, 1863-01-15

tFrom Our Own Reporter.1
| NASHVILLE Jan. II, 1851 a. un
| arrived here night before last, ut o'clock
aflcr two days hard ride from Louisville
The party with which came numbered somt
sixty, the majority Of whom were Ohioans-
surgeons aud nurscs-going down under ths
charge of Surgeon General Smith Of thai
State. A Philadelphia Christian association
was also represented. At Muldraugh's TIL
occurred the first break in our railway travel
and nc were compelled to foot 1t from thcre
to Nolin, the point to which the cars came
from Nashyillc-a distance of twenty miles
! A few Of tho party were so fortunate as to
secure conyeyanccs, for which, In most cases
| the moderate sum Of ten dollars rev passei,,
ger had to be J,aid-
Getting to Nashville was bad enough, but
now that 7 am In it, am In more trouble
than ever: find myself befosgcd aud con.
fused by the vast crowd Of dead, wounded
and living soldiers with which the city is
filed The wounded are in every hospital,
and every building Of good size is hospital.
They arc in the boarding houses and In The
hotels; they are everywhere. The dead are
In al1 quarters. Every undertaker's shop Is
crowded ,~iti. eus1nr, pllru tier upon tier,
The living crowd the streets, the hotels, the
public resorts. and every mans tale is about
the battle. Each man has some story
Of his regiment or his company,
lie saw just so much of the terrible struggle,
and for him it was and Is nj the history pfthe
fight. He who, from out The thousand stories
that float about, attempts to chronicle IN ac-
curate account of the affair from first to last,
80 $rf.n 4nvy rn& ~ ~. -fAAk
perseverance, Of beaver. l shall not attempt
the job. Other correspondents have doubtless
Gro this written extended letusls, and the
readers Of the TRIBUNE have read how upon
Stone River, in Tennessee, their sons, their
brothers, their fathers, their husbands, their
friends, struggled in unequal fight with de-.
termined enemy, and how after days Of vary
ing fortunc-one time defeat, another success
they finally achieved q most splendid vic
tory.
The rebels were badly whipped, they were
Slaughtered by thousands, and thousands of
But this victory was purchased at a fearful
cost. lput our total loss at Z, 500, and upop
good authority the statement was made. But
SINCE then The ronaanants of regiment upon reg
a3 ,ment nase lounu their Way t1 the city, and n
that went into battle can never return, and
an led to the belief that my figures ought to
hare been doubled.
When men talk Of the loss in battle, With
out the actual returns Of company and regi-
mental officers upon which to base estimates,
they talk Of that which Ii about as problem
aticul rs the future.
When I get to the front, which will be on
tomorrow, I shall visit every Northwestern
regiment upon the ground, md If the thing
be possible shall quickly have IN accurate
each regiment. All day yesterday / tried to
get such lists In this city, but with the cx-
ception Of that OF the glorious old 10th, I
could not procure them. In company with
Mcssre.. Maple and Moody, Of the Sanitary
Commission, I visited great many Of the
Illinois wounded, and saw ut different times
during the dny scores Of men who had parti-
cipatcd in the battle, from each Of whom
got some news Of this or that regiment, some
story Of noble souls hcroism, some tale of
desperate charge, a sad repulse OF glori-
ous success, but from none could I get that
wounded and missing. And now, shall 60
directly to Headquarters, where have hopes
the sought-for information can be obtained.
cannot soy that this regiment or that regi-
mcnt did best, for they all did well-they
eouid 81 haye M done no better sa. Where the 1872,
the eth, the 42d, fought, the ground Is soaked
in the blood Of the sous of Illinois, and there
is hardly spot upon which some brave man
las not given his last sigh for hiss country. I
cannot eay which Of those regiments did best.
Their praise Is eyerybody's talk. They are
Illinois troops In the fight, for whom history
has bright pages in store, but / am writing
hurriedly md with little information at COM
nand, and cannot tell the whole story in one
letter.
During yesterdays ramb1c, heard num-
berless Incidents Of the fight, accounts Of
escapes and deaths and wounds and charges
and repnlses and successes that would I'LL
volume I saw Lieut.. Trumbnll D; Griffin Of
Of the s4th, col. Scott, Gen. T. N. Kirk, and
Col Co1l: Scott Scott is q Chicago boy, ana1 must be
permitted to particularize.' His deeds on the.
battlefield, however, have given his name to
the world. The 19tl pnd S9th Illinois regi-
ments are proud. Of their deeds Of noS1e
daring.
els were making tie most terrific assaults
upon our left, there came o moment when
Gen. Ncelev's practiccd eYo saw disaster. II
quick and efectual support were not given.
He rode to the front and asked what regi-
14he Nineteenth. sir u stTle Nineteenth.
then, 1t is. MIKE the charge, Colonel.h and
away went tie Nineteenth. their heroic lead
CT, sword in hand, in tic advance. Over The
stream, into the storm Of bullets. bearing
their heads to TIC leaden raip. apainst bayo.
ueG and club nn1 canister and EhHt1 f1Av
went. and the column Of adYancinr rehejs
ouaIled, hcsitated and fed before item. II
was terrific charge. and many n noble fellow
Of the l9th bouphf its plorY With hjs 1jfa.
but tie tide Ens turned. ihe enemy scattered
the DAYS battle won, IT was in this charre'
while yaliant}y leading the way. that C3]'
Scott got his wound.
These bayonet charges are tic events of
battle that Try mems nerves, and our Illinois
troops seem 10 hare established claims to
more than IN ordinary a1nount Of the electro-
nerve principle,
On Thursday, the ssth and 38th. Major Nil.
ler commanding, made charge HAT sent
scores Of terrified rebels to death and flight,
and did much toward winning tie davis Vic.
tory. They wero drawn up Il Inc Of battle |
behind fence, and in front, over an open |
field, came a column Of yelling rebels. three |
regiments deep. The bows Of the S8th, with |
loaded guns. Law close to the ground until the |
enemy got to within forty Yards, when they |
rose, took deliberate aim, and poured yolley
pins. TLc rebels raiIIcd. however md aoain
ADVANCED. Our hoys had rs ouIcIlv reloaied.
and rs their enemy came close M. anothcr
vollcT sent scores tumbling 10 tie ground.
A charge was ordered, bayonets wers fixed.
and at the rebel deyils vent the 94th and SRfh'
with Shout and a rush that onicklv cienrcd
tic field. Here was one Of tie hottest con
tested fights Of Thursday, the rebels making
desperate efforts to dispossess US Of this fieid.
drcds Of their men had per}shed, and an over