The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-09
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9he Old year hvd gone out in gloom. doubt ever
ono passed away such shadow on many hearts
- 1864 had Iess of our soIdies. Bat NV
year came ~ srShng NATURE. The wse shining
brightly, aud the ioss which gathered daily ever the deid
wero soon disp eAcd by his rays.
General Ros Of the ratirng energy
n here or . other traits in his character
equally apr with this, they his abiding faith
hr nr ste success and his plain, earnest practicable
w. me disaster with which the battle had so inaus
Pooasf begun did not in the least depress his spirits
NJ ohy seemed TO labor more untringy and increasingly
70 fe' Rove the disaster. Among imen and officers he
Apo inhe iveiiest hamor and with his plain
sAas any man could understand, he gave few
We ride Of encouragement to each around him. In the
up ~ he had been COOL calm and though his teeth clench
aud the veins of his face sweled and the
ssced he did not for moment appear 10 lose his sell
Possession and mperturbabe oompoaure HE felt that he
Rad the fa,e Of campaign in his hands, and went TO
work TO make the result glorious victory.
But Il is not TO be denied that the did not share
ahe confidence and hopefuness of their cheftan They
we're very respondent The right wing in very bad
condition, and think for these another
Roseerans delayed renewal Of the battle. The result
Mas shown the wisdom Of this At night Thursday the
men were in better spirits, the brilliant affair
active operations on part having given them conf
deDce in their leader At the time the greatfeat Of
massng the artillery had been told about camp, and the
sheF commander.
WOOD HAS AN ARTILLERY DUEL.
ANout Sunrise the New Year, the enemy in front OF
6eueral Wood moved up in considerable force to the
edge OF forest laying the field in his 'front.' and
afer driving his pickets planted battery and began
throwing shells into HIS ranks. Gen. Wood mme-
dately ordered Of the batteries Of his diyi
son, and responded to the rebel artillery Captain Brad
lsys Sixth Indiana battery brought bear up
that Of the rebels aud poured in hot fire upon it the
&rst solid shot plany amounting rebel piece About
she time Lieutenant Parsons commanding the ia
Mendenhal battery, In Palmer's division, got to
work. and Gre poured in the unfortunate
rsbel battery which induced to conclude that dis
creton the better part Of vaor and retired Our loss
this inconsiderabe Lieut.. Parsons, who lost his
battery at Perryvlle Is said to have made highly
thusiastc demonstrations when he succeeded in dis.
mounting the second gun Of the rebel battery.
M'cooK ADVANCES.
Gen. Rosecrans had with terrible labor gotten Mccook's
CORPS into tolerabe condition again. The cavalry had
been engaged in picking up the sraggers in the rear and
returning them to cnty. They came back with very
ht,le disposition to fight again, but forced back into
abe ranks and muskets furnished TO those who had
shrown theirs away. Officers in two instances had
Thrown away their swords and Gen. Rosecrans ordered
%hem to be furnished with muskes and put ranks
just puni shment for their cowardly aston.
Gen. hcCook during the night had intrenched his line
pear to be DESTROYS OF disturbing. He yet faced
towards Murfreesboro but the southwest looking the
hills where Stewards creek in the face. But Rose
had determined that the should go down
McCooks right shoulder, and at Thursday Nc |
Cooks right division began TO forward, that OF
Davis Immediately following. But the rebels had no
disposition to gve way, and found them
engaged bloody effort drive the rebels from
sheir position johnson succeeded with the aid of Gen
Davis IN forcing them TO gradually retire before him. and
Sheridan enabled TO move up with his now small
division and take position on Rousseau's right by this
means perfecting the line thus far.
But johnson and Davis found il difficult to get
the position TO which they had been ordered If
Of the fact that General Rosecrans attempting
70 get position which entered largely into his plans
they made desperate resistance, and drove orces
back again. But the imperative order take the posi-.
lion had to be obeyed, and the again up to
their work. The LELAND centre were meantime quiet,
though few Of the older regiments had been massed
the right to aid McCook in the work At the second effort
lhey again with repuse, but the third attempt
thcy pushed forward with desperate energy and drove
The enemy from their works. General McCosk then re-
celved orders to intrcnch his front and right flank
and tsus he rested for the nrst time in his pro-
per place, and facing Murfreesboro. Tho line OF Co
Leral Rosecrans complete. II will be
mat ho had but reached the point AT
which he mad proposed starting for Murfrccsboro'
The brigade Of Engineers and Mechanics had been engaged
in cutting road through an almost intermnable cedar
forest by which 10 communicate with McCook and by
which he could reach the centre Of the army This had
been abandoned however, on Wednesday, when McCock
had fallen back. But It completed and for the
xt time erera Rosscrsns WINS IN po,i,on 10 advance
unon Nurfreesboro and acordurv made the urs, move
,neut in tina, direction
u.vv,xa ,ur v,rv, po,r
From ,he ers, i, 4, seeved Genoal Rosecrans proposed
turning their right flank instead OF a,tcmpng an appa
r,n,lv seemed his prosable purpose nv uocooa move
mont Altar MeCook had been driven hack this certainly
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