Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-01-03
Two Days fightins-Greaiest Carnage Of
the War-Defeat Of the Coufederstes.

MAE MCRFREEsBoRo', Dec. 3i-Our entire
army suffered terribly this morning,
-Four regiments OF regulars lost ha II of their
men, and all Of their comma ding ofricer..
The Apderson Troop suffered severely.
Majors Rosengsrten and Ward were killed. and
Generals Stanley, Rousseau aud Palmer were
wounded.
Two O'Clock, p. m.-General Thoma. bresks
'he reoei center, and drives the enemy the dis
tance Of a mile
We advance the entire line, which Gen.
hosecrans IL persona lily experimenting
One shot killed two Of his staff
The Fifteenth Wisconsin lost seven rantaIns
Gen1 Negley's artillery Is sull moving The
rebels in the center
Crittenden's left wing ha. IA ken th,. intrsncb-
ments at Murfrees sboro'
The reb'i Euerrilias Chealham and Rain,
Were killed.
NASHVILLE, Jan. 2-There has been a terri
u" oa''ie at atmurlreesboro'-.he greatest carnage
OF The war. The Federal troops rncountsred
the rebels on the 3Oth uIt near Ste warts Greek
when heavy skirmishing took place. The rebels
Were driven back, and we captured leo prison.
crs and killed and wounded large number.
Our loss Oh This dsy was seventy killed ard
wounded.
At day break the 3ist the fight y, a. r;.n. xr.j
with great fury. Gen. McCook's eorps WAS
Opposite 10 llai dee. After desperate fiehtipg.
with heavy loss on both sides, Mct,ook re.
Treated two miles. He soon rallied hov,xar
rut was again driven bacl and at Night WAS
lour niles this side Of the ground occupied i'm
inc morning. The fight continued uu,iI N
O'Clock y. n, 1t which time We had ms ntsinsd
our other positions.
Inc federal loss is very heavy. Among tha
killed are Brig. Gen. Sill; Lieut. Col q Gars.chs
chief OF RosecraDs' sran; Brig. Gen. Which. of
Indiana; Col. Bell % Ohio; Col Sharer. Acting
brigadier general; Col. Farmer, 18th KentucE,,.
Col. Jones, cath Ohio; Lieut. Col Co,ton sfb
Kentucky: Lieut.. Colonel Jenes, Both Indiana.
Major Carpenter, 18th Regulars: Major Rosen'
sartsn, of Philsdelphia Captain Garrett 1eth
Illinois; Col. Carpenter, 18Th Wisconsin Rat
rery: Lieut.. Col. Mckee, 18th Wisconsin.
The wounded are Brig. Generals F.. M. KIRK
OF III Wood, of Ind; Van Clue, Of Mimi. Col
Cassall, OF Ohio Major Gen. Rousseau. of KY.
Lieut. Col. Berry, 5th Kentucky: Mai. Slemmer.
10Th Regulars; Major King, 18th Regulars. and
many others. The 2Ist, 25th and 18th Illinois
lost two-ihirds in killed and wounded; the I5th
and 3-th lost one-half Iheir numbers: the IOIs,
Chic lost i25 men. and the 3sth Indians about
ihe same number
1nt tUt3l nupIi,fr Cf killed and wounded IL
estimated 1t :, JOO. The rebel loss exceeds Ours
their Gen. LaIns is among the killed. and Gen
CheaLham il wounded and prisoner We have
captured 500 prisoners
THE BATTLE RENEWED.
The battle was renewed a 3 O'Clock r m
January list: ana the cannonading could y.
heard a. Nash vile.
Al 10 o'clock a. N. Gems. Woods and Van
CleNe's divisions were IN Murfreesboro', driy-
ing the enemy, who Were then in full retreat
Three hundred prisoners have reached Nash
captured, is Major ]. j. Franklin, 3Gth Arkan-
sas: Capts. W. T.. johnson and J. Il. Eagle, I'd
Afkansas, and capt. :. &. Stone, lst Tennessee
cavalry.
Many buildings have Ieen tsalx,'n for hospital
purposes, and great numbers OF wounded are
being brought III.
The river is falling, aud we have only Is
inches on the shoals.
Major Foley, commanding LIS men of the
Tenth kentucky Cavalry, surprised $50 febeIs,
at their camp at Elk Ford, Campbell county,
killing aud " wounding IL, and capturing 81, also
burning all their camp equIpaSe- capturing 20
horses and large amount OF arms.
The report that 1900 rebels crossed the Cum
b.rland last Monday ana were mo wing towards
Louisville, is discredited at headquarters