The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-22
BLOODY CHICKAMAUGA.
STORY or THE GREsT FIGHT BY
ONE WHo MS THERE.
Sho Confcdcratcs Had n Greater Number
of organizations. But the Federal
(hicftain's Numbers Were Greater.

who are not informed, TO know something
OF iis history. After the battle Of Muir
frcosboro. which was fought on Dec.
81. 1862, and Jan. .. 1885, In this depart
mont nothing OF Importance transpired
except "a few raids Tor several months
Among the raids were that OF Col. COL
bum. who went out from Franklin
Tenn. on March .. 1861 on the Columbia
pike. With J. 300 mon, and the whole party
was captured 10y Van Dorm and Forest
al Thompson station. eight miles out.
The next raid was made I'm April. 1865
by Col. Sucight, in North Georgia, and
De. with LOO men. was captured by For
eft with 5ei men, I get these figures from
Col. j. NJ. Crews. of Forests stan, who
was there, ana sals he counted both par
ties. In tune Gen. ROsccrans moved
south from Murfrccshoro by way OF Shcl-
byviiic ana Manchester and on the Man
chester road that stubborn little Ieht
at HoOVcr's Cap took place. Ihe con-
fcdcrate command wus composed or
Battles Twentieth tennessee Regiment,
40 strong. and Caswclis battalion or
Alabama sharp-shOotCrs, lD in an, max
ing "a total of 600 men, under the COM
mand of Brighten. William y. Bate.
The Foaorals had TWO briFadcs. ana
about 20D mon. and So was a fight 20 the
finish 1t was here that She gallant MAJ.
Fred claylrooiz wcpt down. and he
knightly James a.. Thomas. OF our city.
Who was Adiutant OF the regiment, was
almost m0rtally wounded. il was also
here that the brave soldier hoy, Jimmie
Calender. a brother Of our br John II.
Calender. gave up his lie trying 90 hurl
back that great blue wave which they
did for twonty-four hours. History Will
some day write thlt the stuhborncss Of
Con. Bate and his LITTLE command pre-
vented tho two wings of Brage's army
one al ShelhyViile and the other at Tul-
lahoma. from being separated. but suf-
fee 80 90 say that Gen. kOsecrans moved
on AN the same. and arrived at Bridge
port aud stevenson. in North Alabama.
on Aug 9. with four corps or 10000 men.
our position i'm East Tennessee at this
time was that Bragg held Chattanooga
and vicinity with 35.e0 men. Gen. =. b.
Ruckncr was az Knoxville with 500
troops Gen. l. W. Frazier was at CUM
herland Gap with 200. About this time
Gen. Burnside moved from Kentucky and
crossed the mountain west of Cumber-
land Gap with 5000 men. and struck
Frazier in the rear and forced him 10
surrender Then he moved on 10 Knox
VILE. and thanked BucSner out of that
city. Euckner. with his 1000 Confeder-
ates. reiterated 20 Landon and afterwards
Joined Gen. Bragg and took part in tho
great battle Of Chickamauga.
This brings us 10 about the last Of Au-
gust. lS3. when the main body of the
Coufedcratos We're campcd about Tyner's
and Cnicamauga Station. some ten miles
south of Chattanooga and the main body
OF our cavalry was recruiting near Rome
Ga. About the last of August Gen. Rose
Grams crossed the bulk of his army over
the Tennessee River at Carpenters Fer
rs. and moved 10 the left of the Confed-
crates i'm the direction OF Rome and DAT
ton. keeping Lookout Mountain between
him and Bragg. The Confederate Coy
eminent. recognizing the fact that Bragg
was outnumbered. two 10 one, sent Long
street with his corps OF SEQ men 20 Tee
inforce Bragg. They went by rail by
way of Atlanta.
ON the 7th and Sth Of Sept. Our forces
evacuated Chattanooga. and took posi-
ton near Lee and Gordon's mill, on the
Iafayetue HEad. Leaking south from
Chattanooga Gen. IHsecran at once
moved corps into Chattanooga. ON the
9Th ne had a corps in Mills Valley and
one near the Winstead place, and also
OH the gth hv crossed about a.on through
stevens and Coopors Gaps into McLe-
more's Cove. An effort was made by
Gen. Bragg 20 capture that body OF men,
so the divisions Of Stewart and Hindman
We're sent into the cove. For some rca-
proper time and the Fcderais beat a
lasty retreat. Your writer belonged TO
Stewards division. The two divisions
We're at once withdrawn from the cove
in the direction OF Lafayette. and N heel-
er's cavalry were left in the cove. Inc
Confederate corps of Polk and Walker
was then near Lee and Gordon's mills.
The third corps of Fedcrals was then
on its way south from Chattanooga, so
anna ID ID 81
own and Walkers corps. was ordered
10 attack and catch tine enemy In detail,
but This was not the case, as the enemy
withdrew 81 little and concentrated ON
our left our forces on the Nth were
about this way: Bushrod Johnsons Hi-
vision WAS brought up from hlnssold
snd took position ON our extreme right
With the exception of FORESTS cavalry,
south of the Chicamauga RIVER. wal
ker's division formed on his lett near
AloNauder's Bridge. Buckner's next near
BEDFORD Ford. Polk opposite Lee ana
G0rdou's mill. while flu was on our OK
tremc left except Whcelcr's cavalry.
Orders wcre issued TO commengN
orders wore issued 10 commence
crossing from the right at a. IN. OBJ
the 18th. but Walker met with such q
Persistence 49, AieNaHdcrs Bridge that the
whole right column was DELAYED. The
enemy destroyed tho bridge ana walker
was compelled TO find another crossing
so the column was not crossed over un-
IN late n the afternoon on the 18TH.
Gen. Hood. of The Army OF Northern
virginia. crossed on the 18th and took
charge of tho right column ana AFTER
dark Hood. Walker. Bushrod Johnson
and Trigg's divisions were united on
tbe north bank of the Chckamauga.
Early on the morning OF the 18TH LUCK
n.r'S corns avid Chcatham's division or
polk's CORPS crossed over. and our line
- hsttic was formed with Buckners
lot about one mile below Lee and Cor
don's mill.
Early on the morning OF the 18Th For
rests cavalry opened the fvht ana was
n.iur hard pressed when w. ii. i. wal
f.r.s division went 20 his assistance.
The two combined drove back me enc
r.v and captured several batteries hut
Forrest developed such mass or rcd
erals that be- in turn was forced back.
Gen. Chotham. with his gallant division
az Tonncsseaus. were Cffcrcd 20 the sup
uor. ~ Walker and Forrest, but did not
arrive ln time To save the ground that
Walker had gained but the two commands
united made q desperate charge ana re-
took tho Ground Walker had lost THIS
movement 60 right lett an opening be-
tween Cheafhaufs LEFT and Hood rlsht'
and Stewards division Of Ruckncr corps
was thrown into this gap about = o'clock
7 m. and forced the enemy in his front