The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-29
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Gen. Bragg's headquarters are q Chat-
tanooga, which place is occupied by the
division of Gen. Claiborne; the ether
commands Of the army are stationed at
different points along the Knoxville and
Western and Atlantic railroads in sup
porting distance Of Chattanooga. The
evening before leaving, this gentleman
held a lengthy conversation with a friend,
of Gen. Bragg's staff, and was assured
that a dangerous decentralization threat
ened, which, unless speedily arrested,
would disintegrate and destroy the army.
The men, the officers said, were despond-
emit, and, unless rallied by signal success
ses, would prove of no value In time of
the army's sorest need. lie expressed
the hope that a disposition would spring
into existence among the people 10 move
for a reconstruction Of the Union.
Bragg's Chief Engineer deserted and
delivered himself yesterday to our pick
cts. He is at present with Gen. Sheridan
at Cowan.
BE confirms the statements above,
and adds that the hostility among the
troops and people TO Bragg ia firm and
unrelenting. The desire for a new com.
mander is general. The troops have
lost confidence in Bragg, and all look
for his early supercedure. He repre-.
seDts the people as very short Of prov
ender, and almost hopelessly despond-
emit The fall Of Vicksburg is the eli
max Of this sorrow. General Hardee
has been relieved from duty under
nraoo .uH has baon .saso,. - 4so
command OF a corps in Johnston's ar
my. On the assignment of Gen. ID. Ii.
Hill, of North Carolina, 10 the old COM
mand of Hardee, his staff, who remain
ed with Bragg, demonstrated, and were
transferred with their old commander
Tennesseans are closely watched, and
are seldom assigned to outpost duty, for
they never fail TO improve an opportu-
nifty TO desert. Our own army is al
present enjoying q delightful repose af-
ter the fatiguing marches from Mnr-
freesboro. A portion of the army is
resting in ihe beautiful valley near
Cowan, at the foot of the Cumberland
Mountains. Gen. Thomas ~headouar-
ters are at Decherd.
Advices from tho army Of the Potomac
say that a large number Of horses have
been found in Che mountain gOrges and
appropriated by our troops.
Our cavalry held the line OF the Rep
pahAnnock, on Saturday, between Kel-
ly's Ford and Waterloo.
The Star says: On Thursday last,
while the third and fifth army corps of
Gen. Meade's army We're lying at the
mouth of Manassas Gap, information
was received that Geaeral Longstreet
vas sending a brigade Of his corps for
ward in order 10 possess himself of the
Gap.
Gen. Spinola, commandicg the Excel
sior Brigade, with 800 men, was at once
ordered forward. The commanding
General supposed the rebels were only
in small force on and behind the crest
of a hill about a mile from the Gap, be-
tweenit and Front Royal, and therefore
thinks She brigade is sufficient TO dis.
lodge the enemy.
About 4 quarter Of q mile from the
crest of the hill wal q stone wall, and
behind this there was a small rebel
force. Gen. Spinola at once took an OBJ
servation of the ground, and pointing
out 10 his regimental commanders the
work they would have 20 perform he
ordered his gallant brigade forward, and
with bayonets they marched forward,
when the rebels quickly fed from the
hill and took refuge behind the stone
wall. Up 10 this brigade rushed for
ward also, when, from behind il arose a
whole brigade of Georgians and two
regiments Of North Carolina s~harpshoot-
ers, all under command Of Gen. Ander-
son. But our troops needed them not,
and aimed a shower of rifle bullets and
artillery fire in their front and on tho
flank, and pushed rapidly forward, and
with the bayonet drove the rebels from
their position, and sent them soamper-
ing over thr field.
The rebel loss was not less-than five
hundred in killed, wounded and missing.
We had no artillery, while the Confed-
crates had 81 pieces. That night our
20 oilers ~bivouncked on the battle ground,
and the next morning we marched into
Front Royal. IL is the opinion among
the military men that the rebels greatly
outnumbered us az least six 20 one, but
they appeared 10 he completely iogged
out, and, after being disloged from the
stone wall, they could not move up a
hill on their way to q upright position,
but crawled 0 n their hands and knees,
thus giving our men an opportunity OF
pouring in an effective fire, of which they
ayailed themselves in this fight.
General Spinola received two very
severe wounds, one in the right foot,
which tore open the heel for two or three
inches, and one through the fleshy part
of the right side.
WAsHEGToN, July 81.
The following extracts are taken from
the Richmond Dispatch of this morning.
CHARLESTON, July "a, 8 p. M-The
bOmbardment was renewed early this
morning, with rapid snd continuous
firing, until q flag OF truce went down al
3 O'Clock.
The attack was renewed this evening,
the enemy occasionally firing at Cum
ming's Point, and Sumpter replying
heavily. The firing is still going on.
We sent down to the feet to-day 10J
paroled prisoners, and received 40.
A physician just from Hilton Head
saws that lfty-fOur Of our regulars took
tho oath of allegiance last Wednesday
The casualties this morning were 3
killed and six wounded. Those which
occurred this evening have not been
heard from.
SECOND DISPATCH.
CHARLESTON, July 25.-Regular firing
from Fort Sumter and Battery Wagner
at the Yankees on Morris Island was
kept up ell night, aud continued all to-