Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-01-12

man traveller, who for many years had lived
in that country, makes the following notes -
''We know personally the most of these UNI
fortunate victims which have been murdered
so mercilessly, not because they rebelled
against the government, but because they
would not act against the Union, and would
rather fly to Mexico. These murdered Union
men were some of the greatest benrfIctors of
the state; they had done the hardest pioneer
work in it, cleared it from the wild beasts and
indians, and done the best services as volun-
teers in the Mexican war and the wars on the
frontier. They placed the arts and sciences
in Texas as well as they could be found any
where among the American Germans. They
furnished the proof that they could cultivate
sugar and cotton without the least danger to
health, and increased the riches of the state
millions of dollars"
BATTLE OF CROSS ROADS, TENNESSEE.
General Sullivan was looking after the rebel
Forrest, in Carol county, Tennessee. A let
ter in a Cincinnati paper says :-"On the
morning of the 3Oth, it was found that the en-
envy, not being able to enter or pass nerr
Huntington. General Sullivan, late that eve
ming, ordered Dunham's second brigade to
march forward and intercept them. He start
ed and marched nine miles to Clarksbur
where he bivouacked during the night, and
early next morning moved to Parkers' Cross
Roads
SAT this point were concentrated the whole
of Forests forces, the General himself in
command. Their number is since ascertained
to have been at least seven thousand. He had
cavalry mostly and ten guns. The fight COM
menced at nine A. NJ, and lasted, warmly con-
tested. three hours, the enemy opening the
ball with their artillery. AT the end of that
time, Forrest had driven Dunham's devoted
brigade with some slaughter-in fact fairly
surrounded it and demanded its surrender
Plucky to the last Durham returned the an
swer that he was never known to do that. If
they want him or his men, they had just got
to come and take them. The rebels say that
Dunham's force had surrendered. >Our men
say they had not, and did not intend to until
forced to do so. Their artillery ammunition
was all exhausted, but Colonel Durham was
in front, his brave fellows standing firm and
compact as if on parade, giving the over
whelming force of rebels as good as they re-
ceived IN musketry and rifle shots. Inch by
inch the ground was given up. A parley was
going on.
"Flags of truce were passing and repassing,
when shout rent the air, 'The first brigade
10 advancing IL WAS SO. OpnS. sullivan
and Haynie appeared over a knoll at the rear
of Parker's house. They shouted, forward
the artillery and the artillery came rafting
forward in haste, up lane at first partly
concealed from the rebels. At double quick
they came, followed by the infantry who de-
ployed at double quick. They forwarded the
line after the artillery at double quick. The
rebel artillery did not fire shot after ours
came in sight, but allowed their cannon, Gals
sons, and everything to be captured by the still
charging and firing federal infantry. Forrest
in vain in person tried to rally his artillery.
His cavalry budding closely about Dunhams
corps could not be deployed. They took the
infection, jumped from their horses, ran he'll
ter skelter, and were many of them killed or
captured before they could reach the shelter
Of the woods. They did not pause, even to
fire upon the first brigade. The sight of the
reuels slrsdss,lIlisf5 :9-:l l.-..o haan ono of
the richest of the war.
''After capturing all the horses, &C., Col.
Lawler was on the first detailed with a fresh.
brigade to pursue Forrest to Clifton, on the
Tennessee. Fuller's brigade accompanied
him. The results of the battle summed up,
are as follows The federal loss in killed and
wounded and prisoners, will not exceed one
hundred, though reported yesterday at six
hundred. The rebels, according to Forests
own admission to captured federal officer, in
killed, wounded and taken prisoners, lost at
least one thousand men and officers. Among
the rebel officers captured were Forests adj
jutant general Strange; Colonel Mckee, an
aid; Colonel Cox of the Tennessee militia;
Major Lee and fifteen other commissioned
officers. We also took four hundred privates,
six guns, casSons, ammunition, five hundred
horses, large amount of small arms, wag-
ons, ambulances, tents, equipage, sc. If the
rebels can call this victory, then they can lie
harder and faster than they usually do"