The New York herald., 1863-07-07
NEWS FROM GEN. ROSECRANS' ARMY.

TuILAnonA, July q, 1863
The telegraph wires have extended 70 this place.
me following a summary Of the movements Tor the
last three days.
Further Developments proved thai the rebel reueas
from this place had my nrst despatch
indicated. Haste to record the event induced me 70
give but superficial examination The works are much
stronger than supposed. Fort Rains large oaston, Is
the OF series circle Of strong outer works.
bearing upon every road and important point iu tho
vicinity. The weakness Of Bragg In not holding
Manchester Az soon as General Rosecrans took Man.
chester and advanced towards Winchester he anked any
equal inferior force Tuahoma As soon a. the head
Of the columns got south Of Tuahoma Bragg evacoatsds
Instead Of one have four siege guns; instead os
stores" have large amount Of meal and other pro-
Visions After finding, the LIST inst, that Tullahoms
was evacuated, Rosecrans threw forward his force in
rspd pursuit. General Thomas moving the Manchester
road from Manchester and McCook the road from
Tulahoma- General Thomas rapidly In the hopes
OF striking the enemy, moving nearly due east 70 get
the military road built by Bragg This General Thomas
waited to do until the well beyond the angles
and when he was crossing Elk river the division ox
GoDera Negey encountered the Of Hardee ~ point
about four miles north OF Elk river and skrmished with
II all day, losing four Eve killed ana wounded Among
Michigan
The enemy rearguard under Wheeler, made astubbom
resistance delaying Gen. Negiey that the rebel trains
got beyond the river during night Of the This
same process on the part of General Buckner enabled
Bragg vii with the reserve artillery Twenty s
the lst and to reach the mountains Tho enemy on both
roads burned the bridges and the rear guards took up
positions hastily built works the opposite side of the
river II understood this tho purpose Of do
laying our crossing long possible In order 70 enable
the infantry and trans TO get into the mountains To aid
them in this heavy rains up and river
very high The natives say they mover tho river %
high.
The situation on the night the LIST WINS McCook At.
Este Springs. with uckner opposite the forks; Thomas
opposite bank. The main rebel army was in the vicinity
OF Winchester and Decherd in camp, ready 70 move
the "a into the mountains Department hesdquartere
the night abished at Tuahoma. General
Crittenden, with full corps, sent by rapid march
to take possession Of the road leading from Dechea via
Tracy City, TO Chattanooga This was successful, and
forced the enemy TO take the roads across the
tans On the morning Of the I'd McCook crossed
at the mouth Of Rock creek, below the snemys posi-
tion, in front OF our right, and thus fanked the
enemy, who withdrew TO Winchester and the
At the upper bridge whore Necley was posted sinclair
maceuvring made with little better success p,us
and Brannan sent TO the crossns ~ como
down In the rear Of the enemy whom Negey WAS 70 do
by ten A. NJ but the swollen state Of the river prevented
and only few troops got across in time. Meantime q
eaemy The firing Was m,aisu for .nas Of Rousseau ana
Negey opened with two batteries the enemy's posi-
and killing several rebel Tnay
completely by surprise and made but few replies retreat
S aod after n Of Mo nas n sns
the entire rebel force from the field killing thirty Of
them.
The Hgh only ended at twoPM The troops unable
70 cross until the morning OF the3d They moved only
short distance, Ngey encampDg the battle neld and
Rousseau and Brannan the bank or the river McCook
meantime advanced 70 aud occupied Winchester, De-
cherd and C0wan This morning the whole force advanced
to tho foot Of the mountain at Cowan to 1nd the enemy
gone.
We lost not 100 by casualties OF all kinds.
The troops suffered much from alternate heat and
We have 500 to 900 prisoners, many of them deserters.
The enemy entirely out OF Tennessee, and our commu
nications intact. The railroad will be running to this
point to morrow.