The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-01-07
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/. NASHVILLE, Jan. IA terrible battle was
fought at Murireesboro; the greatest carnace
OF the war.-, The Federsls encountered the
rebels on the 30th inst near Stuart's Creek.
lleavy skirmishing ensued, when the rebels
We're driven back. We.eaplured ons Ehun.
dFed prisoners, and killed and WOUNDED, .
large number. Our, loss Is seventy killed
and wounded. -
| AT daylight on the .31st the fsht was re-
newed with great fury. McCoOk's corps
were opposed TO llardee, and after desperate
| lighting, with heavy loss on both sides, Nc.
Cook retreated two miles. lie soon rallied,
but was again driven back. At night ho
was four miles this side Of the ground oc<
cuped in the morning. ..9 3 sf rsof
The fight continued until ten O'Clock p.
M. at which time we had maintained our
| position. '-'1 - '' '' CIV
The Federal loss was very heavy q Tho
Twenty first, Twenty fifth and Thirty fihh
Illinois lost two>thirds of their number.-
The Fifteenth and Thirty eighth Wisconsin,
one half The Hundred and FIRST Ohio lost
one hundred and twenty. five men. The
Thirty eighth Indiana about the same NUN.
Der. Total in kill and wounded estimated
at 800. e,...,...,...,., d.. &, 5,.,,,y.r,,,,5
The rebel loss exceeds ours.
General J. L. Rains were killed, and Gen.
Cheatham wounded and prisoner We
have captured 500 prisoners The fight was
renewed at three oclork a ! f., on the 1st
inst. The cannonading is heard at Nash~
vile. At ten A. NJ, Woods and Vancleye' g
divisions were in Murfreesboro driving ,he
enemy, who were in fall retreat II ~
Three hundred prisoners reached Nash
vile on the 1st inst at SIX p. Nj. Among
the commissioned officers captured are: Mai.
FJ.J Franklin, Thirlieth Arkansas; Capt
w. G. Johnson, Securd Arkansas; Capt. j :,
z. Eagle, Second Arkansas; Capt. Stone
First Tennessee Cavalry. r .,.s. Hr8 J,-
Many buildings are taken for hospital pur.
poses.
Great numbers Of wounl.d are b,ing
brought in now. Hst'af s#ih'&N
-a NASHVILLE, Jan 3s--Tt is reliably report,
ed that Gen. Bragg was killed to day. No
particulars.
Our forces are advancing, and the rebels
are falling back across Stones river.
There was heavy cannonading yesterday
till noon. The rebels attacked our left. and
were terribly repulsed, as, .r.a,t..
There was very little firing yesterday.
Our forces do not yet occupy Murireesboro.
The rebels attacked and destroyed the
hospital buildings on Thursday. 'sla N.st
The Richmoud army are furnishing strong
reiniorcements n....
A spirited engagement took place at La
velgne between the mechanics and engineers
OF Col. lnnis' and Gen. Whartons rebel
calalry. The latter routed them with loss
Of % killed. aa .f.-. l..l--. .rs4
All contrabands captured on Federal
wagon trains are shot. Twenty OF the kill
ed are lying on the Murfreesbofo pike,
Gen. Rnsecrans took command of tie
Fourth United States Cavalry, in person,
and attacked Gen Wheeler's Rebel Cayrlry.
who were cut to pieces and utterly routed. -
| Col. Anderson's dispatch to Headquarters
says--Wo have whipped the rebels dcci led
ly. and are at Chris'iana, . miles south of
Murlreesboro, on the railroad. sg e.4r
Our loss Of officers is heart rending. The
battle closed last night with terrible Slaught-
er to the enemy. The first days fighting
was all our own way; but the right wing
fought itself into a bad position On the
third day we IepulSed tue enemy, with ter
,iblc slaughter, and with but slight loss on
our side,
LOUISVILLE, Jan. Everything going on
well in front. =. ~
Rosecrans is in MurIieesboro. He has
captured the rebel trains aud is driving the
enemy.
The Journal dispatches OF the An, says:
A bloody fight took place last night, during
storm; he rebels charged us and were re-
pulsed. Our troops holds Mur'rcesboro.
Our advantages are decided. Brecken-
ridges division is cut to pieces and routed.
On Saturday our skirmishers decoyed a
large body OF rebels among our batteries,
and we routed :hem with great slaughter.
Capt. McCulIoch, of the "a kentucky
Union Cavalry, says the rebel Gen. Withers
was drv II almost TO madness by tho slaugh-
ter Of his men. Eye witnesses say that the
slaughter exceeds that Of Shiloh. ai
Gen. Rosecrans and soldiers were in tho
highest spirits on Saturday. e
! Col. Danlel McCook engaged Wheeler's
Cavalry six miles from Nashville, routing
him completely. All is highly cheering. ~
Prisoners say that Kirby Smith is in the
fight, The rebels canteens were filled with
whisky and gunpowedor. af AK 5sS5s
McCook attacked v har.on's Cavalry near
the Asylum six miles from Nashville, killing
8, lett on the field and many Wounded
Seven FederalS were wounded. f5grg
Private dispatches say that the rebels in
their retreat are burning cotton wheaeyer
they can get hold Of il.
The Murfreesboro Rebel Of the I'd says
the FedeFals fought galanly. 1t admits a
loss of 5000. The Federal prisoners were
sent TO Murlree boro as fast as taken. @ a.,G7
From the Associated Press Nashville cors
respondence it is reported that Rosecrans
shelled Murirtestoro this morning but got
no reply from the enemy. Our forces would
accupy it at notp. The rebels undoubtedly
left. Our lorces are reported pursuing.
III reporty of Rosecrars having retreated
to Nashville il false. The fight to day is
supposed TO be in the vicinity Of Christiana /.
The intervention of the rebel cavalry be-
tween Nashville and Chris,iana makes i, diff
! ficult to get news; but eAerythng thus far is
favorable to the ultimate success Of the Fed.
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