The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-01-12
CONFkDEeATE ACCOUNT OF THE BAT
TIE IN TENNESSEE

rath'ps bat 10. thern accounts OF she battle OF
Mur'resshcio has yet Appeared. An estra from
the Murfeeesboro' Rebsl Office, gives us en- account
from Csnfsders.s soareae. The account ccm-
,uences with tae BATHS Of Wednesday, morning,
the real opening OF The COZ fiet. Tho wrs.r says:
The san rose clear after several d.vs of fureral
gloom, rii,ipg The mist with hurE lixs fiivery
eurtsins DER the field. dancing sid IS enins along
The serried line Of steel, ~ hisu llered In the
morning light like the sparsiings Of countless dia'
monds ba'hirs the esy bs..aers whieh fl 'ated In
the front With e I'D 0: refugancs. ard rlisos in
golden Gho7aers through the emerald fringe of CO.
ds.s whi.h enc o ed the hold- IA. es tbs eve
could Iessa stood toe two vast arries. sitsnt and
motionl.ss, and It almost seemed ipsteed of foes
dra~a uD for bf tile TO be some brilliant holiday
parade; bu. at length voiley Of rnuskstry fom
the eateus left told too plslniy tns. tie work
of DEATH ID in realty begun snd in An instant sf
forwards the s:rf, had leapsd frora point to pont
until the whoe line from LEFT to centre wss ors
unbrGk 20 1isZs CT hre-
About eight O o'aoek A. n. the divisions of Nc.
Co~n, Clsbnrne and Chestnsu were ordered to
charge Ths enemy wese strongly planted ia a
de nse thcs OF, where tbs eutcfopliug OF tie lnss
stons rock formed natural fog tiacat,on. Swiftly
bUi with psrfoct line, our HOOPS emerged from
the SKIRT Of timber in which they had bsen shell.
tered and moved asToes the open plain which in
tervsned. The battle now bso m terrific crash
unon crash OF musaetrY stunnsi the ear; the
gcou trmolsd with the thunder ef artillery !;
ths G. rs rocked sud anivered n the Eery biast,
aud tas sir rent with tbs Ell os;cn OF sheiis
The enemy teemed dsteru ilsd stake the fo,-
tunes OF he day upon hoidiSy ths p1sIion which
they occopted aud ofsred moHI gallant res;ssn ae,
but nothing human could EisbstaDd tho ;ElT eta.
oSty o. that charge. AfpEis CT fury seeea 20 pos.
mer from the comma ndsrs wa IT, III ecm-
mon soldiers ard On lhsy swe pt, shot end ,hsH can.
ia. ,aps, and b1Is:a tearing houga thsiE RANK
an lStewsy could ts sd by the dead and dying
Ssili they sssat, ovsstorains iu;ansry sad sf Il
lery siiks driving the enemy like the hurricane
seaters tee lseves upon its eoarse cgpsating hun.
dre6s OF pr.sonaEs, And literally 6'askaring .hs
ground with dead; Such charge va, nsvsr be-
fors Witnessed Fer two miles thrsu5h nsids aad
forests ov3f di:cheS, fsocss, aad ravines, they
swept. Brigade Alter brigade. battery SITTER bst.
tery, were ;hro-n forward to stay their onward
cleaning of the bsyonss. aai, diks their pssdsess-
SOS, thay were c:usked into one common ruin
kesntsms tbs brave old W;thsra was p u idle
His line Of bA,sls dag nsijy extended
Gus fra into has position unit. deivsn alnost Q
the voYgs of madneu by tAe Distraction of his
mn, he threw his division forwaTi rpon the ridge
oceupisd by tbs snsmy. Hsfe was perhaps tae
stronger a this polas .san anywh rs else upon
tas Asld, and long and asroely coutsndea ths DO
siti1n. Di ectly a front wa1 wide ARA Of clear.
ed isnl. and ssross thE 1t was secsssary to a..
bat with dsu Les, h-xr.a AMI cps as proud "a
though upon Pal q 10 % 70 slrang fJtsara ~
tie word. a1c msrshse on Ia fho face OF dsa.h -
tmee they vs7ersa - the m; p ,ured per.
f.cs hat OF Iron hssagd III air -anks; but st snis
u,oxaeat Srsss ds.aed 0y, Vas BATH. hres barn ng
io lbs eyes, the. tsts ef nations in his hani-
again they rnsasd u31r taa sSs, sacs lun tho
gamers as tasr Pisces, end dsovs sne sapp ist.ng
divisians far bsak TO ihe roar
1HE.3s3Ar aarTts.
In car yes.ardsy's nsce ssruy bcies and imper
fscs aac.n # Of The sangninsry sssss al WAdnss-
day % sosunbsf 3!si. va bsoaght tho evan of the
sngA4 ment NJ ~ niehatsiIs - hes; Gsss a..
t1- easnsF a<gtS Tor sgv@fss sa. saass yia S4e
Il auz bate s4r- a111g Inc ES Sa.-.a as.s 1t
tne wounted ana rsGsire WfehiA tea 4zndfsA yA d
of ths Abolisicn psekstI Our Floht wss sss "a -
tively s0sAssd. ths snsUy ooncsnsfsstoS Ind xass,
sssy of ssysa pisess aAa 0ash1 xsvueky bsssesy