The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-05
BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE FREEMAN.
Y O'CLOCK A. M.

EEW IOKK, Jan. D. n UiSpatcu W
adelphla Press dated Battle Field, Murfaees-
bore, Jan. 2, says the fight was resumed this
morning with great ferocity. Gen. Rosecrans
collected his scattered troops and reorganized
them last night. To-day We have driven the
enemy nearly two miles. The reserve brigades
are getting in line. As write reinforcsments
are arriving and Gen. Rosecrans Is determined
to defeat the rebels at any cost. About l o.
clock A, M. "Wednesday, Cen Thomas threw
his corps d. arms against the centre of the enc
my's forces, and, breaking it, drove it over
mile in great confusion. The rebels killed and
wounded lay in heaps apon the ground Gen.
Rosecrans then ordered an advance of his army
in support Of Gen. Thomas, and soon engaged
the enemy at close quarters, for the first time
since the history of the rebellion.
At one time Gen. Rosecrans observed his
troops waverng, when he darted rapidly to the
front followed by bis staff. This coup caused
q tremendous enthusiasm among the soldiers
who rallied at every point and drove the enemy
for some distance. The battle of the LIST was a
bloody fight indeed. The enemy attacked US
Mt daylight in the morning believing us to be
crippled. Our right wing was tearfully cutup.
Gen. NegleY's and Rosecran's divisions drove
tho enemy at every point before them. The
enemy Ut one time completely aanked our right
We gained no great advance till Wecnes day af-
ternson. The fight lasted till 10 o'clock last
night. Several batteries were lost and recap
tured by our regulars. A panic onsued at Que
<ime owing to demonstration on our right by
che enemy. ..
LOUISVILLE, jana Telesraphio oommuni-
cation has been restored between here and
Nashville.
1t is reported that Gen. Bragg was killed to-
day.
There has been fighting all day, but no par
tioulars are given. Our forces are advancing,
and the rebels are falling back across Stone riv-
or. 1t has been raining all day in the vicinity
Of tho battlefield
SECOND DISPATCH.
There was heavy cannonading to-day till noon
when the rebels attacked our wing, and were
terribly repulsed. There was very little fight
ing Yesterday. Our forces do not yet occupy
Y Murfrsesboro. The rebels attacked and de
stroyed our hospital building on Thursday
They are being strongly reinforced from tn
rebel army at Richmond.
.HH.## THIRD DEsPATCn.
There was spirited engagement at Lavergr
to-day, between the mechanics and engineer
under Col. Innis and Gen. Wheaton's rebe
cavalry. The latter were routed with loss o
80 killed.
All contrabands captured by the rebels oil
the Federal wagon trains are Immediately shot
Major Skinner and Capt. King, who wer
being conveyed in an ambulance from the bsttl
field, were captured by the rebels, taken fou
miles away, thea paroled and thrown out oil
the road.
Gen. Which is not killed, but is WOUNDED
and prisoner.
Yesterday Gen. Rosecrans personally tool
command Of the 4th U. s. Cavalry. and ATTACK
ed Gen. Wheatons rebel Cavalry, who were Gu
to pieces and utterly routed.
4 dispatch from COL Anderson to Headquar
ters says we have whipped tho rebels decidedly
49,. FOURTH DISPATCH.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 3. Col. Mckee i
reported killed. Oul loss of officers is heart
rending. The fighting to day has been light
1t closed last evening with terrible slaughter o
the enemy.
th FIFTH DISPATCH.
The first days fighting was all our own way
but the right wing of our army fought itsel
into bad pt sition. The third day we repulset
the rebels with terrible slaughter, ourselves sus
tanning but slight los.
SIXTH DISPATCH.
CAIRO, Jan. 8. Dispatches from Gen. Sber
q man on the battle lid at Vicksburg, received
at Helena Arkansas, on Saturday the 9th ult
give the following e 81
Gen. Sherman dabarked his forces on the lief
ban of the Yszoo river ten miles above III
mouth, and forming in line of battle advanced
toward Vicksburg