The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-07-03
rHE CUMBERLAND ARMY.
Brilliant Operations.

The army Of the Cumberland under
General RosroRASs is now In notion Of
doing good work. The rebels after a
slight resistance evacuated Shelbyville,
and re,rcated on The Tullahoma, which is,
we believe, their point. The movement
was begun on the gath, in the midst of a
heavy rain, which has continued ever
since, with but slight intcrmission. The
enemy's advance posts were found on all
the roads leading south, not more than
nine miles distant from Murfreesboro.
A brisk engagement between Wilder's
Mounted Infantry and Bates rebel bri-
gade ensued,in which the enemy attempt
ed to flank US, but were repulsed by the
18th Indiana, with heavy loss Our loss
was about fifteen killed and about fifty
wounded. Tie fight lasted four hours
The rebels had two guns disabled by
Liliy'S and Harris batteries. The battle
ended with the right.
/ In Garrison's Fork, through which our
course lay on Thursday,the enemy threw
up earthworks aud planted Dardicu's bat.
terry TO rake IIoover's Gap in which
/ Thomas Corps was massed. Late In the
evening they opened, from five points, 0
heavy cross-fre on our position, but were
soon silenced by Loomis', Church's ant
Harris batteries.
The regular brigade, Major Coolidge
commanding IN the absence Of Genera
King, i'll at Murfreesboro, had the ad.
vance of the fanking force.
They made u rapid aud brilliant charge
upon Bates rebel brigade of the rebe
left, driving il in great confusion one
half a mile, and causing the rebel righ
to hastily cvOcunte Beech Grove and the
works, retreating in great haste TOWARD
Fairfield,
They threw away every thing but thei
guns, slrewing the country with blankets
and knapsncks, Rousseau pursued tC
Fairfield. The enemy retreated thenSC
to TulIuhomo. Reynolds, in the mean
tine moved forward, and the next day oc
cupied Manchester, taking thirty prison
crs, among " HON are three officers.
On the center Cy burnc's division wa!
encountered at Liberty Gap, and a Sc
we're engagement Of an hour ensued.-
Having accompanied the left, | can give
no details. Our loss il estimated a
three hundred. The rebel loss is un
known.
Upon the right, cavalry engagement
Of which have no particulars, was bat
on the gath, between Mitchell aud For
rest, in which the former found himsel
outnumbered.
Stanley went to Mitchell's aid and For
rest retreatcd. Granger then moved for
ward, finding polk's corps, reported 49,,
900 strong, in his front. According t
orders the center and right kept retired
and did not ttcmpt TO push the enemy
The rebels in finding us in Manchester
hastily evacuated Wartrace and Shelby
vile. Had not the constant rains of the
past four days, and the difficulties of baC
roads retarded the entire left, we SHOULD
have succecled in forcing Bragg from hi,
line of retreat to Tullnhomn, and thence
toward the Tennessee River, or COMPEL
ed him to fight lis west and north o
Tullahomn.
As it know stands he is now retiring
safely on Tullnhomu, Hardce on til,
Wurtracc, aud Polk on the Shelbyvill,
Road. They will be in front of 1'u laho
ina tonight, assuming the defensive po
siton, and await the attack of the Army
of the Cumberland. Tonight we viii
be within reach of them, and the rest !,
silence.
General Granger met with n grand re
cepiion from the loyal citizens of loya
Sbclbyville. Flags floated from the bull
dings of citizens, and men, women and
children welcomed, with tears ard shout,
of joy, the flag they had not seen for ter
months. Most cXtravugant dcmonstra
tions of joy were made.
Gen. Granger captured three hundrc(
men, twenty officers, aud three pieces o
artillery, aud pushed on in pursuit.
The rebel train is nine miles ahead.
Unionists estimate Polk's corps ut ls,
900.