Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-01-03

Cooks loss was About dnyl Tie SINE day
the rebel ~cayalfy made d dasb Oh puf rear at
Lavergh burned a fsv eAecpA, and sspspred
thirty-6ve prisoners. !
AT daybreak Of the last day Of Dseember,
every thing appeared working we'll Battle
had opened on our right, and our left wing
was ON hand at seven o'clock. Ominous
sounds Indicated that the FIRE was a 1proaching
on the right Aides we're Disqualification in.
formation, and foandthe forests full othying
negroes with some ~AttAegling sbdierss who
reported whole regiments falling hack rapid
ly.
Meantime one of McCook's aids announced
to General Rosecrans that General Johnston
had permitted the three batteries Of his dlvi-
sion to be captured by a sudden attack OF the
enemy, and that fact had somewhat democrat
lied the troops. This was obvious.
The brave General Sill, one Of our best off
cers,. was killed, General Kirk severely woppd-
ed, md General Which kiHed, or missing, BE-
sides other valuable officers.
General Rosecrans, with splendid daring,
dashed into the FIRE and sent his staff along
the lines, started Beattey's brigade forward
some six batteries opened and sustaining a
magnificent fre-dlrectly a tremendous shout
was raised along the whole line. The enemy
began to fall back rapidly, The Generalhm-
self urged the troops forward PThS reb6b,
thoroughly punished, were driven back fully
a mile. The same splendid bravery was dis
PLAYED in the center, and the whole line adj
vanced. Meantime the enemy made formi-
dable demonstrations on our left, while they
prepared for another onslaught on1onr right
Meantime orders had been issued to move our
left upon the enemy Before they had time
to execute it they burst upon our centre with
. awful fury, and il began to break. Rosseau's
divisions were carried into the breach magnih-
Gently by their glorious leader, and the enc
my again r~etreated hastily into the dense ce-
dar thickets. Again they essayed our right
and again we we're driven back. This time
the number of our stragglers was formidable,
and the prospect was discouraging, but there
was no panic. The General, confident OF sue
cess, continued to visit every part Of the field,
den, Rosseau, Regley, and Wood, the tide OF
battle was again turned. 4H.IEtH
Early in the day, we we're seriously en-
, barrassed by the enterprise of rebel cavalry,
who made some serious dashes upon some OF
McCook's ammunition and subsistence trains
capturing a number of wagons and artillery
ammunition was alarmingly scarce. Atone
! time it was announced that not a single wagon
! load of it could be found. Some of our bat.
| teries were quiet on that account. This mis-
n fortune was caused by the capture oil
McCook's trains.
Z Between four and FIVE O'Clock, the enemy
7 apparently exhausted by his rapid and inces
Z SAINT assault, took up a position not assaiIable
. without abundant artillery, and the fire on
I both sides slackened and finally ceased al
e dark, the battle having ragged eleven hours
The loss of life on our side is considerable.
, The field is comparatively limited. The wholG
n casually list that day, excluding captures, die
If not exceed perhaps one thousand and hvt
hundred, OF whom not more than one-toLrtl
we're killed. This is attributable to the care
l. taken to make our men lie down. The enc
my's loss must have been more severe; bu
among our losses we mourn such noble soul
le as General Sill, General August Which, Col
onel Garesche, Colonel Minor Millikin, Is
Ohio Cavalry Colonel Hawkins, 18th Ohio
y Colonel Mckee, Sd Kentucky; Colonel Cor
1t man, 18th Kentucky Colonel Kell, I'd Ohio
IA Lieutenant Colonel Shepherd, 18th Regulars
| Major Carpenter, 18th Regulars; Captain
re Edgarton, list Ohio Battery and his two Lieu
it %enants, and many more ea,
No other Generals hurt. Among GU
d wounded are General Kirk, General Va
r. Cleve, so reported; Colonel Moody, T4th Ohio
h who established splendid reputation; Colon,
=. King, lst Regiment Regulars; Major Foo
% Richer, Slemmers, llth Regiment Captain
Ia Bell, Wise, Barry, Mcdonnell, Power 40
| YORK, Lieut. McAllister, 18th Regulars MI
| 1ior Townsend, 18th Regulars . Captain EAnj
es 18th Regular Cavalry; Lientenants Mcclellan
ts Miners and Foster, 21th Ohio. sia1s5 4
When the battle closed, the enemy occupie
ground which was ours in The morning, an
Id the advantage theirs. Their obj ect in Hailacl
ia ing was to cut US off from Nashville st q
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At dark they had a heavy force lona o.
IS right, leading TO the belief that, they intends
"A to pursue. Their, cavalry, meantime vase
gu cessively Troublesome, cutting deeply intuo
train behind US, and we had not scayal
enough TO protect ourselves Phe 4th Reg
- lars made one splendid dash Al. them captr
ing sixty-sevea andlreleasings 500 pFisone
en- they rad taken from us The enemy took
large number. -
eqY THE rGHEoNHFT YHP'sBHY!ON.
est General Rosecrans determined to begin I
ise attack this morning, aud opened furious
with our left at dawn. The enemy, howeyl
Up would not retire from our right and the b
in tie worked that way. At eleven O'Clock m
tiers we're not lattering on either side.
I twelve o'clock our artillery, new supplies
I lamnupiion having arrived, was mRssed a
lie, a terrible FIRE opened. The enemy began
no, give way, Generaf Thomas pressing on tn
ged center, and Crittenden advancing on tn
left The battle IRgs pow vere at that he
the than It had6ee1 sssRlf vas
by doubtful. ~
Both sides Fsru hsey but dstermin,
ash. Roseerana sls q m portposs fails. If he
tive defeated, it wAl Be tAad1y he he will GI
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