Daily national Republican., 1863-06-30
REPUBLICAN,
EX | REtA.
BY TELEGRAPH.
" I g r o r "
"A BATTLE IN TENNESSEE.
The REBELS DRIVEN TO NJLIAHONA,
The Army of the Cumberland
Advancing.
The Enemy Compelled to Retreat
from all their Advanced
Positions,
H o avy r o bel Loss.
The Fight Lasted Four Hours.
Brilliant Conduct of our Men.
800 Men and 20 officers Captured.
Loyal Demonstrations of the
Eitizana
q Q w R Q bel Loss.
The Fight Lasted Four Hours.
Brilliant Conduct of our Men.
300 Men and 20 officers Captured,
Loyal Demonstrations of the
Citizens.

HEADQ'Ks ARMY or THE CUMBERLAND, MAN
CHESTER, Tenn, June 2s.-Gon. Reynolds, at
a. m. yesterday, took possession ofthls place.
At 8 p. m. Gen. Granger occupied shelbyvllle.
The rebels, after slight resistance, evacuated
their several positions, retreating on the lines
Of which Tullahoma Is the cOncentric point.
The recent brilliant movements have result
cd, with but slight losses to us, in taking pos
session of towns, gaps, and strongly fortified
lines, lately held by the rebels.
The movement was begun on the oath, in the
midst ofs heavy rain, which continued with
but slight intermlssion.
The enemy's advance posts were found on
all the roads leading South, not more than nine
miles distant from MurfreesbOro.' On the LEFT
Buffers First Kentucky cavalry were driven
rapidly through Hoover's Gap to Beech Grove,
and had not time to place their artillery in the
unfinished works in the Gap. Two companies
were cut of, and scattered among the hills.
Stewards division moved from Fairfield, on
the alarm being given, to Beech Grove, and
engaged the head of Thomas's corps, under
Col. Wilder. A brisk engagement between
wilder's mounted infantry and Bates's rebel
brigade ensued, in which the enemy attempted
TO lank us, but were repulsed by the Seven
teenth Indiana volunteers with heavy loss.
Our loss is about fifteen killed and fifty
wounded.
The fght lasted four hours. The rebels had
two guns disabled by LiIly's aud Harris bate
ries. The battle ended with night. The rebels
threw up earthworks and planted DSrdren's
battery to rake Hoover's Gap, in which Gen.
Thomas corps was massed.
Late in the evening they opened from five
points heavy cross fire upon our position, but
were soon silenced by LOomis', Church's, aud
Harris batteries.
On Friday Gen. RoSSeau made a hank move.
ment to the right, for the purpose Of getting
upon the Fairfield road and cutting the rebels
of from their line Of retreat.
Major Coolidge, commanding in the absence
of Gen. KING (who was i'll at Murfreesboro') },
had the advance Of the hanking force, and
made rapid and brilliant charge upon BateS''
rebel brigade, forming the rebel let wing
driving 1t in great confusion for half a mile
and causing the rebel right to hastily evacuatt
Beech Grove works, retreatlng in great hast,
towards Fairfield. Col. Walker, through fea
of being hanked by our force, apparently NOV
ing on his right, but really retreating, failed t.
move his brigade as far as Fairfield, and tn,
enemy escaped.
They threw away everything but their guns
. strewing the country with blankets and kuap
sacks.
General Rousseau pursued to Fairfield, an,
. the enemy retreated thence to Tullahoma
Y General Reynolds, in the meantime, move
: forward, and the next day occupied Manches
ter, taking thirty prisoners, among whom ar
T three officers.
r On the centre Clayborn's division was en-
countered at Liberty Gap, and severe engage
ment of an hours duration ensued. Our los
Is estimated at about three hundred.
The rebels, finding us IN Manchester, hastil
s evacuated Wartraee and shelbyville. Had nc
the constant rains of the past four days, an
; the difficulties Of bad roads, retarded our entir
lefl, we should have succeeded In forcing Brag
i. from his line Of retreat TO Tullahomh, theme
e toward the river, or compelled him to fight u
. weSt and north of Tullahoma. As 1t now standl
"a he is safely retreatiug on Tullahoma.
Is Hardee is on wartrace and Polk on the She
byville road. They will be IN front of Tulll
d homa tonight, assuming defensive position
u and await an attack from the Army of Ii
N Cumberland.
RS Tonight we will be within reach Of them.
ID Gen. Granger met with a grand receptiO
TO from the loyal citizens of shelbyville. Flag
!, aoated from the buildings of citizens, and mel
in women and children welcomed, with tears an
shouts Of Joy, the dag which they had not sec