, 1863-11-05
FROM NORTH ALABAMA.
The Latest HcbeI Cavalry Raid In
TenDessee-The he Pufsutt Of Wheeler-.
Gallant conduct OF the ChicAKo Heard
of Trade Hat&ery-ComPlete Houte of
xE.e Rebels g.,


We give below some interesting particulars
ot The pursuit Of the rebel ralders that got
into the rear Of Rosecrana' army, burned bis
Eupply trains, and tore up the railroad;
Of the Cincinnati Commercially
NASHVILLE, Ala, Oct. 1s, 1883.
On the mo,nirg Of the 30rh, the enemy
crcsEed the Terntttee river In force Of four
diYislous wharf.-the, Martins, Davldson's
snd A1mst1opg's-the whole under CON-
When Gen. Crook learned they were across.
rotri ,hstandipg his precautions, he imma-
diately ordered the regiments On duty above
to moye down the river and rejoin him,
rhicn they did, finding the General fourmiles
below smith.h CrossIoade, and about twelve
Next morning, October i, Reconnaissance
to the crots roads, by the 4ths Michigan, dis.
covered the enemy ascending WaldFon's
RIDGE. At 8 O'Clock, p. m., -the I'd Brigade
was ordered upon tho ridge On = parallel road.
Tie briuade then consisted OF the 1Bt Ohio.
I'd Kentucky and the Ch'cago 1oard Of Trade
Datte7g. The brjge de encamped that night on
lhc ,idge.. Tie following morning, the march
was resumed, when the "a Brigade WAS REIN
fn1ced bv the lit, and Wilder's mounted in.
family. as Z Eaid;: commanded By Col. Miller,
and it was whispered that Gen Crook had
received orders to "pursue, overtake and
srnlhilate," which sounded very grand. In
deecendirr the 1idge into sequatehle Valley,
the advance ran on . rebel picket, which fred
volley and disappeared. 49,.
Again en- route next day, the 7th, and arriy-
ing At Shelby vile early, we halted few mo-
ments. 4 portion Of the rebel column had
passed through there, and robbed and plllaged
the Lewikburg Pike, mounted Infantry In ad-
yarce, Longs Brigade next, and the 1st B:i.
pade supp0eed to be following. OF the I'd
brigade, the Sd Ohio, which had rejoiued the
brigade near McA{innyille, had the advance;
next the I'd Kentucky, the Ohio, and the
1st Ohio In. the rear. Three miieo out from
and a 10 The The 'jeas. The ID bfisade Started tt IN
gallop, and soon arrived where the column
had turned to the right, through q very rough
lane. a part # the mounted infantry we're
engaged with brigade Of rebels, and We were
to charge them. We passed Miller's brigade
as they advanced In line. A moment only a1-
lowed for observation, and our column CON
nnsa The gaaeP + IT, Mas tns 3Sals
argument charged, here brigade. Heavy
firing ut the bead Of the column was now;
heard, sud the futies again raised their yell.
A continuous stream Of p5i4oners was being
guarded to the rear on the dou tlc' quick. The,
roads we're strewn with dead and wounded;
ntu and horses, ind other paraphernalia Of o.
battle field. Tie ssber is doing Its work. We
pass Colonel Long, who Is slightly wounded.
ard his horse dead on the road. He got re-
mount aud nag again at his post. Many cf
the prisoners are dressed In our uniform;
some Of them are killed On the spot, and the
Others forced to uadress and 60 back sans
tHloft<s. ::
The charge Continued for six miles. First
aregiment was put TO flight, then brigade
dettfo3ed--all Of them killed, wounded, cap.
tured. or dispersed. The halt and rally sound,
ed. The long charge through the cedar glade,
over rough road, had heightened and al.
most disoI Iganjzed the brigade. We were
eaw that VIC had halted, he Immediately began
an sd7ance on our broken regiments. A line
hur1iet1y formed, Was formed none too soon,
their advance was In force enough to crush us,
but notwitt standing, our fellows opened fire.
Just when he WIS neededmose than any other
Chicago battery, opened fire 1apldly, and
drove the enemy again on retrcat. A further
charge row was impracticab1e; the nature Of
tie read made It 60; besides, 1t was impossi.
BILE, The horses were worn and 5aded to such
on txtent Mitt5's brigade could have been
nsea sdva9tsEeouy Ssa pst tas1 but on
him not to be fund. Miller's command ad-
Tanced with 4 strong line Of ekirmishers,
which became warmly engsged, and, having
gone tEo miles, during which ne got again
on the LeT1sborg Pike, had every prospect
Of stubborn 1esistance on the part Of the reb-
els, who oFened with their artillery. Stokes
orce more in position, and after half an hour
fling ceased, the eremy once more q. retreat.
