New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-27

TIE FIELD AFTER TUE BATTLE-TBE REBEL
WOUNDED.
rode over the battlefield 10 the evening, Vur
men were burying the dead but many sun iay
ghastly where they fell The wounded pau "ec"
all taken 10. TIE same kid treatment was ea-
tended 70 tle euemys wounded which was gwen W
onr own. The universal remark which they ii NE
10 me as | passed through the bosiiaI wa, "
never expected 10 be treated eo. we na'o I'll
m;sled We expected to be served IKE doss snyui.
we fan into your bands. You are Aihter ~ vs.
we wonld have been to yon." Tue only difference
WAS in n G buial Of the dead. Those OF Tue eheny
we're laid together in common piis. Our own Me'9
buried in separate graves, and on many oi 'nen
saw Young cedars already planted by their oolu'
rades 49,, Co.. A.. .remv,s
kIl.d noticed several lying ready to tie inferred.
One roor boy lay in the exact POSITION, 80 Wa'
lid 10 which ne was found lie rested on his sac,
his head lyiog on bis right arm while bis lei: nnna
was Loosely closod On bis night CHOW, nl' eye, ~,
were elosed, and Le looked 0s though he haa JUST
fallen asleep.
on TO TENNESSEE.
| 7 need not tell you how we marched mat nipn''
through the horrible mud, bor how our ooye ' 10;
been dropping in all day. worn out WIN lni ' u,'
appointea, because they bad al the isDo, "a "oIe
ot lie Glory of victory, and oniy cOhsoied oy We
~, a few DAYS more will see rs on our way
/ r. Tnne,see There is Botbiug 10 oppose US d"
Crftendeu's army is 10 longer, ana never AGAIN w,
be an army. Totally deInornliked, scattered 10 Tue
wi,ds. rlcy will 20 home or be captured leeeineal.
We wait only Tor onr proVi'loh u"in ahu 'no Ai'""
of crossing the Tver 80
Ard now ny long aud imperfect story OF the bat,
lie i, ended. lear that lave not gwen, In I'LL
things n correct account OF II, but nave cone NY
best 10 do ro Ii have given the credit OF ms 'he
IA ost decsiye victory Of the war; to some regiments
vhcb urouetly bel1ngs 10 others, have made mis-
tax rs in nv descripiJ Of what they all dld, can
only cav 10 them, that ii they will but let me know
when riiey next have fight, in time for me 10 De
there will tell exactly what they DO, ahd give
II EN- all fali justice.
WHY THEY ATTACKED THOMAS.
IL will be matter of surprise TO the whole nation
tb,t The rebels should leave their fortified camp on
the river 10 attack US IN the oren hein' ine rae 10
tbey knew that they either bad 10 night OF retreat
On Royle's br xnde bad cut of their river COM
,nun;ce,,oo with Nashville, aud threatened their
rear. They knew thst Gen. Thomas was advancing
on tie Columbia road, and that bis regiments iad
necessarily become scattered 10y reason Of the bad
toads and high wa er. They had found out mat We
lad taken Io.ssessioB Of liudson's Ford lhey De-
leved that Fishing Creek WIS 70 high that Geo.
Schoep's forces could not cross, and were totally
unaware of the arrival OF the TWO Tennessee rtgi-
meu,s aud the l2th Kentucky At Gen. lhomas =
camp. In danger Of beng surrounded con plettiy
and ,,arved ont, they Lad either TO retreat or do
Whit they oid-try 90 cut us up pieeemeal. lhey
,kop.ht That they were attacking but three regl'
meals. They made The attempt aud were bitterly
foiled They lett on the field OF battle $50 dead ana
AS many wounded, beside tue many whom they sue
,eede,l In sending away before the pursuit became
40 hot for them. Our loss was IS Killed aud l5i
wounded.
A" WHERE, oil WHERE Is GEO. u. CRlIfESDENi
One nyttory stll remains unraveled. Where IL
Maior.General George Il. Crttcudenf Nothing
wa. seen OF bin after the battle TUNED against hiui'
II Appears that lac did get bnck TO hls camp, Tor
the order Of retreat WIS signed by Col Cumnings,
Actng Rngadicr. General, IN command OF the troops
Did lie pnI on n that, kerchiei, aud muller, ana
40 escA,eT think that any wonans gown uhBht
IN him snce the tatle of Cli Creek, vi hout hunt
loo for that Of "my aunt the fat woman u Brent
ford"
mere Is a strange runor floating through the coun-
try md in our osnfs that be whs cut on from TIE
min body OF bic army, and with two regiments Is
ain aiding mewhere in the wOods tits size OF The
liver Nobody can tell tie exact spot, but lie for
st. are wide and wild, Astounding IN squirrels and
w.odcLuck., aud tLere are slll some chickens lett
ON tie scattered farms. dol't believe any ono viii
ever he at.s to fnd tire mythical rebels but have
no doubt the children in tie wesefn part Of Pulaski
Comfy will ior long time be afraid 10 20 ont alone
al uigit or iurO the woods IN daytime, and that they
will grow % with tho fixed idc. WEIGH trey WI III
trrn itarsmit 10 their d,foend,nts that somewhere
ar on the hills, Oh tie Cumberland among he wild
clH- OF ti.hiug Crcok wGndors "A lost Mdlor-Oen-
erl with sword ten i-ot long and eyes IKE balls o
Ere and with him 1900 gigantic Tcune-sccgas, who
lye on babies and Eppl.-Jlck, drink Jei. Dawes
health from goaGds fall of blood and sing Dixie
In the tree tops all night long IN the tai OK the
moon.