The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-05-29
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roctluu OF IAOottHb zap. 50 DttHk Bkut
occurred for about eleven miles, with
800 or 400 Of the enemy from = regiment
Of Georgia mounted infantry, stationed
at Trace Greek. The rebels made n
stand At Alaman's, using the house for a
defence, and fought desperately. Two
of their number were known TO have
been killed, and a large number wound
cd. who were carried off by their COM
rades.
A brigade Of rebels undoubtedly oc-
cupy the Gap. wThe enemy has extend
ed bic lines evidently, since the ground
fought over today isoccuPied BY the rebel
yidetles.
MURFREEsBoRo,qMa 26,-The rebels
have fallen back all along their lines.
They have little Or no force this side of
Duck river. oVery recent Intelligence in
dicAtes the rebel force at Tullahoma and
vicinity to number $4,000 men, OF whom
$4,000 are infantry and 5000 cavalry
Gen. Forrest has been made a Major
General, and has gone with his cavalry
TO Mississippi Gen. Wheeler takes his
place at Columbia, and Gen. Mors an has
charge of the line of Caney Fork and
Cumberland river.
Two regiments of rebels are ST Bridge
port, where they are strongly fortified,
Engineers have been engaged for two
months in laying out werks at Chaits-
nooga, but as yet have done little work
on thom. f hi
But few rebel troops are 10 East Ten
nessee.
The mountains are full Of refugees,
who on Thursday at turn out Tepulsed
= considerable force sent 70 arrest them
The rebels have supplies for six weeks
af Chattanooga. f. ,fs
A special TO the Herald from Wash
ington says, it 10 positively stated here
that Gen. Butler has already gone to a
new field of important service under late
orders Of the War Office.
SoMERsET Ky, May pa rebel force
of two or three hundred cavalry were
seen on the Highlands beyond the Cum
berland TO day, but no effort was made
to cross. Our picxtts having been fired
on yesterday, an order was issued 20
drive, il possible, the rebels away from
the river. Considerable firing between
pickets on the banks, has been done
during to-day.
WASHINGTON, May 27.--The council of
war held yesterday at the White House
was the result OF the last visit of Sena-
tors Wade ana Chandler 10 the army of
the Potomac, and had reference 10 the
offensive movements which the rebels ia
Virginia have been tor some time threat
ening. r
Gen. Hooker is said to express the
opinion that the enemy is bringing up
all his forces from Charleston, and proba-
bly, North Carolina, for desperate ag-
gressiye movement. In view however Of
the publicity given 10 these threats by
the rebels themselves, it seems more
likely that their design il to provide for
the defence of Richmond, and by their
usual bluster to deter Hooker from an
other immediate advance.
Gen. Grants despatch to the Presi-
dent, received yesterday, is very satis-
factory in its details, but contains in
formation which, If published, might be
useful TO the enemy.
CHICAGO, May PA special from
Cairo TO the Journal says paroled
prisoner who left Sherman's Landing on
the ED, says that just before leaving he
conyersed with bearer of dispatches
from Pemberton TO Johnston, who had
been captured. The despatch bearer
says the number Of rebels were al Vicks-
brug, was between twenty FIVE and thirty
thousand, On Friday morning Pember-
ton sent flag of truce to Grant, offer
ing to surrender Yieksburg if Grant
would allow the ebels TO lay down their
arms and march out. The offer was re-
fused. On Thursday the rebel batteries
on the hill north of the town were taken,
and turned on the enemy On the same
evening the water batteries below Vicks-
burg were taken by Porter's gpnboats
On Friday, after the refusal TO accept
Pemberton's terms of surrender, Grant
moved on his works, and the rebels were
driven TO their inner Qualifications.
The Logan Guards were at the Black
RiYer bridge.
Grant felt certain he would be able 10
take care Of Johnston. The latter has
only about ten thousand men, exclusive
of what he may have by reinforeements.
Grants army is larger than is gener-
ally supposed quite numerous enough
for the work ON hand. Itstretches com
pletely round the doomed city, each
wing resting on che river.
A special 10 the Times, dated three
miles east of Vicksburg, May 20, says
that our wounded at the battle Of Cham
pion Hills number over ] 200. The en-
emy's loss Is Acknowledged TO be not
over half thai number, We had about
10000 troops engaged and the rebels
about 10000
According to the accounts Of their
wounded, we took about 5000 prisoners
at the battle at the bridge. Gen. Sher-
man crossed on pontoon bridges. McPher-
sons and McClernand's corps built three
bridges on Sunday night and crossed
their commands by Monday noon. BY
four o'clock the advance Of Sherman's
corps, under Steele, reached the enemy's
works back of the city, took position on
the right of the bluffs above Il, and com
meneed the bombardment Gen. McPher-
son planted his command in front or on
our centre. Gen. MOClernand took the
extreme left, reaching almost 10 The river
below. All possibility OF escape Ia cut
off. Every living man, woman, Or child |
must fall into our hands.
Daring the forenoon yesterday the
different brigades were taking pastime
by forming lines Of battle, 80. At .
o'clock the battle commenced in earnest. |
Gen. Steele drove the enemy from several |
forts, and took one complete line of for
tihcations protected by rine-pita. His |
extreme right rested on the river bank |