek ls opp--.a their position, encountered The
ensuv vE0 WAS dvaac ug 60 force snd, after gslsst
CON Ga' was driven back Rsnforee nsRs Immediately
coming us from the reminder q 3 annaC's division,
me rsbas in turn drvcn psll nell rom the ford
An1rsHr -ar-io'e charge by ssey increased torue ~
fhs enemy pushed beck the whole OF Brsnnans civis
io- iuvclvpR Genera Baird, who at once bessu17
sercalv e,.cted The regular. ouihanked, eftsy the
vi tdrsval uf 8vn=zs's -nr fought isk7 zig =, on
wara rolled bsek over Scr5ners blgsde, ths Tg1t Of
vhiah hei 2 rahe- iaE advanced was cruaplsd up
and Be brigade Hers y surrounded until BY u-pa=al
lel- gasnlry, t ca = 7y through. roe stofia 'oI
ing trom z right fel Et upon Johnston aad al
slmu taHs0u-.y upon Reynolds, Was both fought
with desperate ysor NaVeTipg - 'i1,es nuL agalA =
gaming thsr hBness giving back lite but asaia sd
vsnciDg. uE the EOoas Of Bgsnuan asd Baird, rallied
bv hsr abe leaders aua by the personal fGrrtcus ci
Thasnas him.elf WI sC courage c0nsg Icu0us
I bis ogCHess. came u3 ones H.ore 10 the work.
Then he order Issued for tire sat re line TO ad-
vsncs and corning HI Try exceeds in grandeur tue
chhr-7 f thzt powerful corps s9ngst eers men from
yrznis directly opposed o. The troops Of Thomas.
sad although they Tough. With tU5orn determination
they uld not for instant check he slow aad state
march Of cur b.trsi In they rallied and re-
risd In they formed double usa, Whed hred 3D.
eouXiv; l1 vain they Wtrptea tler calne1s mo
a score Of pu ions. Thomas moved rs>st'essly on.
Mach o. artillery lost Ia tbe ms1Bg was Re- esp
rurd Seven piece Vy-re aiken from the enemy They
bad bs-u pushed lready three Quzrer- Of mls, and
LouRsrost wss threst-H=d wita sctual snnhIlateD,
yEb-H new dsags caused Thouss o. salt
While lzf rem"Tsel- ssiy driving the rebels
Po q a8d Hi CO. ecung tssir ebosen iegionss threw
them with xreas imustuosit7 upon Palmer and Van
Clsvo IN Greer tc eferr version in favor Of Long
street Az 0b-t.nE- contest susucd bHt the overeoW
erin numbers q he enemy speed y broke 10 pieces
lz-Es p0rtons q eur two divisions especially Van
@ svss Ia fsct the reut Of this part Of line
becoming com lste g. that u TIE ensmys sht
when Davis wh1 bad bsen marching up IS rapi y a.
os ole 20 nrefsect Wita Vau Cevss eft arrived upon
the ground went IN most gllAay, and for time, re-
stored iU thz locality the fortunes Of The DAY But the
enemy knowing that all deBeaded upon his s1fsct- a
diversion in favor of the ceiee;ed L0ugalfse nssssa
the whole of hs available force. hurled IL upon
Van Csve AID Davis drove he former 10 the left snd
he latter 70 The right aud entered boldly he opening
has uazds. Il usr ~ this june 1r7 that Thomas
troops whose at.-roa had been called 70 the extreme
danger Of cFuser eesao 70 ret7ra Reynolds line-
dat-y he heroi1 wider 90 the ASST lance of Davis
ana se esebra ell brigade Of mounted Infantry 81 nrs
scattered the enemy in error before tnsa BIZ me pei
severing rebez Isying again and charging in tfvsi
npusbeus even v aer Hegau slowly q iail o5cA zen
slsriian who hsd bees tllloWins at'er DAVIS no"
! me rs and led '0i HTsf-y's isade into TIE nRat
h I'D r. own nohly until the rebels, IL large force
getting possession Of piece + timber near its H47k
o1ansd upon it ennadng IRE, which compelled u 70
give way -.,- ,zz,o5
I H1HHA v.
