The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-01-08

Great Battle NJ MufifeesDo'
Orr Loss 7s,vi6le.-Gens. Roassedu,
Stanley and Palmer scounded.-1he
Rebel Gems. Cheathans and Rams
Killed.
NEAR MURrREEsBoRo, Dec. 5lst,
ls62.-Our whole line suffered terribly |
this morping. -Four regiments of reg
ulars lost half their men aud all their
commanding officers. Gen. Anderson's
troops suffered terribly. Maiurs Rus-
.engarten and Ward are killed. Gems.
Stanley, Rousseau aud Palmer are
wounded.
Two O'clock p. M.-Gen. Thomas
has just brvken the rebel centre, and
driven the enemy a mile. We are al
yancing our whole line. Gems. Rose
ans is personally experimenting the
movement. One SHOT killed two "f his
staff officers. The Fifteenth Wlscon-
sin lost seven captains.
Gen. Negley's artillery is still NOW
ing the rebels in the centre.
Gen. Crittendon's left wing has tax
en- the entertainments at Murireesboro.
The rebel Gems, Cheatham and Rains
are killed.
WASHINGTON, Jan, 2.-The Secreta-
ryof w ar to-day received the following;
CLEVELAND, Jan. 2.-The following
has lust been received by Telegraph from
Cincinnati dated Murireesboro, Januery
i: A terrible battle was fought yes
terday. The latest from the field is up
to noon.
The rebel centre had been broken
and things looked favorable.
The losses are reported to be enor-
nous.
Stanley, Rousseau, and Palmer are
wounded, and the rebel Gems. Cheat
ham aud Rains are killed.
NASHVILLE, Jan. 2.-The Federals
encountered the rebels on the 30th ult.
near Stuart's Greek. After heavy Skin
mishing the rebels were driven back.
We captured 100 prisoners, and killed
and wounded large number OF rebels.
Our loss was seventy killed and
wounded.
AT daybreak on the Slst the figh;
was renewed with great fury. Me-
Cooks corps was opposed 10 Hardee's
and after desperate fighting with heavy
loss McCook returned two miles. He
soon rallied and was again driven back.
At night he was four miles this side
of the ground occupied in the morn
ing.
The fight continued until 10 O'Clock
pm.. at which time We had maintained
our position.
The Federal loss is very heavy
Killed, Brig. Gen. Sill, Lieut.. Col
GareSche, chief of General Rosecrans
staff; Brig. Gen. Which, of INDIANA
Col. Shaft, Acting Brig General; Col
Farmer, of the 18th Kentucky, Col
Jones, of the 10th Kentucky, Lieut.
Col. Cotton, 10th Kentucky, Lieut.
Col. Jones, 3Oth INDIANA, Mai j. Car
penter, 10th Regulars, and Maj. Rosen.
gareu, of Philadelphia.
NASHVILLE, January 3rd-Killed :
Capt. Garret, 10Th Illinois, Wounded
Brig. Gems. Kirk Of Illinois, Wood, OF
INDIANA, and Rousseau 1t. Col. Berry,
5th Kentucky; Major Slemmer, l6li
Regulars; Major King, 18th Regulars
and many others. The 2lst, 25lh and
S5th Illinois lost two thirds, and thu
18th and SO Ohio lost l25 men. TIKI
S6th Indiana lost about the same mum
Der.
The total number of killed anG
wounded is estimated at $500.
The rebel loss exceeds ours. Gen.
J. f. Rains is killed and Gen. Cheat
ham wounded and taken prisoner. We
have captured 500 prisoners.
The fight was renewed at 8 A. NJ,
on the LIST. The cannonading was
heard at Nashville. AT 10 A. NJ,
Woods and Van Cleve's divisions
were in Murfreesboro, driving the enc
my, who were in tull retreat. Three
hundred prisoners reached Nashville al
6P. NJ, Jan. LIST, including Maj. j. j
Franklin, 3Olh Arkansas, Capt. w. K
Johnson, I'd Ark, Capt. j. L. Eagls
2d Ark, Capt. 5. =. Stone, LIST Ten
nessee Cavalry.
Many buildings have been taken fol
hospital purposes. Great numbers o.
wounded are being brought IN now.
The river bad fallen eighteen inches
on the shoals.
New York, Jan. 3.-The Tribune,
special from Nashville LIST, gives the
following list of killed; Col. Stein
loist Ohio; Lieut.. Col. McKie, lOll
Wis: Col. Almond, - H.; Col
Roberts, AID ILL.,. Col. Walker, Bis
Ohio, cavalry brigade; Col. Harring
ton, 29lh H.; CaptrJno. Johnson l5tl
Wisconsin.
WoUNDED.-Gen. Rousseau, slightly
Gen. Wood, severely f; Lieut. Colone
lOlst Ohio, badly; Col. Carlin
3sth H., commanding brigade; Capt
Oscar Fellank, acting Inspector Gene
raj, of Thomas Staff. severely; Capt
Douglas, 18th Regulars.