The New York herald., 1862-07-15
IMPORTANT FROM TENNESSEE.
Additional Particulars OF the AGaif
o@ at Murfrccsbore. =
The Rebels Reported Advancing iD
Force Upon Nashville.
Arrival Of Union Reinforce
&ments at That City,
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+'s NASHVILLE, July IA, 1862
The Unonisss lost $4,000 worth Of army stores a,
Nurfressboro. '-N S~48t.1 ~
The Union forces engaged were the Third Minnesota
Colonel iose eight hundred mem six companies Of the
Ninth Michigan Colonel Parkhurst three hundred; tho
third battalion OF tho Pennsylvania Seventh cavalry two
hundred and twenty five; Hewitrs battory, sixty mon
convaescents the Fourth Kentucky twenty-five In all
about fourteen hundred men.
The rebel force consisted Of regiment Of mounted
Infantry rcgim ent OF Texan rangers, and Georgia. Ala
bama and Tennessee cava'ry-be.weeh three and four
thousan d mostly armed with carbincs and shognns.
Their less in killed and wounded is heavier than
The Pennsylvania Seventh lest in killed wounded and
missing, two hundred The only officers escaped
as far reported, Captain F. Andrus of Company
G. Captain c. c. Mccormick, and Lieutenant H. D. Moo
ney.
The commissary and quartermaster's departments
recently repenshsd with clothing &C., all Of
which have fallen into the hands or the enemy.
Capt. Rounds, Provost Marshal OF Murfreesboro, and
guard shot nine OF tho rebels before surrendering.
Tho rebel Governor, Isham G. Harris, and Andrew
Ewing, active secessionists hero, were known to be
at Beershsba Springs, Sparta, few days since
organizing the raid Murfeesboro' which may. Il 10
apprehended be extended to the capital of the State
Tho public are still in great state Of excitement,
many families having left. The Louisville cars were
crowded this morning with alarmed cotton specuatcrs
and adventursrs.
Iis reported that Cen. John 9. Breckinridge Col.
Forrest and Col Ranes Of Nashville, commanded The
rebel forces At Murfroesboro.
is also reported that they have taken Lorsrgne n
teen miles from Nashville and that Kirby Smith Is ad
vancing on Nashville from Chattanooga with nftseD
thousand men,
Murfressboro was barrcadsd by bales Of hay and ths
federal shells set FIRE to many houses.
Colonel Lester IS falling back towards Nashville.
Union reinforcamonts coming in by special trains
The Twenty-eishth Kentucky has Just arrived. They
wore cheersd as they passed through the streets.
Tho city in great state Of excitement. The
soniss confidently expect the arrival OF the rebel forces
time night Batteries bave been placed Capt.
tol Hill and other points
There may be music in Nashville before this reaches
the HERALD.
Colonel Leslie surrendered at Murfsesboro a four
O'Clock p NJ the Minnesota Third and Hewisss battery
included, tho latter for want Of ammunition.
Georgia and Alabama cavalry and Texan Rangers
engaged in the hght. The Seventh Psnnsyvana cavalry
partly engaged Some have reached Nashville and
now on duty.
Three members Of Hewitps battery, who escaped
from Murfressboro. report that their battery and The
Third Minnesota suyrsndsred. Colonel Dufsld
tally wounded General T. A. Crttsndsn, Of Indiana, ID
= prisoner. tsnN>a
An escaped prisoner reports the Fret, SoconA and
Fourth Georgia. the First Kentucky regiment and Texan
Rangers, and ZOO mounted infantry, under command
osForrest and Wsrnor 900 in all, advancing on Nash
vis The Fourth Pennsylvania cavalry and the Sovsn-
fourth Ohio arrived from Lebanon last night -Four
regiments coming from Huntsville. couvalsscsnt
camp $50 Of the Eleventh Michigan Il still NJ Nash
vilie, with camp equipage, &c. -st# -t-
Men arc lying the sidewalks aseep holding their
horses bridss In hand expecting ovsry moment 70 be-
called into nctieu. A-.-- WI. ---- nMM.-