The New York herald., 1863-12-12
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o,9"'yiHb '9 I@Nfnad bridges the liOlstoo
AusA ''ssl hN A. 10 preyent the enamy's return into
ronneeseo The main body OF lmrnsdes a army was now
oracrcu 20 eonoehlfAlo ga the Tennessee river, from
iuu"n west 70 AZ 10 connect with Gen
which reached cbatianooga the olh Point Rock
into North Carolina was tuplcd By a small orce.
Tho restoration Of East fenHcse 10 tie tnon was thus
effected by siiui combinations with scAroaly any ts
on our part II was now hoped that would bo
further delay In cfiectina junction between the two
armies OF Burnside AM Rosoorans aaG been
~ ordered.
AZ the country between nalu aud tls Little rcnnefsee
stl open 10 The on"my, General Buruaidr
toned TO move down by the north bank oi the river
as 10 secure its lords and hts anh Hoseersns
communications from rebel raids. With forces
concentrated ar chattanooga the encmy would be
poled 10 other attack In position or Ia retreat
further south into Georgia II be should attcmpt flank
movement On Cleveland, his own communication would
bo cut OF and hA army destroyed. Hut, although re
poaedy urged to effect This junction with tho Army or
tho Cumberland, General burnside retained meet o brs
forces i tho upper valley which atll threatened
near the Virginia lino by aamli ebcl force under ram
jooos on tie 2lst OF september Colonel fo-tsr had
rArmsh WIN the enemy bcar Bristol, on the virginia
iine and on the lon and th Of october another sharp
ensagement took place at Blue springs Tho enemy was
defeated with heavy os Ia killed api wounded and one
hun rod aud MY prinouers Our lo1s was about ooo
hundred. After the battle Of Chckamauga when .coersi
Rutocranr bad fallen back TO chattanooga, the enemy
pushed forward column into last faDbonsee ~
threaten burnsidcs position al loaion, and " ooy'r
cavalry raid npon ko-ccraps' COMMUNICATIONS. unfer-
tunatcy General Burnside had ocou Philadelphia and
other pin,s the south aide q the with nmsn gar
risons Tho enemy surprised some o tboe iorccr ald
captured SIX guns, ATTY wagons aud s9mo BIZ
hundred rsonera The remainder feiroited to loodon,
and slccceded IN holding Tho crospg OF the river IN
the meant me Jones had moved tho north sido
Of Toe l,on tyer TO hogcrsvie. win come three thou
sand i've hundred cavalry and surprGod At
tnat place, capturing four Jiecos OF artillery thTtyfK
Wagons ana hundred and hfty men.
puARrsssr nR ouMnrstssD
When General kosocrana took command Of the army
keatueky u was maascd at lowing Green and ,ia'go~.
the base Of supplies ,hcu a, Louisville fe~ days
later u was advanced 10 Nashville which was mAto
secondary bas" Alter tho battle Of lerysyae and our
p1rsn Moqnt Vernon az stated IN my last reIert tho
rebel srmy across The Cumberland Mountains
leaving force IA Cumberland Gap, then moved dowa ho
rounssoe valley Chattanooga and thence by steven
IIliahOfna, MuTffserbOfo. a
hundred % miles while oar army ysd marched to Nash
ca the 2dsh 81 December Gen. Rosecranr advanced
egantt bregg. ~lcsc forces were al that time dis
heavy ssirrnitning roate, reached tho vicinity q
hurtI ccsborO, ana tocs line battle Tho lcf
veT While x, eso,e eommaad.a b. Tho.s sna sSo
rgb, by Nc oos, wcro tSttcd on the wost bank o tb"
river. By The pau battle agreed upon McCook war 10
hold the cnsmy cheek the right at least for TIRES
hoprn, until trtsnden crossed stone river, cfu,hing
the eoemys right 20 the east oi tho strcss, and
forcing bis way Bto Aurfressboro, taking The cnemy
10 Bank And oyorse, tho uasapIoft"d rebc centre bspg
eSpo~od at tho same ume to ths vigorous h.o~s q
was unsuccessful from The failure OF McCoox 10 san-
tain his toaon our right brigade after brigade "a sue
being ofced back by the enemy haayy oolgnns
with regmon,s front Tbis Ielrcgrade movement VI Tho
right caused Criucnden 10 suspend his march aud sap
on our paGt changing from the o1ensiyo 10 tte
defeDsYe Tbe day coeed with our right and light
Of battle, bot leaving us msalsrs ot Tho os,ginai
sroaDd oa our lott, and our new line ahsAaAscossiy
artillery. Though IN tha day o. EAcmept the sne
my had been roughly handled, or ioas aud ssti
iey had been heavy. Gu Tho lat Of January va waited
roaitios the enemy bot The day coeod with
oui offensive orc aions, except Two demon'fsoas pro
dacing rc1uts Gu the morning " the % The sa<my
opened four beayy batteries ON oar centre asd
atroDs aaDo1sua,oo o. AitanS iitio furthsr 70 The
b.,.er,os and pa, an end 70 hs suors Ihsrs. n ihs
Afternoon vigorous attack made on our i~t ~
asa,nr 70 cross 70 tho 90, ol tho rv.s from sSh sss
well directed arsry hrs, we'll sappof.ed BY nfantry.
