The New York herald., 1863-03-10
IMPORTANT FROM TENNESSEE.
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Splendid Operations Of the
Union Cavalry.
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A GREAT BATTLE EXPECTED.
THE LATE AFFAIR NEAR FRANKLIN,
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A GREAT BATTLE E
Capture Of = Rebel Cavalry Troop ana
Wagon Train.

wagon Vrolns
CINCINNATI, March Q, 1858.
Information has been received from Nashville
that division Of cavalry, under General Mipsy,
attacked Russsps rebel cavalry At Unicnvins; ten
mies from Murfreesboro, on the TN inst, and
captured twsntyone wagons, twenty five tents eighty
nve mules Ave horses and all their camp equipage, and
also shree eutenans, two captains and nifty three pr
Yates Two Unonists were slightly wounded Tho rebels
lost hfty killed and hundred and eighty
The Seventeenth Pennsylvania and Fourth Michigan
cavalry did the work.
Tho Gasetes correspondent says;-Look out for stir
ring dispatches from this quarter within three days
the rebels stand their ground"
The Recent Fight &C Franklin.
NASHVILLE, March 8, 1898.
late news from Franklin states that troops fought
with great valor until their ammunition was exhausted.
Our LOGS in killed and wounded about 800. We also
lose l 900 prisoners. Ms. -
The report about the negro rebel regiments proves 10
be untrue.
The rebel loss, according TO their statement Is
double that Of ours In killed and wounded. 49,
We lore no officers killed. .-.,.rs-' -
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FRASKIs, Ten March 0, 1853.
An officer Of General Grarses stan arrived herc last
night from con'erer,e with Van Dorns rebels under
Tag Of truce.
The rebe' officers acknowledge less in the late fight Of
one hp,dred and eighty killed and four hundred wounded
Our total loss thousand four hundred and SIX
killed and wounded, hundred and twenty--tho
| balance prisoners.
The rebels had force OF ten thousand engaged,
sisng OF cavalry, mounted infantry and artillery. Our
| force was three thousand.
The rebels ackno Sledged they were poorly fed ant
mounted, and nearly whipped.
Oar pickes were driven in yesterday, and tho enemy
Believed to be force three miles distant battle fo
which the right wing is well prepared, s imminent
| CINCINNATI, March 0, 1893.
special despatch from kurfrecsboro TO tho Gas s
gives additional particulars the fight Thcnpsons
Sta tion.
There 10 evidence that force surprised. Van
Dorm known be In force ahead, brigade wss
slowly advancing constantly diminishing, when the
rebels with their force engaged in front and
both TANKS.
Tho One Hundred and Twenty fourth Ohio, which ws
in me tho wagon train at the time Of tho rebe
flank movements, cut on from tho main body
escaped The Twenty second Wisconsin, sixty nn,l
Michgan,' Thirty third and Eighty ynfth Indiana, wcr
| then completely surrounded After tho exhaustion o
their ammunition, having inflicted severe loss on th
rebels they were forced to surrender.
6sEo trurs IN. reDei nnes 70 OBTAIN in
formation OF Losses, but prohibited from up
I Froaching the battle ned.
Tho flag was told by rebel officers that they had burct
90 federal privates killed outright and 20 who serward
died Of their wounds They from 900 federals
werc wounded. No federal officers killed and but
one woundcd-Col Baird, OF the Eghiy.nfth Indiana
and he but slightly.
The rebels had force OF IL 900 engaged They lost
colonel, several line ocers $50 killed and proper.
.tonate number wounded