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leaders of the third party dislike the To-
cal option plan, which is successfully re-
claiming the land from rum. The polit-
ical Prohibitionists can not point to
single accomplished thing favoring pro-
hibition which their party has ever done
Of itself 1t is a humbug.
Our correspondent then goes on to ask
the following questions, to which he re-
quests replies:
: First-Which are the workingmen of
America suffering most from to-day-an
inefficient protective tariff, or from the
mss OF intoxicants, which prohibitory
law throughout the country would RENEE
dys II backed up by strong partyY
eecond-If American industry, or
Anerican prosperity. is suffering more
1Tom the liquor traffic than from any
other cause, how is it possible to avoid
the conclusion that to legally remove the
pisoed bsfors the peopief I 70
Third Why don't the grand old Re.
Rubiicar party. come out boldly and
j 1lnply follow their honest convictions,
md endorse political prohibition?
The fFst Of these questions shows that
ehr correspondent does not clearly un-
1eFstand the tariff situation. The tariff
ean not be called 'inefficient." It il
{ eotsctiye n 1t stands. But Cleveland
~ The Democratic party are endeavor.
I ~ - destroy it protective features
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only part of Longstreet's corps present at
the fight of Sept. 10. The rest had not yet
arrived The Federal line extended from
Crawtsh Spring on the south to kelly's
farm on the north, a distance of five miles.
Bragg's order contemplated first the cross
ing to the west bank of the Chicka-
manga in the order named, then a gen
eral movement from the Confederate right
toward Lee e Gordon's mill, on the left
and a vigorous attack on the Federal
line as the move was executed from right to
left
1t will be seen that the attack of Gen.
Thomas on the Confederate right before
Bragg's army was ready, on the morning of
Sept. 10, changed this plan of battle.
1t was Forests cavalry that Gen. Thomas
troops met and attacked on the road to Reeds
bridge early Sept. 10 The attacking Union
force was Brig. Gen. John r. Croxtons
brigade.
Behind Forests cavalry were two brigades
of Confederate infantry. Croxton drove the
cavalry back upon the infantry. These brig
AIDES, Ector's and Wilson's, in turn advanced
and drove Croxton back upon Baird and
Brannan. Then the Confederates were
beaten back like a receding wave again by
Baird and Brannan.
There were, however, many more Confed-
crates than one brigade across on the west
bank of the Chickamauga in the vicinity of
the Reeds bridge road. Gen. Baird, after
driving back Ector and Wilson, paused
briefly to rearrange his line AT this mo-
ment Liddell's whole Confederate division,
1900 strong struck him.
The Union troops receded again, "as a
wave beaten back from the shore" When
the Union wave receded, it left stranded on
the place where it had been LOOMS battery
and Bush's Indiana battery. These We're
quickly taken possession of by the victorious
columns of Liddell.
Bards broken lines were melting away in
confusion Liddell's Confederates fastened
jubilantly after them, when suddenly the
pursuers found themselves confronted by a
long, grim wall of blue and steel.
Baird had managed to reform his division
on the right. In addition, one of McCooks
divisions from Crawiish Spring had arrived
in the nick of time.
Only for this arrival It would have been
hard for Thomas to save his left on the fore
noon of Sept. 49, Gen. Rosecrans himself,
apprehensive for Thomas, had ordered Nc
Cook to send johnson to his assistance The
distance was five miles, and johnson arrived
only just in time.
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BATTLE OF SEPT. 20.

As the light dawned Sept. 20, the atmos-
phere was murky and full of vapor, like
London in fog At daybreak Gen. Rose
Grams in person rode all along his line with
his chief of staff Gen. James A. Garfield,
and other aides
Gen. Rosecrans made some changes in his
line, bidding McCook make the right shorter
and more compact. He found the same fault
with McCook's alignment of the right wing
that he had done at Stone river; the line was
too long and thin The commander-in
directed Crittenden, on the contrary, to
spread his divisions out more and farther to
the left.
