The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-09

the fight, Cleburnc was struck by a
bullet in the left side Of the face,
driving his teeth from that side Of his
mouth, and wounding him SO severely
as to require his being taken from the
field. Having rallied quickly from
his wound, he joined Hardee on Oc-
tober Z, 'G2, and participated with" his
division ID the battle of Pcrryviiie.
Here his horse was killed under him
by shell and he was slightly wound
cd in the foot, out remounting he re-
mained on the field until the end Of
the battle. On December 13, 1862,
the splendid services of this distin-
guished Officer met with signal rccog-
milton in his promotion to the rank Of
maj jor general.
Following Bragg in his march to-.
wards Nashville, Cleburne now in com
mand Of division Of Hardee's corps,
LED the famous attack OF Rosencran' 8
right at Murfreesboro. This wing Of
the Federal army was carried with q
rush and c shout at the point of the
bsyonet. Here Cleburne, though in
command of division, fought in front
with his troops, leading in person the
attack on an enfilading battery that
was sweeping his men from the field
with frightful destruction. We may
form some idea Of the magnitude aud
ferceness of this sauguinary struggle
when we reflect that there we're up
wards Of eighty thousand men engaged
in it, while the total losses of both
armies exceed twenty. three thousand.
After period of comparative rest
with the armies operating in the West,
Chickamauga, the great battle of the
West, vas fought September 18th,
and Goth, 1868. Cleburne's division
occupied the extreme right or north
ern wing of the Confederate line. In
the early darkness of the evening Of
the first day, Ciaburne attacked and
drove back the Federal left. Pressing
westward he drove the enemy about
mile, capturing artillery, stands of
colors and several hundred prisoners,
and halted only before the hastily
constructed breastworks of Pap"
Thomas where for half an hour, said
Cleburne, the firing was the heaviest
| ever heard, each party aiming at the
flashes of the others powder In
the seuond days fight at Chickamau-
ga, the heroic assaults of Cleburne's
and Walkers and their fellow divi-
sions, upon the northern wing of the
Federal line, caused Thomas to de-
mand help, yielding which, Rosencrans
weakened his center, where Long
street, with McNair and other gallant
lighters broke through and routed the
Federal right. At Missionary Ridge
in command at the tunnel, he defeated
Sherman, canturing flags and hun
dreds of prisoners, but it was not
given &c human valoT OF human skill
to Withstand the on cushing tide of
the vast hordes Of the anamy. Whss..
mortal man could do, was done by
Cleburne, but involved in the general
defeat he was compelled to retire.
After the disastrous result Of the bat
tie Of Chattanooga, Cleburne was
directed to take command " his own,
Walkers and Steven son's divisions
and protect the right wing Of Bragg's
army in retreat. Az the disheartened
troops were retreating to Dalton, Gle
burne received an order at three
o'clock on the morning Of the 9th Of
November 70 take position at Ring
gold Gap and hold back the trium-
plant army long enough to save the
artillery, the wagon trains and the in
valuable stores OF ammunition Of
Bragg's army.
I'm the famous fight that followed,
Hooker's command, fresh from great
victory was repulsed with frightful
slaughter, and the orders of Cleburne
to protect Bragg's retreat were execu-
ted with such consummate valor and
skill as to win the admiration of the
entire army and the thanks Of the
Confederate Congress-, expressed in
the following resolutions:
Resolved. that the thanks Of Con.
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