Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-01-03
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
THE GREAT BiT1LES AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
TIE TURNING POINT IN THE WAR,
INTERESTING EXPL .NATIONs CONNECTED
WITH 1T.

The facts received in Washington bearing on
the great battles at Murfreesboro', I'D to,.p
m. 70 day, we publish elsewhere Such as
th"y are they furnish ground for ,he strong
hope That the Union cause has gained in them
substantial victory Of more importance to it's
future than any other marking the progress OF
the war to this time.
The first engagement took place on the Both
uit. near Stewards Creek, and On that day We
drove the rebels back, with heavy loss. Of
killed and wounded and hundred prisoners:
our loss In killed and wour Ged being seventy
The battle was renewed On the next day 1.-THE
tinued until ten p. m. Its Jesuit ON that day
was "a follows. Viz: McCook's division wa,
substantially beaten, being driven back a va
miles. AT 2 p. m. Gen. Thomas broke the rebel
center, driving 1t the distance of m -; and
Critsenden's left wing took the rebel enrrench.
ments at Murfreesboro'. Whereupon Gen.
kosecrans according to a telegrarnl ad yan..d
our whole line. We apprehend, however that
this may be an error, as another telegram fof
me same dateI Eliminates that d Cook ii vision
rested That night n the position four miles in
the rear, to which il had been driven
however, on the list instant, the engagnrnsn.
was again renewed at & m, and a. 10 a. m
Woods and Van CIeve's divisions were in
Mnrfreesboro', driving the enemy rao .,er. in
fnd retreat
We thus present tao Stars readers srceinct
explanation OF '.he situation" up 70 the last
moment At which tat 1 y p. N. today there Is
Information in Washington from that :,ioadv
Held. 1t gives substantial ground for believing
that we have gained an important and decisive
victory, BIS heavy as our losses have been. For
an idea Of thcse, VIZ commend the reader to the
kilograms concerning the battles published in
other columns OF to- days Star
IL. a. We now believe, Gen. Rosacrans has
s1Snaiiy beaten the great rebel army conleudiur
win him FOR the pc session OF the Department
or the Cumberland he was sent to wrest from
khem, the Importance Of his success can hardly
be oyer-estimated. Ii must, il proper,v fol.
lowed up, rescue the command OF East Tsnnas-
SO and Northern Georgia from the Richmond
aahorities, and at the same time 9reallx
strengthen the probabilities Of the of The
combined Land and water ampaign for the res
cue nom the rebels OF the control Of the Miss a.
stppi river between Vicksburg and Por; Hud.
SOFA distance OF 100 miies-which ba,, Al far
enabled them 10 obtain from Texas the supplies
they have drawn from that State, Will az. a,
vital necessity 10 the success Of their sntirs
military operations. At this moment Grant,
Banks, and Porter's feet aro fairly engaged in
this campaign
With the railroad connections of the reb is 4,
Est Tennessee and Northern Gaorpis in ou-
hands, or Al our mercy, as the result of a yr.,,
victory at Murfreesboro', and with the c,ntrol
OF the channels Of communication Inv w,ta-
and raiI) between Texas and Arkansas and TIA
rest of the States In revolt, the result Of he
Grant. Banks and Porter campsIgn., S-c...ia
viii bs fairly divided into three lsoIaLad Ia,
Ii''ns, ;ind IT, mill airy strength will nave brr,
thus we'll nigh destroyed. Up 20 thsttino.. -
strength has resulted for the mos, pa-t from,
The facility with which (by its railroad AID
hi7S'ssippl r1yer adv antaZr-) il conld co1cr-
trat' it troops and supplies without a Law in =
where they might be needed for the nonce
With Eat Tennessee and North IN "a RE.
and ee command Of the entire Ni..i,,inni
nver In our hands, this great adyantaR. will
DC instantly swept away.
The RAIDER will Therefore parc-iy.. a, a pI,,c.
why we regard the Murfre--sl,oro. ;,utI.s g,
tllsy have, rs we believe, re-u ted in a ann.
stannai and important Union yictory-as or
more importance 20 the good cauSe ,h.,
even the reduction Of Richmond would IA At
this time.