Nebraska advertiser., 1863-01-10

The brave General Sill, n Of our
best officers was killed, General Kirk
severely wounded, and General Which
killed, or missing, besides other valuable
officers.
Gen. Rosecrans sent word pressing
Gen. McCook to hold the front and he
would help hin. It would all work
right. He now gallowed to the front of
Crittenden's left, with his staff, to order
the line of battle when the enemy open
ed a full battery and emptied a few sad
dies of the escort. Van Cleve's division
was sent to the right, Colonel Beatty's
brigade IN front. The FIRE continued to
approach on the right with alarming ra.
pidity-extended to the center, and il
was clear that the right was doubling up
on the left. The enemy had COMPEL He'd
Us to make acOmplete change Of front on
that wing, ard were pressing the center.
General Rosecrans, with splended dar-
ing, dashed into the fire, and sent his
staff along the lines, started Beatty's brig
ade forward-some ak batteries opened
and sustaining a magnificent ~ire--direct-
ly a tremendous shout was raised along
the whole line. The enemy began 10
fall back rapidly. The General himself
urged the troops forward. The rebels
thoroughly punished, were driven back
fully a mile. The same Splendid bray.
cry was displayed in the center. and the
whole line advanced. Meantime the
enemy made formidable demonstrations
on our left, while they prepared for an
other onslaught on our right. Mean
time orders had been issued 10 move our
left upon the enemy. Before they had
time to execute it they burst upon our
center with awful fury, and it began to
break. Rousseau's divisions were car
ried INTO the breach magnificently by
their glorious leader, and the enemy
again r~etreated hastily into the dense &C.
Oar thickets. Again they essayed our
right, and again were driven back. This
time the number of our stragglers
was formidable, and the prospects was
discouraging, but there was no panic.
The General, confident of success, Coz
tinned to visit every part of the field,
and with the aid of Thomas, McCook,
Crittenden, Rosseau, Negley, and wood,
the tide of battle was again turned.
Early in the day we were seriously
embarrassed by the enterprise of rebel
cavalry, who made some serious dashes
upon some of McCOok's ammunition and
subsistence trains, capturing a number
of wagons, and artillery ammunition was
alarmingly scarce. At one time it was
announced that not a single wagon load
of it could be found. Some of our bat
teries were quiet on that account. This
misfortune was occasioned by the cap
ture of McCook's train.
When the battle closed the enemy oc-
cupied the ground which was ours in the
morning, and the advantage theirs
Their object in attacking was to cut US
of from Nashville they almost succeed
ed. They had played their old game.
If McCook's corps had held more firm
ly against Hardee's corps, and Cheat
hams when he fought, ROsecran's plan
of battle would have succeeded.
H FIGHT ON NEW YEARS DAY.
Gen. Rosecrans determined to begin
the attack this morning, and opened fur
lously with our left at dawn. The enc
nv, however, would not return from our
right. and the battle worked that way.
At eleven o'clock matters were not fat
tering on either side. At twelve o'clock
our artillery, new supplies of ammunition
having arrived, wa massed, and a terri
BILE FIRE opened. The enemy began to
give way, Gen. Thomas pressing on their
center, and Crittenden advancing OF
their left. The battle was more severe
at that hour than it had been, and the
result was yet doubtful.
Both sides were uneasy, but determ,
ined, Gen. Rosecran's feels its import.
ance fully. If he is victorious, the enc.
my will be destroyed. At this hour we
are appreheDsiyv. Some of our troop.
behaved badly, but most Of them were
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