The New York herald., 1864-12-22
THE BATTLE BEFORE NASHVILLE.

The First Days Fight, Decembor 10.
ne booming Of guns from Forts Neglsy and Casino
ssd several batteries awakened the Inhabitants the
ssible reality that battle raging outside their city
mere great anxiety and hurryng % and fro for the
Ats thousands hung upon Defeat would be
sSin, for meant tho fall Of Nashville. Thomas knew
shh and therefore decided attacking Hood before
had lime 70 fortify bb new position. At early dawn
6sedmans troops were In motion. The First ana Second
brgAdes-colorcd troops commanded by Colones Thomp
and Morgantook up position TO right and left OF
ths Chattanooga line. These supported by Indi
battery Colonel Grosvsnor, commanding briga Dc
srned Of detachmen Of the Fourteenth corps took up
Dsticn left The coored troops drove back th
sasmy's skrmshers TO their main iines but wavered
nnder Grosvenors brigade charged, taking
sAe advance line OF works
Az 1t was not the intention OF bringing . general
sagagement at this point, and the enemy developing
be,vy lines General teedmAn ordered them TO fan back
10 their original position, attn keeping up brisk skr-
ahh nrs. met Of those sable wsrrors-a regular
Dud pie-return ng from tue front. "Are you hurf"
s1oIamed. son. lor, massa, yes. C,nnon ball struc
ahs ere niger right on de brest and rolled me over
killing jim, at de oder sde.n
BE looked very well for whom cannon ball had
made shuttle Of
ATTACK TIE CENTRE.
Precisely at six O'CLOCK the Fourth corps menced
~ line OF march along the Hnsb boro pike, and soon
formed. The Second division, commanded by General
Eliot. moved ec,eon 10 Smith. The First DIVISION
commanded by General Klmbal, moved echsIos 70
the second division, with the Tnrd-ienera Sam Beat
y's-en echebn The cprps moved forward IN this
order, guiding their by those OF General
Emi.b command. General Gsrrard's division, Sixteenth
sorrs formed the right Of The Fourth corps. with Nc
Arshur's division connecting on bis right
our lire OF action extended from the left OF the
Granny White pike clear away 10 toe river Heavy
sxmishins soon took pla and the batter es along the
hurled shel over into the
rebel lines
The rebels had fallen btcx TO their FIRST line OF
works. 10 front OF Mrs. NoDisomery's house General
wood, who was all time actively engaged along the
Whole ne guiding and directing movements, seeing tho
pnporisnce Of position ordered General Beatty
20 assault The position anu ,sksn.
nrsrTr's ASSAULT
Beatty formed his division, Colonel Posts BRIGADE
escord the right Colonel Siraghrs its eft with
EpeDers brigade held The Forty first ono
scHuv By the Ssveniy-nrst Ohio, ose Hundred and
Twnty-ourlh Onto Fifty Illinois formed Colo
pel Posis line The Erbth Kansas aud Ffiy fret IDdI.
ans. supported by the Eighty Illinois. and Fteeptn
and torsy Ono, formed Colonel straighls line Tho
Batteries q ihs corpe nsor Goodspeed occupied
shs following pos.5ns,-zsr. CT's Second Psunsy vsDa
Ssttery the EFT, the First uos next sixth
Jhio Twentieth indiana ana BsLery E. First Mich
ntlo retired.
RYnrr
Prom tne best Information | c9uid glsan Chea.ham
occapied ie OF the rebel line stewart the centre
aud y Lee on the right Toe disputed pos,on, from
which The rebels snpoyed our Ines, IS commanding
rnncnce or me Granny white PIKE. on the o. this
s4Soo The house Of Mrs Montgomery. II bid been
swneo Gown, aud both ~ and Couon's we're ruins
gfcr shot ani stei.
Ike ths famed sLe R1se srn.e'' Of Waterloo, u has
~ historv; IKE u, TOO is ruined walls end shattered
Necs attest tss feroe o. the conact that RACED
around ttem. Perforated walls, heaps Of bricks aud
rrsoIh, 1h fragments o. spnlercd and nsgniy
vtofsos, aro IN uophies of the victory. About two
cct.k The line advanced the assault AZ be
acr vas tyen, fer ~ard CHARGE" tho Second brigade
Eosact tor-sfd IN coub'e quick TIME, gvipg iond
ms tirst bnasie Cred wisb suthasissm of
fAe thing, stso dashed for ward 70 sod phagus dsv
,srsd q wtberng hrc on 80 enemy, al6 olouca b.
kharss dsahsF r. o. tse rebei WORKS Tps reba.s LED
80 confession deivesing ssraggls hFs o. - frlm tne
Y i'tcr o. me raiued bsasef
yslra ror rs'oed 80 c'r q 80 hr. or rss.