The New York herald., 1863-10-29
the BATTLE NEAR TuscuMsIA, ALA.
IFrom ,hs Mempnis Rulle,,n !


The advance Union ard from this point met
with sharp resistance Wednesday, the 2lst inst. at
Cherokee station on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad
eight or nlne miles this side OF Tusclmba The troops OF
the gallant Fifteenth army corps met the reeels with
Of the position On the day previous brisk cavalry gh
TOOK place near the same spot between considerable
body OF rebel mounted infantry and the fih OHIO cva
ry IN which SIX rebels killed aua nfteen wounded
left on the field Our troors went into the rebels
Ike shoe, cutting and slashing right and left and
cleaned them out short order losing men killed
aud five horses. The Third regular cavalry went for
ward 70 participate but the Ohio boys had completed the
& 5oS' TINS was on Tuesday evening The cavalry then
Next morning broke dark and lowering, with rain and
fog The movement OF the First division General 0ster
I'll eight O'Clock The Second division General NJ l.
Smith) lay close the First division waiting till they
Ris,, nnmmandaS andaS oe,ore sz camp as
hans moved forward toward Tuscumbia, but had
nos proceeded Tar before his advance. consisting OF tho
Fourth, Ninth, Twenty NTH Twenty sixth Thirtieh and
Innty Iowa regiments encountered large force Of
rebels, estimated at between four and six thousand
under command OF the rebel Generals =. d. lee Roddy
and Richardson A heavy musketry fire Immediately
opened Tho tight was furious for an hour. when the
rebels fell back with heavy loss In killed and wounded
General osterhaus hurried up several twenty four
FOUNDER PARROTS which made havoc In their rereatng
columns, and our whole division was soon on the
ground.
The loss side does not exceed one hundred in
Killed and wounded
The death OF Colonel florence OF the rhirteth Iowa.
OF his men, in tie midst OF the fght Mstaking party
reDelb dressed feOcral UNIFORM troops, b0
rode forward TO ascertain where they were and half
range distance was shot down by them. His regiment
seeing him fall raised yen dashed forward q charge
regaiDpg his body and scattering the rebels n all drec
tons The lose in hs regiment is twenty nine killed and
wounded.
Our troops pressed the fleeing rebels back their ort
0catiols.
The reb-~ said 20 have strong fortincat,ons
about mile this side OF Tuscumbia, the
railroad, and prisoners report that they
pect 10 make 9 strong defence there. They
say that they had four thousand there Tuesday
and received renforccments OF thousand cavalry
on Wednesday morning and come twenty thousand
are expected there from Bragg's army.
The following officers said TO be 10 commAnd
there Loring, s. d. Lee, Roddy, Richardson and
Forrest
Some Of the prisoners ken at Cherokee Station give
An explanation Of their blue uniforms, saying that the
rebel government intends TO cotbe all their troops
with blue oyercoats This statement may have
been irumred up for the moment, bat tho fact
that hundreds OF their appeared the front rank OF
battle dressed IN blue uniform would 20 give
some color probably.
rebel despatch from Johnston has been recently cap
tured In which rebel officers have been conured not 10
permit our forces 70 open up the road between Memphis
ana Decatur.
The Tennessee river s reported TO have risen the
vicinity OF Eastport nine feet, and stlI rising
fact Thore havs been heavy raiDs that section and
necessary we presume that gunboats can ascend
thasstream TO any point where Their SERVICES my be
ELECTIVE.