Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-15
The BariIe OF rfYrfree,boro,.

From the Knoxville Register, January
Ths Abolition force engaged in the late battle a.
Muif fsesboro was not less than 5000 strong Priso
ners slege that exceeded fis number our force re-
dueed by Lieutenant General E. Kirby Smih's CORDS
3eing sent to Mississippi, did not exceed 10000 on
1uesday Of last week, grand ar lery duel occurred
The skrmishers Of beth armies adyarc d AID a
RAPID musketry IRE rang along he lines of armies
At noon i wss raining hard At this hour the rafting
OF musketry was mostly sudibls cur ] IT, Tn ther
SisDurnes division was ordered from orr right Nc.
Gown and Clsburne were our left, Wfhers and
CneathaR IN our center and Brec nridge on tie right
On Wednesdsy morning at six o'clock, our left wing
advanced Soon afterward McCown, Cleburne. With
ers ana ChsathAm bore down upon he enemy with re-
sitesa tuosty Ihey captured battery AFT bat
terry. at one o'clock had driven the right Of the
enemy around uDon bis cente- and tn had been
doubled upon bis lett wing
RoEeoraDz's army thus placed in a ne " position
The gen raj ue aud direction sf the battle was from
soafn 50 nersh The enemy driven back
MestWardiy upon Na>hviile, but fran esst TO west
lhe Dattle began on the right We hal now driven
the enemy about four Eve riIes ptured nearly e
thousand prisoners including three generals thiryOne
pieces Of artillery. 1900 small arms and destroyed $50
wagons. At this point Rosecrarz mssssd his forces,
VIII many field pieces cvalshsped hill very
high, but furnishing excellent position for his arti-
tery brigadiers Chalmers and DOneison were ordered
to take the hill.
They brought Off two batteries and human courage
and endurance could not have accomplished more
Breckenridge, who hadnOt been engaged on our right
was now ordered Stone river aud take this hill
AHis G M ana Jackson origades were aided by Coobs
auU oyIne batteries. 1hey made first and second
assault but not successful and while preparing
for the third, night closed in upon the vctors and
qushed the living and the dead. Such the battle
OF Wednesday, esuluug in victory honorable 20
sens but was not complete crushing and final vic
tory.
During Wednesday night the AboItiouists abandoned
the hill which we had sou ght take THURSDAY morn
Ing The two armies again confronted each other but
Rosecrsnz had been making trenches and rifle pits He
had fresh troops, and could do this sort Of work.
On Friday nothing dsne till three O'Clock in the
afternoon, when BreckiErIdge ordered to attack
large force that had crossed Stone river The fight
very bloody The Aboltionists driven across the
river but troops there encountered irresistible
overwhelming force securely posted bshind esrthwors
Breckinridge was not reinforced and compelled 10
withdraw. Here Gen Hanson severely wounded
From this time forth have no reliable details. We
can only state that from the beginning Of ROseeranzs
advance from Nashville, Wheeler and Wharton com
msudiug brga1es of cavalry have been in the euemys
rear, capturing immense quantities Of supplies
L cut. Gen Polk commando on left the day
Of the great battle. Lieut. Gen Hsrdee our right
Oheatham and Withers with POlk-(fen McCown
commanding tkree brgades of Kirby Smith corps on
oar extreme left Here, RObertssn's battery,
which supported by the 154th Tennessee regiment the
enemy made three unsuccessful efforts to capture
Friday afternoon. The great battle on Wednos-
day, tho jlst-the last day OF the year 1862