Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-07-02
UNION ADVANCE IN TENNESSEE.
SUCCESSES OF GEN. OSECRANS-DEFEAT
AND RETREAT OF THE ENEMY.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY or THE CUMBERLAND,
Manchester, (Tcnn.) June %, 1868.

IIEADQUAITERs ARMY or THE CUMBERLAND,
Manchester, TENN June %, 1865.
Gen. Reynolds at A. M yesterday, took possession OF
this place. Ate p NJ Gen Granger occupied ShelbyVille
The rebels after slight resistance evacuated their seve-
raj positions retreatng on the lines of which Tuahoma
the concentrc point.
The recent brilliant movements have resulted with but
slight losses u.s. taking possession of towns gaps and
strongly fortified lines, lately held by the rebels
The movement was begun on the OATH in the midst of
heavy rain which continued with but slight intermisson
The enemys advance posts found all the roads
leading SOUTH not than nine miles distant from Muir
freesbOro
On the left Buffers 1st Kentucky Cavalry driven
rapidly through Hooves Gap Beech Grove and had not
time to place their artillery in the unfinished works In the
gap. Two companies were cut off and scattered among
the hills Stewards division moved from Fairfield on the
alarm being given to Beech Grove and engaged the head
of Thomas corps, under Col. Wilder. A brisk engage
ment between Wders mounted infantry aud Batess rebel
brigade ensued in which the enemy attempted to flank
but repused by the 18th Indiana volunteers with
heavy loss Our loss is about fifteen killed and fifty
wounded. The fight lasted four hours. The rebels had
two guns disabled by Lys aud Harrss batteries. The
battle ended with night The rebels threw up earhworks
and planted Dardens battery to rake Hoovers Gap, in
which General Thomass corps massed. Late IN the
evening they opened from FIVE points heavey cross fire
upon position, but silenced by L0omss
Churchs and Harrs's batteries
On Friday Gen Rosecrans made flank movement to
the right for the purpose of getting upon the Fairfield
road and cutting the rebels off from their line of retreat
Major Coolidge commanding in the absence of Gen. King
(who i'll at Murfreesboroo had the advance of the
thanking force and made rapid and brilliant charge upon
Batess rebel brigade driving it in great confusion for half
mile, and causing the rebel right to hastily evacuate
Beech Grove works. retreatng in great haste towards
Fairfield Col Walker, through fear of being fanked by
force, apparently moving his right, but really
treating failed to his brigade far Fairfield aud
the enemy escaped They threw away every thing but
their guns strewing the country with blankets and KNAPP
sacks Gen. Rosecrans pursued to Fairfield and the
my retreaed thence to Tulahoma Gen Reynolds in the
mean time moved forward and next day occupied Man
CHESTER taking thirty prisoners among them three officers
On the centre Cayborns division encountered at
Liberty Gap, and severe engagement of hours dura
ton ensued Our loss is estimated at about three hun
dred.
The rebels finding Manchester, hastily evacuated
Warrace and Shelbyve Had not the constant rains of
the past four days and the difficulties of bad roads retard
ed entire left should have succeeded in forcing
Bragg from his line of retreat to Tullahoma thence to-
ward the river, compelled him to fight us west and
north of Tulahoma. As stands, he is safely
treating on Tuahoma. Hardee is on the Wartrace, and
Polk on the Shebyville road They will be in front of
1ullahoma tonight assuming defensive position and
await an attack from the Army of the Cumberland To-
night we will be within reach of them.
Gen. Granger met with grand reception from the loyal
citizens of Shelbyve Flags 1oated from the buildings
of citizens and men, women and children welcomed him
with tears and shouts of joy the flag which they had not
seen for ten months and the most exravsgant dem0nsta
tions of joy were made.
Gen Granger captured three hundred men, twenty Off
GERS and three pieces Of artillery and then pushed in
pursuit OF the rebel train, nine miles ahead