The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-07-04

Bragg, week SINCE remarked that Rosecrans did not
attack him soon he would send additional forces 10 Vicks
Durg and that as t his force Of forty thousand
could not Withstand Rosecrang army. He mas AN Ia.
twenty four guns planted behind some heavy works.
Among me prisonsrs are Thomas Banks, Of New
H. M" No. n go sprngnsc 1noc nC .sa..
and are quite desperate rebea
me flank movement. was most complete success, and
Wow Of the strength Of the rebels suppose that they
warrses and therefore easily yielded the position when
days past 10 easily traced the field by The straw and
wheat which they had gathered to lie upon. AZ
hey were subsequently, BY Rousssaus movement
70 assume. Tue result 10 that bloody engagement has
sseo avoided and We have taken possession q the strong
manded with snalading nrss the valley in our 'front.' It
position Of singular strength, as Of singular beauty,
and their yielding the position 30 readily can only be at
rbuted 70 the fear the part Of the rebels that they
would be or from communication with Wartrsce. To
which Beech Gr.ve il Situated and our advance upon
Manchester viii not be matter OF any great difficulty,
though Constant diminishing is anticipated l give the
Klsd.
Sergeant Reynolds 10th United States infantry.
Corporal Donnahu, 10th United States infantry.
Private Ford, 18th United States infantry.
Ilket HNNNN N8 Wounded.
Capt. Thompson commanding I'd battalion, 18th United
States infantry
Second Leutenan. shier 10th United States infantry
Leutenan. Little ID battalion 18th United States infantry
Anxander Ord I'd battalion, 18th United States
Dr. Marks, Medical Director on General Rousseau's STAR
but NOT necessarily mortal. The BAN very large mtie
with the plug out, had entered the rxht side OF the
abdomen, passed around his body and lodged the
Captain Churehs battery threw several shells into our
infantry and wounding two or three others. -
The killed and wounded are reported at total Of twenty
Adjutant John Yourcs, Of caswels battalion. rhivd
Georgia sharpsho0ters, who wounded and taken in
tho fight Wednesday died 1t the hospital yesterday
prisoner by scout in the service Of Colonel Wilder Who
had gotten near the rebel lines about the time they made
himself about 70 DO taken and At the FIRST Ore fell beside
log, with his face in his hands, whore he lay dead
until the rebel lines had passed him. He then fred three
quently brought Yource In and turned him over the
sergeant Yource was apparently but slightly wounded
that oil the wounded Of his corps are already
housed In Murfreesboro. He reports the Wednes
days eight a. hftsen killed and nf.y nour wounded.
GEN. BRANNANs OPERAT7oNR
General Brannans division Third division, Fourteenth
army corps left iune on Tuesday morning and reached
Aurfeesboro the next day. He then followed Negley
division to this point. notice with General Brannan,
an aid dc camp Lieutenant Fred Mitchell, Of the late
You will remember the highly complimentary account
published OF his highly honorable conduct joining the
Nineteenth infantry as private. ! have another
Rousseau found young Mitchell had joined his regiment
I'm Rousseau's dvison) he gave him position aid
his staff. When General Brannan placed In COM
mand OF the Third division he requested General Rous.
to relieve Mitchell from duty has STAFF that he
might be placed upon that Of General Brannan Rousseau
declined. Brannan appealed 70 Rosecrans and the
young man was sent 10 Brannan, with whom he
NAMED In this department generals do often have
innocent and good natured disputes the
aids. This s the only instance am able to recall
PROMOTIONS
have not before had occasion to say that Captain
kensal Of the Fifth artillery has superseded Lieutenant
Guenther In command Of Battery H. CAPTAIN Kensall
had formerly been on duty with Major general b. f.
Bucr The battery has become famous under Guenther
will doubtless uphold the good name 1t itself;
bus he can hardly hope TO have Called "Kensas Bat
terry" In the that II Is called "Guenthcr a
Shiloh and stone river dubbed u "Guenther'e,n May IL
never lose the reputation which has Under him
was mistaken in saying ntimating that Crtspden
corps vas e&ReGted 70 join Gen. Thomas this point,
Marching from Pradyvile. understand indirectly from
headquarters that he Ia TO around this place. and may
be expected In their at Manchester We hear
nothing from him. but presume that must be near
Manchester this Should be able get and hold
position there, It will trouble Bragg TO retire via Tua.
homa and the railroad Thomas is be at Manchester
Tomorrow and headquarters Of the department
at Beech Grove, after two O'Clock p N. 9th inst
Mrs. Johnston, who came up to Gen. Rousseau 8
headquarters short time ago. requesting bealIowed
TO return 70 her home within lines reports
that Gen. Preston Smiths brigade in
field.
learn from the right wing that Col. John +. Meor
commanding brigade In Davis DIVISION was yesterday
mortally wounded He q most gallant and admirable
Onccr.