Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-01-23
TIE BATTLE OF mURFREesRGR"'
tt :le Editors qf:kc Enquirer:
EV1-cT:ssTrc, Tsrr.. Ian. 1855

through which our army passed. AZ an
humble participant in thoSo trying acshra: en-
owing ia"iliti2, for GotgG:!c Information. !
feel that will not Us regarded n, intrusive ii
Lrans.nt Tor publication i.ct which, by
gnoranGe, prejMlile &c wall OF u"irt1t h.ean"
pi information, LaTa nj: hren S"7'tf.!eiT IL
ported.
On Friday, Dacsmtsr 2Cth. ID, Fnt'ayy nj
rsnced from NashTilla. III thai Lima OFF
forcs wac disposed rs fnl!aTs: Paik a
corps Was III camp MY HsiiTiT;;H@rh !
division vaa sI7n "HAi ms
same plac,; iHcr hnrna'n diviainn va At Eagls-
v;!ic, l.. rnilaa TTust. eai McGnHn'a division
# ResdyyiI!o Il miles Eaat of Max tIaoahorn' ;.
" barton 3 cavalry Nas IN the Nolinagi!ic
piGn lett IN f:niit: EheclJr al LsVargna, Ii
lniiea on tie Nashville rad, and Ftsrarh aia9-
al: : iriasds IN l.o' anon road. 'fha ad7anre OF
tho enemy was ANNOUNCED NJ Wheeler. rho
&c HI rlatructud to nnid them il check a. long: as
hu could With safety, and I" re!ifc alo"ly ~
Tarls Mur lretshurn'. Orders ware alN1 u :ri>
far the concentration &c our t'i:1a 81 hiur-
Tretsbar:,,' anh IN Sunday. D:csmbcr
2.Sah, line uf Lattiu va; established ard tia
Lroops placed in Position, III: "EGInY. ;asin-
iitae, having a'iTanceI rs Tar ~ Stewart.
Cr.sk, w;iiin ,er, m:lc; q; Mn,rrcanharn'..-
The iine s,ilc,ea ,c.a = caGd one. In. chosc,
rn:hI; in r:;lcrcai:s 10 QUE Ti-'G1sitisa ihr IL
fence than E,r any recu1;aE Inherent a:.snfti,
The !hrle pr iiGipsl roads y hch r,i.ur AlGr-
irrcabnro by " hch :hH r!l''ha'h at TIT ei'r
mr w.. l., IL: ay.fchenr!",t. ?,.'. .i.~ i.,;,a:.n!
ROAD. r.lunjn- due North; lilo H.:;i,Y:Gir .i.,i,
rou1in,r Northwest; hnh The Frans!i:, raad
rnn.,,,; Hearty due went Oar li:.2, ii.4i' 81
SAL IL h.sa beer !@rmed hs:".rn liz ;i,H!
and l:,r. ii tnas. roa,- the rs!!amr r'l"t
upcn iHe i""a,@n snh ,ha LEFT upon Ne
TranHiin IrGl, IL. :iiinr Ilgnrs:,; d; = c:Tcsc
althnuyh, III i-rI .irnw iacl; III inIprirr Gut r'
OF. the lsi; :,:,: :" -c c:t.5 ut h; c,.~eit.. f:.-
:=,,n i!:t~e tao t;i5o:"" F',';;a tt :ij@n
E.ec, riiG. IA 4 rail.nr ncsi!y !,"i:i!. ii : q
au,al! rir-., ~, :u;rra yr6Iari7 :. ar.r', ';c::
a.: ,lz;.i. :. - Gls,. ::s-eri!i.;. th7tt ). f,nr
ito!. - i.,'.,T.is uf aaii mia ar ii. Id
s;r f..... .ii:si.lq h.. -a.5a" 1rI t,ti.iary
la. a!.5a.:}.ora, ns ss :, ii. ~ na;i,rr = j.
b.ra il is :;nvassahle. liz bridge n:.pn: ha+n
dea:yoTcd rLl cc:;,r: ri cu1 j;irsi iiI.a ~
o.. til. ,i?er,nsar 81 I'd f3rd, Hh:a;i oar'! Ia
cililes for communication bctM ern The = inEs.
The disposition Of on? forces was az fo!lA:ss;
tiar;iee : ra77a formed ito right ring. Back
in.,i;i..e t.:Tisinn i,riuing :hc ffnnt !:ne, AID
Uio.llrn i division lilc Eacorvi line. bin;
sbur. five hundred yard. i, tho ,eal--tbo left
nr tbs, cafp:, raai;nE on Slunr River, End it5
cFshl fi' lte '-E'"'H:. p..r o'h '''F'
io' i'" 'u' .'.i- "'''t, -" -
~ ''""', NV w.: IVY, g., - ...-a r
40 -. i..', .,:.,si -, ~.
