, 1863-10-14
FROM TIE ARMY OF THE CUM
BERL8ND:
r.oxnut Mountain and Rebel sur
Avaiirr rren-aE Egre. ate of Losses. Cas1l
it1-~ in the 73t and 9Th Illinois.


1From Our o~n Correspondent
CHATTANOOGA, Sept. -, 1861
lne'e - 1SN.t.s ~ a..,,,s of fcamn
Ing about ChattanooEa- A1e oe''s'is ~ e~n'p
ard garrison du = are unfnvitsng and uulnsez-
eatfnv. but the entire army is forced to sub
80 =, tba ioA;ction. The only portion Of
NV liner mt wholly devoid Of excitement, Is
oul +neD -. ,,3o1-at 1;,a ror,o+
the extreme ausause' ~ p~. ' ~ ~" 49,
q hundred rods from the picket hne ot Inc
enemy. Between them there are occasional
sho.e' NV ,,e,oa ~ dor fro,,, The tan of
The fog las 1uteo to.ua1 AonA suo wy VI
Lookout, andtha grand OLD mountain !ooms
nm nroudlY aud de1ant1y before Us. Upon
" 1,1a;n near ifa summit. wa can seq
1ne loehJ p ~ -oho1 oIo,,1 e+.tsoa
With the naAeo Eye 'uo t'o1t o'ouon'
and note the flag with which the operator
1s,-ant o1d ptreon Mountain. every move
Looho"t ano =, 49,. - So.
ment made W1tnln ou1 Auco' - - q AAAooas
point, that signal station, and not man can
1,o-a L., cbattan ooea without the fact being
-. - - .ta-. and renorted tn t1,e army IN tho
kno"a l4ea'' AAe
valley. When thls mountain was secured,
the ereny displayed wonderful sagacity, and
the worst feature In this connection, is, he
cannot be dlslodged from It, SO We are forced
to remain content with this rebel super
yialon, -, i
There are come indications that the rebel
Central is planting siege guns at the base Of
Lookout, with intent to ahell US ont Of Chat
tanoopa. Whether they Will succeed the fu-
lure Vii determine.
CASUALTIES.
,.. 1,+a h,++,ea TIM 81 ih+.cada of
+n 5 dtviaion M of tbe sOlh 1my cornas snfTsr.
ID severely ssis9 hs n9s ssvasy i9st oaaed aed
t~enly.tmo enAtaeGu te4.' e &C. ee'oley "ou.nueu,
three officers and iorty,a men slightly
Woundea, 1out omceaa aau tweise Msn, mass.
ing IN actlon, one omeet ano aa; tMrsy1oar men J
ce1s and eleSen men sao"lns aa aegre9ate
OF ten officers and one hundred and twenty
| four men Killed, wounded and missing.
The eth Illinois lost In Killed, one officer
| and one enlisted man IN severely. wounded,
three officers and t1tty. three men; In slightly
| wounded, one officer and twenty-five men ;
| missing in action, nine; known to be wound
| ed ard missing, TWO olncere and e1gnteen men:
aggregatipg, seyen officers aud one hundred
md slx men. Killed, Wonnded and missing.
The 42d Illinois lott IN kiIed' three o,hcefa
and eighteen men; In severely wounded, one
cd, four officers snd thirteen men; missing
Ia actlon, one officer and twenty-five men
known to be wounded and missing. three ofh
cera a1d for1y.ave men; aggregating twelve
officers and one hundred and thirty seven H1e1
| Killed, wounded and misaing. !.
i The 5lst Illinois" lost in killed, three Off
GERS and sixteen men; In severely: wounded
three officers and thirty-nine men !; In elight
1y wounded, fourteen men missing In &C
ton, one officer and thirty i've men known
to be wounded and missing, thirty7six men
aggregatlng seven officers and one hun
dfcd and lorty men, killed, wounded ant
missing. IT,
| In. e. Int Illinois Artillery. lost four mel
severely wounded.
The total losses in this brigade are sixty
four: officers and men Filled; one hundre'
and eighty-seyen se{ere1y wounded; seventy
three slightly wounded; one hundred and st
missing In action; one hundred and seven
teen known to be wounded and missing. To
tal loss. So officers and 5ll men. /
Tho 4ith illinois lost etH comm1ssloned o.
ncers-zCol. Barrett, wounded. Lient. Colone
Russell, do. Surgeon Merriaeld, missing, sn
Aents. Allen. Merchant and Cooley wonnde
and 1inety-aye enlisted men. Total, 10
men.
The S8th Illinois suffered as follows: Elgt
! ti1led, three norta1ly wounded; thres dal
!: gerously wounded twenty-four zeyerel
|. Wounded; twenty-ek slightly wounded, an
seventeen mfssinp-altnprether So The. "a,