oicrcd with terrific havoc tho cncmy mAsss<,
inn,o,ng zoos upon hun 10 forty minsss u two thoa-
sana Killed aud woIndsd Tho defeated and ny me sesmy
we're puTsnsd by Ave bFisadss- until astsr DARK We
cap,u.od p,eooa OF artillery sna stand oo.ofs
heavy rain ca tia morning oi the I'd fc.dsrrd ibe
pioughcd ground ou our left mg@1kable Tor Mtlirry no
pursuit ordered, and ILs day terminated vilSout
Iar,hsr hosics than erashlnx rom our IRON. As sos
from The woods and thsr rine pits.
on tho 9th We occupied hurressbofo. and pursued In
enemy az 90 seven miles torarJs hAGctessss bas tho
dnsaly bringing up Iappi~s and tho great hss OF
artillery horses bOust w. reader fufth4f parsat ia
wounded and 800 nlssins p pisess Il aftlssry ssd .
LARGO number u wagons oap,nred by ths enemy. he
vs capiarsd si p,soss q sr,Issy Allsr ID. battle q
hurfrecsboto btone river thu enemy tonk pssiiae
were passed 10 raids and unnprtsnt skhmshss on
tho 1l u February Generals wheessr, tosrs~t snd
Wharton Invested Foft lonelsn and dsaAded ts capita
lA,oo IBIS wss PROMPTLY refused ~ 40 e"m
mAnior. Colonel Harding Afisr All ohstInsts Attscs.
ub'ch i.aled al dy, Tho rebels retir~i .i,h an
csimated oss q nns hundred oar ioss 10 tbs fort
thirteen sled aud nity one sounded On ths Sh March
Cot toburn, With si5 meu, ATTEMPTED areooonossanoo
from franslin towards AIr ng-sd, sBeountsrtnG bis
way Van Inrns rebel lgmn. estimated Al 100 Tho
enomy feifea,sd, dfA-ins CD. coSarn into grse.
where b. ~as sgfrouBd"d sod neafy al Lis force cap
tafsd oar iyss -ss 800 thai a Tho socmy 100 Allied
and 40 soundsd
30 tL. NH a nareh OBI Han whlls On . rsso1nos.
sAhoe enoosbsred and aseAtsd lbs rsDsi Ten hosszn
With force ~ three tour tboassnd oar nss o..
Tho enemy a % the nsli. bat carried a hs -osnas
esiImAbd A. SO On tho 25th 4 March the rses cen.
Forrest nsds cavalry rah on tho hAshsls and coisn
H,ooisso.i'. ogtarnssi a, Ihs,i.ooi Gen o,ssa Gag
smith srryiny opfortgbsT ~th About 900 cavalry, ct
lsetsd bs essmy rear. and recovered ssss ros-
the febes 10 lite AfprtL ~bsfs tLsy ~ers fsDf~esa
hs kss Ia this si.es was four sisi. Insis<a voasdsA
% no lo,h dApra r~rn. t,,sn .,,.essa g.in
% s..rdys% r. .ss s..ly nsk ~ ,ss ,a.sss s,i..A sss
wDunasd. A, TIE sAnsa tluss vaa Lufn, vhh > issss
raoaH'sd force .,s.e..i rr.nsln bat ~. r.vsssa y
hVor Gecsrsi Grsassf Nth n~s ~ - shnsl. 20
wounded iat ou TIA sold, and ~ rvsassrp escssss
Jsmss J. RsypOa, mAas rsIa ssoa ths xsaeh~s,ss .ss
supple. and o,br trst~rty and oApsarns iss pv<ss.
cososi nr.isht win stost .ooo rsss iss'sdns rem
rad Toto Georgia 10 cot ,ts ss~my's oonsnsssssssss
sf,sr hsavy bssss 10 ssrnsnss -.s vesrst. esvsisy.
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and ~vuuecd whlls ssn Srass vs or~ssib0 bsfsse
from cay,sf,a rse.i oorsvs1.sss tss lsss Sstseh-
srts btinS dr>-n fra hssxs Amy 70 rsisfos,s
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