| Show correspondence of 0 the new york world BATTLE OF bf chickamauga I 1 X I 1 farll particulars or THE conflicts OF AND SUNDAY THE AND or OF cincinnati september 25 MASSING or OF rne THE TWO TITO ARMIES la in the course of the letb already unmistakable signs indicated that the enemy had bad discovered the weak points of our position and nd were massing their forces in front of our left center and left for the manifest purpose ot of crushing those parti parts olour of our lines or gettin getting r between them and Chatta chattanooga noo a A corres movement by th tb left flank was then made by the whole army further down the west chickamauga so that on friday morning im our extreme left rested at gordons mill at t the crossing of the chickamauga by the lafayette pike about twelve miles southwest of chattanooga on bite morning of the friday a portion of the expected reinforcements consisting of two brigades or the reserve corps respectively commanded by colonell Col coi onelo mccook and AItt mitchel chelk chelP made their appearance near chattanooga and were immediately ordered to make a aa ce toward ringgold and develop the intentions in gentl ns of th tha enemy from that quarter they came upon the advance of Loog lone Long streets corps I 1 it back for some bisti distance ce c dook took a number of prisoners from it and uny fully buhy eg es the anticipated concentration of the enemy in trot tro ra it t of our out left all day friday the cavalry copenh co venh our front with diffie different rent bodis of the enemy sei ssi issuing get ino ing I 1 from the vatious various gaps gapa of the pigeon ta mountains oun and advancing upon unon iud kud and ind again retiring from our line no serl seri senois benois ois collisi collision orr however occurred it was evident the rebel generals meant to create a false impression as to the points of our line against which they proposed to strike a blow with concentrated power but general was not deceived the reports from the front all tended 0 confirm his hia previous impression hat that in an onet in overwhelming numbers n 1 I tubera tubers was contemplated upon our left loft flank and that it had bad to be met by a still further shifting line toward chattanooga accordingly I 1 on friday night the divisions ot of bradnan Br bra ainan man and baird formerly commanded comm anaed by generale generals rousseau and reynolds of thomass corps together with john onya ona of Mc Coaka corps moved from the center to the left of Critt endens corps they wera were in their hew heir position at daybreak the t 0 other othen divisions of mccooks corps daviss jya JOa and Sheri dans were to more move into the position abandoned by thomass corps but had not time ta assume it fully before the commencement of the action on the next moral rooming ngn on ohi the morning of saturday our line then appeared aa as follows on the extreme left bran an next baird and reynolds johnson vi reserve in the center palmer on the rl riat ht of reynolds and van cleve on his left this line lne aa as already stated stater was to be completed by davisa and Sheri dans divisions faced a little east of mouths south the scene of all the movements on the 1 and was ucla mores morea cave previously described as the va faey I 1 y formed by the missionary and pigeon mountains fountains the valley is washed for or its ita greater part by the tee west chickamauga and traver traversed sect by two roads one brading from rossville Ross vilie and the other from chattanooga to fib lafayette the two roads run about two miles apart and west of the chickamauga where the battle of saturday fou fought ht the section rf ef the valley bordered by the two roads is almost a plain covered with woods wooda which rendered the neld field unfavorable for the effective use of artillery the line proper as given above tested rested nearly at the base of the missionary mountains momme borne distance dia dla tance in advance of its ita right go got dous dons dan dah s mills tha the point of intersection of the she road from Chatta chattanooga a to lafayette and the chickamauga hIcka mauga afore aforementioned mentioned was still held on saturday morning by bv woods division of Critt endens corps supported by Neg leys leya and Thoma thomass thomaas their position was a strong one I 1 betat but hut at an angle with the line proper appeared ared like a dangerous in n ot of the ra eiter latter and was waa proved such by subs subsequent events etwas it was waa meant to secure our right a aalst 1 arnst turning maneuvers but of cod gad god judgment entertained the belief that both greater compactness from closer contraction and perfect security of the right might have loen laen t obtained by posting the later on the eastern pastern abutments of missionary ridge the bri brigades ades of mccook and mitchell mitchail Ml of the re saria sar ve corps were ordered back to rossville 0 fi fuday iday afternoon for the protection of our oar communication with chattanooga and bence were not to participate in the struggle op 0 saturday the night had been frosty and re troops not being permitted to kindle bivouac fures urea the discomfort they experienced gether together fir wiletha wilh the tha fatigue from marching ma and w ot at of or sleep put them thera in a physical condition ton by PO vo means aa