The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-19

The old lady whose residence has given a name TO
this road was lined u Immortality Of fame by
the struggle which took place in this vicinity. Tho
other movements on our Inc were equally success
ful, nnd by two o'clock the enemy were driven
from the range Of hills. tho possession Of which
hsd enA, led them 10 bcsiego the place.
The ae-e, IL will he seen. was raised,
and ,te opcr,,ous now partook Of the character of
q pursuit But there still romsined heavy work "
do, and the day set to he marked by still more
decisive dghuns
The enemy bad retired from the frs, position on
the Granny White turnpike 10 q strong line farther
back. nom which u was necessary to d.slodsc him
Rciniorccments were therefore sent forward 10
General Woods corps. After prelude Of heavy
artillery hing our boys advanced about p. IN. In
steady line along On open srace and drove the
enemy from the position With heavy loss. In this
operation, not uncommon event IN our Western
srmies occurred. The Fourth Corps lay down,
while our batteries from toh nd r,kcd the enemy
In front over Their prostra.e forms The storm Of
sho, and shell that whlzzcd over our Toys soon
rendered the works untenablc tor the enemy,
aud signs OF wsverng we've manifested. Our
men were given the wori, and raising up
with . loud cheer advanced ON the double quick"
snd carried the position, amid thc shouts Of a
greater portion Of the army, which witnessed this
brilliant operation from the surrounding hills II
now getting dark, and night cli lised with the
Union army in posstssiou Of tue entire -ango of
hills that bad leen held by TIE rebels Hood lad
loudly proclaimed that he could hold these hills
against all odds and make them available for the
a.. .tttn
Of these empty boasungs
A dispatch rom Gen Thomas addressed 10 the
President, General Grant, aud Secretary Stanton,
IN answer to he cordial congratulations Of II ese
officials for the victory, gives the following sum
mary OF the results Of the days fighting;
N, ,jor General schoae'd's corps, next on the len
o. cavalry, carried severa. hills, captured many
prisoners and 50 pieces of artillery Brevet Ma.
ior-GCneIAl Smith, next on tue len Of JrGeneral
S,hlhed, earned the sal ent uolnt ~ the enemy .
line with McM llau's brigade Of McArthur's III.
vision, capturing sixteen pieces oi artillery, two
hugadier-gen ami about Two thousand prison
crs. Br,Fudier-GcLcrAl GirrarC's division, u
Smiths command, leXt on the luft Of VI ArtA ~ y
DIV sion. carried the eucmy's iutroughmcuis, cap
turing all the artillery aud troops uf the enemy on
the line. Drgad cr General Woods troops, on the
Franklin pike, took up the assault capturing the
enemy's entertainments In his retreat, eight picOss
of artillery, over six hundred prisoners aud drove
the enemy within one Inile Of the Brentwood hill
Pass.
The gunbost fleet performed ezceen, service Ia
driving the enemy from the river batteries above
aud below the city, thus most etectuAlly contrib
| uung to the victory.
Our total loss will not exceed three thousand In
| killed and wounded. This comparatively srns
loss is TO be attributed to General Thomas splendid
gcneraship, which attracted tho ghest admiration
Of our officers. The enemy, az the result shows
were leatcn equally in lighting and in strategy
The woods and fields in the vicinity u tho battle,
were covered with the sman arms baggage aud
| equipments abandoned ty the dying enemy. Oli
trooIs fought with great courge aud allmation,
and, az Secretary Sta ,ou says, "eyoryboiy, whit,
anu black, behaved splcndid'y."
The Brentwood Hills n which General Hood
rotreatod on Thursday night are situate nearly
half way between Nashville and Franklin. and otie
considerable advantages for defense. Toe Tennes
SEQ and Alabama Railroad run through one Of III,
gorge Of those hills. The second days' operation
Oh Friday, were devoted TO driving the euem!
from this position, and resulted in complete
success. The victory on Friday was even NOR
decisive than on Thursday and utterly broke th
rebel line. Hood is now attempting to reach tn
the Tennessee Rive, and 1t will lie the object @
General Thomas ~ beat him in detail and destro.
the organization Of his army before he can put tn
river between him snd tie victorious Union army
For the operations subsequent to Thursday "
refer our readers TO the Official toegrams below.
ny TELEGRAPH.
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