Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-13
TRaE H4rThE or NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
EsaeEaE Nseyera 81 sHs Err asso OaNs.


Teegrsplie cor Of the Cneianasi Commercial
rssHvILLs Jan LII have just arrived frera ter,
on he West side of tkat town. 1thas ragged With I'M
fcmifting fafv for TWO days, ard at last reports was not
yet DECIDED, II IS one OF the most tsIoei9uf q noasrn
tmss, sustained on both sides By splendid determina-
Cen. Rd.sgrsnz marched from Nashville las. Friday
skirnished al the way 30 the battle field the enemy re-
sitting bitterly. TIE whole Of Tuesday wa spent m
recemgoseiiug. The enemy was foendsir9ngly posted
with attiierg. in bend Of Stones river DIS hanks rest.
ing on the west side Of MuTfrcesborot
The eeute- also had the advantage Of hsh ground
with adense growth o. cedar maaking fhein completely
Their position gave them the advantage II a cross fire,
asd Cen. McCookts coFps closed IN on iheir iatt on Wiz
seFson1s creek. Neqisy, Of Thomasi corps, worked with
great ~diiculty, toshs front Of the rebel center. Roua.
ssaus divis on was in reserve. Crittenten'E corps WA
posted on comparatively clear ground on their left
Paimers and Van GleFss divisions 10 front Of the woods
aud held in reserve. a battle was expected ai day on
Tuesday. but the enemy merely ekirmishee and threw
afew shells, one Of which killed Orderly Mcdonald, Of
the 4h United STATES eayalryi ne1 ten feet RON Gen.
Rosaerans. That afternoon she Anderson Penusylva-
mia cavalry, on Cooks flank, was drawn into an enbus
ea1e, and is two majors, Rosergstten and Ward were
CristeDden's corps los four Killed and two wounded
that day, including Adjutant Elliott Of The 9Th Indiana,
severely wounded. McCooks loss was about fny. The
same day the rebel caValFy made g dash on our rear at
Lavergne, burned a few wagons, aud captured thirty
five prisoners, That night dispositions were rHde to
attack the enemy In the morning. AFTER dark the en-.
smy were reported msssing upon McGoeki obviously TO
strike our right wing, This eorresponded with the
wishes of General Rosecranz, Who in7tructed General
McCook to hold him in check sfubbornly, while the left
wing should be thrown into hatfreesboro behind the
energy.
appeared working well. fatte had opened on our
right, and oBr LETT wing wsson hand At seven o'clock
0IniHous sounds Indicated that the IRE wal approach.
ing on the right. Aids were dispatched for Information,
and found The forests full OF flying negroes, with some
struggling soldiers who reported whole regiments fau-
Msantims on of McCooks aids announced to- Gen.
RoseeTsnz that General Johnston had ermitte the
three batteries of his division 70 be captured by 8 sud-
den attack Of the enemy, end thai that fact had some
what demorslized the troops This was obvious.
The brave General Sif, one Of our best oEieers, was
Which killed, or missing, besides other vainabls Of
hcers.
General Rosscranz sent word pressing General Nc,
Cook 70 hold the front and be would help him. It would
all work right He now gailoPed to the front Of Crit
tenden's left, when the enemy opened a fun battery and
emptied two saddles Of the escort. Van Cloves division
was sent to the right, Colonel Beattyls brigade in front.
The FIRE continued to approach on the right with alarm
ing rapidty-extending to the center, and It was clear
that the rightwss doubling upon the left. The enemy
Lad compelled us 10 make a complete ehsnge of front on
that wing, and were pressing the center.
General Roseersnz, with splendid daring, dashed into
The hre ard sent ha stsh along the hneg, started Beatiys
brigade forward@oms six batteries opened and sustain
ing q magnificent fre-drsetly a tremendous shs Ut was
raised along the whole inc. The enemy began to fall
back rapidly. Use general himself urged the troops for
wsrd. The enemy. thoroughly punished, were driven
back fully a mile The same splendid bravery was dis
played in the center, and the whole line advanced.
Meanwhile the enemy made Formidable demonstrations
Oh our left while they prepared for another onslaught
on our right. Ne nnme orders he'd been issred to move
our leftupon thsensmy. Before they had time to exc
cute il thew burst nDen our center with avYfDi fury. and
it bsgRntO break Ronsseaus divisions, which were car
RED INTO the Breach magnrnoenfly by their glorous leader
and the enemy SCALA retreated hastily into the dense
ceder fhieksts. Again they essayed our right, and again
vs were driven back This time the number Of ssrRg-
glers WIS formidable, and the prospect was diseoursE-
ing, bur there was no panic. The general, confident Of
success, continued TO visit every part Of the field, and.
vuffh Fha ufH ,f gkna7qa MnHorf- nrfffauHa~ pnueaaar
Negey, and Wood, the tide of battle was RFein turned.
