The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-10-07
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DETAILS OF THE FIGHT OF, SAT
TTRDAY

DETAILS OF. THE FIGHT OF. SAT-
URDAY..
BATTLE FIELD THREE MILES FROM y
CRAwFfsH SPRINGS, Ga, Sep. l9}'63 4
This morning, 9about l1iao,elook 1.-THE
battle was opened by the advance ofBncis
ner, strengthened by Siekerson,s, brigade,
from Joe Johnston's army. The fight
commenced i'll the vicinity of Widow
Glenu s, on the road lealih from McLe.
mores Cave to Chattanooga zsdf 3rdi
The ierceness of the assault together
with the meagre display Of force, OF, our
Eright-which, however, was also attacked
| by way Of diversionMIed the General to
believe that the enemy contehi plateditd
attract attention 7on our right, v bile be
hurled an overwhelming force against our
left, turning it, and cutting, off our com
munication with Chattanooga ''e'f
The rebel programme was fully under
stood last night, aud from iark1untTladay-
light troops were continually sini metihn,
being shifted te.meetthc emergency. The
blow fell where it was expected,
The enemy, who Anticipated an easy
victory, was 'com9plete1y foiled?7 Instead
tof the I31st army Corps. 4 (Crittendenls.l
alone the scoa6iep6 and exalting forces ;ei
the enemy. inc clHding the. .ehoieebt tr9oeps Of
Longstreet, found the corps OF, Gen
Thomas, and, in addition. Da@fs' a 'diyS'isioh,
! frou MeCook's corps, drawn zap to meet
Them dsss 5lue~ stf Tsliissgae 80 higso
The attack was fierce and bloody eRe.
Gen Jet. Z. Davis had scarcely moyed
! his division, when the enemy came dash
ing at him. 80 'f''H <.i'S
! 81 At IL A. M q the battle beeamogeneral,
the enemy omaaoe sreihg btaeirs4 troops
npe!y,q relieving the. e2halastleds onaesi .sy
| perfect streams. of men.
EARLY in the actiong an impetuous
charge by the rebels, towards the iahieus
Isoomis Battery, was successfuly and five
out of six Parrot guns, were captnred.fT-
! Capt. Van Pelt, commanding the. battery,
! was. taken prisoner. At two O'Clock and
J ten minuteg, the contest became truly ter
lriGca Those who witnessed and engaged
in the Stone River Gghts say that the roll
of musketry here was far more. ,consinu
Gus aud deatening than then. 49,.
At two o'clock aud forty minutes, d.
vision on the center, hard pushed by rebel
I Teln1OEcSiuGDlo; hdS bIOACu, duu iGtiSa1Su
in disorder toward the pike f4sIs. i..sI5.
Col. Barnett planted battery, by di-
rection Of the General, and soon checked
the pursuing enemy, who, in turn, were
driven in disorder, over the same ground
/ Davis was driven back with heavy loss
and every gun Of his (8th Indiana) bate
ry captured by the enemy. Again he
rallied, pushed the enemy back, and re-
took his artillery, is3 sks'3fE iA.3
b Geu. Reynolds lost heavily, but stub
I bornly held his position, driving the enc
nv, but never leaving his line. Pal
'mrer, who was overwhelmed, failed 10 get
off his whole battery, and two guns were
lost. Van Cleve, fighting gallantly, lost
ground, and, oyerpowered, failed to re-
! gain his position. ss. - 4e..
Our line, pressed severely, wavered
the rebels, exulting over apparentsuccess
made the air resound with cheers. They
advanced along the whole line, when a
/ whitening fire of imusketry ROLLED with
alternating swell and lull from night ia
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From 2 so P. NJ. to 5 the fight was
1 terrific. The General grew anxious, and
the impression was curreut that the mtis
kerry lin point Of linccssantl fereeness, ex-
| .celled anything he ever heard. EHv t.sj.
/ The wounded pour in, and the rebels
steadily move UP near his headquarters
1 New forces were opposite to them ;In6
from this time untildark the hattlci rasee
s with destructive fryq !gshssil,si. ~. hae
We have captured several hundred ,pris
oners, many. of whom are. from the east
At dusk, the firing having almost ceased
1.-the enemy threw forward fresh troops
and again. engaged our right. The action
became general. and until long after ,!!1 daFk
ragged With fury. -
eariiiiee' lie hattle thus far is bloody one =
FCur losses are very heat y, and prisoners
sas thatsome OF til cir reg giinents were al
most Initiated. Both armies locepp,
the saale greupd as when the action begai
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