The Union troops were very carefully
posted, SO as to cover both the approaches to
Chattanooga, over the Rossvlle and the Dry
Valley roads. The two roads came together
at RosSville.
The commander felt sure that the attack
would be made on the Union left. He there
fore sent orders to Negley to move up to Gen.
Thomas. At the same time McCook was to
close of the gap left by Negley.
Then Rosecrans moved Off to the left, where
he believed the battle would begin. Re-
turning once more to the right, he found that
his orders to McCook and Negley had not
been obeyed.
RoSecrans repeated the orders peremptor-
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ON THE UNION LEFT.

The heavy battle of the day began about
9:30. Breckenridge and Cleburne made a
tremendous assault on the Union left. Neg
ley had only just arrives there. Beatty's
brigade of his division was struck heavily by
Breckenridge and driven back. There were
no breastworks in front of the Union limo
hero.
With Baird's division of the Union line
began the breastworks. On the right of Baird
was Johnson's division of McCooks corps.
To the right of johnson was Gen. John NJ
Palmers division of Crittenden's corps.
Breckenridge had suggested TO his COM
mander, d. II. Hill, the attack on the ex-
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Gen. Thomas organized the three fresh di-
visions at once, Reynolds on the right, Pal
mer in the center and johnson on the left.
They attacked Cheatham's flank. Brannan's
division, still in fighting trim, came against
Cheatham on the 'front.' The Confederates
fell bac, in confusion.
But now great clouds Of Confederates APP
peared on the west bank OF the Chckamauga.
There seemed no end to them. Behind
Cheatham was A. z. Stewards division from
Buckner's CORPS. 1t contained $500 men.
AS Thomas pursued Cheatham's flying col
umns, Stewart attacked Palmer so vigorously
that he was forced back.
Van Cleve's division came to the support Of
Palmer who formed Thomas center in the
column organized to pursue Cheatham.
Behind the Confederate division of A. P.
Stewart were two more, those of Hood and
Bushrod johnson. They followed up the at
tack Of Stewart strongly, driving back both
Palmer and Van Clevo.
1t was now near o'clock in the afternoon.
The roar of battle was growing more and
more terrific. The Union troops, listening
anxiously down at Crawfish Spring, knew by
the veering of the sound gradually to the
westward that Thomas men were being
driven. The divisions of Wood Davis,
Sheridan, and finally Negley, were sent one
after another TO the scene of action. Van
Cleves Union division was hurled back;
next Reynolds; next Davis was driven.
Wood came with his division in time to stay
briefly the victorious Confederate tide, when
he too was about to succumb
But Gen. Phil Sheridan's division came on
just in time to save Woods division and the
day. Half past brought Negley's division.
1t went into the fight on the hard pressed
center and hurled into the Confederates vol
leys of shot that they could not withstand
They retreated, and Negley pursued them
till night.
d. II. Hill, on the extreme Confederate
left, ordered an attack during the day of the
10Th at Glass mill, not far from Lee 81 Cor
dons mill. One of Breckinridge's brigades
was crossed over the Chickamauga and made
an attack on Negley's division that had been
left at Crawfsh Spring. But Negley's divi-
sion was hurrying to the Federal left to the
aid of the hard pressed forces there.
d. H. Hill believes that at this moment it
would have been an admirable piece of tao
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! ground for six hours against the repeated
assaults of the whole Confederate army.
Garfield reached Thomas, and was greeted
warmly. The glorious soldier told him he
had seven divisions and a number of detach-
ments intact, and was confident he could still
hold his ground against any number of as
sauts There were with him 5000 troops.
Garfield hastily dispatched the good news to
the chief.
AT RoSsville Rosecrans had parted from
Garfield The aide went to find Thomas, tho
commander rode hastily to Chattanooga, to
prepare a refuge for the remnants of his
broken army if the defeat was total, or to
forward ammunition and supplies il Thomas
was still intact.
