The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-09-25

continuous firing OF musketry and artillery
being kept up with deadly effect. During
this tho right and centre was not engaged.
skirmisbors Keeping upa halting fro Tho
enemy finding his assaults IN vain, manou.
vered on the left with tho intention to throw
his force on tho Rossviie road, and attack
ipg Thomas on tbeleft flank. AT this juncture
Thomas ordered Brannon, who had one bri.
gade 10 reserve and two with Reynolds,
holding the key OF tho position, which was
Thomas right, to move o the left of tho
line, aud protect the flank of Gen. Rosecrans
at the same time. and sent Davis and Van
Cleve from the right aud center to support
Brannon 10 tho effort to hold the line to
Rossville, and protect Thomas left flank.
On porceiving the withdrawal of skrmsh.
ers from tho front of the division, moving
from tho right and center, the enemy made
vigorous attack on that part OF tho line,
piercing tho center and cutting off Davis
and Sheridan from the left. aud driving tho
centre into tho mountains. both right and
| centre being much scattered without
very serious loss in killed. aud wounded
| The right and centre gone. Thomas right
became exposed to most terrific flank at.
tack, aud Reynolds and Brannon and their
right OF Thomas line was swung around,
his extreme left being as tho frst this also
fell back a short distance on tho Rossville
roads.
| Parts Of tho centre were gathered up and
reported to Thomas, who mado several
stands, but was unable to check tho reb0ls
advance until tho arrival of rcnforcements
At one O'Clock Gen. Granger with one
division of Reserves. came up and were a,
once thrown into the centre, driving the
enemy handsomely from his position in a
strong ridge and with heavy loss. The fire
from one of Granger's batteries moving
them down. This fight lasted only half an
hour or so, with slight loss to us. | regret
to say Captain Russell. Grangor's Adjutaut,
was Killed, ere he had been in tho fight ten
minutes.
Aftor this bloody repulso tho enemy re.
mainod quiet until about 4 o'clock, persist.
ing however in manoouvring on both hauks !;
thoir full and correct information regarding
the country enabling thom to do so with
great facility: Having gotten again on our
Hanks tho enemy made u vigorous attack,
and fight onsued which has no parallel in
history. Col. Harker's brigade of Woods
division, Gen. Wood and Con. Garfield, and
a remnant of Johnsous division, holding the
left, covered themselves with glory; and on
the right and centre Brannon, Baird. Rev.
no!ds and Palmer with parts of their divis.
ion fought most gallaptly; whilo Stedman
and Granger with the reserves droyo the
enemy at oyety point whero tbev won't in
at.
At3o'clock Thomas was s,ill tr;um,bar,
and ON the left b,ld his lino nr ,bo ,nnrn;n,
hut the rioht tbo ene,n, had dr;yor haoL ~
the line nearly at right angles with that of
the morning. Two lines OF retreat were
opened to him to Chattanooga. on one of
which he fo'i back to Rossvile during the
n'eht. Our Losses have necessarily been
oas in oh, '"S 0 ,'S' ,n o' S''eo WIN oe surpr's
lost as manv in kiled n. wo d;J IN my ,b omby ba,y
battle What losses in nr;sonora m "u ond """'o ~.
terials we cannot now say. Oar killed will
reach 200, aud our wounded will amount
to 1000; most OF them slight wounds.
Among tho general officers killed. arc Gen.
nyttle Col Key, Cot. King. commanding
Dr'gade, ana Oo'' b'rt'eton. OF the lOlst LII.
% nmong .nc s aos"uon G,, ,,o arc man. Mh9,ton OF
Funkbouse. OH III., 1T. Col. Madgo I,ih
Mich. Lit Col. Hunt. 4,h Ly., Col. Bradley.
commanding Brigade OF shoridan's Division,
ool Enas Andcrson; ON w., Major Mild
Tn' ' Rr ,o." Ny 7s,h ~ ia I'' ,''pp, o'n mo- M.
Ohio Ma;or ' John",n, " 30 oas ',ro"s' IT,, r ''h
we'll, End Ohio. ali slightly. it. Col Vanahn
l7th Kentucky. Col, Stanley. 18th Ohio,
Major Brown. 6sth Ohio, Maj Dawson, l9th
lninntry, all slight Gen. John ii. King. is
rep'r.ea ~ounuea ana prisoner wa have
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papers contain contain various s2ecu'a'ions rela'
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last renor's SEN, ~ tho nrass ~, ~ ,a' w.,
horr ,b;s morn;rn ,nda. @ | J",a ~ a. q" Sa ra''y
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in which General R,secrans ,n;'; nsmms sn,,
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nnn rahaIs oa,,as;,; uH s"' I'o'h VI nv,
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hoSecrans deemed II prudent TO fall
oacn Oh chattanooga winch ne did IN
guuu oruer' ~ 'as' accounts he mad es
.ao.''neu co communication pun'c."''loh WIN 'he cav
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