Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-01-06
LATEST NEWS.
DISPATCHES FROM GIN. ROSECRANS.
The E2eb els Completely Route d.
Our Less 1000 Killed and 5000
wounded.
BY TELEGR APH
rrIII HXrnDNE SrED DAILY CPX

HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND IN FRONT
OF MuRFREEsBoRo, Jan. 3.-To II. w
Halleck, General-in- Chief On the Goth of
December we marched from Nashville i'll
three columns, Gen. McCook's by the Nolans-
Vile pike, Gen. Thomas's from its encamp-
ment on Franklin's pike via Wilson's pike,
and Gen. Crlttenden's on the main Murfrees-
boro pike. Our left and center met with
strong resistance, such as the nature Of the
country permits, the rolling or billy roads
skirted by cedar thickets and farms, and IN
tersected by small streams with rocky blum
banks, forming serious obstacles. Gen. Nc
| Cook drove Gen. Hardee's corps mile and
half from Nolansville and occupied the
place. Gen. Crittenden reached within a mile
and half of Lavergne. Gen. Thomas reached
the Wilson pike, meeting with no serious OPP
position.
| On the 9th Gen. McCook drove Gen. Har-
dee from Noansville, and pushed out recon-
noitering division six miles towards Shelby
| vile, who found that Gen. Hardee had retreat
ed towards Murfreesboro'. Gen. Crittenden
fought and drove the enemy before him, occu-
pying the line of Stewards Creek, and cap
tured some prisoners, with slight loss. Gen.
Thomas occupied the vicinity Of Nolansville,
when he was partly surprised thrown into
| confusion, and driven back. Gen. Sheridan's
division had repulsed the enemy four times,
| and protected the flank of the center, which
not only held its own, but advanced, until this
unlocked for event, which compelled me to
retain the left wing to support the right, until
| it should be rallied, and assume a new posi-
| ton.
On the LIST inst, the rebels opened by an at
| tonlr o,, ug and wprp aUain rpDulSpd,
| On the I'd inst, there was skirmShlng along
| the front, with threats of an attack until about
| three o'clock in the afternoon, when the enc
my advanced. Throwing small division
| across Stones river, to occupy the command
ing ground there, while l was accommodating
the ground occupied by this division, which
had no artillery, l saw heavy force emerg-
| ing from the woods and advancing in line of
| battle, three lines deep. They drove our lit
| tie division before them, after short contest,
| in which we lost seventy or eighty killed and
three hundred and seventy-fve wounded;
but they were finally repulsed by Gen. Nag
leys division, and the remaining troops of the
| left wing of Gen. Morton's pioneer brigade,
and fled far over the fields and beyond their in
trenchments, their officers rallying them with
great difficulty. They lost heavily. We &C.
cupied the ground with the left wing last
night The last lines were completed at four
o'clock this morning.
The third day of January was spent III
bringing up and distributing provisions and
| ammunition. 1t has been raining all day.
The ground is very heavy.
CAMP NEAR MURFREEsBoRo', Jan. A.
Major General HalIeck: Following my dis
patch of last evening, have to announce that
the enemy are in full retreat. They left last
night. The rain having raised the river, and
the bridge across it, between the left wing and
center, being incomplete, l deemed it prudent
to withdraw that wing during the night. That
occupied my time until 4 o'clock and fatigued
the troops. The announcement of the retreat
was known to me at o'clock this morning
| Our ammunition train arrived during the
night. To-day was occupied distributing am
munition, burying the dead, and collecting
arms from the field of battle. The pursuit
DIgaues arriving at the west side of Stones
river this evening. The railroad bridge was
saved, but in what condition is not known
We shall occupy the town and push the pur-
suit tomorrow.
Our medical director estimates our wounded
in hospital at 5000, and our dead at 1000. We
have to deplore the loss. of Lieut.. Col. Ga
resche, whose capacity and gentlemanly de-
pertinent had already endeared him to all the
officers of this command, and whose gallantry
on the field of battle excited their admiration.
w. S. RosEoRANs, Maj. Gen. CONG.
A REPORTERS REPORT.
NASHVILLE, Jan. 5.-From persons arriving
from the battle field learn that on Saturday
night, during the storm, the rebels attacked
our men in their rifle pits along the whole
line. There was heavy fighting in the CEN
| tor We 1rnUo tho
river. On Sunday morning Gen. Stan
ley'S brigade entered Murfreesboro The
town is much injured by shells. Gen.
SilPs body was at the court house. The reb-
els buried their own dead and our officers
There has been great loss of confederate life
We lost about 5000 killed and wounded, and
5000 prisoners, The enemy have retreated
to Tulahoma. Out of 1876 colonies engaged
| we lost II killed.