Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-09-30
FROM ROSECRANS' ARMY.
GREAT BATTLE IN GEORGIA.
HEAVY LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES.
Cur Army Compelled to Withdraw
HFAporARTERS ARMY OF TIE CrMBERLANp,l
Crawhsh Springs, Ga, Sept. 10.

4 desperate engagement commenced this
morning at O'clock
The rebels made heavy attack on the
corps of Gen. Thomas, forming the left wing
OF our army, and 1t the same time they at
tackled the right wing, which thought TO
be a feint. Gen. McCook's and Gen. Critten-
denis troops were thrown into the engage
ment as convenience offered, the main por-
ton of their forces being on the march at the
time.
Early in the action the rebels made an i'm
petuous charge on the famous Lo0mis battery,
and five out of six parrot guns were captured.
Capt. Van Pelt, commanding the battery. was
taken prisoner.
The fight on the left was of a very dc spe-
rate character, The enemy was repulsed,
but on being reinforced, regained their posi-
ton, from which they were subsequently
driven, after severe engagement of an hour
and half. Gen. Thomas forces then charg-
ed the rebels for nearly 3 mile and half,
Furnishing them badly.
About , O'Clock p. NJ, the rebels made
fierce dash on our centre, composed of the diyis
ions of Gems. Van Cleye and Reynolds. Gen.
Van Cleye's forces were struck on the right
flank, and beng vigorously pushed by the reb-
els, fell back until Gen. Carriers line was bro
ken, and the troops became much scattered
Gen. Thomas, on the left, and Gen. Davis
| on the right, then pushed forward their
forces vigorously towards the gap, and after a
hard fight recovered the ground which had
been lost.
REYNOLDS lost heavily, but stubbornly held
lis position, driving the enemy, but never
eavng his line. Palmer who was oyerwhelm-
d. failed to get off his whole battery, and
wo guns were lost.
Van Cleve, fighting gallantly, lost ground
and overpowered, failed TO regain his posi-
ten. Our line, pressed severely, wavered.
| The rebels, exulting over their apparent sue
cess made the air resound with cheers. They
advanced along the whole line, when with
ering fire of musketry rolled from right to
left till O'clock. The fighting was terrific.
The General grew anxious. The wounded
pour in, and the rebels steadily move up near
his headquarters. New forces were opposed
| to Them and from this time till dark the bat
| tie ragged with destructive fury.
On the extreme right, the fight disclosed
the intention of the rebels, which evidently
was to get between US and Chattanooga.
At dusk the firing having almost ceased the
enemy threw forward fresh troops and again
engaged our right The action became gen
eral, and until long after dark ragged with
fury. The battle thus far is a bloody one.
Our loss is very heavy, and rebel prisoners
say some of their regiments are almost ami
hilated. Both armies occupy the same
ground as when the action began. We have
captured several hundred prisoners, many of
whom are from the East. We took ten guns
and lost seven.
The country where the battle was fought
| is level but thickly OvergrOwn with small
timber and brushwood, and is very unfavor-
able for the use OF artillery, very little of
which was used. The casualties in wounded
are heavy, but extremely light in killed. for
so heavy mu>ketry engagement. The fight
| on the left was one continuous roll of mus
| kerry for an hour or more.
| No General officers were injured. Col. Heg
| and Col. Bradley, commanding Brigades, were
| wounded. Col Jones, of the 36th Ohio, and
| Col. Carroll and Maj Vannetta, of the 10th
| Indiana, were also wounded. Lieut.. Jones,
| of Co. 4, 10th Indiana, was killed Lieut..
/ Col Hunt, of the 4th Kentucky, and Lieut.
| Col. Maxwell, of the ID Ohio, were wounded
| Lieut. DeGrow, Lieut.. Ludlow and Lieut..
| Fessenden, of Battery II, United States ArtiI-
| lery, were wounded. Lieut.. Floyd, of Bat
| terry |, 4th Artillery and Capt Brown, of the
| 3lst Illinois, were wounded. Capt. c. 4.
| Searles, Asst. Adj. General of Starkweathers
| Brigade, was killed.
| Battery c of the 9TH Artillery was lost and
| afterwards recaptured by the 10th Ind. rcgt.
| Rebel prisoners taken represent that the
| corps of Gems. Hill Polk, Johnston and Long
| street were in the engagement.
| CHATTANOOGA, Sept u, 1870 AN.
| The battle on the 10Th resulted well for US
| having held our own as established on the
! left, and contracted our forces, and on Sun
/ dav morning held handsome line, with the
| right on the ridge of hills, and left protected
| BY rude works of logs thrown up during the
night The left rested on the east side of
| the RossviIle and Lafayette Road, about four
miles south of Rossville. In the fight Of the
| 9Th, we had lost about 600 killed, two thou
| sand wounded, and were ahead three pieces
Of artillery The men are in splendid spirits.
| The engagement was resumed at 4. NJ, on
the both, Sunday, by attempt of the rebels
to storm Thomas left and front. Several
times they were severely repulsed with heavy
loss to them and very little to us. This fight
lasted an hour and halt, and was one of the
most terrific of the war; continuous fire of
musketry and artillery being kept up with
deadly effect. During this time, the right
and centre were not engaged, the skirmishers
keeping up a rafting fire for the time The
enemy finding assaults in vain, manGuyered
to the left, with the intention to throw a
force on the ROsSvIlle road and attack Thorn
as on the left flank. At this juncture Thorn
as ordered Brannon who had one brigade in
reserve and two with Reynolds holding the
KEY Of the position which was on Thomas
right, to move to the left of the line to pro
tect the flank.
General RoseCrans at the same time sent
General Davis and Van Cleyc from the right
and center, to support BrannOn IN the effort
TO hold the line to Rossville, and protect
Thomas left flank. On perceiving the with
drawal of slirmishers from the front of the
division, moving from the right and centre
the enemy made a vigorous attack on that
part of the line, piercing the centre and cut
ting off Davis and Sheridan from the left and
driving the center into the mountains, both
right and center being much scattered with
out any very serious loss in killed aud
wounded
The right and center being gone, Thomas
right became exposed 10 "A most terrific flank
attack, and Reynolds and Brannon and the
right Of Thomas line was swung around, his
extreme left being as at the first This also
fell back a short distance on the ROssville
road. Parts Of the center were gathered UP
and reported to Thomas, who made several
stands, but was unable to check the rebel ad-
vance until the arrival of reinforcements At
l o'clock Gen. Granger with one division of
reserves came up and were at once thrown
into the center, driving the enemy hand
somely from his position a strong ridge,
and with heavy loss, the fire from one of
Changers batteries literally moving them
down. This fight only lasted half and hour