New-York daily tribune., 1863-11-05
THE BATTLE At CHRROKER
STATION.
A Spirited Contest for nm As"r-The
Rebels Defeated aud put to Flight.
From Our Special Correspondent.
COIIsTu. Oct. 2i. 1868.

COEIsIiI, Oct ~. lsbJ.
At the risk Of being anticipated by your cor
respondent at Nashville scnd you the particulars Of
the fight at Cherokee Station eight miles ills side of
Tuscumbia, as related 20 ne by an eyewitness and
participant.
The first ntma,ion that the Rebels were In our I'm
mediate front came through heavy scouting force,
consisting OF the 5ih Ohio and Sd Regular Cavalry.
which had been sent in advance and came upon the
enemy the 2th the place where tie hght on hc
following day off, A briss cavalry engagement
took place in which tie advance OF tie enomys oIe's
we're driven back when troops withdrew and re-
urped TO the main body.
Next morning (2lft opened with dense fog and a
steady drencling rain IN consequence OF which Gen
Ostcrhaus who was TO have moved with tho is, DIVE
ion at O'Clock, not able 10 ttart uniile In view
however Of tie proximity Of the enemy. the I'd Di'
ion under Gen. Morgan l. Smith. was moved close up
10 Osteraus and kept in waiting for the latter TO ad'
vance AS soon as the fog lifted sufficiently the LIST
Division started. Owing to thc.gIcehed condition OF
the road tie march necessarily both slow ana ia
Dorious In than one instance the artillery had !"
be drawn forward by the combined Efforts oil hor'eH
and men
At II O'Clock the column not having made more than
three miles the enemy discovered drawn up ~ ne
with skirnishers advanced, and evidently dteInieu
10 make strong resistance. The Ist DIVISION "us
speedily brought into hLe. ana counter skifMshers
drown forward. The continuance OF the iog rendered
impossible 10 find out much about the position ol the
enemy or the lay Of the iniersc scning ground 'Ohse
qucnty the hight opened somewhat tOour disal vantage
The encmys fkirmishers: who ihd advanced 20 mar
the middle of an open field gave way under the me
nom ours and fell back tp The woods. Our man me
sas then moved up short distance, when u Wes mel
CALLING fire from the edge oil me woods, whcfe II
seems "a considerable body Of The Rebels were IN an
DLs. This caused some confusion ~ our me- iDl VIII
staLdDg which prompt rcpl. was returned. me III
ing now continued exceedingly heavy lor miuutcs
l,rBo Yatru ~ scattered
IL ed IN Dine uniform. emerged from the woods ana
moved oblquely across the field They were coming
al ccily into the Both Iowa Regiments line OF fire Mis
ted by the color Of the dress and the indsncthcss oc
sioncd By the fog Col LOrcnzOfthat regiment ordered
@s men to cease hrDf. and rode forward 10 see VINO
ey were. When within less than iiiy yards Of them
they commenced firing him. Aghcn he fell pierced by
dozen bas Seeing their Colonel ial uIaef shch cir
cuInstances tie res acnt charged forward WIN yell
10 recover the body In tlis they succeeded but not
without short interval Of very hard lighting, and after
lie Coones pockets lad been rined Of everything oi
gauc -,
Owing 10 circumstances before mentioned our nrtil-
cry Lad taken but little part IN the engagement up TO
his time Our line WAS now advanced short distance
further and the time several guns were got III
position end opened. IL not until now That any
definite idea Of the condition Of affairs could be arrived
at An increased fire from the enemy served to dche
.is position. The lth 9th 9th. 2oth, 3Oh ana Jht
Iowa Regiments, which were in the advance. came
1rayely up 10 their work, and poured such terrible
torrent Of lead into the cncmys line that IN ten MIN
nes his fire sackened and his troops began to giye"ay
ia cOnluhlon. - 4, -, ~. III
just AT this time and before their broken lines could
be rallied aud again brought into position sharp c1
uoei0D accompanied by tie peculiar rushing SOUND oi
ibe parrott bah followed BY another and another IN
lck succession told that OseIhaus had succeeded In
teitng his 2Opoundor field pieces on the ground
Ihcee guns ~ their proper poslt"n IN INC ihch
ir~ coI,-nu when the FIGHT opened and could only be
oot forward with the greatest cxcrtion, ana aitcr
doubling teams and adding The strength n tho men 10
that Of the horses. .,,,
tue decided aud pgecipi.ateG the fate VI the hi'