, 1862-12-06
FROM GEN. GRANTS ARMY,
The Advance South of
Holfy Springs.
A FIGHT AT WATERFORD.
TIE ENEMY DRIVEN TO THE
TALLAHATCHIE,


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TAEGAHATCH]E.
Position of Hem;lton,e MoAr+hnr,,
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Divisions.
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Especial Correspondence of the Chfcago Trionne.1
In TIE ADVANCE. s1vEs MILES FROM
ABBET1I1E, Miss. Dec. !, 1862. {
Ny last letter WAS dated Holly Spriugs. and
in n r oava an 3,nn.rfaot o,oon.+ - the -
~ ~ 1e e11eeS sseoans VI tne occu-
pal1on c1 that Village As suggested, We
moved early yesterday morning. Col Lee,
with 1,fe cavalry hr;poda cnn,ne;s;-o- 49, ~
-. ~, .ae ':u
AaaAas. It'll 1nlnols, % Alcn1gan, detach-
ment of the I'd Iowa, ard battery Of artil.
lery. in advance as nsna] fn17owed hp tba in
xs...s- ,:--...-. ' - ~ AN
Ross.
The cavalry were exnected fo do tha ctir.
roish;nor and oeoo-nnea;aa 49,, ~ 49,
:. A1aos' ou" es'oa p3nieu snem saey
tnoognt TO reaeh Inc taliaha1ch1e without hight
they we're previously disappointed. for not a
foot of the orouna ha, hepn 1n,,chad o7a-
s,.,s 80 s "a ..a - ma.s sea o9ef
"meA A"o no1 oeen VosIi1ase!y eohttstsa- lHe
column started at nine O'Clock Saturday morn
ing. With line OF dIemounted cavalry tbrown
out on either side Of the rosa nresentino =
1s - s. '4''- "a 'As Ao~u' paseenln
mont 1hroe miles In extent. Three miles IRON
Holly Springs, shots extending aIonp the
f,ont jnd.cated that thu hall ,vaa ,nan;n9 W.
haa oo;oa ,,;,on 40 nsnzz,s ,;a,-ftz - 49, 49,
1au ~eAe uPoA VIZ ene1's pasAes0, ano tao
HF1f f1nV a rH11 4.
side showed that we had met them to some
purpose. little further On, the main body
OF Inc enelHy'8 rear guard Was reached and
vo:le{s we're exchanged, without damage to
Us: Just as we reached the brow OF hill
a. the foot OF which was deep Iayine, We
discovered $50 men drawn up in line Of battle.
M Ge,acn.neHc Gte ~ =. sompany +, % ,nl1enlgap,
t9Iu nruel 1spt. l. nseee' former enployeo o. me
rrha 7,,15,ha~aS us, t;t,ao snassI tnea.
erro to nrrrs thev charaed ,,n,, uus ousa,-
Tent1y' Fifteen MEN ara5nst I5o ia 'nn tTansn. w.
qtiEe ouqS. % a" hnts 1SIs,,ed mre % 60
80 \ 80 aoen,sG nnst n.St aoou. ouF cass,
49,, - trnaT,e o,,1 IL phr.'.+ " a1.a u11n
Ala nar e.fane noscathc5 Ti,oa1a"s ~ TIE e
sha ~ ~ eomnann Dos s+rn.l ~ III ri I'LL ~,
His ttJec1s ware taken rossrkson ri ~ !ne,,,
al his remrades. aud the hodv fendrr1y tsSan
~ la;d nv the rood side w1,ere r. 1as s1Hsa ~
cen,1v inferred Soon affsr nv n dat,chma,t
te,1t I,y the infanfsy coInnln n nur 'r rsar nnr
siirm;shcrs thcn poured deadly tir*, into
Their ranks and the enemy broke aud ran.
The wrrd Eas pi7tn to aivnnrn ana ~.
reached the hirh rTound opnosite InmnE;ns;
sii,is' w51hont sny incident gnr1hv of Ia.aar5
t1c, 1t that shots were given and Tece;vrJ ~
1he ski1uishs1s Of both armies. with ~, efl;.:t
50 far Us ve were concerned, The enemy were were
srrrf7 win shot pDrs. and their ahnt 3a11 fa.
short. Onr men were nravidsd Ii9 1e11 nit1, iiI
he revolving ShaTpe's rifles with a rang.
tror, one-haIf n fhrte.nuarters ri a yn;la a6S
at lhe 1a,ftr distance sevcrsf saddles wnr.
.emn,ied- While sconr;nsr the rnods W came
acrrts the bcdies Of seysfal rebels. shot dead
hy tle urerrinr rifles iu the hanis If The sir.
