The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-27
A Brilliant Federal Victory I!

The Rebel Loss Seven Hundred !
BY persons arriving last evening from
MunlordylIe, when place they len fuu-
day night, we have obtained q full report
Of the battle of Sunday, fought helwccn
Colonel Widcr's Indiana brigade and
the rebel troops OF the renegade Buckner.
The following is circumstantial account
of the affair
The intrcnchmcnts within which our
troops fought are situated about one mile
from WoodsoNilc, opposite Munford-
! vile, on the South side OF the river. and
are built so as to protect the Green riCcr
| bridge. Immediately south of the works,
and three hundred yards from them a
! strip of wood crosses the railroad A
portion of this has been fcled, and forms
an abatis in front of the intrcnch-
ments Beyond the woods is another
open space, which was the scene Of the
battle between Col. Which and Terry in
December last. To the right and left Of
the intrenchmcnts are extensive open
fields of undulating surface, extending
on the left 10 Woodsonyile and the turn
pike road by which the rebel approach
was made.
The garrison Of the entertainments on
the morning of the attack consisted Of
the brigade of Colonel Wilder, Of the
Seventeenth Indiana infantry, which was
composed Of the Seventeenth, Sixty
cnth, and Eighty-third regiments Of In
diana troops, and company G Of the Lou
isvillc Provost Guards, under command
of Lieut. II. Watson The rchcl force
attacking consisted of two brigadcs Of the
first division of Gen. EragG's army, nm
der Simon T. Buckcr, but commanded in
this attack by Brigadier General Duncan,
of Mississippi. The brigadcs were com
posed of Mississippi, Georgia and Ala
bama troops.
Our pickets were first fired on about
three o'clock on Sunday morning, but the
engagement did not become general until
about five. The pckcts at the house oi
Mr.. Lewis, on the right of the railroad
and beyond the woods were first attack
cd, but they did not fall back until five
o'clock. 1t is noteworthy that the rebels
made their first attack as the same point
at which they attacked Colonel Which
As soon as il was light enough to see
their way the rebels pushed forward
confident of success, and drove the pick
, ct guard through the woods and into In,
intrenchments
Forming in the edge of the woods, ant
protecting themselves among the iallcI
= trees in our front, the rebels kept up
] continuous firing, which was replied tC
/ no less vigorously by our men within
{ the works. Col. Wilder posted his thrc
i regiments in an admirable position
= guarding every approach to the works
e Throughout the whole engagement Col
I Wilder conducted himself coolly and de
libcratcly, and effected his maumuyrc
G with marked skill. The first attack q
& the rebels, made under cover oil Shove
/. Of shells thrown from three pieces o
D heavy artillery posted on the right OF th
= railroad was desperate, and the repuls
. bloody. The rebels rushed through tn
Il thick abatis with loud shouts but re
# treated before the terrible fire Of the In
V dianians with demOniac shouts Of paii
Y and rage, The four pieces of our artiI
II lcry continued TO pour shot and she'll int
r their ranks, and the heavier piece on n
O. LETT of our works succeeded in dismounl
IT ing two Of the guns posted in the wood
p Retrcatng to the woods the rebc
.e again formed, and the fight Tor some tin
= was carried ON chiefly by the infantry
g The rebels moved their artillery and Il
ls greater part Of the infantry to the lcI
and formed ON the Woodsonylilc rua
preparatory to making an assault ON Il
, left of the works. 1t was on this pa
. of the works that the 2i-poundcr, viii,
did such terrible execution, was pOste
-, While the disposition Of the reb
w. troops was being made, a few of the1
W. dianians'made a ycntJresomc s0,tie towa
" the woods, and, while under fire from Il
n woods, succeeded in bringing in sever
be prisoners, among whom was a Major
,t a Mississippi regiment THIS oIlicer
' conversation with the United States OF
,o GERS, stated that on the part of the iic
al ON which he had fought on the right
- the railroad, they had four hundredhi
m ed and wounded.
,n The secondw on the right and chs
,cs acterizcd by the same desperate cner
"a tbe first. The rebels crossed the op
' fields under heavy fire and only ha
J., ed under the brow of hill, two hd
y, dred wards from the works. They mOt
m, ed the hill and pushed forward rapid
q They sprang over the narrow lrencl
and mounted the works. But thc galla
Indianians did not quit their pale
and many Of the rebels, bayoneited,
.,s back into the bitches, II is stated Il
,Sso many were thus killed by the hayon
Js After this assault the rebels kept ul
hJo desultory fire until seven o'clock, wi
nr they fell back beyond the woods a
tb ceased firing. The troops ON our rig
IN seeing the others rctrcatins, fell back
olc left the two pieces Of artillery iormr
or- dismounted on the field.
.od During the last attack a force Of &C.
Inv cavalry, with q piece Of light artillC
,cCe appeared at Muniordyille, and, from
Of bluff before the town, threw a few sh
,v into our works. After ihe third 81
nd the gun was dismouutcd and the rel
\ II retired,
led During the engagement The cagl
cpt company was ordered 20 remain un
itb cover beneath the bridge, and took
vas part In the conflict
as The rebels were estimated by capiu
officers and men 10 bo 8 900 strong II