Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-10-06
The Battle Of ChIckamausa.
Rebel Accounts.
From the Richmond Enquirer Sept.

From the Richmond Enquirer Sept. IS
The news Of the late victory over Rose
Grams by Gen. Bragg begins to come in
slowly. The Chattanooga Rebel of the %
says that the battle Of Chickmauga has
proven the most extensive and desperate
struggle of the western campaign, and it is
nol yet over The fatality among the field
officers is unprecedented.
The two hostile forces engaged were
larger in number than any others that have
heretofore met in the West. The battle
was fought in Catoosa county, about seven
or eight miles west of Rirgguli, and be-
tween Pea Vine Greer and Chickamauga,
opening in series Of sharp skirmishes
Friday evening, aud resuming the following
day in continuous and ineessaut hattie
fTom Z O'Clock A. NJ. Our right was in the
direction Of Ringgold, under Long<treet
Hill in the centre, and PR and Buckner
on the left.
On Friday. the 18Th, at II NJ tie artil-
lery opened on thee1treme liz, and Patton
AndeTson's division was engaged with the
enemy in series o: skirmshes, under
bill on the left, until evening The mex,
day, Saturday. the l9ih, the fighting con,
menced along the whole line at abou: ! ia
the morning, aud lasted until far into the
night Ii was one incessaut rear of artl
lery and rattle Of small arms all day long
no cessation. At 5 p. NJ. there was a
temporary lull. the firing ceased and it was
believed the days work was ever without
any decisive results to either side, and
heavy lis. Of casualties on both In short
time after five Gen. Polk again ordered an
advance to drive the enemy from "a strong
position be had taken, and it was in this
charge that Preston Smith was killed
Turner'S Battery fought splendidly. The
artillery fire from that battery is said ~
have excelled nything of the sort ever be
fore WITNESSED in its terrible effect upon the
enemy. The battery was publicly cnmpli-
mented by Gen. Chestham. Immediately
after the action the General and his staff
rode up and expressed the thanks Of the
whole division fo- the valuable services they
had rendered.
On Sunday the first guns opened at 0
o'clock in the morning. IL was intended
to begin the fight at daylight; but, through
some mistake of the courier. the order was
not received that early. The fighting was
not so incessant as on Saturday, bat quite
as desperate at times. aud the enemy was
driven from every strong position We
have not learned the result Of Yesterdays
fighting, but we are assured by FRIENDS
from the front that everything is favorable
to our srms. The confidence, and spirit,
and enthusiasm Of the troops is unbounded,
and every one seems to feel sure of vito-
ry.
The Atlanta appeal of the 9th says:
She fruits Of the victory al Chickamsuga
are officially stated as follows:
Seven thousand prisoners.
Forty pieces Of artillery.
Fifteen thousand stand Of small arms.
Thirty stand of coloIs. T.
And the enomy has been driven back to
his Notifications on the river.
A correspondent of the Atlanta LIteligeH-
Ger thus describes the battlefield on Chick
amauga:
The battlefield extended about ten miles, !
and the carnage was the most frightful yet
witnessed, far exceeding ChaucellOrville,
Gettysburg, MurfreesbOrO or Shiloh. The
constant and terrific roar Of artillery never
was exceeded. The fighting of our men on
Sunday evening. 10 carrying the enemy's
intrenehments was magnificent, grand apd
terrible. They faced the wbHlwiDd of
lead and iron with the steadiness aud COM
posture of a summers rain. Then came
charge after charge, the frightful gaps in
our lines being Immediately closed up and
with the yell of demons, our battle cry
arose above the roar and crash of Dusketry
and artillery, while the terror-stricken foe
fell back sghast as our braves mounted and !
carried their intrenchments, line after line,
over the dead carcases Of the abolition foe, |
who fell in heaps in the pits they had Ding
for themselves. ~
The battle field that night by moonlight
the gli.tering beams shining on the
CHASTITY faces of the dead, distorted in ex-
preston from the wounds Of their torn aud