The New York herald., 1863-07-08
HEJKERs0N's HOUSE,. FoUR MLEs SoUra o.
MANCHESTER, Tonn., June %, 1868. :
now ME HAVE PRoGRzS6Kp

lie JKERsOSS HOUSs, FOUR MILES SOUTH o.
MANCHESTER, T0nn June 90 1868
now WE HAVE PROGRESSED
Last night Rousseau held the advance, four miles from
Manchester and egn from Tuiiahoma the direct road
between tho two his headquarters at this place.
This morning the enemy, anxious to know how far the
lines extends 3D. advanced the picket line aud threw
few shells from mountain howtzers at the camp They
disappeared, and il was evident that they came
simply for purpose Of learning the situation. The in
formation gained doubtless nothing more than that
advance had reached 70 within eight miles Of their
position.
This morning tho remainder OF General Thomas corps
moved out TO front, Reynolds Negley's have
moved still the enemy, the several divisions NOV
ing pretty much gradual and regular approaches are
made in seges, the roar division OF the morning. bcng
the advance at night do not know and sha not until
10 department headquarters what TO be tho order
upon the road 70 the lett Of this, but presume McCook
will move frst and Crittcnden remain IN reserve to
reply any demonstrations the part OF Cheatham
whois reported what will be left flank when
front OF Tulahma. This idea s based on the un
derstanding that NC have but operate upon
have no detailed map Tullshoma and do not know 70
the contrary Captain Merrill WAS engaged Yesterday Ia
consolidating the information gained in regard TO tho
country about 1uahoma. ana has promised me the priv
lege o tracing It. But until do 80 am rather In
the dark as the topography Of the probable Geld OF
| battle.
A BATTLE HxrEcrRD.
Isay probable battle No anticipates anything clso
at Tullahoma . desperate engagement-a regularly
pitched battle Tho movements OF the reboIs the cha
racer Bragg and the position OF his stronghold are as
surances OF their intention TO give US battle For .ns
purpose they are bringing forward reiniorccmenss;
4 before this army moved, that Bragg will engage US
with force equa' Il not superior to our own. the
an evidence Bragg confidence In his strength Choat
ham doubtless sent there because eattys brigade
sSa%n. NJ sssssy has en wshSra~U 70 day. and We
shall hear that Chcatham again at Tulahoma Tho
before Wednesday. BY that time, II the heavy
rains do no, interfere s,i more seriously, We shall
| be In position and shall have attacked Tulahoma.
Hia works extensive and his force strong He has
the interior lines is at his base detach his cavalry
70. service in the rear ~ and Is every way pepsrea 70
Under the existing circumstances II General Rosec
wins the coming bate he will have accomplished a
victory with ew parallels, and military operations than
which mono can be more brilliant and creditable.
which have prevailed the sd, the morning the
army moved from Murreesboro, sl continue. and much
retard operations The OF to day has bcen unusually
teenlh corps but has positively prevented that OF the
Twentieth and Twenty first The streams much swol.
len ana very much doubt IL Duck riyer bcyoud which
the twentieth csrps encanpcd s to-day f9rdabe The
dirt or country road from Manchester to this point
ruined by tho combined action Of the and the
u the wagon trains. Everything Is moved with ex
ceedng great difficulty, and II amost appears that we
shall have to abandon the campaign Certainly, IL the
rain continues and Hosecrans porsists IN his attempt to
push shall give him credit for greater OF
perseverance, than supposed could be insed into
mans nature.
Despite the unpropitors weather, the troops keep In
| 10.
day Is greater than II leaving Nashville last
Christmas As them heavy rains have continued the
week but, though Il has rained very much during
this campaign than that the rains have not been cold
The troops have ared better every respect than during
the campaign Of stone river, and will 90 into the fight
with greater vgor and spirits As passed the Ninth
Michigan colonel Parkhurst this morning, in the of
q drenchng rain, which made tho road running brook
the mon were engaged in singing "Thc Battle Cry of
Freeiom,v interspersing the words with comics re.
marks, while the troops who were under arms in the
camps on the roadside, ready 10 move made equiily
| len nj
the water In the road the subject upon which h men
be- Sr"ssh sna ni Se
OF other comicai remarks Ia singular under what cir
cumstances the comic feature Of human nature develops
itself imagi0e 10 yourself great army the or
rain storm n Unusual e"yes,ty, within ten miles Of
stroog epcmy whom IL about 70 attack and probably
ard 10 al Appearances actually within twenty -four
desperate engagement amusing itself with laughing At
the tempest which has, and si, proving its worse
regular brigade General King has struck up and tho
have hailed the music with shout that Is being
peaed from camp to camp, from the horizon rear
" tho picket line In our front
Cososo CuuRca, FrvR MUS vson rruAaosA,l
| Juno 20. 1859
nBcoxyone,rcE
Con. s,cadmans brigade, Of Cen. Brannans division.
made reconnaissance TO the front to-day They found
tho enemy In small force their immediate front and
three miles and half from Tuliahoma had encountered
Indiana and Fourth Keasucsy infantry snd Second Ken
lucky cavalry held the advance, and had considerable
skirmishins. with The following Casualties
| KnIkD.
Lieutenant Jenkins, I'd Kentucky cavalry
Newton 2. Bennett, Co. !, 4th Kentucky, Slightly
Harvey W. secrtst, Co |, Attn Kentucky, slightly.
| John Sartsin, Co. I, sth Kentucky. severely.
| Geo, A. Gilbert, Co. !, 4h Kentucky. slightly.
Major N. virgil, Co. I, 4th Kentucky, slightly.
Orderly sergeant Newhouse Co c. 10Th Indiana slightly
Samuel scddon. %. G, l0sh indiana, slightly.
Corporal X. r. Vest, Co. I, 10th indiana, slightly.
Corporal nowerty, CO. !, 10th Indiana, slightly
James \. Dnsmore, Co. !, 10th Indiana, slightly.
| ceprr Penn III
Harvey A. Boyle, %. I, 10th Indiana, slightly
Joseph kellogg, %. I, 10th Indiana, slightly.
Martin Clark, 90. !, 10th Indiana. slightly.
Michael Davcrty, Co. !, 10th Indiana. slightly
Mr.. +. ID. Westfaii's Dispatches.
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