McCook and Crittenden eScaVing from the
wreck, soon after joined him. While they
sat dejectedly together, dispatch was
handed to Rosecrans. 1t was the one Gar
field sent from the Union left Rosecrans
read it hastily. "Thank Cod he exclaimed,
'the day isn't lost yet" "Gentlemen," he
said to McCook and Crittenden, this is no
place for you. Go at once toyour commands
at the front"
The dispatch infused new life into him.
He ordered Wagner to take his brigade, stop
the flying stragglers from the front and re-
organize them. He at once sent supplies to
meet the army at Rossville
Thomas fought till night, then withdrew
his army to Rossville AT the most critical
period of the afternoon Gen, Gordon Gran
ger brought his reserve force on the field
from Rossville to the aid Of Thomas and
saved the day, His advance brigade was
led by Gen. j. B. S,-,lman. Gen. Steed.
man tool; a regimental color in his own
hands and led a victorious charge against
Longstreet and took possession Of a pc 'lous
gap in the Union line, AT dark tho CoufeI-
crates gave up the fEhC and left the field.
Their last attack was repulsed with Ghe
naked bayonet.
In his report Rosccrrus makes esHccial
mention Of the Sal'0nuy of the cavalry
under Minty, Mitchell and wilder.
In the two days battle OF Chlckamaugo
Rosecrans lost over 5000 men, Bragg 1900
The Union army was all gathered in Chat
tanooga by Sept. %. The success Of Bragg
at Chickamauga is classed I'm war history as
"barren victory"
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Tbs center corps of the Union army
changed position for the time Gen. Thomas
late in the afternoon and during the night
of Sept. IS marched his corps, except Neg
ley's division, to the north to protect the
road to Rossville. Ncgley's division was left
behind TO guard the ford of the ChcBamauga,
near Crawlish spring
Gen. Thomas and his soldiers marched oil
nilht long. The road from Chickamauga
creek TO Rossville cut the northward road,
over which Gen. Thomas marched, at Kelly's
farm, hence to become historic.
AT Kelly's farm Gen. Thomas weary di-
visions halted Thomas posted Baird's di
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night and the close of the days battle camc
together.
Heroic and thrilling incidents there were
at Chickamauga in plenty. Capt }. w.
Miller, now literary editor of The Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette, has recently written q
"Reminiscences of Sheridan in that days fight.
81 saw Sheridan lead one of his brigades
u.aibold'9 under fire across cleared field
and place it exactly where he wanted it. He
cam0 galloping back on his famous black
horse Il never saw him on any other with hat
Off, sword flashing and face glowing with
the magnificent passion of the battlefield.
He passed me, then turned in his strrups,
and said: We're driving them, d-m them
In two or three minutes he came in view
again with another brigade.
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the relief to come to take his place in the
line. The commander-in-chief himself dis
patched Neglcy then at once.
But long ere this the battle had begun.
During the night of Sept, 10 Gen, Thomas,
always mindful of the safety Of his troops,
had ordered ride breastworls thrown up in
front of his line Some were breast high,
and behind them lay the four divisions who
were to bear tho brunt of that days battle
They were Baird's, Johnson's, Palmer's and
Reynolds. Because of these very breast
works the attack ON the right of Thomas
divisions was unsuccessful. But to his left,
where Baird was, his line did not extend to
Re DIS bridge Baird appraised him of this
on the night of the l9th, and Thomas at
once asked that Negley he sent to him to
secure his left aanb from assault The order
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The famous battle takes its name from a
creek or small river that flows north through
the valley between Mission Ridge and Pigeon
mountains. and empties into the Tennessee
four miles above Chattanooga.
With Bragg, Sept. Is, were four corps:
Those of Buckner, Polk, Walker and d. H.
Hill. D. II. Hill had been sent from Rich
mond to take command of Hardees corps.
By the arrival of Longstreet from Lees
army Bragg had five corps.
In the fight of Sept. 20, Confederate autho-
rites put the Union force at nearly 4G. OJO. and
the Confederate mt 40 600 Federal Goures
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BISHOP POLK.

