The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-12-11
THURSDAY, EovEsBrs 20

Last nieht our SCOUT, heynoloss cane
in from Kingston, bringing news Of Gen.
GrAnps success. We do not know tbs
particulars; we only know that Bragg
has ceased to be power in the iaud, snd
that is sufficient To-day we can safely
shout hosanDas and Obser7e the Prssi-
dents day Of Thanksgiving In q proper
spirit.
have yet TO sketch the history ostWo
days-days that are like 80 many others
ia our recent history. showing the eou-
rage and devotion TO country hat illames
these times. ..
Early Tuesday morning we discSYsred
that the enemy were getting inIpegti-
nentlY close 10 our main hnss, haFine
crowded our piekets and administers
back during the night, and partial sor-
lie was resolved upon. The I'd Michigan
made dash upon the rebel Fiiis-pits In
front Of Fort Saunders, carried than At
the point OF the bsyOoet, and turning
beavers for tho noncr. filed Up The pits.
Oa another part Of the line, the Ash
PennsyIVania and 2Ist Massachusstis
made similar charge, With equal vim and
success, losing only sixteen men Ia The
affair. Our entire loss during the day
Was some siXty-principaliy ffOm tha "a
Michigan. O.her regiments may have
possibly been engaged in the affair. bus
IL s., it has failed 10 reach my ears
What practical advantage We have gained.
70 c0un un,efbalsnee our comparatively
heavy loss, am a. The prsseat moment
unable to determine. To be sure, Il VA
4 gallant thing, calamity done; We drove
the rebels back and destroyed their
works bat whether the works were very
important 10 them Or us Is not 30 clear.
Wednesday was quiet day until moor.
By that time the rebels, who crossed The
river on Monday, were heard from.
CAmsron's brigade, consisting Of thee
lllinois, 1G3d Ohio, And 24th, were Gsb-
ing Tor them, and found them q liiils 10
scoD, and The rebels assauldng, the 24lb
Kentucky not expecting an attack. ~
moment gave war, bat the G5 b and 1914
coming up, i. Immediately rallied. snd .
ssllaut three hoUr5' 6ght ensuec vbicI
vas determin d at last By our chs,.ios,
tie =, bel lac with The bsronsts. ~ is
the language Of one Of the este, i'hi.tlr-
EN- from ths hll,7 for which the conissi
vas tough. We captured ssno lsw
prisoners, and the rebel lose In killed -
wounded was about two hundred. On
osn loss during be action IL stated -
ne bundIe I and twenty, bat i hsr5Iv
hiak It will reach 90 large 3 hears.
The events Of Tuesday aHd Wsd,..
day prove conclusiYsiy, fhas alfhon~b -.
have Ia our 'front.' Woods and Mcf..~ss
divisions Of Lonystrset's eOrps, ths f5w.r
Of ths Southern srny, our gallant bov.
Of the Oh and 23d Corps are nan -
nan mprs thaa . maSsh RI them Al -
open asht Let tie Fesslt Of eur .e.;-
ere be ahatit may, We have the s.tisl,r.
on Already Of knoWing that. for slsvs,
days We hive occupied the aftsntls,' ~
,isur LJbgsireet 10 manner not d.ro..-
sory % his vanity or Cur glory.
To day, 80 far, the lines hsvs b..,
Very quiet From our right and a,.,s-
the rebels have disappsaFsd entirslv -
hey are slill visible before our ~. 80
cut giving Us any dse-sits mapifss,.ei.,
Il their intentions. The prev.I.at onir-
ION to-day at noon among our ofiee,s n
hat hey ere endssz Tinr 10 gsf a-s-
oul may Fossiolg make "a attsek 81 ~
% ever theis retreat. it is de6nie.lS
asesrtaiaed hst Sherman va a Cl.T..
land on Friday lsse and II Lonrstrsst
q no. in a tight place ~ day, no rsbsl
sTer was. I am Tired, hogsgsr, e sising
opinions on rebel matlers.
can say, however, thAt this aiega. IN
thal IL The mans tbs rebels eall e. IL
drawing to : close and il viii undoabt-
sdiy stand in history a. . comedy 81 sr-
rors, 80 far ss the rebels are c0nce rnsd.
The utter and completo failure of thsir
plans, 90 FAR has no parallel. Bragg was
vas weakened Witaoat Longslrsst ac-
eomplishing an equiyalent htrs. Sam.
Jones vas % come down from above, BAT
be has not ma ie his appearance, nor wiil
be. Ths moyement from Western Yis.
ginia e IS mach as be csn al.snd q.