Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-01-03
Great Battle Near Murfreesboro'.
ENORMOUS LOSSES REPORTED
THE REBEL CENTER BROKEN.

WAsHINGToN, Jan. 2.-The secretary of
war to-day received the following advices =
CLEVELAND, Jan. 2.-The following has
just been received by telegraph from Cincin-
natl, dated at Murfreesboro', Jan. "A ter
riblc battle has been fought. The latest from
the battle field is up to noon to-day. The
rebel center had been broken, and things
looked favorable. The losses are reported
to be enormous. Gems. Stanley, Rousseau,
and Palmer, are wounded, and the rebel gen.
erals Cheatham and Rains are killed.
NEAR MURTREEsBoRo', Jan. l.-Our whole
line suffered terribly this morning. Four reg
iments of regulars lost half of their men and
all their commanding officers. Gen. Ander-
sons troops suffered severely. Major Rosen-
garten and Ward are killed. Gems. Stanley,
Rousseau, and Palmer, are wounded.
Tico oclock p. M-Gen. Thomas has Just
broken the rebel centre and driven the enemy
mile. We are advancing our whole line.
Gen. Rosecrans is personally experimenting
the movements. One shot killed two of his
staff officers. The 10Th Wisconsin regiment
lost seven captains. Gen. Negley's artillery
is still moving the rebels in the centre. Gen.
Crttenden's left wing has taken the rebel en-
trenchments at Murfreesboro. The rebel gen.
erals Cheatham and Rains are killed.
NASHVILLE, Jan. 2.-rhe federals encoun-
tered the rebels on the Both of JAM, near
Stewards Creek. After heavy skirmishing
the rebels were driven back. We captured
100 prisoners, and killed and wounded large
and wounded.
At daybreak on the 31st the fight was re-
newed with great fury. McCook's corps YVES
opposed to Hardee's. After desperate fight
ing, with heavy loss on both sides, McCook re-
treated miles. He soon rallied and drove
them back, and at night he was 4 miles this
side of the ground occupied IN the morning.
The fight continued till 10 P. NJ, at which
time we had maintained our position. The
federal loss was very heavy.
Killed-Brig. Gen. Sill, Lieut. Col. Gar
esche, chief of Gen. Rosecrans' staff, Brig.
Gen. Which of Indiana, Col. Kill of I'd Ohio,
Col. Shatfer, acting brigadier general, Col.
Farmer of 18th Kentucky, Col Jones of oath
Ohio, Lieut.. Col. Cotton of 9th Kentucky,
Lieut.. Col. Jones of 39th Indiana, Major Car
penter and Major Rou of 10Th regulars, Major
Rosengarten of Philadelphia, Capt. Garrett of
10Th Illinois, Col. Carpenter of 18th Wiscon-
sin, and Lieut.. Col. Mckee of 10Th Wisconsin.
Wounded-Brig Gems. E. M. Kirk, H.,
Wood, Ind, and Van Cleve of MINI; Col
Gassole of Ohio; Maj Gen. Rosseau of Ky. !:
Maj. Berr, 18th Ky; Maj. Slemmer, 10th reg
ulars, Maj. King, 14th regulars, and many
others. The 21st, 25th, and Both Illinois lost
two-thirds, and the 18th and 3Sth Ohio one
half of their number. The 10lst Ohio lost
125 men, the 3Sth Indiana about the same
The total killed and wounded is estimated at
25O0.
The rebel loss exceeds ours Gen. J. L.
Rains was killed; Gen. Cheatham was wound
ed and taken prisoner. We have captured
500 prisoners.
The fight was renewed at A. M. on Jan.
LIST, and the cannonading was heard at Nash
vile. At 10 A. NJ. Woods and Vancleve's di-
visions were in Murfreesboro', driving the en-
envy, who were in full retreat.
Three hundred prisoners had reached Nash
vile, at P. NJ. on January LIST, including the
following commissioned officers Maj j. j.
Franklin, Both Arkansas; Capt. w. E. John
son, I'd do; Capt. T. Z. Eagles, do. do. Capt
S. c. Stone, LIST Tennessee cavalry. Many
buildings have been taken for hospital pur-
poses. Great numbers of wounded are being
brought in now. The river has fallen Is
inches on the shoals.