The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-07-10
The Pursuit Of Hragg's Army
THE ltcbcls DliVcu Out OF
Z tennessee.

TuLLAnuMA, July Al have had no
opportunity since the occupation OF this
place to telegraph YOU. The wires are
now up 10 this point AID | send you the
summary ol the movements ui the last
three days.
Further d,y, ,lopmcnts proved thnt the
rebels retreat from this place had not
been 80 c,cHn us my fist Dispatch indi.
Gated. Haste to record the event induced
ne 10 give hut II superficial examination
OF the works, which are much stronger
than supposed. Fort Raincs, large
basiiun, is IN the center of n srmi-circlc
uI strong uutcr-wurks, bearing upon every
rund aud important point in tho vicinity
north OF the town. Tho real weakness
ul Bragg was IN not holding Manchester.
AZ suon as RusrCraus took Mauch stcr
aud advanced toward Winchester, hr
| Hacked an ,qual or inferior lolc at Tul.
lahuma. As slun ~ the head OF hir
column got ,ulh ol Tulahoma Bragg
evacuated.
Inst ud of one, we have four siege.
guns; u stead oi no stores, we have Il
large amount of cUrn.mCal uhd utEtr pro e
ysiuls
After fiuding, ON the lst inst, that
Tullihumn was cv cunlcd, X sccrans
threw forward his forces IN rupd pursuit,
Thomas moving on the Manchester Il lad
from Manchester, aud M,Cuuk On the
one from 1u'luhuma. Thomas moved
rapidly, in horcs ol ovcrlakIug the enemy
moving nearly Gu rast 10 get ON the Mil
Il al, built hy Bragg, parallel with aud
tive miles vast -, the RAILROAD, This
Thomas failed 10 du, until the en- my was
wen beyond the angie, aud when hu was
crossing En- Rv,r
The division Vl General Ncglcy en-.
counter, d tht rear ol llardco at point
about tuur miles north ul E,k River, aud
skirmish,d with it all day, losing hour or
live men Killed ard wounded. Among
the prisoners wus !. vulcnant plalI, of the
llth Michigan.
The cnemy's rear guard, under Wheel
or, made II stubborn rrsiSnltcC, dc aying
Genera Ncsl y 81 that the r,byl trains
glt beyond the river the night oi the lst.
The sumc proc, IS on the part OF the ryb.
els under General BuCkucr, cnab cd
Bragg, " IN the II serve artillery, twenty
six pi,c :, To cross Elk River at Est,l
Springs, on the nj ht oI the lst, aud to
reach the mountains,
The rntmy ON both roads burned the
bridges, aud the E. ar guard took up prsi.
ti0us IN hastily bult works ON the OPP.
pusite side ut the rNcr 1t was readily
understood that This Was lor ia, purpose
o delaying our crusslng Us long as pussl-
bic, in order 10 enable their infantry aud
aims to get into the mountains. To did
them in this, veIy heuvy rains came up,
and the river rose very high. The ma
u,cs say they never saw the river 50 high
~ at present.
The situation on the night of the LIST
was-M,Couk at Estlll Springs, with
Buchncr opposite the forks; Thomas at Il
point, two miles up the r.v,r, with the
enemy ON the opposite SIDE. The main
rebel army was IN the vicinity of Win
chester aud Otoh rd, in camp, ready to
move ON the I'd, into mountains, The
Department Headquarters we're the same
night stahlishcd al Tullahuma.
CriItcAdcu, with u iuil corps, was sent
by a rapid march 10 take possession OF
the road leading from DrchvrD rid Tracy
Cuy 20 Chauanuooga. This WIS sue
C. IS nj, and forced the eUemy 20 take
roads across tie mountains, On the
morning OF the 25th, McCuok crossed at
the mouth oi Rock Creek, below the
rnemy's position in ir,nt of our right,
aud thus nankcd the enemy, who With
drew 10 Winchester and tho mountains.
At the upper bridge, where Negley was,
similar mGuct uvcr was made with little
better success. Rousseau and Braunon
were sent To the upper crossing to come
down in the rear OF thu enemy, whom
Negl,y was to detuin, not driNe. II was
thought Rousseau coulG cross by ten A.
NJ. but the swollen state ot the river pre-
vented, and only few troops got acros S
in time, In tue meantime the cavalry
brigade came ia upon the right nlnk ol
/ the enemy.
The iiring was mistaken for that of
r usseau, aud n gl,y opened with two
/ batteries On the rebel posluon, u thousand
yards OF. The fret ire dismounted one
I Gun pnd iilkd several rebel gunners. 80
They were taken completely by surpr.Ge
and made but few replies, rctleetIng pre-
cipitalely. Meantime, Turchin had en-
gagged the rabcl right, aud aNer a fight Il
T two hours, drove IL aud the entire rcbe
force from the field, killing thirty.fve Of
Than. The battery escaped. Tho prin'
cirai SIGHT was Ground the house Of Pen
ningion. Quagtefmaster Of the rebel force
Engaged, aud which was sacked by Sur
chim's men.
The fight only ended a, two p. NJ, and