Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-03-14
The War iu Tennessee.
\ DAsuING AFFAIR AT KNOXVILLE, TIE,
CtxCtoc<,Tt March q

CINCINNATr, March 8.
learn from Nashville that n division of
cavalry under Acting Brioadier General
Minty attacked Russei's Rebel cavalry at
tnionvilc ten miles southeast of Murtrccs-
boro'. on Saturday, the 7th inst. They cap
turcd twonty-onc wagons, twenty-five tents,
cighty-fivc mules, five horses, and all the
camp cquipagc, and the uniform of Colonel
Russell, together with two captains, three
lieutcnants and tifty-thrcc privates. Two
of our men were slightly wounded. The
Rebels lost fifty killed and eighty wounded
all by sabre strokes The Seventh Pcnnsyl-
yania and Fourth Michigan did the work
The Gd:ette's correspondent adds :-'IO0k
out for stirring dispatches from this quarter
within three days, if the Rebels stand their
ground
THE LATE DEFEAT AT FRANKLIN. TENN.
NASHVILLE, March 8.
Late news from Franklin state our troops
fought with great valor in the recent CON
ilict until their ammunition was exhausted.
Our loss in killed and wounded was about
three hundred, and in prisoners thousand.
The report about the Rebel negro regiments
proves to have been untrue.
The Rebel loss, according to their state
mcnt, was double that on our side killed
and wounded. None of our officers were
killed
CINCfNNATG, March 8.
The Ga:efie has received a special despatch
stating that i'll the recent fight at Thomp-
sons Station, near Franklin. Tennessee,
there is no evidence that Colonel COburn
omitted any prccaution to guard against
surprise. On the contrary, there was no
surprise or GmbuScade.
The Rebel General Van Dorm was known
to be in force in front. and the brigade OF
| Union forces was slowly advancing when
| the Rebels appeared in overwhelming num-
/ bcra.
/ They engaged us in front and on both
! flauks. The Observation-Disclosures yiourth
/ Ohio, with the wagon train, was in the rear
/ They were cut of by the Rebel flank move,
mcnt and escaped. The Twelfth Wisconsin
| &iHJy.ninth Michigan and Thirty-third and
. Eighty-itrh Indiana were completely su"
I rounded and compelled to surrender. On
the following day, under Il flag of truce, Col
/ Ordykc learned from the Rebel escort that
they had buried about eighty United State
pri,atcS. killed outright, and that some
twenty had died of their wounds. TIL,
United States loss wGS from two hundrrJ
and fifty to three hundred wounded. NJ
! one Colonel, }. 3. Baird. OF the Eighteenth
Indiana, was wounded, and his injury wa
Slight
The Rebels admit having had a force o
from 5000 to 10000 men belonging t,
General Van Doms division. They sa,
sixteen Rebel Brigadicr Generals were OF
the field. The actual Rebel force was twely,
thousand engaged. They acknowledge
loss of one Colonel, together with scverA
line officers. Their loss was $50 killed an,
Il pr0portiOnate number wounded
Colonel Coburn surrendered his cOmmanl
in person to General Forrest. The Twenty
second Wisconsin lost 110 privatcs AM
commissioned officers The NinctCcntl
Michigan lost 454 privatcs and commissions,
officers, including Colonel Gilbert. Th
Thirty-third Indiana lost 40 privatcs an,
commissioned officers, including Lieutenant
= Colonel Henderson. The Eiglrty-fiith Indi
ana lost 900 piiyates and commissions,
officers, including Colonel J. b. Baird
slightly wounded. Adiutmt II. b. Adams
Of Colonel Cobum's staff, was in the rear
urging forward the ammunition wagons
= and was cut off 10y the Rebels and ESCAPED
capture.
NASHVILLE, March Q,
The Rebels buried sixty-fvc Federal deat
yesterday and retained two hundred am
fifty of the wounded.
The Rebel surgeons who met our flag G
truce admit loss OF upwards of hundre
killed on their side in the recent engagement
at Franklin.
Two regiments of Indians were engage
in the battle under Van Dorm. Fiity-thrc
Rebel prisoners were brought into Frankl
, on Sunday night. They were captured Il
Unioayile All the camp equipage, Wa
gons, &c, Of the Rebels at that place wcr
destroyed.
Colonel Cobum is a prisoner in the hand
of the enemy. -