| Show THE BATTLE OF chickamauga As ome some folks will doubtless atless like ilke thread to of 0 the 9 glory lory of the battle field field we publish in ON this issue a hastily written sketch from a new Y york 0 rk paper ot of the recent battle bei bet between besix i bragg and anti rosecrans Rose crang crans late southern papers claim the battle of chickamauga as the greatest battle and grei greatest test victory of the war since the famous bull run in favor tavor of 0 the south the richmond sentinel of the says that the following official dispatch was received at atthe attha tha the war department near chattanooga thursday sep 24 the report from gen hood nood last night was favor tavor favorable lible our prisoners will reach leach of 0 whom 2000 are wounded we have stand of colors and guidoes gui dons thirty six pieces of artillery and anil have already collected over 0 0 small m it arms over a and nd ab above 0 ve those left on the 11 ll field eta ela d by our killed and hd wounded w more diore are being found I 1 signed braxton the commanding general issues the following congratulatory C oder I 1 I 1 headquarters ARMY OP of NORTHERN 1 VIRGINIA sept 24 1863 GE GENERAL ORDERS no 89 the commanding I 1 general announces ann ounces to the army profound ro gratitude to almighty god the v victory lc 0 ry achieved ichi eved at by the army 0 ol 01 f G gen en Br braxton bragg i after a fierce and sanguinary conflict of ot t two yvo vvo lays days the federal forces under gen rosa raus craus were driven with heavy loss from their strong positions and leaving the and bounded wounded oun ded on the field retreated under cover corer of f the night oh on chattanooga pursued by oun our cavalry ret rendering derin darin g to the giver of victory asis asja most justly due our praise and thanksgiving or the signal manifestations of his favors lit et ua us extend tb the army that has baa so nobly upheld the honor of our country the tribute of 0 our admiration for tor its valor and sympathy for its sud suf dufferin suffering derin ferin and loss invoking thel thil continUed continued the assistance of 0 heaven beaven upon houn hour oan oar efforts loila ti lea us resolve res rea olve to toe tee emulate mutate the heroic example of our brethren in the south untie the anelay shall shail be expelled from oue cue borders ders and peace abd hd independence be secured to our country R E LEE general Geneal 3 A the atlanta atiat gives ivas the finishing touch to the chickamauga pc clure t ur e the battlefield battle battie field extended about ten mile mlle and the carnage was the mot most frightful yet witnessed far exceeding gettysburg murfreesboro or shilah the tho con cop constant stant start and terrific roar of artillery never wis wab was exceeded the fighting of sinday evening in carrying the enemy ments was magnificent grand graid and ger fer terrible they faced the whirlwind of lead and iron with the steadiness and compo campo composure sure of a mers rain then came charge after charge the frightful gaps in ill our lines being immediately closed up and with the yell of demons our battle cry arose above the roar arid arld an d cash of f musketry ketry and aad artill artillery eryL while the terror stricken foe fell back aghast as our brads braes bra vas yas doused and carried their entrenchments ments line after rne line une ever the dead carcasses of the abolition lit ion foe who fali in heaps in the pita thy they had but dog dug for themselves the battlefield battle field that night by moonlight the khe gluten ng ni beams shining on the ghastly faces of the dead distorted in expression from the wounds of the r torn aind a nd mangled bodies with heaps of the wounded and lying dying with scattered arm arros armos strewn everywhere with broken artillery carriages ria es and cassious cas cae dead cread horses ard all that makes up the debrin debris of a bloodily coat tested field wis terrible and appalling we should taink il it was 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