Early IA the day We we're seriouay embarrassed by
the e~nterHrise Of rebel cavalry who made some serl
Gus dashss apon some Ct McOooks ammunition and
! subsistence trains capturing q number OF wggoDs; and
artillery ammunition was ~slarmingty scarce A. one
time u was announced that NOT q single wagon load. o.
il could be found Some Of our batteries were giuetou
that account fbis misfortune was esused BY the cap
ture Of McCOUks trains.
kb01t tH1 O'Clock the battle had shifted again from
| rizhtto left the enemy discovering the imPossibiity Of
s1eceedn in th4& main design. had suddenly massed
his forcess0tlfhe left, crossing the river or movtng under
coyerot high tluds from his right, and for about two
hours the 6ght ragged with ~unremitting fury, The sd-
vaufegeSvas with the enemy for a considerable length
OF uIaei when hey were checked By our murdsrous
I fire OF both muskspy ard artillery. The scene at tbs
/ point was magnificent and terrible. The whole battle
was in fuil vi " the enemy d~eployipg 10 the right and
left, bringing up their batteries ia fine style, our own
vomiting smoke sndiron missus upon them with awful
fury. and our gallsnifeioWs moving 10 the front with
un1inehing courage, Of lying fat upon their faces to IS
cape the rebel fire, until the moment for action.
There was not z place on the aeld that did not give
I men q SaurIaEtOrY iQeA OF me manner or not Dro, soma
shot shell, aud minnie balls, which ratified around Ike
hail.
Bossorsnz himself was necessarily exposed-it is
/ wonderful that he escaped His chief Of stat, noble
Lieut-COl Garesche. had his head taken OF by a round
SHOT, and the blood spsttered the genera and some Of
the staff Lieut.. Lyman Kirk, Just behind him, was.
lifted clear out Of his saddle BY a bullet which shattered
his eft arm Three Orderlies and the gallant Sergeant
Richmond, Of the 4th United States cavalry wers killed
within a few feet Of him, and five or six horses in the
staff and escort were struck.
Between four and I'VE o'clock the eneua, apparently
exhausted by bis rspid and incessant assault took up a
position not ~assaitabie without abundant artillery, and
tbe FIRE on beth sides sackenei and finally ceased ct
DARK the battle having ragged eleven hours. The loss Of
lie on our side is Considerable
Tie field is comparatively limited. The whole
casualty list that day excluding captures, did not ex-
coed perhaps one Thousand and i've hundred, Of whom
not more than o~nefonrth were killed. This is attribu.
table 70 the care taken to make our men lie down.
The eneny's loss must have been more severe but
among our losses We mourn such noble souls IS Gems
Sill, August Which Col Ainor MHhktns LIST ONO cav
airy Col Hawkins. 18Th OhiOi Col Mckee. Sd Ken
lucky; Col. German, 18th Kentucky Col Kell, Cd
Ohio; Lieut-Cni. Shepherd, 18th rsgulsrs Major Car
penter 10Th regulars Capt. Edgartoni lst Ohio battery
sndhis two heutenants, and many more.
When the battle closed, tbs enemy occapid ground
which was ours in the morning and the advantage
theirs. Their object was TO cut us Oh from Nashville;
they almost succeeded They bad played their old
gtme. If MeCooks corps had held more firmly against
HaIdee'seenrps AID Chestham's, when he fought, Rose
GRANTS plenof battle would have succeeded
At dark they bada heavy force on our right, leading
10 tAs belief that they intended to pursue Their CIV
deeply into our train behind us and we hsd not csyslry.
enough 70 protect ourselves The 4fh regulars made
one sp eHdd dash at them, capturing sixtyseven and
releasing five hundred prisoners they had taken from us
The enemy took la &c number.
The Fight on Nelo Years Dat.
General Roseeraoz deternined to begin the attack this
morning, aud opsned mTiousIy with cur left at dawn.
The enemy hoNever, would not retire from our right,
and the battle worked that way. At eleven O'Clock
matter wsrsnot Gathering on either size. At twelve
O'Clock our artillery, new supplies Of ammunition hay-
ing arrived, wssmassed, and q terrible fire opened. The
enemy began TO give way General Thomas pressing on
Their center, and Critt6nden advancing on their left.
The bait 3 was more severe ct that hour than It had
been, and tbs resultWas yet doubtful.
BO h sIdeg were uneasy, but determined. General
Rogeeranz feels its Importance fully. Itbeis defeated
it viii be bad, because he viii fight as long as be has a
brigade. If Re is victorious, the enemy will be de-
groyed. At this hour We are apprehensive- Some Of
our troops behaved badly, but most Of them were he
1 bslive al our troops but Walkers brigade, consist.
ing Of the1Tth ana 3ist Ohio, and two other regiments,
were IN Wednesdays battle, those named being on
guard hut they were engsged today.
The eremy seemed fnily IS numerous as We. They
DID not use as much artillery. Generals Joe. Johnston
AMI Blssg were in commsnd.
PiisOners say they lost largely.
Ger. Mc0oek was brave TO q fault and self possessed.
He narrowly esraped death many times. His horse WAS
ksLlee nnaeF HIM aAa ne was severely bur. BY the fall
THURsDAYs llsl5 O'clock, A. M.-Nolaser tidlnzs sf
to.dsy's bsttle. Rebel cavalry are destroying car wagon
train on tie Marfreesboro PIKE tonight
From an Occasional Correspoaaentl
The Banls Bet5een RCsecraas and Bragg.
Nashville January Is-7he greatest battle Of mod.
ern times is row raging near urfrees6oro The ARMIES
Of kosseTang and Bragg as now hotly sngafed. There
I WA heavy sk rm shing on Monday. ard q battle in sqr
4 nest or Tuesday and Wednesday. 10 be eoutiunsd and
Tended t9-dHy On THssday. ythe rebels attacked No
Cook on thsfight wing aad drove him. "a sons ccnfu.
sisn tyoHhea DniaE the day our entire army lost
some ground.
There was awful lighting done on Wednesday morn
ing. Raseeraaz attacked ana drove the rebels some dir
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