The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-08

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PALMER, and attempted 10 flank him by
throwing the 32d Alabama on his right.
The enemy, although they had but one
gun, opened upon us, but, unfortunately
for them, HoTALno's battery was but a
short distance of, and returned the fire
from two sections. The second shot from
our artillery went directly through the
enefny's powder magazine, which imme
diAiely blew up, causing the complete
destruction Of The whole work and every
thing within q respectable circumference
around It. About this time Che Alabama
regiment above referred TO made hostile
demonstrations upon PAraIER's flank, but
to the surprise Of friend and foe, Colonel
MnLER's whole force, consisting Of the
18th Ohio, Lieut. Col GIVEN Goth Ohio,
Lieut.. Col. NIEBLNo; 18th PennsylvA-
MIA, Col. SrBwnL; Nth Michigan, Col
ST. GLAZE, arrived, via cornheld, and
ratified away, throwing his force COM
pleiely across the front, and on tho MUIR
freesboro road on the right
The 18th Penn. halted nearly in front
Of the retreaiing enemy, aud when he
attempted TO pass the line 10 our left,
Col. SERwILL threw his regiment rapidly
by the LETT flank and completely in front
Of tho enemy. During all this time the
artillery was playing upon them with
telling eject
The cavalry dashed with great force
against the line of tho 78th, but was met
by a succession of yolleys Of muslSetry.
The 32d Alabama quickly threw down
their arms, and the cavalry elevated q
white flag, but the Captain of the battery
not seeing it, kept on firing. The cayal-
ry then fed in great confusion into the
woods Meantime the 18th Ohio had ar
rived nearly at the place where the enc
my artillery had made its first stand,
and, by order of Colonel MILLER, was de-
ployed as skirmishers to sweep the woods
recently occupied by the Alabama regi-
ment. The men swept the woods clear
back by the camp, and took numerous
prisoners, among them Colonel MAURY.
Colonel MILLER, learning that Gen. PAL.
MER's infantry had gone in the same di-
rection, Withdrew the 18th Ohio.
The firing in the corn fields in front
of the battery had by this time become
scattering, irregular, and soon ceased
The 18th Michigan and the 21st Ohio
had each taken an active part and Sc
cured many prisoners.
After Colonel MILLER arrived the fight
ing lasted thirty minutes.
As all the information which General
NEdIEY could possibly obtain must ne.
Cessarily be by couriers, at an early hom
yesterday morning, deeming it.expedieni
TO risk no sacrifice Of his troops, he SEN
out rcinforcements, consisting OF the 22C
Illinois, 18th Michigan, 10th Michigan
and Battery, Gen. NEGLEY taking i'm
mediate command. The reinforcement
proceeded TO within o mile of the lnsan,
Asylum, when they were met by Colone
STOKES and his regiment. The easy gal
Of the horses, the smile Of the Colonel
the apparent good nature Of his men, anC
the exhibition Of several miniature Con
federate flags told the whole story
The Grst remark that The dusty Colo
mel made to the General was, General
we've got 'em!"
"Well," said the General, "what hav
yon got?'
"By George" calculated Col. STOKES
"we've got eUeyyihing-two Colonies, sew
eral other commissioned officers, an
nearly three hundred men, all their SINAI
arms, their guns, and all the flour, bacon
and other necessaries we could carry
after filling our own and all the enemy
wagons and every species of cart tha
we could pres'." The Colonel told th
truth, for The road for miles was file
with soldiers, prisoners of war, an
wagons loaded with stores Of all kinds.
The rebels had but one gun, whic
was captured. We also took from th
enemy four hundred small arms, rCgi
mental stand Of colors, iifty-six loads c
flour, several hundred weight of bacor
forty beeves, and \ number of horses.
Our loss, as far as can be Asccriained
was killed and wounded.
The rebel loss in killed is thirty, an,
about eighty wounded, NotWithstand
ing our artillery made sad havoc wit
the en0my, the above figures are proba
bly, reliably, as seems 10 be conflrme
by the rebel prisoners.
As near as we can judge, the mum
Der OF prisoners taken was over thre
hundred, most Of whom were taken
the Provost Marshars Office for examine
tion. Their number embraced two colo
nels, several captains and lieutenant
ordinance officers, and quite a squad
sergeants and corporals During the es
animation Of the men, several Of lhel
ayowed that their officers all ran AVA
and thus their capture was ineyitabl
One intelligent young man from Alab.
b ma stated that he was awakened by h
servant, who told him that "ihe Yanke,
3 were coming" tie disbelieved the q,