The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-09-12
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OF battle swept through Kelley field. Taen there
came one OF those mysterious and unexpected
us in the storm but it was merely gathering
force for the climax OF a hurricane that had
ragged in the forest along Chjckamauga creek for
two days II was TO break again and It's
lghtnugs were next TO flash around horseshoe
summit where | standing. ! saw the ad'
vancng Confederate legons sweeping all before
them across the open plain in my front Long
street had driven his brigades through the Union
lines and swept the right wing OF Rosecrans'
army from the field I'm wild disorder. Wheeling
his forces he started for Thomas in command or
the left wing II Thomas could be routed VIC
tory for Confederate arms was assured that
would shake the nation to its foundations. Next
| behald the brave General Brannan raNying the
remnants OF half dozen brigades on Snodgrass
Hin General Thomas was marshalling his shat
tered forces for a resistance that placed his name
high i'm the esteem Of the nation.
Before | could grasp the meaning Of the whir
and the rush OF the regiments, Snodgrass Hin
had been converted into citadel OF defense from
which the thunderbos of iron could Ce hurled
against the advancing foe ! looked again and |
saw Longstreets Confedarates scaling the side
of The Hill with majestic tread Then ! saw a
sheet of flame burst from the Union lines on the
crest of the HILL fun in the faces OF the advancing
Coufcdcratcs. No troops could stand I'm that
storm OF lead They halted dazed and deadened
by The awful carnage Their lines gave way,
another charge saw the flags Of Mississippi,
Alabama and Georgia, South Carolina and Nir-
r'uil and the lone star OF Texas flashing de-
Nance az the foe on the summit of the hill An
other charge into the face Of q deadly yolley and
another retreat TO the foot OF the RIDGE VIII
they never dasist I'm their mad attempt 20 scale
the ridge? Now | saw some OF the Confederate
standards the crest of the HILL and men in
haud-to-hand combat They piled the dead in
the trenches and fought over their bodies. But
again / saw Gord,n Granger and SteedmGn come
90 The relief Of the Union defenders with fresh
troops and the ConradCrltes were hurled, maim.
cd and shattered from the vantage point they
had gained by superhuman effort end undauntcd
courage. The side Of the ridge strewn with
tho dead and wounded bursting shells had iS
uit.d the dry leaves OF The forest and bodies were
sCurched and blackCned by flame and smoke
80 last. as the sun was sinking behind Lookout
Mountain. throwing dark and spectral shadows
across the plain upon which one OF the greatest
rggedes Of modern or ancient warfare had just
been enacted. General Thomas withdrew his
forces under orders from Snodr~ass Hill. leaving
tho bloody field OF Chickam7uga in possession OF
the battered but shouting Confederate lngiOns
after two days OF fighting that has never been
cNCalied On The history Of wars The CCnfeder-
ates were the vict0rs at ChickamauEa hut Rose
Grams end Thomas cot their army to CHATTANOOGA
iu s1fcty a fact that has seemed to make honors
even
Wha, followed the carnage NJ Suoderass Hin
IS history General Bragg hos''ated. he taltercd.
hc lost. Every commander OK a division under
him ON that fatefu' field expected 20 hear every
minute an order 20 follow Thomas and cNnch the
victory: hut the order never came. Thomas
reached Chattanoogl In safety and after
succeeded Rosecrans tn command The Ions
siege Of Chattanooga followed with which read
crs OF war history are familiar
Chickamauga was the bloodest twodays bat.
tie OF history. The forces were about equal In
numbers. Much controversy has from time 10
time arisen over Chickamauga statistics. but from
the best obtainable information the total strength
OF each army was q little 20 the rise OF so 600
men. making the number actually engaged some
thing more than 100000 The casualties were
a bout as follows
Confede -a'a: Killed 226S: wounded 1888.
missing / oo1: aggregate. l6 91t.
Union. Killed. 1885: wounded. e.74s: missing
477i: aggregate. 1919.
These deadly figures show that the aggregate
slaughter at Chickamauga $3.50. includiug
dead wounded and missing In both armies