Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-01-06
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AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.
FROM MURFRREaB0Pd
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NASHVILLE, Jan. s.-It Is RELIABLY Fepor.
tea ~ that Gen. Bragg was killed to. ~
particulars. No
Our forces are advancing, eud,tbe Eebel,
are falling back across Stones riSsr ''''
Wounded slightly-Ool, Miller. OoI
Blake, 10th Indiana Lieut.. Col N,ff SoI ''
Hull, and Capt. Pate. w.
Heavy rain ali day.
There was heavy canuonadinR waterway
till noon. The rebels attacked dur left
and were terribly repulsed.
There WAS very little fighting yest.rdav
boro. py Apt'FesS-
The rebels attacked and destroyed the
hospital buildings on Thursday.
The Richmond army are furnishing
strong reintorcemsnts.
THIRD DISPATCH.
A spirited engagement took place At In.
yergne, between the mechanics and enui.
neeEs OF Col. lnnis' and Geh. WhartoSis
te SS eaVaIry Tho latter routed them viii
loss Of 23 killed. $3.50 !" III
All eontrabands captured on Federal
wagon trains are shot Twenty NJ The
Killed are lying on tho Murfreesboro' niEs
MAJOR Slemmer aud Captain KIM
wounded while in an ambulance, were oSno
1uEea by the rebels, taken four miles ma.
F"teu' ana thrown out on the road.
ue1. Which was not killed, but wound.
gu ana taken prisoner yesterday.
~ H ~ RosecranS took command of the
am United States cavalry, in person, and
atLacHed General Rheeler's rebel cavalry
% CIV we're cut t. pieces. aud utterly routed.
I'll oapt. Mack, Chief of ARTILLERY, of Gen,
AI %u1 stan, was MORALLY wounded.
~. 0ol. Anaerson's dispatch to headuuar-
teEs says We have whipped the rebels da.
SrueIy, ana are at Chrisliana, nine milea
'Ousn OF Aurfreesboro, on the RAILROAD,
THIRD DISPATCH.
NASHVILLE, Jan. 3.-Col. Mckee "a ro-
ported Killed. Our loss oEoficers ia heart.
renoing. The battle closed last nivbt Tith
! 1i slaughter to the enemy. The first
Gays nRhting was all our own way !: bnt
me tt. right wing fought itself into bad DO
sltlon. On tue third day We repulsed tho
enemy With terrible slaughter, and with
out slight loss on our side.
Federal Triumph at Last--MurFrees.
nSTS occupied by Rosecrans--GaI-
ton OF the Enemy so.
LoUIsylLLH. Jan. 4.-Three feet of water
on tho shoals in the Cumberland river and
rising Everything going on we'll in front.
kOsecrans is in Murfreesboro, He has
captured the rebel trains and is driving the
enemy.
Rosecrans unhurt; his Adjutaut Gen.
eral. Major Mcdowell, wounded in arm
The Journals dispatches of the 4tb.
says: A bloody fight took place last night
during storm; the rebels charged us
and were repulsed. Our troops hold Muir
freeSboro.
Our advantages are decided. Breckin-
ridges division is cut to pieces and outed
On Saturday our skirmishers deceived a
large body Of rebels among our batteries.
and we routed them with great daughter
Capt. McCulloch, Of the "a Kentucky
Union Cavalry, says tue rebel Gen With
ers was driven almost to madness by the
slaughter OF his Imen. Eye witnesses say
that the slaughter exceeds that of Shiloh.
Gen. kosecrana and soldiers were in the
highest spirits on Saturday:
Col. Daniel AcCook engaged Wharton's
Cavalry six miles from Nashville. rontino
him completely. All is highly cheering
Prisoners say that Kirby Smith was in
the fight. Tho rebels canteens were filled
with whisky and guupowder.
hcCook attacked WhArtou'g Cavalry near
the Asylum, six miles from Nashville, kill
ing 8, left on the field, and many wounded.
Seven Federals were wounded. Captain
Pinney, 9th Wisconsin; Lieut.. Hastings,
35th Illinois, and all commissioned officers
and SerReants Of Cos. G, L aud K were
killed or disabled. The.Colonel of the 10Th
Illinois is seriously wouaded. Capt. Aus
tin, of Woodruff7s staff, was taken prisoner.
Private dispatches say that the rebels in
their retreat are burning cotton wherever
they can find 1t.
Tho Aurtreesboro Rebel of the I'd saws
the Federals fought CALAMITY, 1t admits
the loss of 5000. The Federal prisoners
Wese sent to Aurfreesboro as fast as taken.
Capt. Joe. Desha, Of Kentucky, was wound
ed by shell in the head; Adjutaut Gard,
of the same regiment, was shot by can
non ball.
From the Associated Press Nashville
correspondence 1t is reported that Rose
Grams shelled Murfreesboro this morning,
but got no reply from tho enemy. Our
forces would occupy it at noon. The reb.
els undoubtedly left. Our forces are re-
ported pursuing.
Frank Ward, of Pittsburg, of Ander-
Own IAVOPst 10 reported Killed
All repor.s of Rosecrans having re-
treated to Nashville are false. The fight
to-day is supposed to be in the vicinity of
Christiana,
The Intervention of tho Rebel cavalry
between Nashville and Christiana makes
1t dlthcu!t to get news; but every thing
thus far is favorable to tue ultimate sue.
cess of the Federal arms.
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