The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-20
Latest From Nashville-ndore Prison.
ers Taken.

Nashville, Dec. II.
OR forces advanced southwark th
morning about o'clock and captured
body of rebel prisoners estimated at 2,O0(
among them one General and numbe
of commissioned officers.
The capture was made between Bren,
wood, 10 miles south of this, on th
Franklin pike and Harpeth river.
Anorder for one thousand ME to guar
prisoners has just been received By Gen
Jonn A. Miller. commander of the pos
They are expected TO reach here during
the day.
The losses in the 1st division Of A. J
u,th's corps are:
35th Iowa-22 killed, II wounded
Among the killed is Col. s. G. Hill, com
Eanding brigade
18th Iowa. killed and II wounded
33l Missouri p commissioned off
GERS wounded, 3 prlvates killed and SO
wounded.
7th Mimi killed and 81 wounded
Col spauldiug's brigade Of Tennessee
cavalry distinguished themselves yester.
day. Col. Spauding was in the heat Of
the battle AMI was noted for his daring
Conduct.
The l0.h and 18th Tennessee regi-
menfs contributed materially to success.
The total number Of Confederate off
GERS captured yesterday was as follows :
! Lt. Col, II NJ jors, 46 Captains ;, l57
Lieuten4nts aud z Surgeons. Among
the prisoners taken yesterday were three
other Brigadler Generals not yet reported,
VIZ: Beig. Generals johnson, Smita and
Rueker.
All Confederate prisoners are carroled
ia the Cosa stone quarry, from which the
material for The building of the Capital
was excavated, some few hundred yards
from the Capital, which is called A nder.
spnyile. As the peutentisry anl all
public buildings are iul the quarry stands
at bay.
Half of the prisoners are barefooted and
a. are sleeping on beds of rock.
During the fight of Spring Hill Major
Bowding of the 18th Tennessee was NOR
tally wounded.
His men swore to revenge his death
and they did i, in yesterdays battle with
desperate vaor.
Gov. Andrew johnson was present on
the field in the vicinity of the laat
bloody charge, which he watched with in
tepss interest
Additional particulars of yesterdays
engagement are highly creoitabe to our
ca salry who contributed to the defeat OF
the rebsl- by their effective cooperation.
Gen. r. NJ Johnson, inslead Of being
kil led as reported, has turned the rebel
fla nk aud crossed Harpeth river eleven
mills from be city.
A large number of rebel prisoners
rea ched the city last night and this MORN
ing, who viii be forwarded North at once.
A upong the killed in yesterdays fight we're
Mi Siory, i0th West Tennessee cavalry;
Lie eut Vatfeck. s9h Michigan; Lieut.
. Geb. Se;.hurst, Esd Indiana; Lieutena nt
Thp pmas, 0th Michigan cavalry; Captain
ScHell, Slst Indiana; Capt. I've, and Capt
Aldrich, 18th u. s. colored troops. In
the first charge made by colored troop ps
on rue rebel works. the 18th regiment
lost 256 men aad the 12,h 49, Lieut.
Geo Regner, of the 18Th u. s., is among
the killed. Among the officers Of colore eu
trod IS wounded are Col. Hlleustein aud
LIE 1T. BeblI, 18th; Capts Wright nd
SIrd aght and Lieut. Grosvenor, lU0th.
One hundred deserters came into cur
linef yesterday.
The army is to-day undoubtedly at
tacking the rear of the rebels, as heavy
firing was heard in the direction OF their
relr4 at early this morning.
The total number OF prisoners captured
in the Two days fighting amounts to
6 SOP.
Hl1d's loss in men cannot be less than
fifteen thousaad since he advanced from
Colt fnbia towards Nashville.
Gdn Thomas is determined to again
give battle and bad ordered pontoon
train forwarded TO cross streams between
this dit, and Columbia.
Reliable information confirms the con-
scripd'on of several well known citizens
residh hg near Nashville, among them Nc
Gavet tick, Holding, Johns and Archer
by Clestham. who have been forwarded
to y ah hhvllle
Among the incidents of Yesterday
fight 70 this: During heavy artillery tie
about noon the 9th Ohio located immedl
ately 10 the left of Franklin Pike in two
succ .ssive shots from their guns blew uI
two caseoDs of rebcl batteries, the whojt
Of VIII ch were afterwards taken by oul
forces bn the last assault.
Weather to-day warm with showers
River iising-eight feet on shoals.