, 1863-03-11
from ROsECRAhs' ARM
The Situation Below Nashville.

Especial Dispatch to tho Chicago Trihune.l
INDIANAPOLIS, March 10, 1863
Gov. Morton has made arrangements with
the Federal authoriti es at Nashville TO send
flag Of trace to tho scene Of the late battle
below Franklin, after the wounded. This ex-
plains the following dispatch:
NASHVILLE, March 1o-1 a. MO Coz
Norton: Iam off with surgeons, anbulanccs,
Sc. Gen. Granger will furnish 4 flag Of truce.
I will get our wounded, if such thin. is
possible.
Of the sixty wounded which hayc been
brought here, ten are from the SD Indiana
and twelve from the S5th Indiana regiments.
None are dangerously hurt, nearly all being
flesh wounds.
VIM. Draper, VIM. Frazier, and Andrew
Jones, Of the 33d are reported killed. Col.
Coburn and all his commissioned officers en-
gagged, arc prisoners. Col. Baird, Of the S5th,
is only slightly wounded in the shoulder.
Signed, JASON HALL,
Indiana Military Agent.
NASHVILLE, Marra 9.-The rebel force un-
der Van Dorm Las retrcated south, and is re-
ported to be across Duck River. There are
no rebels between, Franklin and Columbia.
All is quiet at Murfreesboro. There has been
heavy rain falling all day and part Of last
night, and the river is rising
from franklin, Tenn, the 9TH, says:
An officer arrived here last night from 4 con-
ference with Van Dorn's rebels under flas. If
truce. The rebels acknowledge q loss of $50
killed and 400 wounded. Our less Is ,405, nf
| which 120 are killed and wounded; tllc rest
arc prisoners.
The rebels had 10000 men engaged. Our
force was only 5000. The rebels say they
| we're nearly whipped.
| Our picEets were driven in yesterday. The
| enemy is believed to be in force three miles
distant. 4 battle is imminent.
C1Sc1SSAr1, March 10--A special II. the
Ga=f4fe, from franklin, says: "a large force
moved yesterday against The enemy Mt Spring
Ai!s. II the rebels make stari, thece vii
! be heavy engagement"
A special to the Commercial! from Nu-frces
boro, Gays:
It was reported yesterday that Van Dorm la
been defeated and the greater portion ot ii
crirmand captured.
REBEL ESTIMATE OF Tp- o,n-,
From the cD''- ..noosa ar aese,' Sal ala11'o&' ST
There arc ~ ..uors from thc 'front.' to tho a.
1. res ~. Rosecrans has been ma=sing larg
..forcements, just through from Kei,tuck1
I In the counties Of Sumner aud Wilson.
/ II this be true, his Intention is to advance
! Then the roads permit, not directly upon ou
fcrces At Shel5yyille, but upon Tnliahom:
hS way Of Manchester and McMinnville. Th
troops stationed at Nashville will p7obab1
make feint upon Shclbyvil1e, but no ahse
lutte assault Is expected from that side Of th
| enemy's lines: The entire strength Of til
| army in Murircesboro is estimated at 5000
) Our trustworthy reports from the northcr
! portion Of the State represent the reinforc<
, | to consist Of three divisions, cach not 1es
than 10,Q GOO strong.
; The division OF jeff c. Davis, with Johr
/ sons cavalry, stationed in Williams count,
, are put down at Il, 600. The forces at Nasl
vile do not exceed 10000. Thus the cntit
: body Of troops composing the Department
Rosecrans, reach nearly lGO 600. Of these, 4
5 least fourth are unfit for duty. Setting apal
) 10000 more for garrison duty. and the avai
, able army 10 be brought against us will nj
: fall tar EIort ofC0, 600 less than were engage
and in resc1, OF the battle before Muffree
. boro.