American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1863-10-03
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lime. as ln dense ioy obseHrInR everything
Intelligence from the front comes in very
slowly. From The bcsi Information u would
seem hist cor forces we're engaged yesterday
along the whole line. feaehisg from near
Chiekamnuga station n near Lafayette. Roth
wings ~ The enemy gradually gave way be.
fore the impetuous yalor ~ our forces hut the
center maintained a steady position, With a
view 20 break The center, II possible our for.
res we're concentrated about two o'clock. and
q terrible charge made upon that portion Of
the enemy's lines On this portion Of the
line nj this time, the battle Is said TO have
RACED with unprecedented fercenesS Many
Of Hoods division, Lopgstreets corps, who
arrived here wounded this morning, say they
never saw fighting in all their Virginia cam.
paigns IL was absolutely in many places,
hand to hand fight in rs literal sense, in
which superior determination and nerve, even
against superior numbers, were victorious,
and about o'clock Rosecrans' center waYer.
cd, aud trembling under the weight Of our
determined columns, gave way, falling back
something near four miles between that time
and six O'Clock, at which time my informant
left The field.
There is no lenger any doubt felt here that
the Fates have reserved TO US a greater tr.
umph as the crowning point TO so much effort
and 40 many reverses, but il will have been
bought at the sacrifice Of much priceless
blood
Among The slain are Brigadier. General
Preston Smith, Of Tennessee. together with
Captains John Doneson and Thos. f. King
Of his staff. General Smith entered the ser.
vice at the commencement of the war, "a Col.
onel Of the l54th or Senior Tennessee Reci. |
meut, which was attached to Cheathams brig
AIDE under Polk at Columbus. and on General
Cheatham's being made major general. Col /
Smith was made brigadler general and placed |
in command of Gen. Cheatham's old brigade.
which now became the first brigade of Gen1
Cheathamfs division. Folks corps. General
Smith shared the tolls, dangers and priva.
TONS of this corps through Shiloh. Perryville
and Murfreesboro, together with all the heavy
marching incident thereto. and has at last
sealed the record of his good works with his
blood. Captains Donelson and King were
young nren OF marked promise, the former a
son Of Andrew Donelson, of Tennessee and
the latter son'in-law of Hon. Jere Clemens
=. ;. .ow raportol ,l,, wa vaotarl.
tured three thousand prisoners and thirty i've
pieces Of artillery. up to . o'clock, and 1 am
informed that on Saturday we captured twelve
pieces, six Of which had been taken from US
earlier in the day.
General Hood lost his right leg yesterday
above the knee The amputation was made
IN the field. and he is reported as doing we'll
Capt Csrnes' battery, of Cheatham's diyis.
on, running out Of ammunition, was charged
~ The enemy and taken, but was recaptured
n the evening,
Major Hieskell, of the 10Th Tennessee. was
Tiled on Sunday. ,,
Capt St. Clair Morgan. Of the 10th Tennes. !
ee, and son of Sam Morgan, of Nashville.
vas killed yesterday.
A train arrived this evening, bringing down |
bout seven hundred prisoners, among them
large number Of the 18th regular U :. in. d
antry. They will no doubt be sent forward a
q Atlanta tonight. They report that Nc.
'herson's, and one other corps Of Gen Grants k
rmy. are expected up to reinforce Rosecrans. p
81 o'clock, P N.--An0,her train of wounded c
nd prisoners has just arrived. making l590 T.
risoners arrived. and the remainder Of fou,
housand are on their way down from Ring. :.
old afoot.
1t is now reported that Gen. Hood cannot
ossibly recover He is still in The field hos. 81
ital near Rock Springs. '' "
Colonel Lillard of the 26th Tennessee 10
mong the killed on Sunday. W
Col. Field, of Maury's old regiment. the Ia, h
ennessee. ia seriously wounded. II
learn from the conductor of the las, tr,;, n
mt came down this evening, that a repoyt Ia il
lrrent at Ringgold that General Forrest had
,ined the rear of the enemy. and DESTROYED q,
,eir pontoon bridges and one of their heavv h.
agon trains, and that the enemy had hnrno3 "
chattanooga, and were trying to cross tho a.
ver. This report do not credit but merelv -
We it as rumor.
have found it impossible to make nv ~ ie
ngements to 60 to the front to-day, bu, hone u
be able to do so soon. ""po M
| understand there has been fighting o.dav "
ose to Chattanooga. though no artillery has
EN- heard at this place. "N &c
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