The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-10-29
A Battle Near Tuscum bia.

Gen. Sherman DeTedtS the Rebels.
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.
CAIRO, Oct. IS, 1888.
The steamer Liberty No. 2, Connor
Capt, Hart, Clerk, arrived last night at
eleven O'Clock, p. M, bringing Memphis
papers of the oath inst. From the
Bulletin / take the following account
of operations in Gen. w. 7. erman's
new department /:
The advance Union forces eastward
from this point met with sharp resist
ance on "Wednesday, the 21st inst, at
Cherokee Station, on the Memphis %
Charleston railroad, eight or nine miles
this side of Tuscumbia. The troops OF
the gallant 18th Army Corps met the
rebels with their usual bravery, aud
soon made themselves masters of the
position. On the day previous q brisk
cavalry fight took place near the same
spot, between considerable body OF
rebel mounted infantry and the 5th
Ohio cavalry, in which six rebels were
killed, and fifteen wounded left on The
field. Our troops went into the rebels
like shot. cutting and slashing right ana
left, and cleaned them out in short or
der, losing seven men killed AMI hve
horses. The 81 Regular cavalry went
forward to participate, but the ONO
boys had completed the job. Tins
was on Tuesday evening. The cavalry
then fell back near the advance of Gen.
Osterhaus' division. gffs ea
Next morning broke dark and lower
ing, with rain aud fog. The move
ment of the LIST division (Gen. Oster-
haus), which was to have been made
at 6 was delayed till 8. The I'd divi.
sion (Gen. NJ. L. Smiih) lay close up to
the 1st division, waiting till they should
move ahead before striking camp
Mai. Gen. Blair commanded both divi
sions. General Osterhaus moved for
ward toward Tuscumhia, hut had moi
proceeded far before his advance, con
.sisting of the 4th, 9th, 25th, 26th, 30th,
and 3lst Iowa regiments encountered
large force ofreheis, estimated at be
tween 1000 and 5000, under com
'mand of the rebel Generals 5. ID. Lee
Roddy and Richardson. A heavy
musketry fire Immediately opened
The fight was furious for an hour, wher
the rebels fell back with heavy loss il
killed and wounded.
General Osterhaus hurried up sever
al 24-pounder PARROTS, which mad,
havoc in their retreating columns, an(
.ourswhoIe division was soon on tn,
ground. -la -irs1- ~
The loss on our side does not excee,
100 in killed and wounded
The death of Col. Terrence, of tn
S0th Iowa, was serious disaster. Ill
was killed while in advance OF his mel
in the midst of the fight. Mistaking {
party of rebels dressed i'm Federal uni
TN for our troops, he rode forward Il
ascertain whore they were, and at half
range distance was shot down by them
His regiment seeing him fall, raised
veil, dashed forward at a charge, re
gaining his body and scattering tn
rebels in all directions. The los
in this regiment is twenty nine kille
and wounded Capt. III. Randall, O.
d, killed, Capt. Hall, Co. A, severed
wounded in the leg, which he wi
lose /; Capt. Clark, Co. HI, seriousl
and probably mor,ally wounded j
the back /; Capt. Smith, Co. <, serious
ly wounded Adj. Clendening, wonnc
ed in the head and thigh, had six q
seven bullets through his clothes
Several other regiments, including
the 4th and 25th Iowa, lost more o
less, but we are unable to learn par
ticulars.