Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-12-22
ENEMY IN FULL RETREAT.
Thomas in Close Pursuit.
Breckenridge Severely Whipped.
Late News from Sherman.
Glor,ou. New. from she West.
New York, Dec. 20.

NEW 1ORk, DcC. ~.
The Times has a special from Nash
vile, 10Th, which says Thomas is pursu-
ing the enemy to Duck river. We have
nearly all of Hoods artillery. Alrthe
rivers are high, and the bridges in front
of Hood destroyed. We have captured
1000 prisoners, including 1000 wound
ed at Franklin, and four Major Generals.
Hood had sixty. five guns, fifty-four of
which we have. Our loss will not
reach $500.
Forrest attacked Murfreesboro on the
10Th, and was repulsed by Rousseau
and Milroy.
At the battlet of Franklin, their loss
was 200, while ours was 800. Gen.
Steadrnan has given Breckenridge
tleaning out in East Tennessee, near the
Virginia line, killing and capturing
arge number, and taking most of his
artillery. Gen. Ed. McCook is after
Lyon, in Kentucky, and he cannot es-
cape. Murfreesboro, Bridgeport, Ste
yenson, Chattanooga and Knoxville are
all right.
A courier who left Franklin yester-
day, reports the rebel forces in full re-
treat. Hatch's cavalry attacked the
rear guard of the rebels on Saturday,
capturing large numbers of prisoners.
The Fourth corps crossed the Harepeth
River at Franklin on Sunday morning.
Franklin is reported full ofrebel wound
ed-over three Thousand being left there
on the retreat of the rebels.
Additional particulars of yesterdays
engagement are especially creditabie to
our cavalry, who contributed to the de-
feat of the rebels by their effective CO.
operation. Gen. r. NJ Johnson, in
stead of being killed rs reported, has
turned the rebel flank and crossed the
Harpeth River eleven miles hence.
Large numbers of rebel prisoners
reached this city last night and this
morning. They will be forwarded at
once.
Among the killed in yesterdays fight
are Major Strong, Tenth East Tennes-
see cavalry Lieut. Van vliet, Twenty
ninth Michigan; Lieut.. John Sacrist
One Hundred and twenty-third Indiana
Lieut.. Thomas, Eighteenth Michigan
cavalry; Capt Schell, Eighty-hrst In
diana Capts. Agnew and Aldrich, Sew
enteenth q. S. Colored troops. In the
first charge made by the colored troops
on the rebel ranks the Thirteenth regi
ment lost one hundred and thirty-siz
men. and the Twelfth one hundred ano
nineteen men, Lieut.. Taylor, Thirteenth
United States colored regiment, is Kill
ed The following officers OF coloret
troops were wounded Col. Hallensteil
and Lieut.. Rabbit, Thirteenth colored
Carts. Right and Straight, and Lieut.
Grovenor, One Hundredth colored re
giment. mas,
About one hundred deserters cam
into our lines yesterday. The army to
davis undoubtedly attacking the rea
of the rebels, as heavy firing has bee
heard in the direction of their retrea
early this morning. The total humble
OF prisoners captured In the two day
fight Is estimated at $500. Hoods los
il, men cannot be less than $4,000 sine
y he advanced from Columbia toward
Nashville. Gen. Thomas is again d.
termined to give battle, and has ordere
the pontoon trains forward to cross u
streams between this city and Colun
bia. A
Reliable information confirms the CO
scription of several well known citizel
residing near Nashville, among them NJ
Gooch and John and Arthur Cheatha1
Who have been forwarded to Nashville
Among The incidents of yesterda.
rrht may be narrated the following
ait~ a heavy artillery fire, abo
noon, she Sixth Ohio battery, in t.
Suoos s,r. sho4s from their guns, BIZ
eI.. W. ssons of rebel bate
-snsal a.sta.u,a VI Ilss, Jthewhole of VIII
was w, aitefwaros @'-en By our forces
The weather to-day Is ,ru, w
~ showers
The water ON the shoals is eight
deep.