Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-01-06

| NEAR MuRfREtsnoRo, Dec. 81. Our wholeln
suffered terribly this morning. Four regiment
OF regulars lost half their men and all thei
commanding officers.
Gen. Anderson's troops suffered severely. MATS
Rosington and Ward are killed. Gems. Stanley
ROsseau and Palmer are wounded.
o'clock p. M.-Gen. Thomas has ius
broken the rebel center, and has driven the
enemy mile
Gen Resecrans is personally superintendent.
the movements. One shot killed two OF hi
staff officers.
The 10th Wisconsin regiment has lost sever
captains. Gen. Negleys artillery is still NOW
ing the rebels in the centre. Gen. Crittenden, ;,
lett wing has taken the Entertainments at Muir.
ireesboro.
The rebel Genrals Chatham and Rain, are
killed.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 2 Our forces en-
countered the rebels on the 30th near Stewart.
Creek. Alter heavy diminishing the rebels were
driven back We captured 100 prisoners and
killed and wounded a large number of the enc.
my. Our loss was 70 killed and wounded.
AT daybreak on the 3lst the fight was renew.
ed with great fury. McCook's corps was op.
posed to liardees. After desperate lighting
with heavy losses on both sides Gen. McCook
retreated two m les. lie soon rallied and was
driven back.
Al night ho was four miles this side q the
ground occupied in the morning. The fight
continued until p. H., at which time we had
maintained our position. The Federal loss was
very heavy Killed, Brig. Gen. Sill, Lieut.
Col, Garesche, chief Of Gen. Rosseau's staff,
Brig, .Gen. Willsc Of Indiana, Col. Hill, ID
Ohio, Col. Chatter, Acting Brig. Gen. Col,
rainier, 10th ny, Col. Jones, 9th Ohio,
coi' Cotton, 9TH Ky, Lieut.. Col. Jones, 3gth
Ind, Maj Rosepgarten, Philadelphia, Capt.
Garnett, 10Th Ill Col, Carpenter, 18th, and
Lieut.. Col. Mckee, 18th Wisconsin.
Wounded, Brig, Gen. T. NJ. Kirkill Gen.
wood. Ind. Van Cleve, Minnesota Col Cas-.
sol, Ohio Maj. Gen. Rosseau, Ky Lieut.
Vol barry, 18th Ky. ; Maj. Slemmer, 10th
Regulars Maj King, 18th Regulars, and many
others.
The 2lst, 2jth and 35lh Illinois lost two
thirds OF their number, and the 18th and 2stb
ONO one half. The l0lst Ohio lost lbs. and
The 5sth Ind, about the same number. The
total loss in killed and wounded is estimated at
$500 ~
The rebel loss exceeds ours. Gen. j. +.
Rams was killed, aud Gen. Chcatham was
wounded and taken prisoner. We have cap.
tured 500 prisoners.
The light was renewed at 3 A. NJ. on January
lst Tho cannonading was heard at Nashville
at III A. NJ. Woods and Van Cl.vo's division,
were IN M9rlreesboro driving the enemy, who
were in full retreat
Three hundred prisoners reached here yester-
day afternoon, including Major Franklin. sOth
Arkansas, Captain johnson, ditto, Captain
Eugles, ditto, Captain Stone, let Tennessee
cavalry. Many buildings have been taken for
hospital purposes. Great numbers Of wounded
are being brought in new.
The river has fallen fifteen inches on the shoals
WASHINGTON, Jan. .. The Secrctar, of War
to-day received the following advices
CLkrnLAsp, Ohio, Jan. 2. The following
has just been received by telegraph from Gin,
einnati, dated Murlrscsboro, Jan.
terrible battle was fought yesterday. Tbs
latest from the field is up to noon. The rebsl
centre had been broken, and things looked "a.
vorable. The Losses are reported to be enor.
nous Gems. Sanley, Rosseau and Palmer are
wounded, and the rebel Generals Chatham and
Rains are killed. "1'
LOUISVILLE, Jan. T. The suerill. Ma..,-