, 1863-01-06

n1sAt. ana to-oAy was occupied In distribu-
ting ammunition, burying the dead and col.
1ecting the wounded from the field Of battle.
Pursuit was commenced by the centre, tho
t~o leading brigadcs arrivingnt the west side
ofstonc River this evening.
The railroad bridge WIS saved, but in what
condition is not known. We shall occupy
the. town and push the pursuit tomorrow.
Our medical director estimates thewoundcd
In the hospital at 500, and our dead at 1000.
Ne have to deplore the loss Of Lieut.. Col.
Gareschc, whose capacity and gentlcmanly
department had already endeared him to ali
the officers Of this command, and whose gal.
.1antry On the field Of battle excited tho adml-
ration Of an. ". 8. RosEcBASs.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 5.-Murftee,boro- adyices
represent the Federal rictoryas complete, the
entire rebel army fleeing towards Tullahoma
in great disorder. ' 80
Our advantages are decided. Breckinridse's
division was cut to pieces and routed.
On Saturday our skirmishers decoycd 1arce
number Of rebels among our, batteries. We
routed them with great slaughter Capt. Nc
Culloch Of the ed Kentucky Union cavalry
sayeithat the rebel General Wilder was driven
almost to madness By the Slaughter Of his
men.
Eye witnesses says the slaughter exceeds
Shiloh. Rosecrans soldiers are In the highest
spirits.
On Saturday Col. Daniel 3lcCook engaged
"hee1er'a cavalry, six miles from Nashville
and routed him completely.
All is highly cheering; prisoners say Gen.
Kirby Smith Was in the fight. Rebel cantceus
were filled with whisky and powder, =.
The Murfreesboro .Rt1xl Of thc. I'd says the
Fcderals fought gallantly. Itadmits loss Of
5000. Federal prisoners are sent 10 AIur-
frcesboro as fast as taken.
Capt. John Desha, Of Kentucky, was wound.
ed By shell, in the head. Adjutant Card Of
the same regiment was shot By q cannon ball.
The following is from the Associated Press
correspondent at Nashville: "-+
It is reported that Gen. Rosccrans she1lcd
Murfreesboro this morning. There VA; no
reply, and our forces would occupy the city
at noon (sunday.) The rebels hare undoubt-
edly left. 1t is reported that our forces arc
pursuing. -
Gen. ,McCook attacked Wharton's cavalry
near the Asylum, six miles from Nashville,
killing eight, who were left on the field, and
many wounded. Seven Federals were.
wounded. :-''' -. =
Capt Pinncy Of the 9th Wisconsin, Lieut..
Hastings Of the 25th Illinois, and all the COM
missioned officers and sergeants of companies
G, L and Z, are killed or disabled. -.
Col. Scott Of the 10Th Illinois is seriously
wounded. Capt. Austin Of Gen. Woodruff's s
staff is taken prisoner. y -:
Private dispatches say the rebels, in their
retreat, are burning the cotton wherever they
can get hold oft. All reports Of Rosecrans
having retreated to Nashville are false. The
fight today {4th} is supposed to be in the
vicinity Of Christiana. The Interruptions
caused by the rebel cavalry, between Nash
vile and Christiana, makes it difficult to get
news, but everything thus far looks favorable
to the Federals.
NEAR MunrREEsBoao, Tenn, Jan. 4, 1868.
There vas battle on Friday afternoon, and
another on Saturday night, with results most
favorable to the Federal army.
The rebels hare evacuated Murfreesboro.
They set fire to the long railroad bridge near
the town, which our advance extinguishcd
before the structure WAS much injured.
Bragg was whipped and has fed. AL are In
line spirits here. Our loss In killed and
wounded Is between 5000 and COCO, The
rebel loss is believed to be doub1u that uum- |
her. The Federal loss is not SO great as vas
supposed from the terrific night.
Tennessee is redeemed from the rebcln.,
Bragg's men may make stand near Talla- !
lloma, but probably not this side of the Ten
ncssee
Tie railroad from Nashville to Murfrccs-
horo will be iii full operation in few days
1t is now repaired to Lavergnc, Il miles.
- BATTLEFIELD or srosEs RIVER, Jan5.
On Saturday It rained, and all was quiet un-
charged and: carried the rebel brcastworks,
capturing fifty prisoners, and killing many
rebcls, with slight loss. During the night the
enemy eyacuated, md are supposed to be re-
tiring to Fayetteville. Our loss in killed and
wounded is about 6,co0. The enemy claim
Is fully as great as ours. Our loss Of officers
is large.
To Philip Wadswosth, Chicago:
Gen. John B. Wyman was killed at Vicks-
burg. His remains are at Hc1ena.
G. q. DYER, Captain and 4. A.G.
=. NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jim. 3, 1862.
To the Board Of Trade, Chicago:
The following is list Of the casualties in
the Battery up to Friday noon:
fasd-J. s. Stagg, ": H. Wiley and 4.
Finney. =. :, j.,
Wounded Seriously y:-L.ieut: Trumbu1l D
Griffin, Sergeant A. s.: Adams, 4 Il. Carver
and ]. II. Bloom. Slightly :-corporal J. D.
Howard, y. Il. s. 0dell, J. c. camberg and
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jaaa. s, 1862,
To Mury, Nelson, & Co.: =
-IHJi ees6oso is ours. Terrific fighting on
Friday. No more casualties in the Battery. It
has won glorious distinction. -.
E3 j. H. STEVENS.
Lieut.. Board Of Trade Battery.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Richmond papers Of
Friday contain the following dispatch, which
is official to the rebel war department:
MURFRKEsBoRo, Jan. 1--we assailcd the
enemy at o'clock this morning, and after ten |
hours hard fighting, have driven him from
eYery position except his extreme left, where |
he has successfully resisted us. With the ex- !
ception Of this point, we occupy the field.
:sIWe captured ! 900 prisoners: including two |
Brigadier: Generals, thirty one pieces Of artil-
lery and some teams. Our loss is heavy, but |
that Of the enemy much greater. I
(Signed) BRAxToS BRAGG,