Tnishcrs. 'N1S ''>-'
s,ririnp m the hrow of the hin ano-o
,ne1t;t,ned Ee cnn1d aae With a filld .r1sss
whst arnesred fo he a res;mant n rara1ry '
ard r.: iruent nf irtantry' to t}e r;aht Of tS.s
tY;cI chITch ana cotton gi11. stationed IN f,,e
Xii c,,nos;T.. tha ona ngon nT;,;ci ~ ~ rs trs
staaasng These hni15fnos const;t"ta the
foxn of f,id Wate,fnrd Eera was an axaa1 ~
i.rt chance TO plant our battery, and Col. Lee
o:ds1ed up Parrot gun e beio:ging W to Gi tha sd Sd
thTomT ;n,n t1,eir idat TIsse ,es ;ss,,ae " a ue
nlot,inp m the otber si,1a caused the anan.
r. 49, 5is 1ne,e to his r;rht d;rset11 ~ srnat
of 1he church. where anneorrd = I,oiv RI cav
elry eyidertiy massing n fatierr W a.
Vs1ced slowly a Quarter Of q mite. ani, reached
r.f q II.
sist:nrt 1he ono Rfo,a ~ Ia5 mnI,e to ~ W
assot tie enemxs cavalry d.nIorea I'M to ~ r,e 1he
ripht nnd 1+tr nd immaG;,ss11 49,, - ~ a11 Iii
eaIne s;u,rinr aver o11r haads n daTrtarn1'a
1,Tt.yi,x.;tT fbe srs+ sia11 arniadaa a. e,,s
to:, Of free mt twenfv loot fro,n .ui,ara Ia ~
vas standinc- sni9 fr:,Yn ,,,,dantI.1 raan,,-e T
cEc1ns5 1G .sretrsot il snnd 4srasr ~ ~
re,;,e dozan a. 80 ~ W. ~ w sae
o7ter ett1i avn1ode5 ;nst i, T. f.a1+ ~ ~ ~
This crested 1he i1,nression that ! waa "a ,Iv 1Is
fa1:ec;af nhiect ~ tp,;r a4fnn+;n,1s a,1 p ss
c:aded to take my NJ ehances The tSiml ia s,ot 1
msrk By 1his fine our s5nn sae nv IN 1os;.;nn a. ,ms
.ae MtEI sne andsd exf , eea IN me
s5s;r ..,,r1ers d;s1no',nt;n ~ ~ ne ! laSs o1
.r5 !. - at+.s.a"I - sa1 piass p1ecs'
mi, AZ ponr;snH sanarsi af 1to ssezsns'
Th;s s,.,.sa 49,, -, III ~, LIen 1e ll9n.
t;s ~ e,-e, h11 :; nIiA' 49, @ auu 'ue SApIo-
;Teft7,a col,:mn ,:dd.n hase A. 1he;- 81 snc ~ .e
1ntnte Tbe dnst ar;sine r. ~ c1[nds & ~ ,ba
so.nthndV Whi1a % ~, ~. ''9 80 mss t;1n,e aae "
rehs1 :, L,;ar ns-,a 5o,,.r +ha ri
10 hrintr har1| pvannae5 non
en3 Ewaae r;,1s1 hv iha o1.;rmisboru ~3 ~
~. ,s";1,e Vas The o,t % canan;nn a orl,,,,a ~
lacks o,,1s eav,1rV o7i1 IN ia HEts 6c.nn;eI
~ .ho -, ,an -.ara ta;.n,raraa a.. hn';,.te -
s1 80 snI sh aha1s H;,,e5 ~ sue roule7 ~
Isno,a Is!,ns. h,su ~ oat huassnele' -
-,.;i ba7.aa5 1at,ti- i naA
nmt n,a,, eas;,, rxa 4',an, Masa
Ms,ssr - ~ ~, I,;,,a;a o,,5.1-[ 1rst,o
d;rcct;s1 u the n,ovem.nts n The skir?,is1,ers nt
~ ~ Nc. ~ - ~ tS sn.l ,a3 e.
cs IL @ =. s1e ~ ,,,,s.a
1v d.:masons nna ~ ~ 6,,n os .s aiso
,daa ~ =, t1a sac re+ 1ssu "''o
',a;fa ,rthar w. .v' aa;ei,as tsE
s an u w. isncneu ats..e
as":., & ~ ~ ~ ~oune4 tn s.tns
1.e, a. {usL ~ 1a' rne eogs -. .A5 aiiJsa.
LIZ 4oau ~ alaione LAIN eioase5 eAe aoue-
vile road about nile beyond this church;
NV o!i men "sle le.sursi? H9, Sllt9 9.tai. ~ !,
Ara5ntn AZ lne{ aus1neea & "nen creea ronda
huuusso na se'oe @ " VIC eioss,lGats, ~
- suAey y. EtapE Ia3 4uu cauutese.
vas poured mto snelf % m'ass' ~ aor.una1eiy ~ a
one, Nas 1n!oIea; H. seconu ~ Gna,ge passsH & u
1eealy 'n.ousn sne aoq1e " & 1oo.sae ~ I'D. sps
| htzsf' "a our Eea1. We drove the enemy
~ ~ 4itsdraa1 and .,na1nna5 ~ +i,s
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