, 1863-01-10

whereabouts and. What
abouts Of Bra ge;. :.
GEN. HaLLECK'S CONGRaTULA-
f. TORY ORDER.

Col. Loonlis Of the Michigan artillery Is |
here tonight, e,s 7onte for the North, undsr
orders from Gen. Rosecran6. |
Col. Loomfs is inst from the front, and says
the spirit Of untiriug vigilance and activity +
that characterize the Comuanderlu- Chit, has t
been infused into the whole army. All the !
operations arc eminent1y satisfactory, and
such rs to give joy to the heart Of every loyal
man.
Bragg was ut Winchester On Wednesday. |
IL is said to laye made speech spologizing:
for his retreat from Murfreesboro, and con-
fesscd it was necessity.
Prisoners from the front are constantly ar |
irving. 100 privates and thirty officers came !
in TO- day under charge Of 1fajor Motley Of !
the 1lth Kentucky.
The rebel cavalry 900 strong made dash at |
the Chattanooga railroad today, eleven miles
ont, and captured and destroyed locomotives
and freight cars, and paro1ea eleven prisoners
Tomorrow an armed car will traycrse the
road.
Ambulance trims are constantly arriving
with dead and wounded from the field Of bat
tie. Every church In the city is occupied as
hospita}, and the boarding and private
houses arc all full.
The regiments are so terribly handled TINT
as vet lists Of casualties have not been pre-
pared, but they are making every arrange
ment as soon ~ possible to procure complete
rolls Of dead, wounded and missing. The
Sath Illinois went into battle with 400 men
and came out with 160. Our informant only
knows of the deaths in bis own company Of
Jeremy Grover, and Arch. Pratt. Several
arc badly wounded, Captain Won Tassel
slightly.
Gen. E. N. Kirk, commanded u brigade in
which was the S4th and 10th. The brigade
went III 2,ooo strong, and cemc out with zoo,
losing about half. Gen. Kirk Was wounded,
but is in the city and doing well. Col. Reid
Of the 10Th was killed.
The Third Division, under Gen. Sheridan,
| did splendid fighting.
| The SSth Illinois, Second Board Of Trade,
| made a record their friends will not be
ashamed Of Col. Frank Sherman proved him
telf hero. Gen. MeCook openly compl-
mentcd the regiment on Thurdday evening. 4 !:
Major &. NJ. Chandler fought bravcly, and
rot ball through lis ear. can only give
few casualties:
KnLED-Lieut. Keith.
COMPANY A-Gco. Morton, John Staten,
Matthew Mansdcld.
CoMrASr B-Geo. Sturdwout, Corp. Joyc.
COMPANY H-Corp. Byrne.
l. COMPANY D-Corp. Dougherty.
LoMrAsr Cord. sergt, Lyford.
| Cant. Smith, Co. A, Lieut. Mcdonald, Co.
Z, Lieut.. Chester, Co. G, were all slightly
wounded.
The 51st Illinois, Col. Bradley, stood up tt
t~shcir work like heroes. Company has about
forty-fyc wounded, mostly slightly, and ter
missing.
The a1st Michigan, commanded by Lieuten
ant Colonel McCreary, suffered great loss Il
killed, wounded and missing. They went in
to the fight with 1S5 men, came outwith lao
Capt. Fitzgerald Of Company G, VAS the on1,
officer killed.
: Two steamers are just in reporting seven
teen more loaded with army and sanitar.
+ stores but short distance behind.
SECOND DISPATCH.
{special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.l
i NASHVILLE, Jan. 9-4p. m.
: I send you the following important oil1ct:
order:
WAR BULlEIlH.
HEADoUAR7xneD DKrT CCHBEn14AND,
MuNFnEEsDoRo, Jan. =, 1s63
;, GENERAL. ORDER No.. The General comma1'
= inc IL patnea to inform tho commissioned Officer
of the Confederate army, taken prisoners BY forct
s under his command, that, owing to the barbaros
b measures announced BY President Davis, in his +
9 cent proclamation, denying parole to our officer
! he will be obligcdto treat them in like manner.
I+;sa matter Of regret to him that this rigor .
- pears to be necessary. He trusts that such reno
m STRANGE as uuAy be made in the name OF Justice,
It mauity and civilization may reach the Confedara
g. authorities as will induce them TO pursue diff
Is ent couree, and thereby enable him to accord
their officers the privileges which he Ia alws
pleased to extend to brave men, even though dg
fue for causc which he considers hostile to q
: nation and disastrous to human freedom.
By command OF Gen. Rosecrans.
- {S;rpeN C.GoppARp, A. 4. G
N WAsH1Sa1ox, Jan. Q, 1883
Gen. Halleck has dispatched: the folloHi
to Gen. Rosccrans:
HEADQUARTERS ARxr,
WAsu1xaToS, Jan 3, 1865.
To Major General ". s. Rosecrans, commando
e, Army Of the Cumberland:
GENERAL: Rebel accounts fally confirm y
kilograms from the battlefield.
The victory was well earned and is one Of
r. moet brilliant Of the war.
Yon aud your brave army hare won the gtatit
of your country and the admiration Of the 80
The field OF Mnrfteesboro is made historical,
J. future generations will point to where 20 many
It's rocs fell slorously in detenee Of the Constitut
It / and the Onion.
hat All honor to the army Of the Cumberls
Thanks to the living, and tears for the lau1e1
~ dead. H. n, HA11HcK, deneral-fn- Chic
~ ~ NASHVILLE, Jan. 9.-Murfreesboro Is
~ tireIy deserted. Rosecrans and his army
advanced ten miles beyond there, The-rel
-, are reported at Tullahoma, -,
on' NASHVILLE, Jan,
a"n rs To EFF, Griggs, Ottawa, Ill.,:
pon We have had terrible fight at Murfr
. u boro. My battery was lost. i am slig
aua wounded. My company lost forty-nyo
'ous killed. wounded aud missing. !;
Carr. CuAs. HouaHrBLI1asa,
;. ~: Battery G, 1at Artiller
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The following
IL tracts are taken from late Richmond pap
Tu11AHoxA, Jan, 5.-Unable: to dish
tue enemy from his cntrenchments, audi
ono lug Of reinfnrccments, l Withdrew from
d Of 'front.' night before Inst He has not fnno
r,,es Nv cavalry are close on bis front.
1ous The Richmond Dispatch charocterizes
nded Murfreeshoro fight rs mysterious affair
'hich cannot reconcile Braggss. FIRST With his
.en ,s;n The Richmond Examiner says it was
luip~ appointment, but not 4 disaster and
consolntion In the fact that the Union
,uni- was horribly crippled.
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loon: CASUALTIES IN THE LATE BATTLE
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