,'s' ;, La. INV ,aa.1 -: - 49,
lett H"I'h: ''"". !" '"0 So 80 an Il '.'''
h'P' ~ '7''' ~. !.'.''""1' '''' ID, '''''- ''"
Occupying: nm, o'',.H''' 80, 'Aat t1'' ,'ei
is1u i'"' YAK '''E." 'H'i'.,
cur in'a:';' sla "i''." ""5 nv. "ono , 'H..'
Inc AitotI':'h VI Lug "as' ~ ""''"6 "c'h
esrly apparent tnat ING ehe'nS - 81. t''!i,E
his cflo' en"Ets TOWARDS Oh. le't, "l.u l'' ~
tenfl"ii % turning "nT na"'> al" E"'uus u"
';'- COMMUNICATIONS rs tue oE'it.S Ti!c
tnTnPlka ana lhs Inat'anooE2 r"''t''a"'
d'7ls'on vas p,ste'' ~. ~ ~ I .o' !"
!. continuation u i,''e'H ''''. : W.
aaerna"n inc ''emy oIu arrived ~
our ,roat sha occupied poa''n'h "'o"t ?nl
Vhoio It't anu csh3ro' u" P!H'",'"e "'!'5
lsn9fncea ~ 'he WAYNE o. s'i''ai n@es II,
~ VIC" anu ny oc:As,"'A, Saot n9;i me- T.
,eees "nicn paaseu o'e' oo.'' ooi ,'hes' !.
7lng beeR ueslSAso l" I"-'t HI a't!'"a' III
Eton5e y aS nladc, Due our mel ~ cVn'
ceed benin" tfrr ruae BREAST" u: 'S ~ t''''7
Psared Tor tie enefhy " a!Ea"Ga.
..eaJsv, December 10Th. tan u cloudy,
lDrh,i,,T d.y. with cold rain At iatcrvals.-
Eve ana was ri his lr.t ea.ly, Gcnural
Braerc,c,,inv tho fsia 1T eariy ds.n, and,
csiahhiny hi9 he.dnuarf.ri on tir Nashville
rosa r.,- 81 centrr, hsin. 4 convenient
posii, far communicating with h;.!h wings,
= GEM, .nrarsnent was confidently ex
NJ. led; ri l,s1 .he enemy a;tsci;.d ~, lie
wv,,!d va hos, rc-uls,d with rr.., slanc.-
Ter. InsI ,.r advancing. hGrc;Ir, he entia
fed i.il:Lr :, III, Occa.i0nal art;IirTf firing
ulons uu;n.. =, il 70 dnyp,ou !hr i.5.iLian
Of our ia; H., va hold nnr ire, how 25ar,
sid eyre from :, few ha;.etl... ,in1 MT re-
spon1. mp .hn left :!..-7 WA an:a5
sk;rmish; nziIh shs7ashnptsr., snd l,is Iii
tho alterno,, an s,ter5nt WEE made a. rake
; poberson 's,f tha1 xars repulaod IL ryu
charges slEi-rerr ,.s,l.n;vv' Whf,,s7. in
: ohsdisnto DISTINCTIONS turned tie rnu;a = +
ieit ,,ni: M MINT # fla cath. ..; ,,- :ho
gllh wag arhicr y, lhair ;csr. deal, s1yi!.f
wapnns sd l,..inc li,,., in oy,.T ,aaa-
, u.r r,ssihla. arr9;rali,i;r.: H.. c.ta1,lste
: circuit nj their.-s. Il b ,y;ps hecn,ue mora
,,yui,n:, f,om ttsnor,s, - ,,ns ot In. .csmv
list rhsy were ssin., their ra;r.,us On cur
l.rl with the yis,i ou,ir~iin- mr. no;;.in;, Ire
no,rer ur surer. nu,,,i.,s G,, IIari.e
was ordered to tIcf, Win Clr;h.,r,.'s d.
yision. inst hefora1l, s,d twas ,lrcii,ed ro
make rieorons ,arl; unon the ,1,my's
rieht at an early # next morning. AZ
corInply. We xen, ,ha field before i, wsa
Caifiy DAYLIGHT, sll3,f)c,,t that il MAS "a be
Il dap of terrible ba Ia r,,t1r,iay's rai,,
/, had succeeded clel icl;t and .ha u.,,tninr
sas whito Nth 4 onI 7st;ihri will a
krirha ilus aAy- III a,7h.a ont, We
esga,lv AWAITED lie niny nj Tho a.tsci; =
. Prc,,u",;y II ".,:iors,r i,.aTy buc.dinE II
artillery b. ;ha Ieitai M tnat i;sr,lef
Hs- n Art,dn, ard s"Ahe raiiies Il ;'.nG
+ kerry Eurtying i'"h Hln refund" lika - d
r. csnnou |" : TaSsis, as'i ~ t"ai i = 81
l. +. Ii1Io quarters Lilo ole !;pon lh' battle
! and i IS,-It IN der