The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-25

CdkUAslA. TEsx. March eth, 1863
Tar lave suhfles. hsnrd OF the ruccessrn nrht q,
our cavalry on la.i Ihur.d.y. between sprinr Xiii
and Franklin. The akht took p.e. ne ar Thoapsos !.
Station De Nashville Railroad about nft-eh nile.
North OF TIA place Ari.sttou g. xhaseldf and
FORESTS hriE.des were engaged Fks principal lo..
lon eur part vas. lsafn, IN ArnstrOues bng,5e Z
The 4th Mississippi regiment under comm md Of Col
0ordsa, p4rtichiafiy suffered very much Our Ioss.
haze not learned vita any esrtsibty. but Il y sup
posed nill not exceed any: killed and one hundred
and dry wounded The ensny's loss IN killed ana
wounded i thong ht % be much mora than ours The
lumber OF prisoners taken ffom the snemy Is various.
~ e.tiafed kt from fifteen handed t. two thousand
inrluding romb4r Il cnBceri. Their cavalry and
artillery made their ape Nearly all Of their in
Fanhy ussr taken Atnsirsns and Uhithsld's brig
hdes were nshtins then IN front. asd Gen. POrr.st
tueceeded IN getting il taer rear. Sc soon a. For
rst opened Ore On them they surrendered. They
have bees bringing the wounded here ever Eses the
battle have Sesa nunbsr 81 ,hsn. and ffszn
them learned the partieulars Of The 6Kht. Cur men
fpugh; with drtermnsd courage. gor aukils the en-
my having the advantage Of pos.tol. fslght very
veil. bat sooa a. 0eh Fsrrest got In their rear
they threw down their arms ana gave up. Oar cav
dry dismsuBted- md daring most q tho dght
aeted As iafantry- The enemy had h-yonets and our
rhen bad none. Only portions OF the brigSdcs nen-
Afouo4 ~.
btrs Of she cenesdIng forces were nearly equal The
peo9Is Of Colombia aud psrtIculAriy the ladies, are
doing all n their power for Ne relief Of the wounded
men. Every MADNESS shown than By the eitinsns
here. There having been regularly established
hp-Pitas here. AID such large number q wounded
being brorRht here unsxp-ctsdy. mak,s Il dincut
70 provds for them desirabls hut srsry saori =
being made ~ provide fpr al their wants By the sur
gs0as asd ths cit izsas- The Yankee vounded are Al
40 brought here 70 be tsksn Of By people-l
The Methodist Female College has bee t.kss -
hospital and u nay be hseszaary = sceaDy several
ether bouses FOR he sane purpose. A nunbsr of
the wounded are In private houses. nnd under the
charge OF privsfe hnilie.
Several officers we're killed ~ the battle. anonr
thfn Capt. Watson 81 4rzstrssE's STAG. and Nj
Crench. both 81 When we're from Hinissppi and
Col. Earle. Of Arkansas Capt. Little vas uoundsd
and died yesterday in Thu place.
There Is. learn. prospect Of another asht sooa
between this place and FrAnkli. II 1, said The enc
ny have be.n strongly reinforced. and are prepads
10 advance Thoss men that we're taken, said they
had orders = narrh 70 colanbls ana take and hold
the place They eaas hsrs bat not ID The way ,hsy
expected. leara iron reliable sources hat they srs
committing = great mary sutrares in UIlanson
county. They are taking All II; hsrsss, mules. var
oui and provisions they sa and. and destroying
fsrmiDs implements. I edrvsrssd via cloue Of the
Yankee on GERS, ana asket them n thst the vay
they INTENDED - carry he var. By pisndsrsE an
armed and dsfsaceless citizens. ans destroying sl
The means Of caliIv.tIne crop remarked to them
that ihsuKht shosld Be confined e the men in
the armies and not Be extended 70 women, children
and unarmsd eitizens They denied that their men
were committing the outraEes charged against them
and aid that whenever Il took place was done In
violation o. ORDERS asked them II Gen. Rosecrans
had not issued order for the destfucton o. agri
cultural impleme1fsl They said hs had not Not
Wiihstanding the denial OF these ocers We have evil
delce that these things are bsing DONE By The
orders Of their ofscers. yet BY their approval and
cornivance. The condition Of the people in Middle
Tennessee viii be truly psble II this country should
be oterrun By the enemy. God grant that II nay
never be the case-( The wPunded nea l have seen
have been mostly from Armstrong; brigade and they
speak inrthe highest tsrms Of their GeDsrsI They
sa be Is brave. skiuI. and cautious and Of them
remarked to me last night "our General never gets
us into place he does not know how 70 get us out
he Hnds out the weak points Of the eney and knows
when and where 70 strike He Il also aid 70 be
very kindand attentive to Al the wants Of his
Onlcers who take care Of their men. and zee their
wants provided for, viii always be loved By them.
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