ths sueay Ow-us ri-isssu.rs iatenasa 81 ZEN
10 conceal he design oi the enemy agahst oaf l-lt
came Up 20 the rescue- Iheir tro7p Pc ven 20 1li =
with will The progress Of the enemy sgaas DAFi1
I Yau Clers Hni Sheridan was speedily checked Hey
returning from he pursuit Of Long street, assr
ID In rs wing tha broken Battao1s Of Palmer. IhO1'
-auds Of vur scattered troops reorgaizsd alnort o.
| their scc0rd- Baird Brzunan and Jo0asoH re
sumed their p sces A -uEumisg IRE swept al sons
! our front The rebels retired TyThsrc before it
| ana bafars sunset or lie again in battle array
upon almost precisely The Tould held that morning
Just before duck IA y, Il in spite Of bis IN
succesful efforts, opened heAvy ne Of artillery Ane
uuskstry NJ these troops, ahd continued It IN
m after uishtia B 10 Do was 80 promptly reiorIeo ina
he sustained certainly as much jury . ne lnni tea
and shout o'cock Grew Of entirely, leaving the day
clearly cur o"n-
The morrow came No sound Of rsttli-g muskstrJ
or roaring cannon, or busting shell disturbed tbe poacs
fuIurss Of thai Sahbs'h moruing. Tbs sabbath YES
d was the bessei day o. rsssrest given in mercy b.
Eind heEvea 20 ungrateiHl man Wh ne oai'le % re
eed to-dayf n so il will b. BY tue action OF the ege
nv fr Gen RosreraBs docs not ssiiingy Hsht on n
sabbath. The arzt hour Iio suurt'e yassea onfelg'
ia u- one r. and s0Gi-Is there viii be no nEa 10
n ths eusulv had Intended 70 stsck us be would TO
IoWi~F his usual tsetic4 have fallen upon rs At day
ST.ro bours mars had gone by, and some d-oppin
nHsk.try b gsn be a'd sieng tbe various parts
,r line n7ll= ~ about ten oo0ok, thsrs were sa'
4sl fsrcs 20 syA snd tha i I'D 5oondag oi hst Dee
a. OF srtl cry announced thai ths enemy haa aEsi1
Z = On tie ssy before, Al aul ca eur LETT
/ The hzht upon ths extreme ieft oommenced By de'
,-r.fe j ssult Of tae euemy uD3a Gen Joan Beatty
tsss az N.rIsy' IS slvison. This brigade, well It
fsEous cad r stood ID ir ground mob y olt benz
,Ehvt iso stod from tue remainder Of he linz. uHa
Iv retfred Is Will be remembered that the other br
a5ss Of Negiey's division. we're posted 70 7ch t1rthe
- te light a desire re1nits The two port oR5 o
~. ,,, n nd induced Gan ROsecrRns % Eeud Genefa
1yrd to taac Gen. Negeyl place in line until tha la
- s,,lif &c the reunion Of bis two 5Tigsdss Gen
! yTood nroessded imm-diaely 70 execute toe ordsi
AssR i. the gsp a. a giey retired. The rebels, "a
ng this raOvsm nj Of keglsy 10 De retreA
iEam. distalv advanced thsr skrmshes not ony aef'
hut al so6g the sfL snd IN fgb ing zt once oeeam
ierr &C. a. have ds-Cr0od The rs5ea hoHFsver SEQ
ceased attack Gan Woods 'front.' ana f.r tlIa8 A.
pear6d 20 devote tier entire tion 20 9e7 pnona
] vert down % The extreme left Of Gen Woods pos
gn about this ms, sd boxing hence into some corr
alds o1nid ssg tie dsnpers6 eG lrts Of the enemy
brs X tn lines o. BTalBea end Eeyaalaa The so
! diers 81 thssa two uoue dtFs-ona lying lehin
rude brsa-tHrks OF logs ana rais, Constructed IA
rfrhf before; IN ir artillery n the red Ovsr the
hsads aEd t really seemed II thai loag lins ~ a.
lenses vas f01lc Immense serpsst inst ncs with Aideou
fe nd brpsihnz coltin y from his huge rough side
/ veur1es Of smoke and fame Col Vanderveer, S5t
OHIO of Branu0n's divsion was hgdtins here with
q. fsrE e ~ IN Lhe garviea Culons