Ue1e great rr.--n.a,at;oas Ind been made for
battle fences laid down over d wide extent
cfccunt1y, bnt Miller ard Chicago Stokes had
Ict given them time to complete arrange
Il Hall jail: mile ffcm Pennington, which is
about three miles from where the last stand
en- rebel line Of tkirnishers. Longs brig.
ade wes ordered TO the front, and halted on
arriving there. Directly before ue, the pike
formed . straight cut through q very dense
cedar glade. On the Eight and lett, cedars
large and email filled every space, md it was
enemy opened NTH his artillery, the battery
being ID position In the main street of the
town, which was nothing more than the pike.
TO our right and rear there was an old field
Of four acres, the cedars forming an imper-
vious hedge around It. Stokes Chicago bst-
tery Was placed In position on the pike at one
corner of the field, ind the Cd brigade, In
column Of ba,talfone, within the field. The
81 Ohio hst been o1dersd off to the right, to
guMd that flank. Meantime, Mi1ler's com.
ma1d had dlsmountcd, dep1oyed In line on
the light and left OF the road, and advanced
into the ceears. We we're net loDg kept IN
the line. Miller had become engaged, and
the Chlcago battery gave ahot for shot. The
enemy uEtd erape md canister on our ad-
vancipg line, and Stokes replied with aheu
and solid shot against the rebel battery. The
peculiar and terrible roise; bnt those zane
ceda1s saved the lives Of many soldiers. The
firing Of volley after yol1ey, together with ill
tho ncfses Of battle. ccntinued-increased.
a portion Of the rebel battery turned on the
Chicago battery, and 1t coon Ind to send
While at its hight, md the battle had O
doubtful aspect, General Crook cast many an
anxious look back on the road, hoping, eyi-
de1tly, to zee AintY's brigade approaching,
but no Minty came: Presently the firing b.
gan to recede, and from that time it steaaf1y
Eot sud1;s further 9xay ,,sE{ The General "h H.
tye, ordered he Second Brigade to
advance in column down the road, at q
gs1lop. On entering the town scene Of IN.
Gescrtbable confusion presented ITSELF Dead
end wonnded lay thick together. Women
and children screaming ut the highest pitch
t5ensel7es & @ bad y passed @ e ona woman 1 piS oa1 IT,
Ishea n IaSy pistol, and uttered loud scresm1
Of vengeance against the rtbels, Mho two
horrs before had told her to wait and zee the
Yankees run. Three pieces Of the enemy's
artillery stood In the street, one With cateson
exploded. The Chicago Boa1d Of Trade Bat
tefy had disabled, ana the 18th Indiana and
two companies of the 123d Illinois. had
driven the rebels awny from them. The vic
tory VAS ours, but 1t must be made complete.
had the 1st Brigade been there, two divisions
Of the enemy which we're disorganized and
The ed Brigade, with the I'd Kentucky IN i'd
vance, began charge. They came upon the
flying column, but an unexpected obstacle
presented itse1f. The road was doub1y barrl-
cade6, and In the check impossible to be pre-
vented, darkness followed day light, halt
was ordered, and our fatigued and iard-rork-
ed men went into camp.
As rear as I can learn, the result Of the
dsy'e fighting was as follows:
LEFT ON THE FIELD Be TIE Esxx1.
Mounded... ..........-.... .-.............-......6 GO
Prisoners ,bi0
Total. ...................6 .610
DER Loss.
AM7Aea; ~ a;.......'..s...-..-...... %
Wounded ......:-.............-.-.. 60
..rota1...,............................:. f.. Total. Is
The gallant Colonel Monroe, of the 123d
Illinois, and formerly from Kentucky, was
Killed: Colonel Clay, (rebel Kentucky rsgi.
nent,) vas Killed.
NEWS PARAGRAPHS.
--Calais, Ne, does So, 600 worth Of ousi-
ness In herring oil this year.
John Leech, the celebrated English cari.
ca urist, has been studying life and character
In the gambling saloons Of Hamburg.
-"Cow Bay" that notorious sink OF In.
iquity in New York, has at last given way be.
fore the march of improvement. Good
buildings will probably soon cover the spot.
--CouItenay Il. James, q son Of q, Pr.
James, tho English novelist, enlisted on
Saturday last, at Cleveland as a 's.veterau vol
nnteer" in the I'd Ohio Cavalry. He Is thirty
four years Of age, and has wife living In