Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-09-24
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES |
IMPORTANT FROM ROSECRASS'
AEs1y

full Carnage among the Rebels-fmport-
ant News from Rebel Sources-Terrific
tainS His Positien-Great Sacrifice Of
| hebel General Officers Six Killed nd
seven w ounded-IheerinS Dispatches
from Louisville and Nash hviIle-Rum0rrd
| ncial Dispatch.
Correspondence Of the Chronicla.l
| NAsHv1LLE, Sept. 23.-The excitement is un-
| aoated In this city, ard the public places, es-
| peciaily the ST. Cloud, Commercial. and Sew
| anee Hotels, are crowded with anxious ne ys
| hunters, news mongers, and "grape vine"
| operators. As far as can learn, the news
| have transmitted you in relation TO the battles
| CT Saturday and Sunday was, in the main, true
| The General and his brave hosts contested
| every inch Of ground, and the re!rograde m o ye-
| ment was slow, sure, and in ex cellent order
| The latest news have is mp to Mon day night.
| The battle of this day is represented to have
| been the seyerest contest Of the war Inmy
! dispatch Of last night spoke OF Lonsstreet's
| men being engaged. This is now known To he
| a fact az four or five hundred of his men have
| been taken prisoners. They say that they were
| under Hood and jackson. They also report
| that Hood was seriously wounded Sunday
! evening, near Mission ridge. Until to-day the
| Union people have been gloomy, while merry
| faces showed rebel hearts. But this morning
| the city Was filled with all sorts OF rumors re-
| gard:ng the pet battalion Of this place-the
| Rock City Gnards-to the effect that thew had
been terribly cut 10 pieces, and that the prnar.I
commanding, George Manney, Of this cifv was
seEereiy vounGed. Ii is also reported that
Frank Che dthanl, of this city, Is wounded; and
| that Preston SuItn, OF Lebanon, has been KILLED
| II IS known lhtt Inc remnants of thirty-six
! Tennessee regiments are i'll the battle, three of
| "hlch-lhe ISL 2oth and 22d-were wholly re-
cruite & here.
here cor arII- ha y:
| II r hel side, as 4 declded change has taken
| place among the people, and our side looks
| happier There are rumors that Rosecrans has
| h,A4 reinforced by Buns lde's forces and por-
tions OF tira. is army. do not think how
| ever, that such IS the case Rosecrans kent n
| siIonE reserve, most of which he had not used
| up 10 Monday morning neSdes, ne has, in all
large number at hrIfretsboro, Shelbyy.lle
CoWau Winchester, Stevenson, Decnard and
Bridgeport, which he could cLil up in thirty
hours i the situations should declare the aban-
dcnment OF these places necessary.
FROM all can learn, through rel able sources
the battle OF Monday was favorable 10 rs, the
rebels betray:ns symptoms OF fatigue, and loss
OF the pluck ard cash which cIaracterized
their efforts upon he first or two days
| Thus TAR. our aaTGa.e is trifing compared to
that which we received at Stone river upon the
first day In all probability both armies are
being reinforced, an 7 the battle MAJ last n
week. Thus tar Rosecraus' communications
are open and in good order, whicn was not tile
case AZ Stone river. Very lii tie ne VS. Of an Of
fetal character Is received here, we obtaining
all our ews from officers direct from The front
1t is rumored that we have lost four generals
| in killed and wounded, and two rs prisoners
Il prisoner states that the rebels have lost nine
generals III killed and wounded. and pro
portion Of subordinate officers and men Gen.
CMeatna m hnr hic Isiur, Lofore III.
battle, composed exclusively of Tennacspeans)
telling them if they lost the day the Confeder-
acy was at an end. It is said that in addition
to this stimulus he administered whisky and
gunpowGer George Manney also told his
troops that they were to be pitted against the
best fighting general IN the country, and that
if they won the day, the Confpderacy would
obtain speedy recognition by foreign Powers,
and The war would close. The above is from
prisoners. A copy of the Chattanooga Rebel
eufogseS the trdrery Of Eastern reinforcensents II
also says that the fate of not only Tennessee but
the Confederacy depends upon the result of
this battle. 1t also puts the loss In Saturdays
and Sundays fights at 5000 in killed and
wounded, the latter including Major General
Patrick Ceburne. The Rebel is published
Atlanta.
From the Associated Press1
NASHVILLE, Sept 23.-The news from the
front TO day is meager There are no trains
from the South tonight. 1t Is reported thew
are being detained to bring up the wounded
A telegram from the front reports no fighting
to-day.
Our forces still hold the position of yester-
day, which is an evidence Of strength, as every
hour increases the chances tor reinforcements
from Burnside's army TO arrive, and enables
our forces to prepare thoroughly and entrench
themselves.
NO oSSuIouCt Vi tTTlVdl mas YET
been received.
Brig. Gen. John H KING is reported wound
ed and prisoner. He is neither. A telegram
from the front reports him all right.
Major Coolidge, second in command Of the
same brigade, is certainly killed.
Two hundred guerrillas, under Tom Muir
ray, are towering about Carthage, threatening
to attack that Place.
A small force is lurking about this vicinity,
having its headquarters at Wiliiamsport, west
OF Franklin, on Duck river.
V3-Tha IA
ceived Information, which it credits, that on
Monday night the right and left wings of Rose
crans' grand army rested on the battle. ground
of Saturday and Sunday, and that reinforce.
ments-the number is not stated-from Grant,
via Decatur, were TO have reached him yester.
day.
the battle field, in the rear Of the center. The
General is in good spirits, and hopeful Of
complete and decisive victory over Johnston,
Bragg and Longstreet II is reported that A.
opposed TO Roeecrans.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. o, 12 o'clock, ma spe.
cial from Nashville to the Journal, just re
ceived, says there was slight skirmishing yes.
terday in front Of Rssecrans. Otherwise, all
was quiet up to half past two O'Clock In the
ofternoon.
foFP1CAL DIsPATCE.1
Dispatches from Rosecrans dated Chattanoo.
ga, 3 and r. M, September 22d, were received
by the Government yesterday morning, from
which we learn that the enemys attack upon
General Thomas corps (Rosecrans' left) on
Monday afternoon, handsomely reputsed,
and General Thomass forces marched quietly
to the position they were about to take when
assaulted. The enemy's loss in this repulse
was severe.
General Rosecran's orders for his entire COM
mand to concentrate was accomplished before
midnight of the Goth, and are now in a strong
defensive position. which can be easily held
until reinforcem ents come up.
Tha movements of the troops was executed
in excellent order, and although they had
worked hard for several days and nights, were
in wonderful fine spirits. --r ..ys
Rosecransi is now in the very position he should
have occupied until reinforced, but it is we'll
known that he acted upon the supposinon, as
he had the right to do, that reinforcem ents
would reach him on a certain day. 1t is neither
Rosecrans's fault, nor that OF the Government
here, that he was not reinforced before the
battle of the 10th inst. -.esh. -
[ -Four thousand of our wounded were re-
moved from the field after the battle OF SUNDAY.
General Lyttle was the only generai oiiicef
killed. -. 1900, 1vond dars