Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-21
The Nashville Battles.

Nashville, from which We make liberal
extracts or the battle Of Thursday be
gives the following:
have heretofore mentioned the fact
that the enemy did not, on bis lett, ex-
tend in q continuous line 20 the river
He bad fort on the Cumberland, near
Bells Mills, and but line Of skirmish.
ers to connect this fort with what was
really his left wing Our cavalry was
10 proceed down the river, and, with the
assistance Of the gunbo2ts, was 10 drive
the rebels into the fort, and then pay
their respects 10 the latter. The l6th
corps A. ]. Smith's) vas to throw itself
vigorously between this fort on the river
and the real rebel left wing, aud, OBJ
liauing toward the left, was 10 double
up the rebel line as il went The 23d
corps (Scho6eld's) was to shift suddssly
from It's position on the left Of the 4ih.
aud support the 10Th in igs operations
The powerful 4th corps T. J Wood s)
vas 20 move upon the lefs Of the 10th,
and as soon As the latter had fairly es.
tablshed itself upon the enemy's left,
vas 10 bear down upon him in front
The 10th corps was moving against
the enemy's left Our cavalry, under
ia able leaders, Johnston, CFonton,
Knipe and Hatch, had commenced
moving early in the morning, and drove
;he enemy helter-skelter along the river
bank until il brought up against the fort
near Bells Milla 1t was a. The very
time the 18th corps got fairly in motion
that could hear the deep thunder OF
our heavy eannoEs on the gnnboats, as
they threw enormous masses Of iron into
this fort The noise Of the explosions
fairly shook the earth Several desper-
ate charges ~sre made by oar cavalry
lighting dismounted) against the fort.
No brayer struggle took place 10 any
part Of the field than here No more
skiliful managements~as exhibited on
the part Of 0ffieers The fort was near
ly demolished 10y the terrible ere from
she gunboasa, bot, after all, it remained
at nighilAll IN the hands Of the enemy
The Tth Ohio eAvslry suffered severely n
charge made upon this part OF the
field.
From three hills the rebels particular.
" annoyed Us with their ERE. One j.
situated Immediately 10 front Of the low
emineBce upon which the Missouri bat
terry was posted, and perhaps sevun
hundred yards from the same Another
Is about The same distance forward and
little 10 the right Of the FIRST The
third is Just to the right Of the Hillsboro'
turnpike, and perhaps seven hundred
yards 20 the left Of the second bill /
notieed that 3 miie stone near this thiFd
emiueuce indicates that it Is Just 6ve
miles from Nashville.
| On the first Hill the rebels had four
pieces Of artillery, (l2pound Napo-
Icons on the second, two; on the third
two Troops belonging 70 Lees and
/ Stewards corps supported these bat
teries A whole brigade Of WAlthafs
division Of the latter corps, together with
some troops belonging 70 Johnson's divis
Ton Of Lees, we're posted behind some
stone fences on the Hillsboro' pike, to
resist the storm which was evidently
about to sweep around from our right
These troops we're facing nearly north
| ward, Is our own line had so swuGa
around that, from looking toward th,
west, it nos looked almost directly
southward.
Aftsr the ere from OR artillery bad
been kept up for three-qusrters Of 81
boar, the rebel guns upon the fret bill
Of the three ! have distinguished we're 81
Isncs, and il vas resolved to charge tbs
position. Bridgadier-Gsneral Near
thurs division Of infantry moved upoi
the night, aud Hatehs eavslry, dismonnl
ed, fought upon the left. A ringini
cheer from our nen; the rapid tramp o
eve thousand feet; elang Of musketry
hort, sharp struggle, and Haieh's dis
mounted horsemen had possession Of ia
hill, with its four pieces Of cannon sni
nearly one hundred prisoners Il va
bat the work Of moment to turn thes
guns upon the aying Zoe, and brsyely ci
they harl desth-de&ling missiles anon
| their forr5er owners
The 2nd Iowa Cavalry contend with th
9th Illinois for the glory Of having frz
entered the rebel vorka Il may per
hAps be considered evidence in favor c
Of the claim Of the former, that their co
or bearer, Sergeant John Hartman, Con
pany T, vas dangerously sounded in ID
groin while plating the eolors Of the res
iment upon The works. Bat il really
q case in which both the Contestants ca
afford TO 10 generous Both signaIize
their valor. Both deserve the grAtitud
Of their cot,ntrymen- Would that on
Who Witnessed their beroie courage eoul
erect In commeuoration Of il some u
bier monument than these few feebl
words.
Lieut G. " Budd, Company G, 2n
Iowa, was pat in command Of the ca,
tured pieces By General Hatch. and ul
der his superintednce they we're worke
efficiently and veil, until the close Of sh
contest in this part Of the field.
While the cavalry was performin
this gallant deed, McArthus's mer
sweeping around TO the right, storms
the second bill, and tzrned lis ~
pieces also upon the foe
? The third eninence upon the Hill
I boro' pike remaiued Stretching sroun
) stifl further toward the right, and facin
: directly soathEard, as gzllant . body {
s men as ever moved TO battle nov 3,
= vnncei TO storm this hill McArthBr
!. division was in the eentsr, Cox's divil
: ion Of the 23d corps supported It upo
! the right, Hsteh's cavalry dashed 70
: ward or the left, and amid storm
bullets, both in their front and rigI
fank, the troops commenced Ascendin
. the hill EoEhere and not mcmei
did they pause Il vas The brigat
: commanded BY Col McHillsn, Of Il
L e5th Ohio, that moved seuzrely % Il
: hill, in the very teeth Of the enemy