, 1863-07-01
FROM R0SEeRANS' ARMY.
Els ADVANCE ON TUI,-
LAH0MA,
Brilliant and Splendid
Achievements.
. TIE PRESENT SITUATION,

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago T.ibure,1
MunFREEsnoRo, Tenn, June 30, 1883,
The restrictions upon telegraphtng were re
moved yesterday. but the removal WIS moi
known to your correspondent until today
think 1t entirely probable that my writer
account of the first days march from Mur
leesboro, and Col. ]. T. Wllder's fight al
Hoover's Gap, will reach you as soon as this
telegram, but lest it should not, send you
brief accounts Of all our movements, nr
to this date, including the combat afore
said:
Early on Wednesday morning, the army
commenced moving from Mu1freesboro, Gen.
Ibomas' corps upon the Manchester road,
Gen. Crlttendcn'a towards Bradyyille, uia
ReadyV1lc, Gen. McCook on tho ShelbyyilIe
load, md Gen. Grapger's reserve corps upon
the Triune road. i.
Gen: B. B. Aitchel's cavalry division In the
advance OF Granger, was checked by Forrest,
and Gen Granger who had started upon the
same route with Crittenden, was sent over
with portion Of the force he Ind taken along
with him.
In beginning to restore the portions Of cav
airy, stanley and Granger together we're d.
rected to hold their position in tho neighbo.-
hood OF Middleton and Unionyille, while Nc
Cooks corps should advance and drive the
enemy from Liberty Gap. This Inst position
Is on tho Wartrace road, md Johnson's and
Davts' commands advanced to OCCUPY 1t,
while Sheridan held shclbyyillc road and open.
ened in conjunction with Stanley and Granger
against Guys Gap.
These operations were so far successful,
that On Wednesday evening our forces had
possession Of the northern mouth Of Liberty
Gap.
The movement upon Manchester was. If
possible, still more successful. WNder's bri-
gade Of mounted infantry LETT Murfteesboro
at four o'clock q. m., and d few hours after
dashed upon the enemy at Hoover's Gap, sew
cntcen miles distant, and before they had re-
covered from their surprise, drove them from
their works and took possession Of this for
raidablc position.
In the afternoon tho rebels made d deter
mined effort to recover the southeastern
mouth of the Gap. Their artillery, Of which
they had two:batteries, Daston's and CalY1n's,
opened sharply upon us.
Capt. Lill5's 18th Indiana battery replied.
This artillery duel WIS kept up some time,
when the rebel infantry brigade of Stewards
division, and part Of Bpshrod Johnson's bri-
e,,a,n $780, - .u.ueu ,'+ 'om
woods to the right, to the turnpike, md
charged upon Wilder with yell.
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,ad been stationed. reached Rr,drr,r,a ~,
Wednesday. wooa,s covnn,nd st,~toa fse1
Iu.freesboro and reached Rcady gi1le the same
;Ycnine, On Thurs day. owtnr tn TIM dre,a..
Ill condition Of the roads over which it tcay.
led, Crlttenden's corps only made about nine
niles. Pa1mer's command reached 4 point a
title south of old Fort Nash. Thomas corps |
ontented itself with holding Hooycr's Gap.
Gen. Rosecrans' command coming over
rom Triune, and Joining it to Johnson's and
Davis, engaged the rebels in the afternoon.
nd after u severe fight, completed tho work
the day before, and drove them
ntirely from Liberty. The next day Frlday)
'homas' corps, Reynolds in advance, moved
long Manchester road, md Reynolds en-.
amped that night within llyo miles of the
OWL Negley, Brannan and Rosseau ai-
anccd to drive the rebels from the hills near
outh, the Eastern mouth Of Hoorcr's Gap. |
While Negley held the left, Rosseau's and
'rannan's commands both for q time under
be command Of Rosseau, turned the position
ED by Bates and Bushrod johnson by an
BILE fink movement to the right. A brilliant
barge By the regulars brigade finished the /
1orement, md tic rebels prccipitately re-.
reated.
Yesterday, at 10 o'clock a. n w;,der
ashed into Manchester +ha .rernn,,dar ~
,eynolds' command ranfd1v fo11ow1nr 1,st
renfpr. at 6 O'Clock Gen corann G.,amas
,ok po7sess;on of she,bvr,,1a c,.tn-;na
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Nv no,o"ea.s W AaoS' olltsenaen ana
lccooh' siace ttaoay. evening, arc contra
ano' on1 Cf1tteaacn Is pretty well out OF j
le mud, and McCook has ACCOMPLISHED about
hat VAS expected of him.
Thus, bv Il brilliant ser,ea of onarat,ona