Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-10-12
From the Richmond Enquirer. Oct 3.
The situation at Chattauo ga..A
Rebel View.


The aspect of affairs is most encouraging to
the success TO our army / he enemy. defeated
and discouraged. i covering within the iorifca-
lions OF Chattanooga, the government at Wash
ington l. striving 10y every means To reinforce
ROsecrans aud bolster up the fallen chief, news
papers hy false sta ementS. are endeavoring 10
mitigate the force ct the disaster that has
taken Their greatly laudeG hero OF Rich Noun
tam Bragg'S army. buoyant with success, be
leaguer> the beaten foe, hi> cavalry are in The
right place" but where, We are not informed.
The present quiet la The field around Chattlnoo
GA will, we hope. toe TUNED u good account, and
we will not be permitted 10 lose all by waiting
too long Many "a battle has been lost by the
delay OF a lev hours-~e must - brilliant be
ginning may rot he followed -, disaster
Chit nooga may he the Yorktown of this
revolution The army OF Rosecrans WILL if
po- sihle, be reinforced from Grant Burnside. and
perh ,ps from Meade Bragg has already very
large army but Johnston can reinforce him still
further Thus the armies OF both nations NAV
be concentrated at Chattanooga Should such
be the fact the result will end in petce, by a
victory bv Bragg. or in protracting the TO an
inaehniIe period. by his aefe,t We look upon
the situation AT Chattanooga as OF the most mo
mentous importance
The impending battle involves not only the
recovery Of Tennessee and Kentucky. but
Georgia is embraced within the -ult> depending
At Chattanooga RpSeerans defeated, and the
invasion l. rolled back % Keufuckv-ihe Inv,-
ders expelled. Nashville recovered Bur. Bragg
defeated how i Georgia To be heli The inner
line ct interc9mmuuicAtiun viii be lost. while
the enemY will lind himself in possession OF rail
road facilities from Louisville "a Savannah Ii
is folly 10 >hut our ewes and refuse 10 zee both
sides in the issue: ard nothing Is more certain
than a battle. it well becomes the people 10 e
fleet upon the possibilities within the range of
very short future liz will be time enough. per
haps 10 discuss the situation when it is forced
upon Us by lost battle; At present our army is
victorou>-the enemy Is defeated
Renfurcements 10 Ru>ecrans are OF IN collect
ING together. not recruiting, the armies of the
enemv-a robbery OF Peter 10 pay Paul But
this action OF the enemy may neces-itate SINH
lar action ON our part. and thus the battle at
Cha,tanooga. between he concentrated armies of
beth beligerents. may be the eBd OF the
With such prospect before the army OF The Con
feierare States. what an impetus il would give 10
their charge, with what endurance would they
receive the assault of the foe Everything de
ponds upon the Confederate nrm,-are they duly
advised of the great responsibility that rests upon
themf Do they feel that the hopes of the coun-
try center in them; that more rests upon them
that ever before rested upon the army of the Con
federate Sfate-i
II Meade send, forces 20 Rosecrans. Gen Lee
will capture ,.hngton. II Grant reiuforces
X ,se..ran~ Kirby Smith regains Louisiana and
threatens New Oresns The situation Of the
enemy j. one OF de. ht.ui difficulty We begin
now to appreciate the strategy that evacuated