The New York herald., 1862-10-19
INTERESTING FROM TENNESSEE.
Fighting Near NashviIle-BrilIixMt Al
fair by General Ncglcy.


Some gontIeuen reach eel Louisville from Nashville on
the Itb inst having been robbed the road by guer
las Of ail their money and every thing Of value.
Or. VI. r. Rawson, of rrem, mt brought copies Of the
Nasby lie Con which contain full The break
ing up Of the rebel cainp Of General Anderson at Lyergne
General Neslcy ordered General Palmer to move with
hscopmand and instructed Colonel Miller to cooperate
in the movement. The whole force moved promptly al
nine o'clock the night OF Monday, the 9th consisting
Of the Twenty st Illinois, Colonel Miles first section OF
First Kentucky battery Lieutenant Nell part OF the Scv.
e.s usnsan Nay Two sections Of
Middle Tennessee cavalry Pamers force keeping straight
the hurireesboro road while Miller commanded four
regiments o infantry, took direction left the rarsad
Palmer arrived at Isyergpc half past three oclo. on
Tuesday morning. Miller did arrive in front Of the
Before Palmer took prisoners sonie men
WHO were on picket duty at Lavergnc and sent them 10
Nashville.
The enemy nrder General s. r. Andorson opened upon
Palmer; and attempted 10 fank him by throwing the
Thirty. second Alabama on his right. The enemy With
gun opened but Hotainss battery a short distance
Oh, returned ire from sections. The second shot ft.
our a. tilery went through the enemy powder
which irmeda'ey blew mp, causing complete destruc-
ton o ne whoe work and every biug around IT, Abont
this time The Alabama regiment above referred 10 mats
hostile dcmonsir alton upon Pamers flank but Miller
force. consisting of the Eighteenth OHIO Lieutenant Colo
mel Given twentieth Lieutenant Colonel N!ebpe sayen
ty-eighh Pennsylvania Colonel Serwo ronrtaenth
Michigan. Colonel ~. clair. arrived through conaed
throwing bis force the cnt and the rrecs-
boro road on Inc right; The Seventy eighth rcnnsyka-
hen tq nj
ienn,ed to pass his line our left
sefwei threw his regiment rapidly by the 'eft flank,
completely IN front Of the enemy. Daring al ts time
tue artillery was playing upon them with telling effect
The cavalry dashed against the line Of the seventy.
eighth, but was met by asuecession Of voeys mus
kerry 1c Thirty. y.second Alabama quickly threw Down
their asms and the airy elevated white ag but The
CAPTAIN Of the artillery not seeing il kept firing.
cavalry then nca IN great confusion into the woods
nlace here the enemy artillery made the fret stand
and by eraccr Of Miller, ,cioyed as skigInislers to
regiment rbe men swept the woods clear back by the
camp and took numerous prisoners, among hc Colonel
ysss WE; ;;s:s. s;,ss sl%:: a!.alS 3:G E'aS %
iring eoru6eis in front oi the battery had by this
tins become scattering and irregular and ceased
The Fourteenth Michigan and Twenty first Ohio had each
tscn active part and secured many prisoners Neg
.y III an esgiy hoBr Tuesday morning. deemug IL
Gpelient 50 risk no sacrifice Of troops sent ont rein
fcreomens from Nashville, consisting OF the Twenty
second llnois, Tenth and Eleventh Michgan and bat
te.y, Neg'cy taking immediate command.
Reinforcement proceeded to within mile ~ the In
sane Asylunl when met by stokes and his regiments
The nrst remark the Colonel made TO the General
"Gsncfsl, we've got EN- "we y said the General,
s'wct have you gct by George ~ calculated Stokes
fwe'so got tyeryihingtwo co!oDcs, several other
missoncd officers, and nearly three hundred men; all
coaa carry after illlnk and all the enemy's
wagons and every sFecies OF cart we could press.n
The reees had bat one gun, which was carture,i We
afso took lr.ra The enemy four hundred smell arms.
reshneuts color nts six loads OF loGr several h1ndred
weight or bsco forty becyss and n1mber Of horses.
woundcd the rebel loss thirty killed and eishty wound
ed number os prisoaers three hundred two colo
nels several captains and ccnsnts, ordinance officers
and sarad o. ser geans and corporals Many or the
prl.npls sae tlgi they are sick Of the war aud quite
Wiling - q,iii hyhiing and return horne.
The rebel force under the command Of General
Surne apdeJso aud that individual informed his
tia reniorcemcnlS were necessary snd ssrcd towards
MuIirecsbcrc for them aud has not been heard oil since
The cavalry were respectively under John T. Morgan,
nifcl aud Mcknstry.
Among the caTs captured Lieut. Col 4. r. Lang
ford Thirty eighth Alabama; Can't w. THOMPSON Ser
Geants = = Caller s. = Parker pgges, j. n. Daniels
and A. pufbr, Third Alabama Dccsirick, First Lieute
nsnt Balets Cavalry; Corporais J. H. Livingston, y.
Haunt and Sergeant Thomas F1ncher, Thirty second Ala
bama. Col. Hsrry Neuy, rhirty-second Alabama (lfo
biie) was sick ~ camp during the fight aud unable 10
take part He brought 20 Nashville by Palmer
alNbuauoe.