The New York herald., 1862-09-26
BATTLES IN TENNESSEE.
0alcial Reports Of Engagements with
the Enemy.
Desperate Encounter! with and Defeats Of
The Rebels,
i &C. &c, 60.

&cY &c, 60.
WASHINGTON, Sent 2s 1893
The following Official dispatches have roc civ ed
Headquarters Of the Army Of the United states
HEADQUARTERS, SECOND DIVISION, ismsr or JAeKsrs,l
. BoIvAR Iean., August so, lc62 (
Captain A. "A. Ryan, A 4 and tier q STAFF
AuiQns lessett, commanding hrst brigade was sent
OFT by me tbs tiofl e oA The iaid Janct road. with
regiment o. hs brg ID four companies oi the
Illinois cavalry, cou,u an ed by Lieutenant Colonel Hogs
tro les Of the sse.i lnois cavalry, under
uand OF Maor Pate bsus aiio the OF artillery
Win Instructions 10 ofive OF ioce ~ the enemy CA
yafy slpascd TO be l6Osrong, aud reconnoe the coun
cry. When arriving ihe ground colonel Lexgett at
ONE became enga2ea with large iocc o. the en- my
cay2!ry. The engagemeat iastcd atous seyes hours,
mostly skrmshiag bit occ 81 nay becoming hand u
hand lsh., repeling charges OF the cnemys
cavalry about four oeocS IN ne afternoon she enemy
lew back and Col ne ie-snt receiving reni0rcen ts
about that time the eocn, did not renew the attack.
then ordered Colonel lie g.rt 70 fall back with his
tre force position do picket ilies where he
ss now stationed, expecting renewal Cf the attack at
daylight.
lieutenant Cootci Iiogg II the seccnd Illinois cavalry,
among the number Daring the engagenent to-day all tue
men infant, v cava,ry ans sriefs behaved with the
greatest gautry, and though opp sed TO largely superior
The enemy back. The ioice the enemy engaged
sovsa regiments OF cava y. Yours res eotfaly,
VI NJ CR,ykER,
Colonel ThIrteenth Iowa Volunteers,
toaa nding Second tvison
Hs,p9rAR -EFs op TaE Posr, |
JACKS ~, Team, 5ept. o, 1862.
Csntain A. J. kIMBALL, ala do camp
SlR--I have ths honor 20 OFT the following concern
ing the eng Geents along thc'line OF the is
al pi Central Railroad, and In the vicinity OF Moton
I,sed aiey after rcpuls. OF tho enemy 70 war
large bodies u his cavalry attacked the different det,ch
nsnts along the line eI MISSISSIPPI Central
1sailrox . betgces Ne iou and Tones The L.,
lachtnebt beiDg sral tcu ssti OF singie
pag es) aer SHARP skrmi> umg lered siedon
at which point the ril otd lie OF, barrtaie
was constructed Dae, under The direction u
Adiutant Fie hack Of the Foiy fifth illinois infantry
hrcg q ipEk NJ.
che deleBces Medon lorce est mated t. D me tDJu
gand i've hundred strong bat were g.aity held by
by about ono hundred md lity ot tho Forty iitn
Illinois. Beng nlonei of the attack on Medon, TN
rneda,ely sent sx co.'anes O. the eveth Niss nri IN
gtrucions reinforce at mat place. On the
arriy al q the ut Medon, the Sore ith mmeditay
formed into line ged the cncny. driving hin
from tho town and ic ing considerable loss upon him
also taking q nunbe Oh prisoners
Az soon l 3 informed OF the demonstration or
Bolivar ordered The f0 stationed at stanaiya under
command Of Col oanis Of tn Ihiriieh Illinois 10 this
post Col. Dennis mnand consisted nf the ihirtioth
llinois on,nanded by Mayor Warren Shotd Twentieth
Illinois, commanded by Capt ain Frsbe, section OF two
Commanded BY aptlin Foster Col lenns struck tents
the morning Of August 81 destroy ng c stores aud
baggage a. he was unable - Gerry anu 'afchoa 70
Geom mo directing march Mcdon stati to iu
tercep the enemy near that point Col Dennw counter
marched bis command, arriving IN the vicinity 1 Den
About .su o'clock A. N. on the Is. Of September, hs
advance guard reported the enemy In strong force a
Britton's Lane, the junction Of the Denmark aud
Aredop roadg The snmy's f)fcs consisted OF
asssOn 4 whceers and farsous @ amounting
an the aggregate TO ave thousand men under the CON-
gnand Of Brgadicf General Armst tg The aggregate Oh
Colonel Dennis frcs was eight hundred. Discovering
shat he was Colo ei Dennis Immediately
formed IN iine Of battle The position was IN large
dovc rounded BY tie nels all being In corn
ehe cornfejds in irontthe line being ardge The
greatly superior Of the enemy enabled him TO en-
trey surround the command o Colonel Dennis and car
r. IN
taxing with the is,msters and SICK ss isoners They
cleo captured the pieces artillery but wero unable
% get pussfs4io OF the caiss ms and ammunition
During engagement the artillery and train were
recaptured ~ CcIsne Tennis, the enemy having dc
many determined charges, dividing their force
mounting part. They attacked both as infantry and
horscs almost within the ranks The ba,,.e
was OF soar hours Duration at the cnd OF which time The
ns is Of his dead On the field and also large number
s his wounded. TIL total loss Il the enemy IN Killed
Tho ioss Of Colonel Dennis Is i've buried the aelt
tmsdiscy aor the action tn, = wounded . nImssrs
q this post the day after The battle.
