The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-01-07
STILL LATER FROM MURFREEsBoRo
The Slaughter Most Terrible

NASHVILLE, January 3. II is reliably reported
that General Bragg was killed to-day. There has
been fighting all day.
Our forces are advancing, and the rebels are fall
ing back across stones river.
Wounded slightly Col, Miller, Cot. Blake, 10th
Indiana, Lieut.. Col. Nef Col, Hull, and Capt. Pate.
Heavy rain all day.
There was heavy cunnonading yesterday till noon.
The rebels attacked our left aud were terribly re-
pulsed.
The rebels attacked and destroyed the hospital
BUILDINGS ON Thursday.
The Richmond army are furnishing strong rein
torccmens.
All contrnbands captured on Federal wagon trains
are shot. Twenty of the killed are lying on the
MurtrCCSburu pike.
Major Slcmmcr and Captain King wounded
while in an ambulance, were capturcdhy the rebels,
taken four miles, parolcd, aud thrown out on the
road.
General Which was not killed, but wounded aud
taken prisoner yesterday.
General RoScucrans took command of the ith
United States Cavalry, in person, and attacked
General Whcelcr's Rebel Cavalry, who were cut to
pieces and utterly routed.
Captain Mack, Chief of artillery, of Thomas
Stah, was mortAly wounded.
Colonel Andcrson's dispatch to Headquarters
SAWS We have whipped the rebels decidedly, and
are ut Christiana, miles south of Murtrccsboro, on
! the railroad
ported killed. Our loss of officers is hear-rcndiug
The battle closed last night win terrlOle slaughter
| to the enemy The first DAYS fighting was all ON
own way but the right wing fought itself into
bad position. On the third day we rcpulscd ia,
enemy with terrible slaughter, and with but sligh
! loss on our side.
THE VERY LATEST.
LovtSvILIH, January T. -RoSencrans is in Mur
frceshor1. He has captured the rebel trains and il
driving the enemy.
Roscncrans unhurt his Adjutant General, Majo
Mcdowell, wounded in arm.
The ,iouiaul dispatches of the Ih. say:
bloody fight took place last night, during II storm
the rebels charged us and were repulscd. Gu
troops hold Murreosboro,
I Our advantages are decided. breckenridge
. division is cut To pieces and routed.
On Saturday our Skirm,shcrs decoyed n Arg
body of rebels among our batteries, and we route
them with great slaughter.
. Captain Mccullough, ot the 2d Kentucky Uni ol
. Cavalry, says the rebel General Withcrs wa
+ driven almost to madness by the slaughter of hi
men, Eye ycwitnesses say that the slaughter exceed
that OF shiloh.
, ksUeuerai Rnaenrrsps and soldiers were in III
u highest spirits un Saturday,
4 Col. Daniel McCook engaged Whoelor'S Cavalr,
d six miles from Nashville, routing him completed,
II Seven Fcdcrals were wounded.
Prisoners say that Kirby smith WAS in the hgh
Private dispatches say that the rcbrls in the
u retreat are burning cotton wherever thcy eau 9
l. hold ot IT,
The Murirorsboro RcC,i, OF the "a, SAYS the Fc,
n oaiS fought gallautly, Ii admits y loss of 800
w The Federal prisoners were sent to Murfrcesburn
y, fast us taken.
II The fight to-day is supposed to be In the yicn
G. Of ChriStmnu. Rebel cavalry between NaShvil
and Chrstiana makes it difficult "a get news: M
# everything thus far is favorable To the success
-. the Federal arms,