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The Daily Dispatch: October 28, 1863., [Electronic resource], Narrative of Wheeler's Circuit around Rosecrans. (search)
d here ambushed a portion of Wharton's division. The enemy was speedily and severely repulsed and driven back. Reinforcing, they soon forced back both of these splendid divisions. Night coming on closed the engagement. The battle was a severe one, in which many were killed and wounded on both sides. After this there was but little skirmishing until at Sugar Creek a severe engagement occurred, in which the rear guard of the corps, the 2d Georgia and a Kentucky battalion, fragments of Morgan's old division, under the gallant Captain Kirkpatrick, were badly cut to pieces. A few shots were fired by the enemy across the first channel at our pickets on the island. After this skirmish they retired in the direction of Pulaski, Stevenson, and Bridgeport. Their entire force consisted of thirty-three regiments of cavalry and mounted infantry, including eight pieces of artillery, under the command of Major Gen. Mitchell. Here we met with a most generous reception from the citizens