New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-09
ran for ,ifs A considerable number were captured,
INIT We "a sfferward retaken.

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pulsed and immediate danger in That quarter VIZ
over. 10 had succeeded in defeating our ri3gt
wing, and he had not gained ous rear. Neither GO
he Obtain the baggage ana ammup'soh Trains "n'"'
lie 30 niuch coveted. Al,
One of his divisions had been less successfd stu J.
While the battle was raging on The ryo. nSi !.
dozen or moro pieces OF artillery belonging 70
Psmer's Division kept up continual hire upon ire
Rebel lines in the direction Of arfreesboro IN order
prevent an advance from th,t quarter
The division of the Rebel General Witbers hap
pened 70 be jus. in range Of these cannon. which
lad been stationed here by Hardee in resdinsss 70
charge upon Palmer's division, wher th y part OK
our line th0ud be sufficiently westel Ell Dy the
withdrawal Of re5Dforcenents for McC OK ~, HE
position WIS most uncomfortable one, aDd a. every
discharge OF our artillery some of Witlerss men Oh
the dust. n..I ...l e..r
Goaded almost to madness by this slaughter OF bic
helpless meu, the Rebel leader ordered a hargs.
His nea advanced with great inpetuosity, but their
recklcssness was OF 10 avail sgsnst the few promo
regiments that stood N their way. The sea might
sooner hope by burhDg Its angry billows against
them to break in pieces the soid rocks which CON.
fine ii. The desperate assaaDts withdrew at last.
Their loss mnst have been fearful they call IL the
Dloodieal struggle Of the day. pa' haf
| There yos now lull 10 the storm, and scarcely
volley of uskery or boom Of cannon was heard for
three quarters OF TN hour. Some hoped that these
bloody scenes were ended for the day. but the Reb-
eli leaders, disappointed by their failsre to penetrate
to our camp By way OF Lie rgna wlng Were prepar-
ing TOR Lold blow 1T the center: Aithe re'eryes
were ATTACHED to the center Of the army under
pols and Bragg in perOn placed himself at the head
Of columns, aud now was presented an imposing
spectacle. The nature II !Le ground 10 this part OF
the field was sucb that every movement o! either
army could be distinctly seen.
TIE open fields toward Murireesboro were
smooth CROUCH for holiday parade ground. A
fierce cannOnude up the turnpike announced the
coming onset, and frcm the very woods out
If witch had seen the Rebel cavalry issue
on Monday evening the first iIss Of battle stiles
forth. IL came on In magnificent order, and,
stretching away disgonally scrors gisa! slop-
ing field, Of which Lave 80 fequ, ntly spoksn, lie
length seemed interminable. At q sufcieDt inter.
val other lines deployed into the open ground psral-
lei with the fire., and the forward battaiOns were
engaged, q third line Of battle came forth from The
some wood. IL seen ed that feeble llLes 10 that
direction must be crushed by tie weight Of those
immense masses Of living and moving men, but the
watehlul eye OF RotecraRs had detected the Hetei
design, even before their first lac OF battle emerged
lgou among tie trees.
The Union army wac ike set Of chessmen 10 his
hands, ard It's different brgades aud divisions were
NOV ed about with Us much facility as are paTns and
pieces in the royal game. The least exhausted troops
Of tie left and center we're hurried forward on the
Ioub'cauick to combat this new effort Of the enc
NV, and even frOm the extreme left, where Van
Cleve was posteJ brigade was brlagot over to
take part in tue defense The came formidable
array Of batteries aud battslicns again confronted
the foe ~ that upon which The violence OF horse and
corps had spent ITSELF aud severe results followed.
Almost simultaneously spot OF IRE leapsd 10th
from each OF these opposite ines, and for few
inmates both r'ood ike walls Of stone, dschargmg
their deadly missiles into each others bosoms then
the Reuels attempted to charge. ,uf storm oil lead
and iron hail burst in their faces and all around them,
gweepiDg them down as The long lines Of trains
which cfofs The Sahara Frustrated ~ the baetof
tie simeon. Ii their madDefs can be called bravery,
then, indeed, those Rebels brave. As II aetu-
atei BY the bellisb motive - do much mischief ~
possible before hey died they rushed up to The very
nazzles oto cannon and hurled their mUskess ~
the heads Of our artillery mem they also shouted
Economically when their hearts were pierced by
bullets, aud umbIed to The earth while eDdeayoripg
20 take another step Ia advance.
II either OF the soldiers Of the Union wavered be-
fore this onset, it was onIy for moment and forty
minutes ffom The time the first Rebel line marched
forth AL three of them had been dashed 70 pieces,
and tho survivors of Ia couf ct, flying in wild con-
fusion over the slope, We're disappearing IN the
dep,hs Of the wood The battle was over.
Until o'clock the Rebels continued 10 fire can
non or TWO IRON the direction Of MarfreeiboTO 10
though in angry protest against their regulse but
when this ceased there was silence all over the
field 20 deco by contrast with tue tunolt OF tie
battle that had waged all day, that it seeu'ed op'
pressive ard Supernatural.
THURSDAYS BATTLE.
On Thursday morning the SUI rose through macs
Of thick mist aud I0, aDd just as lie made hle sp-
rearance the tickets OF tie enemy opened brisk
fire upon Pa uers Division, which constituted the
right Wig vi Gen. Ciit,enden command. lew
of our men were wounded, and our pickets maui
Tested some disposition to give way
Two batteries, however, moved up to their sup
port and the canDOnade was 90 brisk that the whole
of our forces rushed TO a'ms, expecting aA lnme-
diats renewal OF the battle on grand scale; but
the Rebels did not seem disposed 10 make the fight
general they brought out battery or TWO, Which
att.m uted 10 reply TO ours ou. which were sleneed
completely in five or six minutes fom the time toey
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prisoners taken. and the sounds of battle, except
The occasional dropping of nasketry, ngiln ceased
Capt. Bradley' battery, 9th Iudlana, aud the olh
Indiana battery, commanded by Lieut.. Estepp, We're
mainly instru IN, tai in epulsDg this attack From
this time until in the Afternoon there was no
fighting, with tue exception OF occasiona skifmishes
between The kieke.s
Al tie time last mentioned an alta k was made
uron our right, where Dan. McCook's command
had been mustered together AFTER the repa'se OF
"Wednesday. His men, anxious 10 reieeG tnelr
character, lay close bennd some temporary breast
work of stone aud logs, until the Rebels were
within few hundred yards OF then. Then they
opeued and the butternus retired IN confusion
to the cedar tickets ID wYich they had been eon-
ceaIsd ali the morning If Thursday, leaving mum
Der o. their dead and wounded Ia an intervening
held
On the center of our left, where part OF Geo.
Sheridan's Division was posted, brsx ilring was
kept no between the pickles until near night, wnen
t!e Rebels, becoming bold. once more ad' aheed 10
consds rablc force into an OPEN field. This time our
men no longer remained behind their breast works.
hut char, ed upon the enemy aud pat them 10 die
graceful light, single company OF The eth Illinois
c.pnriug $50 prison,is.
s,et ,ba Rebels for the remainder OF the evening.
lne lighting on. Tbur,day was at no tine OH large
.cele. amounting real y TO little more than heavy
skirnirh pg. Both armies seemed Inclined 70 rest