The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-03
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TO THE FREEMAN
z O'CLOCK A. M.
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FIGHT NEAR WURFREES,
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THE ENEMY BEATEN.
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NEAR MURFRE EsBoRo, Dec 81. Our wholelne
suffered terribly this morning. Four regiments
OF regulars lost half their men and all their
commanding officers.
Gen. Anderson 9 troops suffered severely. Majs.
Rosington and Ward are killed. Gems. Stanley,
R0sseau and Palmer are wounded.
2 o clock L. M-Gen. Thomas has lust
broken the rebel center, and has driven the
enemy mile.
Gen. Resecrans is personally experimenting
the movements. One shot killed two OF his
staff officers
The 18th Wisconsin regiment has lost seven
captains. Gen. Negley's artillery is still NOW
ing the rebels in the centre. Gen. Crittenden's
left wing has taken the entrenchments at Muir
freesboro.
The rebel Genrals Cheatham and Rains are
killed.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. g Our forces en-.
countered the rebels on the 30th near Stewards
Greek. After heavy skrmishing the rebels were
driven back. We captured 100 prisoners and
killed and wounded large number of the enc
my. Our loss was 20 killed and wounded.
AT daybreak on the 3lst the fight was renew
ed with great fury. McCook's corps was op-
posed to Hardee s. After desperate fighting,
with heavy losses on both sides, Gen. McCoCk
retreated two miles. He soon rallied and was
driven back.
At night be was four miles this side Ct the
ground occupied in the morning. The fight
continued until P. d., at which time we had
maintained our position. The Federal loss was
very heavy: Killed, Brig. Gen. Sill, Lieut. =
Gal 10 abs oc ~ ~
Brig. Zen. Willec Of Indiana, Col Hill, ID
Ohio, Col Chaffar, Acting Brig Gen, Co..
Palmer, 18th KY, Col. Jones, 9th Ohio,
Col. Cotton, 9TH Ky, Lieut.. Col Jones, 18th
Ind, Maj Rusengarlen, Philadelphia, Capt
Garnett, 18th Ill Col Carpenter, 18th, and
Lieut.-Col. Mckee. 18th Wisconsin.
Wounded, Brig Gen. E. NJ Kirkill Gen,
Wood. Ind Van Cleve, Minnesota Col Cas-.
sol, Ohio +; Maj. Gen. Rosseau, Ky. Lieut..
Col. Barry, 18th Ky. Mai. Slemmer, 10th
Regulars Maj. King, 18th Regulars, and many
Others.
The 2lst, 25th and 35lh Illinois lost two
thirds OF their number, and the 18th and 18th
Ohio one half. The l0l st Ohio lost l25, and
the 18th Ind, about the same number. The
total loss in killed and wounded is estimated at
$500.
The rebel loss exceeds ours. Gen. J. E.
Rains was killed, and Gen. Cheatham was
wounded and taken prisoner. We have cap.
tured 500 prisoners.
The fight was renewed at 3 A. NJ on January
LIST. The cannonadng was heard at Nashville
at lO A. M. Woods and Van Clnye's divisions
were in Murfreesboro driving the enemy, who
were in full retreat
Three hundred prisoners reached here yester-
day afternoon, including Major Franklin, 3Oth
Arkansas, Captain johnson, ditto, Captain
Eugles, ditto, Captain Stone, lst Tennessee
cavalry. Many buildings have been taken for
hospital purposes. Great numbers of wounded
are being brought in now.
The river has fallen fifteen inches on the shoals.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. The Secretary of War
to-day received the following advices
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 2. The following
has just ben received by telegraph from Gin
cinnati, dated MurlreeSboro, Jan. |:
A terrible battle was fought yesterday. Tba
latest from the field is up to noon. The rebel
centre had been broken, and things looked ia
vorable. The losses are reported to be enor.
NOUS. Gems. S anley, Rosseau and Palmer are
wounded, and the rebel Generals Cheatham and
Rains are killed.
CAIRO, Jan 2. steamer from below re-
ports that the gunboats accompanying Gen.
Sherman expedition had gone up The Yazoo
river. At a bluff, twenty miles above the
sn.suth q rebel batterv waH discovered 4 ss