as vigorous aalt asit should have I 1 beit sen for the severe work before them fortunately f tuna funa tely the san can rose bear cear and with within ita its cheering rays raya did much to revive the spirits of the army OF saturday the early forenoon passed pissed away forewarning ct the approaching co conflict I 1 inflict but before it that had been beir tir browing brewing twing all the tle morning ida lda tha the rebel bluie burst forth in A the expected direction long in aus a acs rf nf rebel wa up ubon I 1 a qa thi it first came second brigade colonel croxton croxtan c and boon soon forced it back despite its iti determined deter inin I 1 I 1 resistance the two other brigades of the division at once came to its ass asi assistance istance and succeeded in checking the ess ebs of the rebels and driving them back but their column being in turn strongly reinforced they ad van ed again with wild yells jells so powerful was abia assault that they pushed brannan back to and beyond his position in the line and thus uncovered the jear 0 bairds bairas division It makins making prompt their advantage bey they hey changed their course to the left and speedily enveloped scribners ant ani kings brigades the latter of regulars they were almot surrounded but managed to disen tangle themselves after fearful tearful loss lose the crushing rebel m issis next canh cann upon johnsona johnsons division divi aion sion and royed rol ed t upon R reynolds y which also became speedily involve d in the tha desperate struggle the stubborn re st sl tance of these divisions however and the sweeping fire f some batteries post posed ed under the personal supervision of general rosecrans arrested arr ari ested at last their sweeping d vance the divisions of brannan and baird having been rallied ra lliel general thomas ordered a een ken eral advance of the ngat and soon the tid of battle WAS decad adly turi tuned ed in our favor with cheers our ilde line M advanced halting only at times timas to shatter the enemy with several kirpes the lattery katr ring line stopped ani adi add and tried to retain cretai their hamd ground but steadily dily they were driven from position pasion to position ion lon and by 4 all aft rhe the around lost was waa nearly recovered several batteries belonging bela belp nging to genera generas 8 bairds bairas and Brannan brannann 9 4 whist horsem bad baa weep beep killed killpa and supports were swept away were re taken ands and everal averal hundred buvard A prisoners captured the ghe enemy left alii alil their ther dead an I 1 nearly all ail their wounded or on the th field there were at least of the former toe TOP rebel troops fri cri enraging engaging thomas belonged belong eJ to buck ners nera and Long streWs at the time the gl was wag turning in our favor on the left braggs bragga army pro proper peri POTI cona suna stint at 0 the and liui formerly II ardees moved ti t almost die rie determined termine and w wall gil all executed attack u upon palmers halmers pal mers meis and van cleves cloves divisions in tte tia the center its object was obviously to rei rel pre ere the defeated rebel right palmer and van cleve soon found fould themselves overpowered and ther divisions breaking their comp complete tete rout rou was imminent when davia davis ls division came to their support on van panr cleves cloves right the timely timily rein reir J at first b had bad ad the effect of check ch e c k ing the enemy and restoring our unel oui out the rebel atta attack ck wi was speedily renewed with greater numbers and the center acain ae ain aln corn coin plea pesi piea to yield davis was forced to the I 1 right and van cleve to the left and ad the enemy advanced through the opening made in our line threatening to ts take the center and right ly by their flanks as they bad done on the left at this critical juncture division appeared and was at anc once thrown upon the enemy it stood its ground gallantly for a while but hut becoming soon exposed to a dei tive flank fire was also com compelled pOled to fall back fortunately the divisions of generals wooi wool and andt negley that llad been easily withdrawn crom from rom gor goi gordons mills when the rebel attack on the left threatened to be successful i now camme carne to the rescue after a brief contest the rebels boino themselves at last i mat matched ca ed and comm commenced giving away in their turns turn reynolds having also been sent to the assistance of tho the th center after the repulse of the rebel rehei right an advance was ordered and the original poil position tion regained regain ed about sunset t r I 1 about dark the ebely made another demonstration with a heavy V artillery and musketry fire upon the center cener but eti eli elci elti elting ting a lively response they soon eoon goon abandoned thi last lait effort of at the day thus end edthe b battle atle of the 19 h it bad been a defensive one ane on our i part and although we lost no round ground and probably le lea leb men ana and material than uie the enemy enen enec ny its result it could hardly handy be clamed alamed asa triumph of union arms no substantial ad vantage had been wo won n and a large portion of the army wail wab was bally badly shattered that the J enemy with his numerical superior superiority it would be able to G again