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and though unabto to secure ammunition, stood up before the enemy’s fire, with fixed bayonets, supporting a battery of artillery, which was showering shot and shell intohis ranks. The rebel charge being checked we moved a short distance forward, and to the rear and left of the position occupied during the day, where we bivouac ed for the night.At daylight on the morning of the 20th we again shifted our position to the left, throwing up breastworks of logs and brush in anticipation of an early attack.— We remained at this place but a short while, when we were relieved by a regiment of another division. At 8 o'clock the enemy's column was advancing upon us, and we at once moved forward to the combat, our position being the extreme left regiment of the lioea. The enemy charged three times to our front and was as often repulsed with heavy loss. On the fourth attack his column moved round our left, and we again got an opportunity, which we gladly improved, to punish him severely. The men of my regiment, with one hundred men of the 84th Illinois Volunteers, under Capt. Irwin, attaching themselves to our left, rushed vigorously to the assault; but it was like the ocean spray beating against the rock-bound coast. We were utterly powerless to check the surging and powerful columns of a foe outnumbering us three to one; and, regardless of the slaughter to which be was exposingbis men, onward and still onward he moved, until our position was passed and our fiank turned. By your order we then lirithdrew to the right and awaited .the order to retire from a field on which our men had displayed the greatest heroismand. valor, and which, from being vastlyMajor Comd’g 36th Ind. Vols.From the Indianapolis Journal.Wat Gen. Botscrans* Army Beaten la tbs Battles of tbs 19tb and 20tb ult.1We think not, and shall endeavor to show clearly that Qen. Bragg was.What was the stake for which these generals contended? evidently it was Chattanooga. Who won? Gen. Rusecrans, and continues to enjoy the fruits of his substantial victoryIWhy assert the above, and what foundation in fact for it ? The following: Gen.Rosecraos, by a flank movement, compelled Bragg to evacuate .Chattanooga, or be cut off from supplies. He cboseevacuation as the better alternative; hence Gen. Rose-crans would enter and hold Chattanooga. To accomplish this brilliant advance, Geo. Rosecraos bad to march his army by circuitous roads over mountains to concentrate them in the valley, some fifteen miles beyond Chattanooga, the most expedicious-ly; the several corps were assigned different roads or passes, only one division or so of Geo. Thomas’ crops marching directly upon Chattanooga, with the view of securing the northern bank of the Tennessee river, opposite the town. Aa soonas Gsn Rosecrans’ plan developed itself General Bragg began to evacuate the place, falling back to a point acme . twenty or more miles, till beyond the passes where General Rosecrans'a army would emerge jnto the valley formed by Missionary Ridge and Lookout Mountain, to there combioe, and either go forward or fall back on Chattanooga and make it a base for future operations. . .. s * *How what oocured is history. Gen. Brsgff receiving large reinforiiienU, attacked the firat of General Rosecraos*corps rescuing the valley, Gen..MoCook’s.Hurrying forward bin other Corps,—G6nr Rosecraos formed bis battle Ijris on uU-lt; koown ground selected by'his enemy— this, too, under fire. On the 19th he held hit position, aod on the 30th, continued togive battle, secured the safe removal of hie
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Connersville Weekly Times
Connersville, Indiana, US
Thu, Oct 15, 1863
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