Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-09-21
LATEST NEWS.
BY ELEGRAP
70 THE WORCESTER DAILY SPY
Great Battle Near Chattanooga.
THE REBELS ATTACK OUR FORCES,
AND ARE REFUSED.
THE BATTLE TO BE RENEWED.


HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE CUMBER-
LAND, Crawfish Springs, Ga, Sept. IA
desperate engagement commenced this morn
ing at l. O'clock. The rebels made heavy
attack on the corps of Gen. Thomas, forming
the left wing of our army, and at the same
time attacked the right wing, which was
thought to be a feint Gen. McCook's and
Gen. Crittenden's corps were thrown into the
engagement as convenience offered. The
main portions of their forces were on the
march at the time.
The fight on the left was of very desper-
ate character. The enemy were repulsed, but
on being reinforced, retained their position,
from which they were subsequently driven,
after a severe engagement of an hour and a
half. Gen. Thomas forces then charged the
rebels for nearly mile and half, furnishing
them badly.
About o'clock in the afternoon, the rebels
made fierce dash on our centre, composed
of the divisions of Gems. Van Cleve and Rey-
nolds. Gen. Van CleveS forces were struck
on the right flank and being vigorously pushed
line was broken, and the troops became scat
tered.
Gen. Thomas on the left, and Gen. Davis
on the right then pushed forward their forces
vigorously towards the gap, and, after hard
fight, ret0ok the ground which had been lost
on the extreme right. The fight disclosed the
intention of the rebels, which evidently was
to get between us and Chattanooga.
The general engagement, which commenced
at ii in the morning, ended about p NJ.
Gen. Palmer, who had gathered together our
scattered forces, and Gen. Negley, who had
been sent from the right flank to feel the CEN
ter, pushed forward and re-establiShed our
line as it had been before the battle begun,
along Chimanga creek. The country where the
battle was fought is level, but thckly over
grown by small brushwoOd and timber, and is
very untavOrable for the use OF artillery very
little of which was used.
The casualties in wounded are heavy, but
surprisingly light in killed for so heavy
musketry engagement. The fight on the left
was one continuous roll of musketry for an
hour or more. No general officers were in
jured. Gen. Heg and Col. Bradley, COM
handing their brigades, were wounded. Col
Jones OF the Both Ohio regiment, and Col.
Cereal and Ma er Van Malta of the 10th Indi-
ana regiment, were also wounded. Lieut..
Jones of company A 10th Indiana regiment,
was killed; Lieut. Col. Hunt of the 10th
Kentucky regiment, and Lieutenant Colo
mel Maxwell of the I'd Ohio regiment,
were wounded; Lieutenants Degram, Lud-
low, and FeSsenden, of battery Ii, 9TH ar
tillery, were wounded; Lieut. Floyd of bat
terry j, 4th artillery, and Capt. Brown of the
3lst Illinois regiment, were wounded; Capt.
Searles, assistant adjutant general of Stark
weather's brigade, was killed.
Battery IL of the 9TH artillery was lost and
afterwards recaptured by the 10Th Indiana reg
iment. The battle is not yet over. 1t will
probably be renewed tomorrow. Rebel prs.
oners taken represent that the corps of Gems
Hill, Johnston, Polk, and Longstreet, were In
the engagement Our men are in the best of
spirits, and eager to begin anew.