bat je on tie tle t ie follow following ing inq I 1 day cout I 1 well te ie I t e supposed general rose crans anticipated a renewal of the struggle and prepared egr ir it CHANGE or paring daring the night the of our forces was changed the tine une wa hamade made to rest rist along a crossroad cross road running northeast north east and south bouth southwest west and connecting the rossville and T 1 i f fayette fayetta a yete roads by this deposition our extreme e I 1 right was made to re ton missionary nary ridge the new line was a mile horter shorter than wan that oe of the dav day before the different divisions were bisp bied hied 6 sed inthis in thib this order from right to left one brigade of Neg leys johni 1 sois Baird bairds Bair dair ds ls palmers halmers Pal pai mers merb reynolds two bri badts of neri nerl eys ays wood Sheri dans and davisa daviss Davi aa brannann Bran nans and van cleves formed the reserve regene the mounted brigades of wilder and anu ana minty covered tho tha right 11 flank ank sunday morning broke upon the hostile armies aa as fair is as thai that of the prece proceeding edlo edio day contrary to the universal expectation on our side ide the enemy again agaibi allowed the early hours so well suited to offensive on ensue maneuvers to pass away undisturbed by the sounds of or batile battle the adaptation of their plan of attack to our new line doubtless necessitated this about 9 a few shots were be biard ard ara at various points of our front but it was ivas only at a little before ten that the report 1 of r chole bhole hole Y volleys ehl announced hottner the he lion ilon 0 of f tho the ahr ihn good thi The alrin firing tha aaa uha luid begun upon me tile leftak guize the tha fiercest character the enemy repeated the tactics t of the previous u a daf dai da by throb throw ing themselves first upon our extreme forat d by general Beattys brigade of Neg leys division I 1 stood the on onset pet set for some somi time but finally retired i desiring to unite the two portions of general neg eyb coin and general rosecrans ordered ortle red general woods division to take the position ron lon ion ot of be two brigades stationed further to the iri irl right te T e rebe a perceiving the withdrawal oi of neila ngi and believing it to be aue age ate to treat in iri good earnst quickly also moved upon the center and the action speedily became general finding themselves unable to make an impre on wod the enemy at the lapse ol 01 an hour or so seemed to concen their main roani strength upon the cem cew r now i ap acain ain om maet mael by tb mas i D ring be he ight our troops had bad hade bade c instructed a lonz ion lon i he ibe imp hrip barrier barriers of or logs logo and fence rails and thus comparatively phel bettered tired they kept ac a c manuo a murderous musketry fire upon th enemy our artillery was planted upon higher grond ground n the rear and fired over the in antry autry destructive as our fire axom small arms and cannon was it did not stay the adv rice nce of the rebels at times tb v staggered redl but only to rally and push toward our line with frantic yells long streets a ad d corps both came rolling steadily on in co coi dumns bv ba tail taji na our oat center weak bcd to we the extent ot of almost one third was not strong enough or in J n this urd uie unequal quill contest C oser and closer a ap preached ih sh hostile and aad at lasts forced brandana Bran nana division to yield its Is position i meantime Mm antime as general reynolds re not nol ads was severed presed pressed general wood wab waa ordera to maich march instantly by the left fl aik ilk para brannan ad aid go to his relief davis davia aia sheridan She ridin nidin were trl shift over to the le laft left fladd and thus thua close up tip the line As the occasion was arg nt at general wood drew in his skirmishers with considerable ualle balte and the rebe tebe a cpr pt the second time mistaking a withdrawal for aj a dlight flight pressed forward like a torrent and poured musketry kr I 1 canister and grap int into the i flank of at t the difiori diZ division Iori movin moving g upon the double quick the men endeavored lor a t m moc roc to keep their files in order but as a the th pIt pitiless Liess storm of lead and iron continued 0 a b hurled buried against them the regiments began to spread out line a fan wider and arid wider until finally they were s ere torn to flin flinders ders dera this u was as es ally aily the case with the brigade commanded by gy colonel buell Parker parkers lq brigade alone p passed aes ed on to its destination comparatively comparative ly intact th battle now extended upon its ita it most critical phase the break breaks temporarily caused bythe shifting of divisions divi ions lons from one point of the line kne to another wele were sa so promptly perceived and turned to advantage by the enemy that they proved fatal and cost the loss as of the day daviss davisa davison di vison coming up to talce position on bo he extreme left was taken with great suddenness and fury by the left dank hank and pushed to the the right in ln utter i disorder simultaneously the weak remnants of van Clevea and halmers palmers Pal mers divisions exposed by the withdrawal of daviss davisa were att 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