The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-07-01
Hardee's Brilliant Victory Col. Jno. &,

Hardee's Brilliant VlCtOry-COl, JhOs u
Carter.
Correspondence OF the Chattanooga Rebel
NEAR MARIETTA, GEORGIA,
June 9th, 1864 81 Pm
To-day about II J o'clock the skirmish lines were
driven in along Cheatham's and Cloburns front
The enemy moved three (3) lines of battle upon
our works. Brig, Genl. yaughn's Brigade, occu-
pied the works on the right of Cheathams Diyis-
ion Maney's, Wrights and SrahPs formed on the
left of Vaughn, in the order in which they are
named Vaughn's left and Nancy right describes
moved his heaviest force upon tina. point being
protected by high ground until he came within
sixty PAGES of our works, but the gallant heroes Of
the Goth, 18th, LIST and ljith Tennessee Regiments,
did not allow them to remain in thai position.
Volcy, after voey, poured into them, but they
continued to advance, and succeeded in planting
their colors within twenty PAGES of our works,
Two yankee color bearers were shot down. and the
stars and stripes were again raised; by this time
one continual roar of small arms could be heard,
The enemy were moved down in heaps, and a few
of those nearest the works including the color
those who were left alive ingoriously fed Such
shower of lead as was poured into them, was
enough to demornlizo any yankee line Of battle up
on earth, and l am not in the least surprised at
their utter confusion and handsome repulse.
Numbers of their dead are lying within few
feet of the works along Vaughan's and Money's
front They lie in heaps, After the ;cpulsc, they
fell back behind the brow of the hill, and have
formed Judgment within sixty-fyO yards of our
Notifications, but our works are splendid, and we
have a sufficient force to meet them if they should
attempt another such charge
The troops engaged acted with distinguished
gallantry, and unprecedented GOODNESS. The gal
liant Vaughan and Nancy were along their lines
cheering their men, but they state that men never
acted as cooy as during that charge.
II would be doing the gallant Col Jno, c. Car
ter injustice not to mention his services. lie com
mands Brig. Gen. Marcus J. Wright's Brigade Of
Tennesseeans, which was formerly commanded by
the lamonted Donelson. Col. Carter is a very
young man, probably about tweuty-seven lie
was born in Burke county, Georgia, graduated
with honor at the University of Virginia, before he
had reached his twentieth year He then entered
the law Department Of Cumberland University, at
Lebanon, Tennessee, graduated in that department
with distinguished hOnors, being selected by his
tanned in the University as professor of law, and
teacher of the junior class. He performed the inn
portant duties of that position for more than a
year. In tho meantime he married daughter Of
Judge Abe Caruthers, of Tennessee, and after Civ
ing up the professorship in the law department, he
located in Memphis, Tennessee, and commemorative
practice of the law. His brilliant beginning in
that profession was cut short by the thunder of
tillery at Fort Sumpter lie shouldered his musket
and joined n company in Memphis Of which he
was coon elected Captain, His company was at
tached to the 3Sth Tennessee Regiment Col Loon
ey was selected as its commander. At the rcor-
ganization of the Tennessee Army, Col. Carter was
elected Colonel His gallantry on the ever mem
orable fields of Shiloh, Perryvlle Mnrfrcesboro',
and Chcamauga, is well known to Tennessceans,
and more recently, during the retreat from Dalton
his efficiency and gaantry has been noticed and
highly commended by Gems. Cheathdm and Har-
dee.
Col. c. is a man Of indomitabe energy and per
severance, and as brave as Caesar. lie is also
hard student. l will venture to say he remembers
the name of every official who took prominent pnrt
in Napolcons campaigns; the names of the rivers
he crossed, the kind Of bridges used and the plans
of his campaigns. lie is fine engineer, and in
fact he is everything that is required to constitute
the thorough soldier aud elegant gentleman. lie
deserves promotion, and such merit will not be long
in reaching the appointing powers ut Richmond.
The good of the country demands that he occupy
a higher position. His men love him for his cool
ness, bravery, aud sound judgment in an action.
regret very much that l have not yet learned the
names Of all those gallant officers who took an
tive part in the repulso of the vandals to-day.
heard Gen. Cleburn remark a few minutes ago,
that the enemys dead were piled up in heaps, and
were equally as numerous along portion of his
line as they were in Granburry sfront at New Hope
Church
Our loss uuring Tie whole engagement Of Cheat
hams and Cloburn's Divisions to-day, will not ex-
coed fifty killed and wounded We probably did
not lose more than twenty five captured, and those
who were captured were on picket duty, and were
charged upon by the enemys line of battle too sud
denly to make their escape They "paid dearly
for their whistle" to-day ALEXIS.