Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-12-05
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FOr. LaIer DIspEtehes Iee Sd Page.
Interesting Particulars Of the Late
Battle in TennseSss-The Enemy
RspulIed Seven Times-Prisonsrs,
GINS. Rlags. etc, Captured.

RspulIed Seven Tlmes-PriE01srGs
Guns, Flags, etc, Captured
NASHVILLE, Dec. 2d.-Gsn. Wood sue
cesos Gen. Stanley in command Of TIE 4th
cyTps, Etspiy being uDEoIe 70 take the
ted. His oes psrEts bravery ~ lhs FfHuE-
LIN fEbI, ma IBiy eOstTiCattd 20 avert
what threatened 70 be disssvsrt 1910
glorious victory, Eben part o! his C0D-
DBn5 gave EEy before the enemy. Ia The
ruEh 70 the front be had Ms horse shot "a
DER bin ana himself wounded, skill he ise
OF the eb arge, Wsvipg bic hat aud calling
on LIE men 10 follow. BE rallied his tai
teIiog uogps, repsllipg beTea EoeeessiTe
charges
Col. opsyke, 1854 chio. commanding
Brigade, sTETJ5Evisbe3 himself IL the en-
gGgemenL Col 6cHU6sId, brother OF Gen.
Srbo6ele, especially oIEtiBguIEbed himself
by the sdniEhIbe positions Ia which be
fought them.
The importance Of the victory al Frank
liz eAnrot be Oget estimated, Is il checked
Hoods onward course HSd gave toe Pede-
rails time 70 make due prspsrSii0ps 70 meet
him. Seho6ld and Stanley commanded
corps il the field.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 3.-Tbe Journal bAySA
letter from Nashville stStss il was reported
10 that city, that 90 Wednesday evening
Csprops brigSds Of cavalry consisting OF
Itbe l4:h Illinois, 7th OHIO, 9th Iowa and
sth Michigan caVslry regiments, WAS sur
rounded by The rebels, ana 0aIy escaped
,espIuFe by desperate fighting. They cat
tbsiF way through the rebel line snd joined
Gen. Thomas in the rear Of FG4ukiIa. a
Bum0eT Of men were rrGde prisoners. The
loss in killed and wounded WAS not light.
On the same evening train Of cars was
captured II Brentwood, nine miles trom
Nashville. on the Tennessee and AISbsmS
Railroad.
All citizens Of Nashville engaged IA 20
osteDsi6le business, have been ordered to
leave the city.
Six hundred and ninety one rebel pris-
onsrs, part Of the number captured by
Gen. Thomas IN the battle al FEsukIio, az
rived last night on The train from Mach
vile. They will be sent forward 70 lamp
Douglas IS rapidly as pOSEbIe, in order 70
make room IN the military prison here tor
other captures that may be made.
NASHVILLE, Dec. 2.-Thsre is slight Skin.
tnishing With cavalry all day to-day A
complete line Of entertainments encircles
the city. a portion Of tho cavalry eneoun-
tered. FORESTS rebel cavalry miles Jrom
town, on the Franklin pike. Tbs rebels
conid be plainly seen advancing towards
them. Our troops then retired towards
the city, and night coming On but few oecA.
sionsl shots were exchanged. II 10 rumOr-
ed that Hood is sndeaVVTing 70 cross the
Cumberland river with q large c2YAlry.-
Many experienced officers predict an en-
gsgement 70. MORROW. Our forces occupy
lines around the city and are in line Of
battle.
Three soldiers were shot and killed by
guards in the streets Of the city this even
ing Their nance are Arthur L. CheApy,
sIh KG0Gas, Johu decarty, Both Indiana
and Jas. Brunt, 7th Illinois cavalry.
LoUIsvILB, Dec. 3, LEO P. M.-YeBter-
day the rolling stock of the LouisViIls and
SasbV vile railroad WAS ordered hithee.
To day the order was eouhleEmaHded.
Street rumors represent federal rsPUise
at ClArksViiIe, Tenn. The story grew. DOT
Of . dash OF some rebels into GRllatin yes
.oSd"I. IUhsFS they oaPtored about 400
beeves. Our forces are pursuing and will
probably captuTe the raiders.
LoulsvILLE. Dec. 3.-The Journal con-
tAins the following special, OF this nOOD;
The enemy has been wary to day, and
has demonstrated with great caution
against our outer line, which is carefully
river, with radius OF % miles. From the
cDpOla, on the roads south Of the city, the
enemy have been in plain view all day on
the Franklin pike.
just before dark our cavalry pushed out
toward the enemy's line, cautioniDg him
to retire, and afterwards the rebels, rein
forced, took up their line At the river,
threw out akirmlshers, and come skirmish-
log occurred, neither party sustaining Rny
loss.
No rebel infantry has been developed.
Some artillery firing occurred this after
noon on the left. But few shots were
fired.
The dsfenses are being hourly strength.
ened, and no apprehension need be enter-
tanned for the safety Of the city.
CISCIEEATl, Dec. 3-The Gszette's
Nashville correspondent gives some addi-
IionaI particulars OF the battle at Frank
lin. The plGu Of the battle was very sim.
pie. We bad no time to get up com.
plste plan Ne the enemy pressed us too
Horely, and obliged US TO fight oG-haud.-
The original plan was TO withdraw the
force OF Gen ScbOHeld until the meeting
of our reiulOrcematts, and then give battle
in the vicinity Of Nashville, but the over
sAnguins rebels pressed US too hard, and
When Schofield perceived that he could
not avoid contest, he drew up his little
army Ia line of battle in front Of Franklin
Al half past three O'Clock, the assault
commenced with CheAthAm's corps on tho
right, Stewarts on the left, aud s. D.
Lees corps on reserve in the CENTER
Cheatham threw his whole corps on Wag.
ner's division with great impetuOsity, and
after halt an hour Of desperate Bghriug he
puOhed Wagner back TO tho second line,
where they became mingled with COX's and
Ringers men, on our left and center.
The rebels encouraged by the success Of
driving WSguer back, advanced with loud
cheers on our second line. Their order Of
advance was very peculiar. A semi circle
OF Two regiments deep extended all around
our lines and behind each alternate reRi.
ment Was placed four OtheFs,SO that tho as
eaulttng columns were, six regiments deep.