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CHICKAMAUGA—THE GREAT BATTLE OF THE IVEST.

there was a Federal field-hospital. The wheeling movement enabled Stovallto gain a point beyond the retired flank of the breastworks, and Breckin-ridge says in his report, “Adams had advanced still farther, being actuallyin rear of his intrenchments. A good supporting line to my division at thismoment would probably have produced decisive results.” Federal reenforce-ments had, however, come up. Adams was badly wounded and fell intothe enemy’s hands, and the two brigades were hurled back. Beatty’s brigade

of Negley’s divisionhad been the firstto come to Baird’sassistance. GeneralThomas says:

“ Beatty, meeting withgreatly superior numbers,was compelled to fall backuntil relieved by the fireof several regiments ofPalmer’s reserve, which Ihad ordered to the supportof the left, being jfiacedin position by GeneralBaird, and which, with thecooperation of Van Der-veer’s brigade \ of Bran-nan’s division, and a por-tion of Stanley’s brigadeof Negley’s division, drovethe enemy entirely fromBaird’s left and rear.”

THE SINK-HOLE NEAR WIDOW GLENN’S HOUSE. FROM A RECENT PHOTOGRAPH.

This sink-hole contained the only water to be had in the central part of thebattle-field. Colonel Wilder’s brigade of mounted infantry at one time gainedthe pool after a hard contest and quenched their thirst. In the water werelying dead men and horses that had been wounded and had died while drinking.

Here was quite asensation made byBreckinridge’s two thousand men. American troops cannot stand flank andrear attacks. While Breckinridge was thus alarming Thomas for his left,Cleburne was having a bloody fight with the forces behind the breastworks.From want of alignment before the battle, Deshler’s brigade had to be takenout that it might not overlap Stewart. L. E. Polk’s brigade soon encounteredthe enemy behind his logs, and after an obstinate contest was driven back.Wood’s (Confederate) brigade on the left had almost reached Poe’s house (theburning house) on the Chattanooga road, when he was subjected to a heavyenfilading and direct fire, and driven back with great loss. Cleburne with-drew his division four hundred yards behind the crest of a hill. The gallantyoung brigadier Desliler was killed while executing the movement, and hisbrigade then fell into the aide hands of Colonel T?. Q. Mills. The fierce fighton our right lasted until 10:30 A. M. It was an unequal contest of two smalldivisions against four full ones behind fortifications. Surely, there werenever nobler leaders than Breckinridge and Cleburne, and surely never werenobler troops led on a more desperate “forlorn-hope”—against odds in

\ General Adams was captured by Van Derveer’s men.—1). H. H.