recting Hill to begin the attack. A messen-
ger had been sent to Hill in the night with an
order to attack at daylight, but it failed to
reach him.
Hill was forming his line when, at s
o'clock, Gen. Bragg rode up to him and de-
manded why he had not made the attack at
dawn as commanded. Hill replied that he
had not heard anything about it. Bragg
said angrily: 81 found Polk after sunrise
sitting down reading newspaper at Alex
ander's bridge, two miles from the line of
battle, when he ought to have been fighting"
This is denied by Folks son.
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OhN' n ' AN Cl4hN x,.n- e., l., l., l;,,1 49,.
the right of Thomas, his own right covering
headquarters at Widow Glenn's house. Crit
tendon was ordered to have two divisions in
reserve jus, back of the junction of McCook
and Thomas, so as to support either in case
of need.
Immediately after dark the order was
given for the Union troops to go into posi-
ton The divisions were formed in line lust
MS they came, without reference to the corps
to which they belonged
Longstreet reached Bragg from the east
at II p. IN. Hoods division of his corps had
arrived before and had taken part in the
battle that day That night Bragg, in mill
tary parlance, Changed his organization
i'll face of the enemy" as commanders
are warned not to do. Bragg divided his
army into two wings, the right under Polk,
the left under Longstreet. To Polk were
assigned the forces of Hill, Walker and
Cheatham, with Forests cavalry. With
Longstreet were to be the commands of
Buckner, Hood and Hindman, and Wheelers
cavalry.
Longstreet and Polk were with Bragg on
the night of the 10th. He gave to them his
wing commanders orders to attack the
Union lines at daylight But D. II. Hill
says that no proper preparation was made for
such an attack The troops We're not
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to the extreme Confederate right to oppose
Thomas. Clebulne had six miles to traverse,
over road choked with army baggage. 1t
was sunset when he gained the place to
which he had been assigned Here he at
tackled Brannan's division so vigorously that
he captured guns, 2 flags and 800 prisoners.
At the time of Cleburne's attack with the
fresh division from Hills corps Gen. Thomas
was in the act of reforming his divisions to
give them a better position for the battle of
the morrow, which he saw to be inevitable.
Baird's division was placed on the extreme
left, johnson next to Baird and Palmer next
to johnson on the right. To the right of
Palmer the division of Gen. Joseph j.
Reynolds. There were two Gen. Reynolds
in the army of the north during the war.
Brig. Gen. John f. was killed at Gettysburg
July /, 1863. Brig. Gen. Joseph j., of the
Army of the Cumberland, was a division
commander at the battle of Chickamauga.)
In Gen. Thomas new arrangement of his
division Brannan was assigned as a reserve
to the rear and right of Reynolds division
Gen. Cheatham was on the Confederate Gle
burne's left in the fresh attack on Thomas
late in the afternoon. The fighting on the
left of the attacking column, Cheathams
division, was desperate for a time during
this attack. A brave and popular Confeder-
ate officer, Brig. Gen. Preston Smith, was
killed.
At one time during the afternoon portion
of Bragg's army actually crossed the Ross
vile road and obtained possession of it.
Gen Van Cleve held the center of the Union
/ force engaged in the fight Of the morning
after. At 5 o'clock Van Cleves ranks were
broken by the terrible Confederate fire, and
fell back pell nell Gen. w. B. Hazens
brigade lay along the Rossville road.
Snow Van Glove Is in for it," exclaimed
Hazen. He sprang upon his horse and
quickly formed his regiments in the
rear Of Van Cleye to support his stapper-
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-MNat.l

Yet again in this day of varying fortunes
the tables were turned aud pursuer became
the pursued Gen. Liddell's Confederates
turned and retreated before tho attack Of
Jobnsons freshly arrived division. The re-
treating columns lost heavily in killed
wounded and captured, and were forced to
Leave behind ali the Union guns they had cap
tured.
just after Liddell was driven from the
field about II o'clock a. IN. Gen bragg or
dered Cheatham's division, 1000 strong, 10
go to his relief But Cheatham was too late
AS Llddell fled Gen. Thomas quickly organ
lied pursuing column. Two more fresh d.
visions had just arrived to assist Thomas
Crittenden, at Crawfsh Spring, had taken
the responsibility Of sending Palmer's divi
sion to Thomas. Reynolds division Of
Thomas own corps reached the ground about
the same time with Palmer.
