New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-05
TVE GREAT STRUGGLE IN YENNtSSkt
Fail Account Of Last Weeks OperaEOnS'
The Advance Upon the Enemy from
Nashville.
SEVERE FIGHTING FOR THREE DAYS.
Pall Rsails of the Battles of Wednesday,
Thursday, and Friday.
THE REVERSE OF WEDNESDAY.
The Enemy Checked on Thursday
Our Army Gains Decided Advant'
age on Friday.
The Enemy Checked on Thursday
THE BATTLE OF SATURDAY
List of Prominent Casualties on Both Sides
PRISONERS AND MiTERIiL LOST AND TAKEN

In order TO enab lie our rea6ers 10 form correct
idea OF the course Of the series Of collisions between
The armies Of Gems. Rosecrans and Bragg durDg the
last eek, we print below the telegraphe accounts
Of oar spec correspondent Of the events from the
fr.t advance of our army the Goth ult, toeetheI
win bis dispatches of the latest date. Our cores
handouts reports are the only Ineligible ones
receive and, a. he has been with Gen. Rosecrans
husen throughout tie conflict, they may be relied
upon ar autoen &C.
THE ADVANCE FROM NASHVILLE.
ereeis Disp4tc1 10 TIE v 7 ibuDe
FEAoer,ETgRs FOURTEENTH AMY CoRrs,
TwgIyE NJ LEs PaoN MCHFKEE-FoRo', Dec. 29-p m.
Gen. Roeecraus's army moved on tie morning Dec.
&C. TIE sdvance made with at0ut 1900 eifec-
tive iofanlry, and "a batteries Of sLout i2o pieces
TIE srny was organized into the right, center and
lei. crnud divisions, respectively commanded by
MsjorGeus. McCook, Thomas and Cri'tenden The
t.nt consisted of tie divisions of Gems. johnson
Sheridan and Jefferson c. Davis the center of those
Of Cons Nclley and usseau, an the lett of those
Of G rs We d aid Palmer. The army advanced
10 co,uwns: Gen. McCook and Gen. Thomns over
te NohnsvHp Pike, aud Gen. Crttenden over Main
Pc non Nashville to MurfreesboFo.
General NJ Cook fret encountered the enemy :
nick t.. aGd skruislsd sharply on the afternoon Of
the .e,h. The 10lst Ohio Of Carlin's brigade cap
tured one 1un aud caisson from Georgia battery.
Or lo~- was s.lled and wounded. The troops
behaved srlepdidly. T5ere was also Eight skrmsh-
Il: lhe ,rit.
Dec. u tie army pushed on vi'h sharp skirmie'-
iuF on tie riea, and lefr. Creudeo Iost , KILLED.
- ,,ou.ded ana prisoners. They Killed snd
y wounded gone Rebel, o,rtnrri 80 A,bira cavalry
- c.pu,e5 .le bid5,s o. Stewsrts Creek in gall
lao style tcCoca drove Hardee from T'iuar
,vbici hes die west from Mnrire,sboro'. IT,
$40 .'er ws.s be-yy AID d.e troops la;,ocd. Gems.
N.eev's and Rocf.eau'- c.gisions now moved to the
ee..er, leaving MoC,os Oh The ri.ht
On SUNDAY nothing Sas doIs, G.u. Rosccrap7 de-
,linu. ~ srsck Oh .ba; Gay. Tie aruy wac in rn)-
,un At az lieut on December y. Gen. Jcd. c.
pays moved upn MmlreesbofO N advance on the
r4i.. CA Baby Jak rod, several mics moth OF
Franc. Cen. Nep'eyt and Kou,seon. divisions Of
Taenas's N I'd division in the center. Crittcndcns
torp. "a toe lsit, moving down MurlIees5oro and
JefeSou Pixies, Woods aud Nanc cves divisions
Of tle laireI corps tight and lief, IespeeriS ely,
v bite Psimers division was in reserye. battle on
E.-wagts Creek was anticipated, bu. excepting n
duel between PaIsooss tiu u. :. Artillery ana n
Reoel battery at oclOci 4. Ill., 10 the night Of dur
freesboro Pike durig tue crossing Of tie ek there
wasno G. gsgement. From 10 10 al was quiet, our
army crossing Stewards Creek from rlgh 10 eft
without opposition. At we we're within nl.ies OF
urfreesbOro tie direct pike the army still puo-
inx Oh in splendid syle. McCOok, with Dayiss,
Saegidan'r, and job son's divisions On Tie right,
Jnoma-, with Neglcy's and Rousseaus divisions III the
center. Cfittenden, witt Woods and tincleyes dl
yi,ions In front. and Palmer in reserve on the
left. IL was marvellous we were not etn1prnIy
resisted d, Stewards Creek. At2 we are antciPat-
ing a bale, with some doubt OF gener4 engage
r.e..t at MuJireesboro Now aud then there 10 Ii
cannon shot snd little diminishing with cavalry
outp0fis.
Gen. Rof ans says bis headquarters will he
sstabtshed near MuriIeesbor0' this evening. lie Is
now al Stewards CreeS, ten miles f.oni M1.irccn-
b5ro', aud al bat tie reserves are far ac'oss
IL. creek. The grand baule, if any, will be on
s. Lei river. d, Mahreesboro'. the day II mag
nscer. An afternoon eng cement will be- III oar
iyor. There il some skirmishns, and the Wind
bowl ia the faces Of the enemy We have no
su4ti-s yet Should the enemy egaclaie MUIR
g. sLor,' we snail pursue rapidly, anticipating ii
hn!e ,ear Shelbyvi!le.
THE BATTLE OF WEDNESDAY, DEC. 81.
tpee'4i LIS, teh 70 The n Y. Thbure
N,snviLLg Tenn. Thursday Jan. l-p NJ
bays inst reformed from the scene OF u terrible
l.tte On the west bank Of S;Ones River III front OF
lqifrcc.aoro. u hss rsged with unremitiiny fury
" days aud at last report was not YET decided II
L o. c Of the most f-rocous battles Of modern iimer
sga,,ped by both sdes with splendid dete mnnlion.
Tho whole Of Tuesday was spent by oni forces
recc moi ering.
Tie en-. my was found strongly posted with artii'
lery 90 the bauk Of stones River, wet SIDE, LIS
e. ks resting on Muyffeesbfro, west slde' Inc
center aso had the advantage Oh high ground, WIN
a ,euse growth Of cedar masking them completely.
4 heir postion gave them tho advantage oil - ciois
6 TO-.
Gen. McCooks corps closed in on their left on VII
4 f,,u's Pike; Negey, Of Thomas corps, worked
viii, great Ecuity 70 tue front Of the Rebel center
4 ,arseau's division being in reserve. Crttenoehs
o,rcs Wcs p0sted 10 comparatively clear ground on
heir LEFT; Polmsrs and Van Cleves divisions III
front; Woods in reserve.
A bat.s was expected all day on Tuesday but
o.. .n.,ov merely ekirmished and threw few
she,l,. one Of which killed Orderly Mcdonald, 4th
U. =. Cavalry, not ten feet from Gen. hosecranS.
That afternoon the Anderson Pennsylvania CaVa'ry,
on McCool's Hanks, war dawn into an alnoascade'
and jis 1wo Mniors ROsegateD and ward, were
lllsd C,ittsndsns corps lost KILLED saa a