, 1863-10-13
FROM NASHVILLE.

trire. SPECTATOR.
FROM NASHVILLE.
HA"nA "ao'A AN0D'
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Operations Of xyheelerss Rebel Cavalry
on RoaecrAns' Line Of Commun1cp.
tton-Var1ous 1nterestfn. Incidents.
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NAshsn1k' oet. D. 1861
"hAh1EAs CAVALRY CROSSES TIE TENNESSEE
On Thursday morning last Gen. Whee}er.
At tie head of the entf,a f;,rce If rehe1 cav,,v
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1aoe n1s sappeatanee upon tne eon'h nank OF
the Tennessee River, near the town of Wash
ipetou. about thfrteen rnf1ee above ch,tta.
rcoo,, A. his +,,a , nj, h,anaf 1s,.e., ~ :.
Hoos"' ~ 'u19 a.no 1s"an pooy Oh hlscaeis
cavalry vas guarding the ford at this point,
and upon Wheeler's attemptfur to cross ho
was roet nv two rfo,ncnts NJ ri A,;nt.n,e
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pnsa9e ana 4s% ue.a % ~ enec1 neai,y an nout' pug
bfapglfs up the main body OF his cavalry our
forces were compelled to giye way before tho
p. e,1v .nne,for f,rra so3 .1,ou, A.. .,ar,..t.
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eAec' crossing. n5e D oelocA Ii Inc evening
the whole body Was upon this eide Of the
s.,s.,1 -.', 1~.ose NV A'Aouusns ~ d
noffnefly olrecsion into Sequatchie Valley,
Here they halted and encamped for tle n;rbt
Esr]y on Friday rorninr, thew w,,r. ,oo,a +,
80 ns .s 'ue1 "S.o nsAa ID
aonon. rasAl,g GOWN me sauey In the
VAS living A heavy train he1onr,,r IN fhe
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A1hy o. Tue Guhoef1anu. Inls train
consisted Of nearly SIX hundred wae.
one. had inst come nm f,on, So.
oanso, a 1uoE So X inom nle.
we're tnme to1fv teams ioaSaS ~;tI F6aa;as.a sana
md ssnits-r sto,se ara as s,se,, VIZ m,caao
;4m 4 - antiass os - dM Hdu ~ "sny MoIe petong
~ ~ ahnrt ~ ~ uasa auenut p9tmoos o. tne
naoo. @.oes oau oau tha ana my OF tnese
~ nhagons te;u mete upon ing summit and stde Of
me Eonataan, NnHe tne remainder OF them
wele as,.g !ang N tas sa4ey oeloE "Atlag an op'
RoItunlty 70 maRe the ascent At9A m, on
eaioay tne aasanee ol me Ieoel cavalry ap-
pealeo IN e1ght, ana soon after their entire
tolSe t masec lAploly up dashlng upon the
.. tIain. a9a @ a. once capturing Il, together With
many Of the drivers and guards. The hitter
Hade short and desperate resistance, bat
being completely oTefpoWered, we're soon
compelled to surrender, when the enemy be-
gen their work Of destruction. Quite q num-
of by the divers when the alarm was frst
given, thereby leaving their wagons without
sufficient teams to haul them off, These the
rebels burned upon the spot, while ali teams
that could be got ont we're rapidly driven of
in The direction from whence the enemy
game, About 3 P. NJ: Col. Mccook, at tbs
ed upon the ground, and at once gave tight to
the enemy, who after eho1t re.istance fed,
closely puIened by McCook's forces, who
followed them as far az Walnut Ridge, where
the enemy having the advantage of good
poE1tiou.. and far outnnmbering our own
troops, they turned and moved back to the
Gap, having killed and wounded abopt eighty
Of the enemy, and bringing In 140 prisoners.
Ihey had alto sncceeded In recapturing
large number of the wagons.
As soon as 1t was a. eertalned that the rebels
had moved In the direction Of McAinnyiue,
General Crock, at the head Of one division Of
the left, and, passing above the enemy, occu-
py the town before they arrived, It possible.
The movement was promptly made, but the
enemy, having abont thirty miles the start OF
him, reached McMinnville first, when they
succeeded in capturing thres companies Of
the 4th East Tennessee regiment, after which
tney commenceo farao oat systematic pro-
ses., eess .. A pauntae3 t u a1a aeslrneuoh. N tno
were bnrned or Otherwise destroTeds PriTsts
iho United States hospItals and private resi-
dtrc.s cf The citizens we're not respected.
some Of our sick soldiers, who were uuable
to move from their cots, actually hayiur
their blankets stripped off and burned,
Though The work Of ruin was complete, yet
It was rapidly performed. and In about two
houre, as General Crooks forces came up,
the febela evacuated the toWn, NOV
irg out on the ,double-qufck 10 the d.
rscton OF Moodburg and Murfreeshoro.
onr troops OLD not halts IN the place at
AZ, ont pushtoG rapidly through, fell upon
The rear guard OF the enemy about two miles
oat. aao knisa 2. Wou4ded and captured quite