The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-01-08
corfeSpondsnes cinslnpsu Commercial.
From the Battlefield Near
Murfreesboro.
BATTLE FIELD OF SroXE's RivER,l
Tpuy IannaFu (

ualo' WIN ih'etmisbiobb JeobIuAy anu
10 day. Old soldiers pronounce it Ihs
gamiest conflict ever fought on this con
iiuent.
Alter the great battle Of Wednesday
the enemy persisted iu massing upon our
right, to cut us OFT from Nashville. Our
right was thrown out 10 Os ermRn'S
Creek, but on Thursday, finding that
wing too strohg, the enemy suddenly
rushed upon our center, but we're bitterly
repulsed by the left Of the corps com
maDded by General Thomas and the
right Of Crilienden's corps. Later in the
day they ferc' ly assailsd the right center
ard were again repulsed. Both sides
spent the remainder Of the day in sharp
diminishing and maueuyering for posi-.
ton During that night the enemy ap-
pesrrd 10 be concentrating again upon
our right, Their commands wrre dis
tinctly heard in cur camps. but suspect
ing ruse. G neral Rospcrans throw
Bsalty's brigade Of Van Clcve's division
across the river OH onr left, with sup
ports. whore they rested. AT about 10
o'clock this, .morping,ahs enemy made
another formidable rush nj our center.
but were handsomely repuIsed. A, be-
tween three and four o'clock this alter
noon, tremendous mass Of the enemy
WAS suddenly pIecipitatet upon Dea tvs
brigade, and drove it, alter gallant
struggle, clear ba"k across the river -
Negley's superb division, which bad al
really immorlsIEed itself AMI it's heroic
commander. and the faithful division oI
Jeif, c. Davis, vera thrown in success
Sively, and the most desperate contest of
the hattie ensued, both sides seemed fu
riously determined 10 win victory. and
both threw in their artillery, until utarly
all the batteries in the two armies were
at work. The uproar Of musketry and
artillery was Of the most violsnt descrp.
tion. The whole field was soon shraud
I'd 10 pail Of smoke. Our brave TEL
lows wera sadly cut up, cut they march
ed to tho assault with unfnching deter.
mination. Ncgley at last ordered hi
division to charge. The men pushed for,
ward without faltering, and thu enemy
suddenly gave way. The gal ant 1871
Pennsylvania charged home On the 26ll
Tennessee, and captured lis colors. An
other rushed upon battery drove ava,
the gunners. aud seiEel I, Tor theis tro
ply. A CREST shout Of victory roar-C
along the whole line, sud was carried ii
magnificent volume from left to right
through the forest and bark again.
General Roseorans in the midst of fir,
and rarnsge, ordered an advance OF tn,
whole line, aud at d,rkc tie dense forest!
blazed with fires Of f.rce intensity, ou
line sweeping forward with wild rnthns
iasm. But darkhess made it impossbl
10 press our advantage to conclusion -
Nevertheless the left was fairly es,ab
lished on the east bank of the liver. Th
center advanced to position here DIOR
held by the enemy. and the right asair
advanced almost to the line from whic
it was driven on Wednesday. Thus yo
perceive the decisive advantage is wit
US Tomorrow morning however, tn
bsllle will he renewed Our losses, how
ever. have been serious. Since Wednes
day evening they amount to about 100
killed aud wounded OF which 500 ar
killed. Our loss in prisoners ara sewers
thousand, and the enemy on the first ia
captured about twenty six guns and dit
ablcd six, We captured four OF them o
Wednesday.
The rebel loss as estimated ny them
selves, was between 1000 and 5000 kill
ed and wounded, Including Brig Genera
Reius killed. Altogether we have car
tured 1000 prisoners. from all the South
ern States. G,n. Chpa,ham's Adju,ar
General and sundry field officers wer
captured.
Among the casualties on our side. ad
dilionnl TO those already forwarded are
Col. Shaffrr commanding Missouri brig
ado in Sherrid.n's division: Lieut.. Co
Cotton. of Louisville; Lieut.. Col. Tan
ner OF the e9d Indiana; Major A. G
Russell OF the 6h Ohie. all killed. =
Woundrd-Col. p. l. Sw.ine. 99th Ohio
hrOngh right arm; Col, Scott, 10Th Iii
uois, badly; Col Nick Anderson, Ct
Ohio, in thigh; Col. lake 40lh Ind. an
the Lieut.. Colonial of the same regiment
wounded and captured, while !eirg mo
we'd to Nashville. They were parole
and proceeded.
C,pt. R. H. Tilsou. 92d Indiana. an
Lieut.. Burke, lst Ohio artillery. an
Cap,s. Pinney and Carpenter 9th au
9th Wisconsin balteri killed. CoInn'
Walker VI Ohio, and Col. Car in Of Hi
nois. commanding brigades, and Lieu
Col. Shepherd, of the 18th Regulars, re
ported killed. were not hurt Geners
WilIlch was C p'ursd uniuju'ed.
Among hundreds who have distinguish
ed themselves. are General Heeley, Ger
Stanley, Colonel Walters Of the 8Sth Iii
no;s, Captains Thruston and Fisher {
Nc Cooks Staff, Capt. Otis Of the 44t
Regular Cavalry, and Col. Won Schradpr
The daring valor and self possession {
General Rpsecrans. under the most ryin
circums tances, exciies the widest enthu
siasm in the army,
The field hospitals are admirably con
Quoted by medical Director Swift andStaf
BATTLE FIELD OF SreNE's RIVER, TENN !
January B, 1868.
1t ruined hard all this day Both al
mics susppnded hos iities, savo skirmisll
irg. This evening We battered down
rebel house, which concealed sharpshooI
ers, aud after shor. fighting, drove th
enemy out of a cover from which the