The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1863-01-10
MURFREESBORO'.
The Greatest Battle of the War.

with an Infantry force of about $4,000 and
10 pieces OF artillery. His army was divided
into Right. Center, and LIFT Grand Divisions.
respectively commanded by Mjol Generals
McCook' Thomas, and Crit"ndcn. The
advance was 'hhdc over Nv" roads The lift
"I""co 'he mann f"ad rom Nashville TO
M"r''c'Soot", ana me center and right the
",n'oSt f.'I''ci ,"''PlEc 'rom he former
p'''t !" N"ll''s'''e' ana thence over Several
I'm m ''"'H 'o"nr" 'he enemy.
i"e ''6t WIZ H'"' came up WIN me rcbcl
va, i''' p' nc Gun oh me 2''h pom the
t'S"' "'iu ici' h'd skiinliS''s' WIN results
''o'"''I " our arms. VA sunday, Inc 2oth,
BOZ, ",'"'' amy rat'o. oh MONDAY The
-1,n' II Co.'i",eu thc advance ana IN the
lo"ISo Vi me uay crossed stewards Greek Il
"'''', '',c"',i reversing me several roads over
M r. tile inherent u'FiSIohS pushed forward.
~ was MS. supposed mar the enemy wonld
'"I's 'p'''S' ""' vance III stewart
|:.IN, D"' MS OUTPOST leH oack across II
., i""S 'eSiS'"nCe'
W. vi o''i'! evening, inc army hli reached
"nh'. Sh"r' Instance OF stones River. and
:" o"'h our r's', anu lcl' 'he enemy was
,n,. f's'c" III S'rohs 'orcn ana lavora-
Nv P'o'''o' VA us "'n' pa"N, Win an evident
f"uto'o % accepting oa'.e;
il "'""t n,tt' ni ia.ntI ''c man Iranch OF
,i ~, an ',,i"c,I' VI 'hc Guh'of''hu' runs III an
slirs ~ ~" ,h uo.'on "po" 'ae out
n',,';, y, ~, WIN VI ''i"' "Ic'oo'o. II Is
,,;s =, ~, 'it",. ~ "'"!"'rS 'lhcS, but
W Wv ,N'".s ,"l VI ram since last
oll''lS was uhuou9'S"!y az 50 10" stage as
W ,n"he IL easily l"rdahie.
l"'su 'ne oo''i' 'ch' hoSrcrahs devoted
~ Veo..oi.e'''s anu P",'I'S ms army mt"
p''P'' postum 'o' VIC Attack Tic intended To
',i"hc 'i'c h'Nt "'9' Int fec"ili"iSSanccs
" rn 'hc presence VI the enemy III
s'"""" ooi"y ''"s me ''F'i' ""h IFS NV"
, i'o'I' ~ view; "'' inc cchtti ''aHkva
~ s'"'c u Guar IN inc conrSe OF thc
! 'N'""." ',''O'oN move" o'"'''s up |" 'hc
u ,ni',,,,,, wv az" '"!''s "''Nco WIN great
"n"I""S 70 NC ifo'' Oh me repci center,
t TaIu w. n''nu,n t'oN p"S''i"h III coinrara-
hn,i n'o"' 'o"'n w VIC ,ell'
r,.;'. ; ''u uen' '"' hoSccrahS
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,,"''e u, 'io''' v. o"i iI5'h '"' VIC OBVIOUS
f"I l'o'U ~, " 't'I'"rt'"s ~ '"'n 1t,
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~, =" - ',oi "I 'ee'"s 10 H''t
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.i,hr. - .'' W.. "'' ""''nc' o"I
80, -, IT,, w 's'''o 20 sic'o
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l!,s: """" 49, gu, ',e ,"I' s'c''S '''"'
80" :: " ~ ''o"'S',i' "Pl'i-
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",i ~ ,'S'",i's successfully
o"'.' o'O.N II, '"o "'.'' MON INC enemy
A., 81 't ,;. ii,. " uivnN our c'h-
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