The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-13

was shown in the countenances and speech
OF comrades as they hastily packed their
knapsacks, drank their coffee, examined
their instruments OF slaughter. exchanged
short greetings and delivered messages to
be transmitted to friends and loved ones at
home II death overlook them in the i'm
pending conflict
Defeat of the Union Forces.
Thus prepared. they promptly responded
10 the cal Of duty and danger Early the
enemy attempted 10 turn our left and was
only fo.led by most stubborn efforts and
heavy loss to both sides. Later the right
was assailed with terrific force. and in
spite OF It's courageous and obstinate re-
sistance, was completely turned and driven
from the field. This disaster to the RICH.
lost the battle. Here the last fond hone 0f
victory vanished from the mind Of tho
commander, and he turned his army over
TO Thomas with orders 70 hold the enemy
IN check until night - possible and then
Withdraw under the cover Of darkness
Wiie the commander proceeded 10 Chatta-
hooRa 70 pat the city in a state Of defense
Flushed with their victory on the rieh+
the enemy massed their entire force In me
afternoon AGAINST tho center md Iaf+
From 3 O'Clock until dark the bart,e RACED
with terrific fury. Charges and counter
charges. assaults and repulses. death ana
wounds were the horrible spectacles Of
IF the enemy had broken our center mr.
turned our left u would have brough.
ruin % orr army and left the enemy free
70 return again 10 the Ohio river "a II
mad done the wear before Every ma,
from the comma ndlng general 10 the reqr
rank private. seemed 70 realize the abso-
lutte inr- 1rt rra IF holding the ener,,,
hay until a retreat could safely be r,1ade
and fought with purpose in view. Tha9;s
TO tho match1eTs cottrac &c. INSPIRING rsres
euce and tactical geu.tis IF Thomas aH4oa
by the loysl devotion snd noble darfns. ~
or his small and rapidly icqeanlnr aro,v
sunday night found our surviving forAes
a3.e 70 w.thdraw n good order - Ross
Vile and sfif he fn condition to cbsc1r -, q
advance % tho enemy heve ID that mint
Nv comrades and friends. am n,t
Eifted with language that would enable ms
70 picture battle. cannot portray scen. u
OF hlocd and strife. tt ese comrades hero
nave ofen on similar fields ard some az
them stood with Thomas on h,o7e-ataina4
Horseshoe ridge, right in the thick 81 sur-
DAYS carnage. and they know how frnD7.
tent arc words 10 imrart A conccutiou r.
the magnitude of a conflict where conteYs1-
ing armies meet IN a death eranpiAs for
mastery The hattle Of Chfckav7al1r- was
decisive OF nothing and vas useful only as
IL seftied the lonr-n09ted question cf the
relative courage and p-owess Of the ron
tending armies and proved that Meth
coud su6er in this respect ny comparis1n
WIN the other. Il was like Greek meeting
Greek
T have sDoken 10 you only Of the Chicks
amauga % var. Last week the same his
tnric grounds we're Transformed fnt,
CnicSamauga Of peace whore. in Mace ~
pl0od and hate and strife were tears ana
love and concord: when those who vnra
once the nations foes and followed the .,r.
tunes u A bad cause and hostile far o,era
the most ardent 70 welcome those vno
th'rty-two years before. marched 10 The
uslis.c ~ the U1ion. under me flag ~ tbe
noble free and where. together thsv unttc4
N soiemnlv defeating % the sp,rit ana
memory u American vaIor lovartv ap6
patriotism, The entire field Of battle mon
which inst thtrty-two years before these
qualities were 50 siguslly illustrated