, 1864-07-04
FROM NASHVILLE.
Details Of Gen. Sherman's Repnlse.
The Topography of the Battle Ground
--sOFernttons Of Each Corps---
What We Losts

NASHVILLE, June S0th, S, An.
eeyern1 parties have just arrived from the
front, having left on Monday evening and
Tuesday morning. They are chiefly parties
who took part In the battle Of Monday, and
werc eighty wounded, and permitted to
come here to recuit. From these + have
gathered several important matters, relative
to the engagement OF the 9th, which result
ed, ut least in some measure, disastrous1y to
us; but of course the circumstances are ne
-cessari1y detached, and very frequently I'M
perfect; but hasten to transmit them to
you, IN time to express them, as perfectly us
possible.
TIE REBEL POSITION.
The rebel center, formerly commanded by
Polk, but now by LoEing, occupied Kene-
TONED on the left, and Hurd's on tho right;
the who1e forming figure which was neither
q semicircle nor q trtangle, but rather resem.
bled three, sides ofa hexagon. The grounds
chosen By Johnston for his next stand, after
the capture Of Lost Mountain, were exceed
ingly susceptible OF strong defense, and the
works erected were really Of q formidable
Character. There are few generals who would
have ordered troops to move upon any enc
my, under similar circumstances, and yery
few soldiers, save Americans, could have
been Induced to obey an order for an id
vance, were one given. But the veterans Of
sherman's army kneW no such word as hest
tate. Whatever they are ordered to do, is
done with elac1ity, If within the range Of pos
slbillty, and it is always attempted, though
there be little prospect ofsuccess.
L0GAN's CORPS.
Logan's corps, of McPherson's command,
assaulted the position held By Stevenson, Of
wing. The position held BY the rebels WIS,
indeed, strong one: aud though our forces
exhibited their usual degree Of persistency,
determination and courage, they were unable
to carry the rebels works, and we're compelled
to fall back with heavy loss, md with no
taken from the skirmish lines before the en-.
gagem ent Ind fairly begun.
FOURTH CORPS
Immediately to The right Of Logan, How
ard, with his command, advanced upon the
rebel right centre, but the result was differ
ent from that attending the assault Of LYON.
Our troops were compelled to retire in haste,
but not In disorder. Several hundred Of the
brave men OF. the corps were either killed or
wounded; but the loss vas not 80 severe Us
might have been expected. under the c1rcum.
stances. We lost neither guns nor prisoners.
FOURTEENTH CORPS.
I have seen no one from the 14th Corps,
who can give me any information, save that
Colonel Dan. McCook's brigade was badly
cut up, the Colonel being mortally wounded.
THE 23RD conPs.
The e3rd corps is located between Hooker
and Palmer, md assigned to attack the dl.
vision holding the right Of the rebel left
wing, while the rest was asaailed by Hooker.
The result Was, as along the whole line,
uniayorab1e; the rebel lines being irwin.
ciblc to direct assault. The loss to the
corps was severe indeed, the officers suffer-
Ing even more severely than the men.
uooKER's 20rM CORPS.
There can be no question Of the fact that
Gen. Uooker's corps Was compelled to pass
through much sererer ordeal than either
the rebels had expected o flank movement
in that direction. they had prepared their
position on the left, with particular care.
For days, from our camps, hundreds Of men
citizens, soldiers, and negroes, were seen
at work on the Notifications which were
tlnly formidable. They were assigned not
only Tor protection against direct assault,
but IN manner ealculated to annoy, md II
possible, frustrate any flank movement un-
1ess made In u long circuit, which wonld
consume time and expose our communica-
tions to the inroads Of the rebel cavalry.
Take this in connection with the topogra-
lore IN assaniting patty ;7onid Be- little else l
than ahnfhf1atfon. Yet not q cheek blanch-
ed, not lip quiyercd, rs our men rushed
into the very Jaws Of death.
The repulse experienced was tearfu1ly sc.
we're our loss exceeds In killed and wound
cd, 1900 men. Gen. Harker, Was severely,
and perhaps morta1ly wounded in the charge.
He was alive and entirely sensible on Tues.
day morning at daylight, but whether or not
be Will recover, / will not hazard conjec-
ture.
SUMMARY,
What was accomplished by the assault,
Nothing. Each party returned on Monday
night, to the same ground they slept on the |
night previous. Nc lost 5000 men; the |
rebels 900. We can repulse Johnston, II |
he att0cks rs; We cannot break his lines fby
a direct assault. Look, then, for IN exhibi- |
ton Of strategy before further fighting
occurs, BJSEr