Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-14

frem tne hnoxYills Register, January
Tbs Abolition force engaged in the late battle ct
hurireesboT0 not less than so O3O strong PrisO
oes aiege that exceeded this number Oar force re-
dueed ~ Lieutsnant- snersl E. KIRBY Smiths CORDS
9ying sent % Mi'Hissppi, did not exceed $4,000 On
Auesasy q lAs week grand ar lery duel occurred
the skiriniseers Of both armies advenc d, a. q
rapid muszety hre rang along he lines Of bo armies
At noon Il Yves raining hard this hour the tuz
Of musketry was mosily audible on our H. TIL thtr
Cleburne's DIVISION ordered from our right nc
Gown ahd Clehurne were our left, Withers and
CheAihaM In our nter, and Brsck nTdge the right
On wednesday, morning gt six o clock, our left " n
advanced Soon afterWard McCOwn, Cisburne With
efs ana CHeatha1 bore down upon he enemy with re-
sisIsss lDiPstuoslty Ihey captured battery aft ba
;ery. At one oslsek bad drivea the right Of the
enemy Tonnd uPon his center, aad Ii had been
doubled upon his left wing
Rpsecranzs army thus placed in a eev position
The gearal lne sud direction # the hattie Hs from
soatA 81 nerth. The enemy not dsven back
The battle began on the right. WI hai now driven
tbs enemy about four I've miller captured nearly I've
Thousand prisoners, including three generals hrfyoue
pieces OF a-tileiy IoUO small AIRS, and destroy go
Wsgsns. At this point koseersuz masssd bis forces
with many field pieces, evAlIhaped hill very
high snt furnishing 40 excellent position for bis ar
ery. BrEad rs Chalmers and DonelsOn were ordered
to lake the hll.
They brought OF two batteries, aud humsu courage
snd endurance could not have accomplished more
Breckenridge, who had not been engaged on right
ordered cross Stone river ard take ti hill
Adams AMI Jaeksons brigades were aided by Co6b'-
aud byrue 9 batteries. They made hr8t and second
assault, bVt were not successful aud while preparing
for the third, night closed upon the and
quished the living and the dead Such was the battle
OF "Wednesday. resulting in victory honorable to
arms. but it Was rot complete, crushing and final vic
tory.
During Wednesday night he AbOlitonistS abandoned
the hill, which We had sought TO take THURSDAY morn
ivg the two armies again confronted each other but
Roseeranz kad osen making trenches AID rife pits lie
had fresh troops, and could do this sort OF work.
TN Friday nothing dsne tl three O'Clock IN the
afternoon, when Breekinrdge ordered 70 attack
large force shat had crossed Stone river. The dght
very bloody This Abolitionlsts driven the
river, but troops there encountered irresistible
overwhelming force securely posted behind ssrthworks
BrsekiRridge was rot Dtorced and compelled to
withdraw Here Gen HansOn was severely wounded
From this time for have reliable details. We
only state that from the beginning Of ROseeranz
advance from Nashville, Wheeler and Wharton, com
manaDg brga les Of cavalry have been Ia the eneEys
rear, capturing immenze quantities Of snpplies
l. cut Gen Polk command q on our left on the day
OF the great bsttle. Lieut. Gen Hsrdee right
Chsatham and Wfhers were with Polk-Gen- McCown
commanding hree brigsdes Of Kirby Smith corps on
oxr extreme left Here, toe Robertssns battery.
which supported by the l54th Tennessee regiment the
enemy made thrse unsuccessful efforts to capture
Friday afternoon. The great battle was Wednes-
day, the 3lst-the last day Of the year 1862.