The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-16

AihAN NV kitH .NttNA AAffAN WV
battle Of Lag. Thursday week, having re-
manned behind at that time Coz the pure
poseo OF attending 10 our w6Anded left or
the field hast Sunday, ear wounded
being inNsueh bad condition, DR.. Green
started OH 20 meet ambnlances which
were repairing to their assistance under
a'adg Of truce, and when within hailing
distance was met BY Gen. A. r. Hill, al
the head Of bis division, who ordered him
to return 70 Gainesville. where he re-
manned prisoner for three days. Atier
laying bis case before General Waiker
who came into the yard where the pris-
oners were kept he was Internationally
released by that officer DR. Green fur
nishes interesting particulars, namely:
When the battle was at its height on Fri-
day. jackson being in command the re-
bel army heavily pressed by our troops,
began TO waver and fall back, when tie
fumblihg OF li6ngstreefs artillery was
heard coming to their assistance. Itrin-
fused the rebels with renewed yigor.
| When this reinforcement arrived, at noon
on Friday, they made q fresh assault
upon our lines, dashing over the wound
-edr0f the day previous, who were lying
upon the ground without any shelter
! whatever, and many Of whom were bad
| ly injured
Df Green was informed by the Q0ar-
termkster Of RIA. Pryor brigade, (the
report also being confirmed by other oili-
GERS with whom he conversely, that dur
ing the engagement of Friday General
Pryor was captured by our forces and
given in charge Of n guard--bne man
the rank Of Pryor not being known, as
he was dressed like private. He, how
ever, escaped by shooting the guard
with d Deringer which he carried On his
person 70 t' .~Fra rH'HHff' -uu.tf E
Les DR., Green confirms the numer0us re
ports relative to the Boosting of the yeb-
els, and says they express confidence in
being able to get into Maryland, where
they expect TO receive fifty thousand 70
1 cpits. lie also. confirms the report 81
the existence OF much dissatisfaction
among lha enemy; but attributes The
scarcix food to the great difficulty Of
transpoffs Man, their army being such a
great distance. from the base Of their.sup-
| plies; This is the account given by the
rebels. ''N 'N' ' '' F''''. F''
7Fa From an appearances the division Of
Gen. Walker has leftthe scene'Of thelate
engagements for Harpes's, Ferry. Nc
one seems TO know anything of the
whereabouts Of Jackson, there being 8
studied sllence'ih regard to all his move
meiits.'ea gg e-.rsr r 'f'-u,lfl~
.,Gen.Lee has removed his headquarter,
TO a position near Leesburg. He hold:
constant communication with the captain
Of the guard over their prisoners, through
Couriers detailed for the purp0se.f''.
The rebels have thirty of our officer
among their prisoners, including Genera
Blenker's Adjutant. They will soon b
sent TO Richmond, by order Of Genera
"A bee, ahdnO more will be paroled.u No
tiee has been given them that a wide dis
/ ,tinction, will be made in the treatmen
, between the officers Of General McClel
Tan's forces and those Of General Pope
j The prisoners, with few exceptions, NOV
at Gainesville, are from Pope's lat
/ | army.
, DIR. Green was informed by a Quarter
! mister that, although many OF the rebu
= soldiers appeared without shoes, the
still had sufficient on hand; but, as
/. matter Of economy they will not be issue
! until the middle Of this month, He say
!, also, the feeling is general among the me
. that the war shall soon be ended, and sa
they will die before they viii yield
their determination 70 become what the
5 term an independent nation. Accordir
|, 10 theft own estimate OF their humble
(, in the late series Of engagements the
E had not iess'than one hundred ana tweI
IA ty thousand men, With forty batteries
4 field pieces, most of them being rifle
<, cannOns ....tr--v --.E.~ y~
# !, Colonel Chamberlain, Of one OF the
York regiments, was shot bya man nan
g ed Haggerty, a Texan scout, and b
J. body stripped aud laid perfectly nak'
n on lhe side of the road He was shot
/, the back, and died in a few minutes a
r. Ter. The man who shot him soon T
i GREETED the act aud kneeling down best
d him received his parting message and 3
le 80 his likeness for his wife. Is ,r.., .
3. 4. DIR. Green reports the losses among I
" rebels as very largely J. Lielga.