The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-01-03
THE STU ATtIoN.

Tennessee was KIND enough 20 transmit Us,
our readers were early advised and to d der
tain estent, officially 50, of the monlenfous pp1
sratiOns Of the sist of December. (EYqaHfs-
day. in Il Dnt of Murfreeshprp. The iBteIiH
gence wilt doubtless be largely 1argrnAhkd
before the elose of the present edition Of the
REpEL. by details and particulars, and most
probably by tidings Of another engagenshtl
also. Thg EXTENSIVE. ssirInisl,es oflTussda,yH
afternoon andthe general conflict of EysarIss1
day throughout. were but the iniiials Of Al
great. and it may beA a deciaiE e pass fElarna
for tho Pc ssession Of Tennes4se. Etrl Hi
If we Irive the swollen ranks of Rose
crans-ralH,ks of fresh troops, ranks Of veteran
troops, ranks too Of ITsstele troops-EHbAck
upon Nashville, the result may res tore Us our
Capitol ahd will give Hs substantial osc4pa-
ton of the entire region Of country lying
within she embrace of the c4albeTland lI1udk
and Tenn ssee rivers, sputh, E.afend Ws4 Of
Nashville FlA Ill HE
The enlargement of Wednesday, from every
advice Which reaches US. was one Hf tho
bloodiest of the war. 1t mi kht well NBs So
Til. troops brought against is by shs eAsmy !,
were the flower of his arm \. The qeAeraI
commanding was one Of the ablest pfIfiFN Of
dysrs. fhe inducements Of b kttle was sIiBpgs
FEMME see is the apple Of the eys Ipf the
North West The tact of hklpositiqh llstd IS
the STATE Capital. and freely snpIoyqa W the
shrewd Irais of Andrew johnson has slim
Mated he Northern. and North ly|estsrn
people to lofty pitch. They II gil44 Veil.
wItensvar they fight for K4ntucky Zen
nsssee. Hence victory ovdr them Il4h " tie
citenlns tpnees which lslrro,4ide,i .hsrIa IiA Is
-sep ield victory. HIl Fl
il al, i ..,.l,s f.,sss,s.. sv,v-r4 IsBf I,s
to-, arc iixeite.R by all that & h arm ie with
eortbl, 4us,g,l,. aud inspited BY aH NisFeh
ca,i eto,i them With the Supernatural IEsftee
of he1oi i.m. lF
Fwo-thirds.of The army Bragg afEf Ten
ne-seaas Much traiqced Etia rasEKiidt a. :
The ignof ant aud the il-tenEierear theE. lpeii
have ouy desired allIl waitld f5ir feAA 4n5
a cornpf tel.t leader. MAXIM, due ailliNa.ee
for the Irejudices enfertaihdd against Gdnttral
/. Bragg. iIle soldiers aE.sler n. torhmsi rlEls'
have sf,sred the fight uttIi hith in n Il fal
concus I've triumph. E fll It'll
1t was at their do9f-salsl The very VS. d
the low ia ones ofbolne W ede $n sAeh Ths
fight W Is defense of'heattf-sEones5 arid EEHim
ney-corhers. which men ar most 10Th u facri
fee in winter. time.5 No VI hdg rtherefpF Eha
tho GLOBE If Wednesday IiIne4sea gtf4tkfc
tory; four thousand HrAbHers; tl5riypn'
/ pieces of artillery two b fneFals of ErIgadt
1stores and munitions Of s,H to a iaTgeI4 unit
Tho 6g ht was 4 free fight Il vas n Ppel
field fight. The ground OVER swliieh thkIsIocl
p Of battle passed is familiar tp ps-a IdlIinl
level pf -tlndulating Ianf, Of sffrffeld
and M adows,- with sparse groves Of timber
semi cErcIsd by the wind 44iglzag fPtrse 9
stone,s river. Our fortifcktions vert nerel
temporary earth works abd -riae pits, If ihdes
we had any at alb Theirs must h4re bee
even lessons advantage howsveF (And
+ very considerable One) taA We. 1t Fas this
/ The shit bright clear and dazzling. Hhene d
.~act,, n tb.;r face durinly two-thirsis Of tn
day, whilst il fell upon Onf rear 50 Ion
i at,ths present geographical positions ARE n cor
tiuued, this decided ipiece df advaslthge wi
be on our side when the su4 Hshineaatl Il
i ThP completion Of this iietqFy is aply need
ed to set tile Western canipaign on its leg
and 70 place us Of Tsn4essse on secnir
lfooti1 &. F
w@ fear our loss has Been heavy n lille
and wounded; and that before tlls end
the tfrible combat, or series Of combat
that many a noble son Of Tennessee, wi
.t-iI He