Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-01-09

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by cannon ball
The following is from the Associated Press
correspondent ut Nashville:
1t is reported that Gen. Rosecrans shelled
Murfreesboro this morning.. There was no
reply. Our forces would occupy it at noon.
The rebels have undoubtedly left. 1t is re-
puted that our forces are pursuing.
McCook attacked Wharton's Cavalry, kill
ing eight, who were left on the field, and
wounded many. Many of the Federals were
wounded. Capt. Phinney, of the 9th Wis
consin, Lieut.. Hastings, Of the 25th Illinois,
and all of the commissioned officers and Ser
geants of Companies G, and K, are killed or
disabled. Col. Scott, of the 10Th Illinois, is
seriously wounded. Capt. Austin, of Gen.
Woodruff's staff, is taken prisoner.
Private dispatches say the rebels in their
retreat are burning the cotton wherever they
can get hold of it. .f5i.er
The Jews concentrated here and at Cairo
have appointed Populations to proceed to
Washington to demonstrate against General
Grants order expelling them from the terri
tory occupied by the Federal forces.
All reports of Rosecrans having retreated
to Nashville are false.
The fight to-day is supposed to be in the
vicinity of Christiana The interruptions
Of the rebel cavalry between Nashville and
Christiana makes it difficult to get news, but
everything thus far is favorable to the success
of the Federals.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT CUMBERLAND
In front of Murfreesboro, Jan. 3. !
To Maj Gen. Halleck: f-. ts. .'
On the 26th of December we marched from
Nashville in three columns. Gen. McCook
by the Nolansville Turnpike, Gen. Thomas
from his encampment on Franklin Pike via
Wilson Pike, and Gen. Crittenden on the
main Murfreesboro Pike. Our left and CEN
ter met with a strong resistance, such as the
nature of the country permits, the rolling or
billy routes, skirted by cedar thickets and
farms, intersected by small streams, with
rocky, bluff banks, forming serious obstacles.
Gen. McCook drove General Hardee and
corps mile and half from Nolansville and
occupied the place. ..... .....
Gen. Crittenden reached within mile and
half of Lavergne. st.......t -s.....:.. &
Gen. Thomas reached Wilson Pike, meet.
ing with no serious opposition. ~.
On the 9th, McCook drove Gen. Hardee
from Nolansyille, and pushed accommodating
division six miles towards Shelbyville, which
found that Hardee had retreated toward Muir
freesboro. -.....- 49,,
Gen. Crittenden fought and drove the enc
my before him, occupying the line of Stew
arts Creek, and captured some prisoners,
with but slight loss.
Gen. Thomas occupied the vicinity of No
lansville, when he was partially surprised,
thrown into confusion, and driven back.
Gen. Sheridan's division had repulsed the
enemy four times, and protected the flank Of
the centre, which not only held its own, but
advanced until this untoward event, which
compelled the retaining of the left wing to
support the right, until it should be rallied
and assume a new position.
On the LIST, the rebels opened by an attack
on US, and were again repulsed.
On the I'd inst, there was skirmishing
along the front, with threats Of an attack, un.
til 8 o'clock P. NJ, when the enemy advanced
threw small division across Stone River to
occupy the commanding ground there
While accommodating the ground held by this
division, which had no artillery, saw q
heavy force coming from the woods and ad
vancing in line-of-battle, three lines deep
They drove our little division before them
after sharp contest, in which we lost 70 OF
so killed and 375 wounded. They were
finally repulsed by Gen. Negley's division
and the remaining troops Of the left wing Of
Gen. Morton's Pioneer Brigade, and fed far
over the field and beyond their entrench-
ments, their officers rallying them with great
difficulty. They lost heavily. We occupied
the ground with the left wing last night, and
the lines were completed early this morning.
The Sd inst. was spent in bringing up and
distributing provisions and ammunition. II
has been raining all day, and the ground is
very heavy.
| CAMP NEAR MURFREEsBoRo, Jan. 4.
| To Halleck, Gsneral-in, Chief:
| Following my dispatch of last evening,
have to announce that the enemy are in full
retreat. They left last night. The rain hav-
ing raised the river, and the bridge across it,
between the left wing and centre, being in
complete, deemed it pruden: to withdraw
that wing during the night This occupied
my time until o'clock, and fatigued the
troops. The announcement of the retreat
was known to me at seven o'clock this
morning. +Er.s '.. ..-... .-..... Z.
Our ammunition train arrived during the
night. To-day was occupied in distributing
ammunition, burying the dead and collecting
from the field of battle. a-.+
The pursuit was commenced by the centre,
the two leading brigades arriving at the west
side of Stone river this evening. The rail-
road bridge was saved, but in what condition
is not known. We shall occupy the town
and push the pursuit tomorrow.
Our Medical Director estimates the wounded
in the hospital at $500, and our dead at 1000.
We have to deplore the loss of 1t. Col. Gar
esche, whose capacity and gentlemanly de-
pertinent had already endeared him to all of
the officers of this command, and whose gal
lantry on the field of battle excited the adnira-
ton Of all.
a aI CAIRO, Jan. s.
On Friday supply train, with light es-
cort, left Fort Henry for Fort Donelson.-|
When half the distance had been passed over,
the train was suddenly attacked in front by