The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-01-09
A Fight at Vicks-
burg!!
Probable Surrender of the
City.
NASHVILLE, January

battle on Stones River in front OF
M Mlrfresboro, on the west side of that
.own. 1t has ragged with unremit.
ting fury two days, and at last re-
port was not yet decided. 1t is one
OF the most terocious OF modern
times, sustained by both sides with
splendid determination.
General Rosecrans marched from
Nashville last Friday with abou,
45 900 effective men and 100 pieces
Of artillery, aud skirmished all the
way to the battlefield, the enemy
resisting bitterly. The whole Of
Tuesday was spent in reconnoiter-
ing. The enemy was strongly post
ed, with artillery, in a bend ol
Stones River his flank resting on
the West side OF Murireesboro.
The center also had the sjvan
sage of high ground, with a dense
growth OF young cedars masking
them completely. Their position
gave them the advantage OF a cross
fire, and Gen. McCook's corps closed
in on their left on Wilkerson'e
Creek. Negley, OF Thomas corps,
worked with great difficulty, to the
front of the rebel center. Rus
seau's division was in the reserve
Crittenden's corps was posted on
comparatively clear ground on Their
lett; Palmer's and Van Cleve's di
visions in trout in the woods, and
held in reserve. A battle was ex
'pected all day Tuesday, but the ell.
emy merely skirmshed and threw a
Jew shells, one Of which killed Or
derry Mcdonald, OF the 4;h United
States C,valry, not ten feet irom
General Rosecrtns. That afternoon
the Anderson Pennsylvania Cavalry
on McCook's flank, was drawn into
An ambuscade, anu it's two Msjors,
Rosengarten and Ward were billed
Cristenden's corps lost tour killed
and two wounded that d y. inclu
ding Adjutaut E lott, OF the 57th
Indiana, severely wounded. Nc.
Cooks loss was about fifty. The
same day the rebel cavalry made Il
iash on onr rear ut Lave'gne, burn
ed few wagons, and captured thir.
'y' five prisoners. That night dis
positions were made to attack the
enemy in the morning. After dark
the enemy were reported mass.
ing upon McCook, obviously to
strike our right wing. This CORE
sponded with the wishes OF General
Rosecrans, who instructed General
McCook to hold hin ia check stub
bornly, while the LETT wing should
DO thrown into Murireesboro behind
the enemy.
AT day break Of the last day OF
December, everything appeared to
be working we'll. The battle had
opened on our right, aud our left
wing was on hand 1T seven o'clock
'Ominous sounds Indicated that the
fire was al preaching on the right.
Aids wee dispatched !. or iniorma-
iion, and iound the forests lull OF
flying negroes, with some struggling
soldiers, who reported whole regi-
ments falling back rapidly.
Meantime one OF McCook's aids
announced to Gen. R)secrans that
Gen. Johnston had permitted the
three batteries OF his division to be
captured by sudden attack of the
enemy, and that that fact had some
what demoralized the troops. This
was obvious.
The brave Gen. Sill, one OF our
best officers, was killed, Gen. Kirk
severely wounded, aud Gen. vii
lich killed, or missing, besides other
valuable officers.
Gen. Rosecrans sent word press.
ing General McOook to ho,d the
front and he would help him. II
would all work right. He now gal
loped to the front OF CfitteEden',
lot, with his staff, to order the line
OF battle, when the enemy. opened {
full battery and emptied two saddles
of the Escort. Van Cleve's division
was sent to the right, Colonel B AT
|ty's brigade in front. The fire con-
rinued to approach ON the righ
with alarming rspidity -extendin,
TO the center, and it was clear ,hs
The right was doubling upon tn
eft. The enemy had compelled u
20 make complete change OF fror
IN that wing, and were pressing tn
center.
General Rosecrans, with splendi
daring, dashed into the fire and eel
Ibis staf along the lines. stsr.ed Bsal