New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-08
The Rebel Loss From $4,000 70 IL, ooC
Great Slaughter Of Leading Oficers-
The Bodies OF Hanson and Rains
Sent TO Nashville.

CINCINNATI, Wednesday. Jan. T. 1861
A special dispatch 10 The Commercial from Muir
freesboro 9th gives additional confirmation Of tho
Generalization of the Rebel army. Breckinridge's
division was terribly punished ON Friday. Gen.
Breckenridge was wounded in the ear and his
Adjutant-General killed. Wounded Rebel officers
estimate their loss at from 10 600 to 5000, with
grea, slaughter of leading officers
Col. Mulligan Of Tennessee MORALLY wounded, lie
in the hospital here. The body Of Gen. Hanson was
sent South to-day. Gen. Rains's body sent to
Nashville.
The enemy's roarguard was encountered at 10
o'clock Oh Sunday night by Gen. stanleys cavalry.
The Rebels re,reated with loss Of 80.
negro from Gen. Brsggs headquarters, who
left the Rebel army within lye miles Of Manchester,
heard Gen. Bragg say he wocd goto Chattanooga.
Special Disps,eh to The N Y. Tribune.
CixorSsIri. Wednesday. Jan. 7. 1859
Monday and Tuesday were spent I'D you have been
advised-in getting the army into line and securing
positions. Thegreat contest commenced on Wednes-
day morning, and the account q that day send
in full.
great deal Of misapprehenson prevails with re-
gard to the nature Of the battlefield at Murfrees
DOTO, OF tnhl loIuOH WbICn Nur
Of the bloody struggle Of Wednesday.
Even the mare furnished TO officers by the indie
faigable Corps Of Typographical Engineers, failed
10 exhibit correctly the features OF the vicinity.
The error seems 10 be the confoundng together Of
two distinct and separate streams-Stone River,
which rises in the northern part OF Rutherford
County, and fows past Stewards Ferry, almost
directly north Of the Cumberland; and Stone River,
which takes its rise in the southern extremity OF
Rutherford aud the eastern part Of Campbell, and
after traversng both Of these and portion of David
son, enters the Cumberland about 10 miles below
the latter.
II is the western branch OF the latter which Aowe
past Murfeesbors, and constitutes the river OF
which snch frequent mention must be made IN all
accounts Of this battle.
No map have ever yet seen represents correctly
the position Of this stream. and, OF course, had
not myself time TO trace il out but when our line Of
battle was formed In front Of the town Wednes-
day morning, our left wing rested upon the river,
and the men of Van Cleve's Division filled their
cantecns with water from tbs same.
At this place the river flows almost in northern
direction, it's course when passing the town being
nearly due west noted accurately the position Of
the various brigades on Wednesday morning, but
as there were 40 many complicated movements
during the day. scarcely any brigade actually fighting
in the same order in which it was fret posted,
deem il unnecessary to mention the place of each.
Gen. McCooks command, which is the right wing
of the army consists Of three diyisions-JobDsons,
Dayiss, and Sheridans-poeted from right to left, in
the order In which / have named them, Johnson's
and Daviss being thrown forward and to the right,
20 as TO form a line which made considerable angle
with that Of tho remainder Of the army.
Gen. SbeIidan's Division was Withdrawn some
what on the left, and acted IA a for the night
of the center, commanded by Gen. Thomasi but two
divisions were present, Negley's and Rousseaus sta
toned from right to left in the order named Rous-
soau's being somewhat withdrawn and constituting
the reserve on the center. The left wing Of the
army under the command OF Gen. Crittenden, was
posted in the following order: Palmer on the right,
Wood in the center, and Van Cleve on the left.
part Of Palmer's and also Van Cleves being thrown
slightly forward
The enemys line stretched transversely across
Stone River from the Lebanon pike on the night 10
the Franklin road on their left. At the beginning OF
the battle it was considerably overapped by our
own riQht, when McCook had finally got into posi-
ton. Hardee commanded the Rebel left, consisting
Of Cheatbams, McCowns and Wither's divisions
McCown being on the extreme left of the wing and
Cheatbam in the center. Tho wing was re-
enforced on Tuesday night by the addition Of Clai'
borne's, formerly Buckners, division.
Bishop Polk led the Rebel right consisting OIL
Preston Smiths and Brecknridge's Divisions and
Lieut.. Gen. Kirby Smith led the divisions IN the
Rebel center. The division of Breckinrdge was on
the extreme Rebel right. Beside these there were