Great praise should bo given 70 the admirable general
ship and ability displayed by Colonel Dennis and in met
did ncby would asps be invidous TO particular
tcs Great credit 10 due Cap ain Frsbe, commanding tn
Shrtsth Illinois, also 70 Adutant Peyton, OF the Thrieth
Who severely wounded refused TO leave the field hao
lhedd was also wounded. Great praise is due Captal
Soster commanding the cavalry, be rendering Coione
cnnis important aid every part Of the heid The ei
acted with the vecr courage Surgeon 'isdbraKe
Of the Twentlc IN Illinois untrng in his attentions I
enc wounded, aed for skill ~ deserving Of great prass
svoun ded as furnished BY him. have the honor 10 be
H. X LAwLEsss Colonel Commanding Post.
HxADorx An, Frs usTxIcr or JAcxsos,l
JAoKsos sept !, 1862
I'll. Jxo. A. RAwilys, A. A.Q.--
have tho honor 20 submit the following report OF u
epsrat.oss of truolB under my Command dara the S0
sa Slss da Of Aug aud the Ist day Of September
On the morning OF the 3lst OF August received
aespach IN NJ col N. NJ. Crscse andng at Bolivar
tat that rst rs thrtatonea by large force adyancn
..on tLe soua and sabscl caily tina, Cionel legget
had hcch ont % make an attack on tho aGvancn
roiunns ol the enam, that SIX, iais' had taken pac
with force supposed 10 be shb0t tour ii usand strng
aud chat fnlorcenents hal besn ks tor and sent fol
ward.
cook the art train that ,ate o. arriving asccf
Gained thai skirrnis. AID taken place our ,n
south az Bolivar between the under Coonei Les
aRtt. Consisting Of tho fwentieh ard seventy eight
icsiments ohic Volunteers -four companies OF th
Eecond Illinois cavalry. under Lieutenant tol9nel Eog
two companies Of the Eleventh Illinois cavalry unde
yacr rulerhough and section CT artillery, md th
<hole rebel force. After a ssrmish ol about seven hour
Sy our infantry our arliesx brought 10 bear upo
che cncrny; this. followed Wy gallant charge q ou
cavalry under Lieutenant Coons Hogg droyc thc enem
from the neid. this charge Colo o. nogT lel VII !
engaged ia hand 10 hand hgat wish Cch,o MeCiosl
oy shot fred by OF Mccullough
Night coming forces Tell back TO within suppor.
rg distance Of tho balance Of the div SION formed ir
% sss nowhere % ss m b., S %s @
main force had moved to right anu had guo Dorh.
Fearing attack Jackson In ioroo, the placc be!r
but weakly garrisoned, without Notifications, dircctt
chat Colonel Ncnnis stationed ~ Fstinauia, with ii
rscniie,h and Tbrteth two companies q cavalry und'
cansiu Forster, and section of artillery return
prco Iaci1 on, for which place took tho nrsi trail
within hour cf my return an Informed the tsicsral
wires were cut and railroad braEcs nrei bet een h.
pnd ayar, and that four corpunrs q the Forty hft
uua yulunioors st Med n, undet Captain Palmer,
! attacked ry supofior Numbers.
six csrpencs of the seventh Mlssoari Volunteer
srdcr Major 0lt,ar, were at once cent forward TO rel
forco Weldon. Orders asso despatched 10 Colon
Dennis, y no was moving towards this place, 70 chans
Ma direction towards Modon, attack tho enemy 10 u
rear, and, possible, cut them - pieces and captu
sshcn
MAJOR Oivrr, with his SIX conran,es OF The scycil
Missouri, moved at 10 Medon by railro, and y
trnn,H