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mond. This Rosecrans became aware of
Sept. 16, and his anxiety was greatly in
creased.
Once more Bragg prepared to attack the
Union army. His preparations occupied
from Sept. Is to II. He ordered his generals
to concentrate along the east banks of the
Chickamauga. The Union army was by
Sept Is concentrated on the west side
The vital point to both armies was now the
road from Lafayette to Chattanooga. This
road passes through gap in Mission Ridge
at Rossville. Whichever, therefore, could
secure this gap at Rossville was sure of Chat
tanooga. AT this time there was at Chatta-
nooga only one brigade of Union troops,
Wagner's, and at Lee g. Gordon's mills,
where the road to Chattanooga touches
Chickamauga creek, there was for several
days only one division of Union troops.
Woods An attack from Bragg any time
from Sept. 10 to IS, on the LAFAYETTE and
Chattanooga road, would have secured it to
the Confederates. But Bragg was waiting
for re-ealorcements. Vixen, at length, lie
was ready to attack Rosecrans had his three
corps within supporting distance
As the Union army lay, Sept, IS, it faced
Ohicbamauga creek to the eastward A
stream called Crawfsh spring flows into the
west sse of the ChickamauGa, a short dis
lance southwest Of Lee az Gordon's mill.
Around and north of CrawGsh spring the
Unios array was grsup'd in regular order,
Bept, IS, NcCook Oil the rtgAt, Thomas in the
center, aad CribSenSea ca the left. This po-
dssn on the 18th must ts remembered in or
der 10 ses the situation Of the l0th, the first
badae day, ciaasy ia the mind. Wilder's
mounted infantry and Ainty's cavalry were
guarding the Union lst5 to the northward.
All day at intervals during the 18th, word
came to Rosecrans that the Confederates
were massing more and more strongly upon
his left.
He must save Chattanooga at all risk.
Fart OF the Union army must speed north
ward with all haste to guard the road lead
ing from Chickamauga creek to Rossville.
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manga beautiful monument marGs his
grave in Spring Grove cemetery, Cmcm-
natl.
1t was impossible for the few brirades with
McCook to stay the tide of battle. They
were overpowered and captured
AT the moment when the gap was made
several of Rosecrans divisions wore chang
ing position and were in transit to Thomas
on the left They were taken at diSad-
vantage and utterly routed Davis division
was thus beaten.
Sheridans division was the last on the
Union right. When the Corfederates
struck their blow two of Sheridans brigades
were in the act of marching to the left to aid
Thomas. They encountered the advancing
enemy and cndcavored to check them, but in
vain. They were repulsed, and fell back on
the Dry Valley road. There they reformed,
and had second unsuccessful fight Then
they retreated westward, and by a circuitous
route reached Rossvlle. Thence they adj
vanced to the aid of Thomas
To sum up Davis and Sheridan's whole
divisions had been driven from the field.
Part of the divisions of Wood, Van Cleve
and Brannan had been defeated and thrown
into confusion. The brigades from these di-
visions that escaped were those that had
gone to join Thomas.
The Confederates captured over 1000 pris-
oners 40 guns and vast quantities of army
supplies.
There was now left of the Union army
Thomas, the Rock of Chckamauga. With
him were the divisions of Baird, johnson,
Palmer and Reynolds Wood and Brannan
had formed anew in line from east to west.
Two brigades of Negley's and one Of Van
Cleve's were with them. The corps of Nc
Cook and Crittenden had been beaten.
What had become of Thomas. was tho