THE GREAT BATTLES: Substantial Successes for the Union Army; HEROIC FIGHTING OF OUR TROOPS (9/23/1863)

New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 9/23/1863

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Special Dispatch to the New-York Times.

WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Sept. 22.

Shortly after noon to-day a dispatch was received here from an officer in command at Chattanooga, speaking in most encouraging terms of the general result of the actions of Saturday and Sunday last, wherein, according to his representations, the Union army achieved a substantial success instead of being beaten -- the enemy being more damaged in killed, wounded, &c. On Sunday night Gen. ROSECRANS changed the position of his army to points Dear Chattanooga, with Gen. THOMAS' command still occupying the front, which shows how much less that officer's corps was crippled than the first newspaper accounts alleged. Our total loss in prisoners was but 2,000, while 1,300 rebel prisoners had been sent to the rear when the dispatch in question left Chattanooga, and more were being expected in from the front. The army is in excellent spirits, and the brightest anticipations are entertained.

WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Sept. 22.

According to official dispatches received here, dated as late as 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Gen. ROSECRANS had information that LONGSTREET'S corps had reinforced BRAGG before the battle of Saturday, and it was subsequently stated by deserters from the rebel army that EWELL'S corps bad also come to his assistance.

A prisoner, taken from BRAGG'S army, says that Mobile has been stripped of troops for BRAGG'S army, and that some troops have been sent to him from Charleston; also that troops from LEE'S army were in the late fight; in fact, that the whole Confederacy seemed concentrated there for that attack on ROSECRANS.

A rebel dispatch has been intercepted on the extreme front of the Army of the Potomac, wherein the rebel commander of the Army of Northern Virginia is informed from Richmond that BRAGG engaged ROSECRANS on Saturday and Sunday,

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The Great Battles: Substantial Successes for the Union Army – 2-3
News from Washington: Our Special Washington Dispatches – 3
From Charleston: Temporary Cessation of Active Operations – 3-4
From New-Orleans: Arrival of the United States Steamer Continental – 4
The Army of the Potomac: The Advance to Culpepper – 4
The War in Arkansas and Mississippi: Evacuation of Little Rock – 4
Editorial: The Great Battle – 4
Editorial: The Military Bearings of the Georgia Battle – 4-5
The Rebel Army in Virginia – 5
Rosecrans’ Battle – 5
Vallandigham in Ohio – 5
The Warlike Democracy – 5