The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-09

'ac". agreement mad been entered into 70 REMAIN
eNse % that day. The dead were unbured All the
which the spade and pick hid done was 10 mtreneh
' <oned AoCook's line. The sights on the hcli where
- rebel centre had been broken by the massed
artillery Of Rosecrans, we're awful 10 behold. The
hed was characterized, as few battle helds are,
by tho large proportion Of dead slam by artillery
he bodies the rebels who had advanced his assault
literally pieces. The dre Of the artillery
had had this terrible effect rebel colonel whose
two legs and body lay separate parts OF the
held Officer, whose rank could not tell, Whose
dsocated right arm lay his neck and more than
half his bead was gone There moro horrible
sights than tbeee 70 be that day The bodies had lain
unbursd through the dews and fogs Of two nights and
burning and already the canker and the worm began
to infect them The sight sickenng 70 behold, and
turned from them in disgust, after having (the ruling
passion strong the midst Of death distracted copy Of
the Rebel Banner Of the 27th from the pocket of mang'ed
buttern0s.
OUR LINE ON FRIDAY.
The map send you will not show what the reader
must remember. Our line was now contracted and had
moved 70 me left. General Van Geves division now
commanded by Colonel Beatty, of the Nineteenth Ohio,
rested with It's left the Lebanon and hnireesboro
road aud It's right Lyte's creek. Wood rested his
left the stream and Palmer now east Of the
Nashville and kurfreesboro read. Rousseau Ind taken
MoCooks corps lay Rousseaus right Negey had been
left in the rear purpose Rosecrans earnestnes
devotion require us to admit, beforehand
that that purpose must have been wise The line
was not advanced much, but still rested about three
miles from Murfreesboro and the heights Of Stewards
creek
Ioons' ARTILLERY Eight.
Colonel c. O. Loomis-he captain At Perryvills,
and won his eagle thereis the Of all artlerists
thar, hntt b0
lucky of artilersts. On Friday morning the calm was
broken by attack being made upon his artillery,
Rousseau's division, in which Loomis commands four
batteries They drove In pckets with small force
Of infantry, and planted two batteries on either side OF
the Aurreesboro road, and opened brsky upon Rous-
scous camp. LOOMS Immediately ordered out Captain
stones First kentucky and his famous First Xchi
gan battery replied TO them. The cannonadng for
few moments terrific From my position to the
right and out OF danger could very plainly the rebel
guns, and beyond them distinctly the town Of
Murfreesboro, and redoubt about = mile
this side. The whole rebel line few to
at this tremendous cannonadng, as did our own, and
the felt that another terrible drama about TO be
enacted. But the infantry restrained, and the
tery left to do its work. General Rousseau who knew
the stuff OF which LOOMS was composed sent him word
not TO let them go away unframed LOOMS promised 70
obey ana kept his word. After quarter Of hours
work Ave pieces Of brass gun battery dismcunted
and the battery almost destroyed The remaining gun
imbered up and disappeared. The second battery
receiving admontons to leave which they took in good
part and disappeared to the right leaving the road along
which shots fell thick and fast in utter disgust.
cannot say what the rebels lost In killed and
wounded, but speak positively to the
loss Of five guns. Our loss in killed
was reported TO at twenty three, and
hundred and twenty seven wounded. When the War
Department comes to up its heroes and the honors
to be conferred, let 10 not heroes overbalance tho
honors blot the of that admirable soldier and
patriot who bears the name Of LOOMS.
TIE REBELS ATTACK WING.
1t abo hapast three O'Clock in the afternoon Of
Friday before we're again disturbed. Then, the re
bells having evidently the position Of Beatty
beyond tho creek, and perhaps discovered what Gen.
Rosecrans intended doing made bold and desperate ef
fort 10 cut him of from the Of the army drive
him back again beyond tho stream. Beatty was not
prepared for them, McCook had been, and had
disaster there. Beatty wide awake, and gave them
a hearty reception.
The rebols attacked BcaNy-as they invariably attack
In overwhelming force. To attack McCook on Wednes.
day they had moved Caborne's division from the right
to the left wing Now they returned him again, and
Polk--~ho bad done little nothng-wcnt to work in
earnest had learned from little experience at Perry
utmost earnestness determination and aso in
whemng force The leaders appear to look upon private
soldiers as 1t food for powder and bur them upon
artillery and infantry in huge masses and numberess
columns. II you repuse one line II is to mud 1t disap
pcaring TO give place another so IL this
Polk threw against Beatty the entire divisions OF Bcckn
ridge Claiborne and Anderson. They dashed upon Beatty
with the greatest imaginable speed pouring In shot, shell
and MIME nj every step.
The assault not less vigorous than had been tina
right Wednesday. but Beatty, with better
sprit and success defended himself His three brgades
fought with desperate energy and the hail OF lead they
poured The first column caused 70 turn and retreat
instantly. This column IS understood to have been
Brecknrdge's division, and In reported have been
terribly pieces. Claibsrncs column forward
unmchngy 70 the assault II that Of Breckenridge
had Mt fatered aud they met with better Our
little band could not withstand the numbers advans
ing upon them and one by the brgades began 10 fall
back slowly, giving their artillery time TO
Tho stream. The position deserted by them va
occupied by the rebels, and fell back to
and crossed creek they pursued them to very
banks Their artillery was moved up, and, the very
hill where Beatty had just been poured in upon ter
ribs arc From either bank OF the stream the
poured in upon each other terrible IRE OF kerry
Wood engaging for short time the right Of Beatty.
Negey had been left in for wise purpose. II
now became apparent BY order Of Rosecrans he came
up 10 the reserve followed closely In rear by the d
vision Of JeG {. Davis The men OF Negley ad.
vanccd, led by their gallant leader with the widest
shouts Of enthusiasm They pressed forward TO
the left Of Beatty, and reaching the bank
Of the stream opcsed with splendid effect the rebels
Beyond Negsy got tho batteries Of Captains Schultz
and Nell 10 work in 6nc style aud grave and shrapnel
wcrc poured into the rebel lines They wavercd and fell
baek slowly. As Davis up into line on his let
Ncgley ordered his division advance and the
stream. With bound and a shout the seventy eighth
Pennsylvania, Colonel srwc pushed forward and was
the nrs 70 The Nuetccuin Illinois and the OF
tho two brigadcs followed Davis took the order
cludc him, and Beatty not slow in following On the
other shore, in admirable disorder, but line sucity
good Ncsey remarked for practical purposes tn,
gallant Penney vanian suddenly found himself the