The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-08
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.S4 Battle Field.
IT, Rebel Less 3e.weon Twelve and
Fifteen Thousand.
ATTACK On tho Rear Guard of
the Foe.
rHeuersl Bragg Resreating to
Chattanooga,
L. re. Ia

CINCINNATI, Jan. =, 1868.
On E,nday and Tuesday the 2ath ui,s- were
pens you have been advised, getting tho army
70 and securing IeitH~s Tho great contest com
ssessei "Wednesday niofaing, The 3st alt,
uooa, Of that dry scnu la TIM. a.
Areai deal Of mlsAppreheIion prevails 10 regard
Tho II the BAT e6sd At siuiffersbr cspe ,ay
portion whci she OF The ovoay stfug.
9e Wednesday.
Even tho furnished 10 officers by
Typographical Eng neers failed 10 EXHIBIT cor
fec.y the features III. vicinity. IN. he
sLS coIioundng together Of two distract separate
Sueams-stoue river, which the Northern earl
ot Rutherford ceuaty lard flows past Stewards Ferry
Almost directly norib II the Cumb land. AID Stone
siver which takes its tise the southern extremity
Rutherford and thu casto-i agt OF Campbell. ana after
2raversng bath these AID portn Davidson, enters
tie Cur bersna about ten mi,es below the Latter.
Il Id tia western branch latter which, flows past
Aarfreesboro, the which such
frequent mentioD must he made in nj his
battle
komsp hava ever YET seen represents correctly tho
20 t,on u this stream, o. COURSE bad myself
Anne to irace ont. but when line Of battle was
Formed IN front Of the Wednesday reg our
ir wing rested upon the river, an, the OF Gen Van
Nves division llei their with water from tue
sssna
At ths place the river flows almsst nort IL
Seotim, Us course when passing the town being nearly
de west Ine,el accurately the position various
e-,sad'vs ON Wednesday, mornings bat there SO
COMPLICATED movements during the day, cely
any brigade actually aghtug in the which
vac first ported, deem unnecessary
place % n.
Gen Ncl",ks command, which ~ the right wing OF the
army, consists Of three div-ons--(en johnson =, zen
laws, and Gen. sherdtn's-posted from right let,
n The order in winch have Mans, them Johnsons and
hviss beng thrown forward and TO the right,
fsrin hue which nade considerable ange u
Inc remainder Of tie army
Gen. snerldans div.lon was withdrawn somewha, on
She loft, aud acted hit the centre
commanded by Gen. Thomas, hut two divisions were
prsent, Necy's and Knsselu's stationed from rlght
lest ia the order E,incd. Hoasseiu's bring some hal
wiihirawn and cons iting tho the
ahe left wing OF the army, under the Gen.
Cri,tenden, wa psted the folio ring urder:-tien.
Palmer the right, Zen. Wood centre anu zen
Van tege on the lott. part Of .lmor's and Van
Iieve = being throan slightly forward.
The eneays lie stretched uaosSereeiy across S,oae
river, fru lebluun pike right \, The rank
Am r,ad tneir lc, Al the beginning u the battle
vas considerably overiapped by own a. nj
when General MeCoox had finally got into positi n
General Hlrdee ,dcd the rebel lett consist
ans Of Ga,erais rheaiham's, McCowns AMI with a .
divisions, scC.wn beias the tue VIM
soorseto Tes night by tho addition u Claiborne
formerly Buakne. y division.
General Polk led ihe rebel right. consisting or
feston Snhns aGd br-cAnrid.es divisions and
ic4t.nant by led the div rsions IN IN.
y.tei ceGtre. The division u Breckinriise WAS on
the extreme fehe right Bes p;e these. thsre
~, mdegendcnt attachment; but 1t ~ extremely poDa
bt TAT with these aud the RENT
eeNed tho rcuel army did outnuu,ber oven 4 II
sqiaiisd cur ssn
The ned ol battle, 10 the centre was mostly plain
going toward Mlrirccsuoro. rnero sgat elevation
cleared ground ON both sidss OF the tlrn Tx, and
some patches os woodland, sufficient u nc.al The
gesier p,rtn TROOPS until they should be read,
., sdvance.
bshnd the wood cnncsahg our foremost II. ss and Il
n ot = tb sc which lhe vi, Of the tarnrix. Oh
and Slightly eicvat rouud extending ~ the flye
ihs ormed The key To PORTION, and II wa
aere hat the greater po wagons we're packed
t"r safety.
ON Se ct. some rnnelas extended TO the river,
gu the otbcr side tho rose a low wooied hlll
The gr"lnd 'on tho right - succession IL dense
cedar a.rkes. opea spaces where the rocks oamo
:" the surface and so.hlJg uil grow,
Timber aud smut irregular shaped holds. The pike ana
rsilroad each other.
Il the elevated I,ce which formed key to our
position from point where line OF battle crosse.
boin dstan,c post on tue rail- DAD indicates that II
Jus twenty -uino MES % Nashville. A numb ~ houses
~ere situated different Parts Of the field none OF
the'' excerpt be brick buling VI which ihsi was
e.r,ed oat "a" day before played any I'M, rtant part
lhe sun hS' ~" yet r'scn Wednesday rniug when
tho hins commenced upon he right The First As,udHt
Battery CAPTAIN hsseocs, and FRS, ILLINOIS Cant ii,
No sntan. led the rebels 81 a pom, a vo d IN
zroH of sss mans division, which slightly sd
va ced The enemy threw hinsca upon sheridan with
Gssribe elgy. bui was thrice r. pnisei.
Again lie advanced with larger numbers and greater
acs Grafton TIA before aud sbx "a ans mcn were cutn
pailcd TO give ground. 1t was oG,y Cor a momsn Nv
The brasc and noble S sisted by etasr darius
sa4srs, 81 n rallied The retiring trco-s. lbe flashing
taluer OF The slars advanced, AMI although
U pnfch.ses tie ss.tory with HE Re tho rebels
rcpu'sef, AMI diisen f-,m guartaf the ncii.
" wa ! icw m,saiss after eight wkcn tas occurred.
AID y the same tino,hs broke forth through
coid-kNJknr clouds and flashed o.sar, bright tight
ave LIE ned. There had elapsed even time 10 rs
the body Of tie dead General sia whon all atien
s.pr wa directed 70 the 4sts'mc right.
Ttrsa div sors of the snsny--NcCowrs CIaiborne's
aid Chsnham s-iiad nj. anoel 10 INNS ami
eha'gsd im.,aoasy rro1 hsI,n ami Davis p,rtion
o. the f4antry "a tohasnn's diyYain nmeii.e,y broks
am.t, ndced, before they had <lkcn Their arus from
ere sack and one o. tie batteries ed was ta.ca
bclore Grcd the third round
Poor EiEarton II was not Lis faYe A trney cot
ter, braNr yong seldom found than 10
II hs greatest ambition tass ppt IN = baitici
aad remember vel bow cfien aad bow earnestly
he dsaigcd uilt separation non the Oh Third III
spica wbeh peyouted him from TAX ing par, in til. bat
tls " PNrrysy!l5.