The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-07-25
The Fight at NIurGrccsDOrG---
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We had an interview last tevcninCwi,h
Lieut.. c. IL. BlakcH. AdjWant Of the 81
Minnesota, one orthc regiments attacked
/ at Murlrccsboro' ON Sunday morning by
I Forests cavalry.
/ The force at Murfrcrshoro'. as we
learn from Lieut.. h, consisted of six com.
Ipanics Of the Michigan 9TH, two compu-
nics of the 18th Kentucky, COMPANY A,
/ Capt. Chllsun, and Company C., Capt.
Un,honk0 nine companies Of the Min
ncsuto 3D., ard four pieces Of lIcwitt's
First Kentucky battery.
/ Tho 9th and the cavalry were cncamp.
I'd in the edge Of the town. aud the Sd
aud the battery mile aud a half outside,
on the Nashville pike.
| The forces are q part oc the 93l brig
adc, which is commanded hy Col. Duff
field, lately Of the Uuit Statestforc, OF
| Kentucky.
Gen. II. 7. CrittNnicn assumed com.
mand of The post on Friday night.
The attack was made on Sunday morn.
/ ing utI O'Clock, upon the cavalry and
Michigan regiment, they being comp lcto.
ly surprised. SO large was the attacking
party that the inlnutry could not form IN
line ur battle, and after fighting as best
they could for several hours, the Michi.
gan regiment surrendered.
Our cavalry was ofuo assistance what.
ever; not man mount d his horse, ant
hut one or two escaped.
in the meantime portion of the enc,
my had burned the railroad depot, freight
house, containing commissary stores, ant
a large warehouse, containing forage ,and
Quortcrmastcr's stores.
Having compelled the surrender of the
cavalry aud inlaLtry in town, they
broke Cor the battery. Col. Lester hat
been advised Of the attack, and placed
th1 buttcy upon knoll u quarter of {
mile from his camp, with his own rcgi
mcnt to support ii.
The rebels passed around to the nortl
lot the camp, aud driving through it, burn
ed the officers tents AID killed or wound
ed the guards.
As they came out of the woods to max,
the attack Col. Lester retained his fir,
until they were within forty PAGES OF hin
whtn the battery was op d upon them
They were completely disordrrcd and re-
tired in the greUtcgt confusion. Upor
the next charge the infantry and battery
bota fired, and the enemy was thrown TO-
to confusion second time.
Not rclshing such treatment, por,ioi
oil the rebels W en- round to the rcur, lo
the purpose Of attacking us in the ar a
well as in front. This however was o
, no avail, for Col. Lester formed his mel
III hollow square, and Capt. Hewitt di
rect d his pieces both ways.
a third attempt was made to cut Tia,
brave boys to pieces, but the result wal
the same as before.
The rcbr Is now retired for n while, ant
Capt. Hewitt turned his battery upon III,
town, Smelling II in the most approve,
style. II is said the town was badly dam
ngcd, and ut last accounts was on fire il
5 ycrn places.
The fighting commenced again at noor
and continued unabatcd until thr,
O'Clock, when Il flag of truce from tn
enemy appeared, stating that the Mich
gan 9th had surrendered carly in the day
and demanded on unconditional surren
der by the remainder of the forces. %
IL Is also stat that threat was made
that, il Col. Lester I'D not surrendci
Gen. Crttendeu aud Col. Dunield-wh
were taken out of their beds by the enc
my at the outstt-woud be immcdutei
shot.
Col. Lester rode into town under pro
, lection OF the flag Of truce, and ascertain
: cd that he had encountered force G
about 200, and thut he could rely onl
on his own little handful of men to sus
tain himself. His ammunition, too, ha
nearly given cut, the battery having onl
sixty-iive rounds of cnse and solid shoi
aud the infantry but a few rounds Of car
fridge let.
lie returned, and, after a consultutio
with Capt. Hewitt and his own officers,
Y was determined to surrender which wa
e done at about 3 O'Clock L. NJ.
The only loss that we can learn anon
the officers is the killing OF Capt. Round
< OF the Michigan 9th Neither the batter
r nor the Sd Minnesota lost any officers.
{ About twelve men Of the Sd were xii, c,
t 1t is thought that at loast 40 ofthe rel
c els wera killed.
: The strei 9Th Of thc r, bells was nbol
1000 cavalry-two Georgia and one Tea
. an regiment being Of the number.
Litut. Blakely informs us that the reb
, els burned the railroad bridge at Mul
ireesboro', and the bridge near by.