The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-12-24


and which they held until morning, when they
we're relieved b, S,oneuan's command Jus, be-
| fore the advance of Couch's corps, heavy firing
and dense smoke on the left indicated that Gen
franklin vas already Advancing upon. and had
engaged the enem,'s right asnk. To open CON
manicstion win him, therefore, Wilcox detached
his division under Gen Burns, and sent it 70 the
left by the edge Of the river. With instructions TO
advance under cover of the river bank until be
could place himself in close proximity With Gen.
Franklin's right.
After hard fighting. COUGHS division being
unable to carry the rebel works, the tremendous
FIRE from their batteries rendered it necessary
for them to retire, which they did when the or
der had been given for the third time. II vas
nov dark, and the division fell back to ito origi
nal position, after having been ak hours under
Ere. After severe Sighting on Frankln's lett,
with varied success until dark, the division slept
on the ground where they had fought during
The day.
New York, Dec. 10.
A correspondent of the Tribune thus describe.
the carnage Of Saturday: Ii 10 not using toe
strong an expression to say that in this battle
comparison TO our own mus be insignificant
More than halt the division of Gen. French were
placed hors d" combat before they had fred 9
shot. Having orders to ~itholi their FIRE, to
charge bayonets ard rush upon the entrench
ments. they anticipated no obstacle until they
should meet in hand to hand 6ght for the cres,
of the first range Of hills. Bat how little the,
knew the foe they had 10 deal with!
Lying close upon the soft earth, behind q
low stone vail, and a half destro, ed fence, which
We hadn't taken into our calculation a. obsrs
I Giles. the enemy watched the approach of Frent
until every man III the battle line came uudss
the aim OF the best sharp shooters in the rebel
army. La an instant, almost before the fence
Itself vas discovered TO be an obstacle, q long
thick line of fame and smoke screamed abov.
the fence and wall, and the moment the frs
vo.!sy vas hred sixty pieces Of artillery, charged
With grape and canister, sent their internal con-
tents straight through our ranks, raking them i,
front and upon both fanks. Destruction 20 ter
i rb!e never before has been eeen during this war
French went into the battle with 900 men
Two days after the battle only !, 200 men hav
= reported TO him. The entire loss of Couch
0 Corps, consisting Of the divisions OF Howard
French and Hancock, and which OIL the mornin
OF the battle contained forty regiments old an
new. amounting to at least $1,000. is nov 10
: "Go. think the official reports will not var
from this estimate more than 500. over or unde
dv.iS ii Which we're al 6rst supposed 70 be
900. are tonight considered BY some of Franz
\ Inns staff officers nearly 1000.
& THE following based upon estimates Of thos
Who have the best facilities for judging, 10 g
e near correct as can be obtained up to this tine
Right Grand Division, Sumner, % corp,
n COUGHS and Howard's division, $50. Hancock
division, 300. French's division, /, 800.
18th corps. Wilcox's. Sturgis' division, s2S
& Getty's division, 400 Total, 1905.
'i Centre Grand division, Hooker, 9Th corp.
But.erfrld, Humphreys division, 1900: Gri
p fn's division, 800; Sykes division $50. 7,
e tai, 2 $50
Left Grand division, Franklin, LIST corps, Re,
e mods and Gibbons divisions, 900; Meads's d
vision, 1900; Doubleday's division, $50. +,
tai, 1850.
d Sixth corps, Smiths. 200
ir Total in the right Grand division, 1865. 7,
u raj in the center Grand division, 1850. Tot
q in the left Grand division, $500. Grand tosa
i. lS.o55
1t is believed that these igures will fall und.
rather than exceed official reports"
ls Washington, Dec. II.
A steamer arrived this morning from Aaui
J. Greek, bringing up between 1900 and zoo
wounded soldiers and several corpses A To-
b Of the wounded we're dangerously 90, but %,
X tjority were able to walk to the hospitals
l. great many Of the wounded we're sent to Poi.
e Lookout.
I. New York, Dec. 10.
, A special from Nashville. of yesterday, has
8 dispatch from Charleston dated the l4th, 10 70
j. lows: THE enemy's gunboats this mornin,
in Stone river. q few miles below the city, opene
fire on our piokets on James Island. The den
It onstrstion is considered to be feint to occup
- our attention in this neighborhocd.
!. Gen. Evans, commanding the rebels At KIM
: s,on. n. c., tesgrsphs to Richmond on the ,4,l
n that Gen. Foster attacked Kingston yesterda
With $4,000 men and nine gunboats, and 81,
after 6gh, Of ten hours they drove the Feders
back TO their gunboats. Fosters army ia stiil
!. Evans front.
!. New York, Dec. IS.
g. Dispatches from the Army Of the Potion,
n say six hundred Of our dead we're bu,ed 9
Wednesday and four hundred and fifteen to -da,
. Nearl. al the dead we're found stripped of the
}. clothing, aud lying naked on the ground
From official reports it is thought the prcpo
{ ton Of killed to the wounded in the late battl
n is smaller than any battle during the var.
In Gen. Reynolds corps. the official report
q losses is as ;ollo~s: Gen. Doubieday's division
$50; Gen, Gibbons division, l,l60; Gen. Mead
+ division, J, 430-total, 1850.
HEADQUARTERS Army OF PoroMAc,
: Dec. l9-Evening.
= All has been quiet to day except two sho
SD sn ais,ar.A tho n.ihA-in. IF abe hasda
rebels on the plain opposite. The enemy strop
# ly picket the river along our front.
Official reports of our losses in the late bait
r make the number less than reported, being lei
than 400 killed ard 9, 900 wounded. A Iarf
. portion Of the wounded we're but slightly bur
W. los, 500 nr;aone "a and took a. ms,v