The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1863-01-10
A Terrible Battle in Tennessee.
NEAR MURFREEsBoRo, Dec.

NEAR MCRFREESBORO, Lee. O1.
Our whole line suffered terribly this
morning. Four regiments of regulars lost
half their men and all their commanding
officers. Anderson's troops suffered severe
ly. Majors Rureganton and Ward killed.
Generals Stanley, Rousseau, and Palmer
wounded.
Two o'clock, p. m.-General Thomas
breaks the centre and drives the enemy a
mile. We advance along the whole line,
General Rosecrans personally supcrintend-
ing the line. One shot killed two of his
staff. The 18th Wisconsin lost seven cap
taius. Negley's artillery is still moving
down the rebels in the centre. General
Crittenden's left wing have taken the en-
treuchments at Murfreesboro.
The rebel Generals Cheatham and Rains
are killed.
Colonel Haskins, of the 18th Kentucky,
commanding the forces at Lebanon, KY,
attacked Morgan eight miles south on the
Columbia road, yesterday, killing aud
wounding several and capturing their cais-
sons, ammunition, wagons and provisions
Col. Hollisey, of the 7th Kentucky cavalry,
is also killed. Lieut. Col. Boyle, command
ing Ninth Kentucky cavalry, with the 9th
Kentucky, is in pursuit Of Morgan. The
infantry under Col Haskins is following.
Morgan is retreatiDg rapidly in the direc
tion of Columbia.
LOUISVILLE, January 4.
There is three feet of water on the shoals
in the Cumberland river, and still rising.
Everything is going on we'll in front. Gen.
Rosecrans is in Murfreesboro. He has
captured the rebel trains and is driving the
enemy. General Rosecrans is unhurt.
Maj. Mcdowell was wounded in the arm.
The Journals dispatches of the 4th say a
bloody fight occurred last ght. During
the storm the rebels charged US, and were
repu!sed. Our troops hold Murfreesboro.
Our advantages arc decided.
Breckinridge's division is cut to pieces
and routed On Saturday our skirmishers
detected large body Of rebels among our
batteries, and we routed them with grea,
slaughter. Captain Mccullough of the I'd
Kentucky (Unionl cavalry says the rebel
General Whitney was driven almost to
madness by the slaughter of his men. An
eyewitness says the slaug hter exceeds that
Of Shiloh. General Rosecrans and his
soldiers are in the highest spirits.
The Murfreesboro Rebel of the I'd says
the Federals fought gallantly and admit q
loss of 5000. 1t saysathe Federal prison
ers we're sent to Murfreesboro as fast as
taken. The Associated Press correspon.
dent at Nashville reports that Rosecrans
shelled Murfreesboro this morning. but
elected no reply. Our forces would occu-
py it al noon. The rebels have undoubted-
| iy left, and our forces are rapidly pursuing.
Private dispatches say that the rebels in
their retreat are burning cotton wherever
they can get hold Of it.
On Saturday General Daniel McCook
engaged Wharton's rebel cavalry six miles
from Nashville, routing him completely
All is cheering. Prisoners say Kirby
Smith was in the fight. The rebel canteenf
were filled with whiskey and gunpowder.
A number of Jews are concentrating here
and at Cairo and appointing deputations tc
proceed to Washington to demonstrate
against General Grants order expelline
Jews from the territory occupied BY the
Federal forces.