The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-09-28
StliSftllaueuns.
Correspondence of the JouRNAL.
Letter from the Army.
CANr BRouou, NASHVILLE,
September Is, 1864.


EDs. JovRSAL; Again in samo old camp
only little woary--having been in pursuit
Of Wheeler some sixteon days, travelling Eve
hundred miles IN first seven days and about
two hundred in the last matchmaking ia all
seven hundred miles in sixteen days, the
whole time away
We sustained 10 loss in men, only four
being hurt or taken sick
d. Bushnell, from Penborville was kick
ed by a horse, losing most of his teeth, and
soaring his face considerably
Cooley, from Cleveland, recruit, was
hurt in trying to mount upon the chest of a
caisson---wheel passing over both legs,
lnanglng them very badly.
Other two, sun stroke.
Other commands lost slightly by fighting
only forty killed, wounded, and missing.
Col. Browhlow was among tho wounded
Wheeler's first onset was dowa tho MUIR
freesboro Pike, striking the Nashville &
Murfreesboro Railroad, burning tho road
for about four miles. Rosseau. with such
force as he could gather, numbering three
thousand, mounted on condemned horses
here in tho city, and Battery @, lst o. V. V.
A., started in pursuit running into Wheel.
ers pickets about seven miles from the city
on the Murlreesboro Pike. 1t being after
night, battle line was formed, and we
rested for tho S3d Illinois 10 come from
Fort Donelson,an the 10th Tennessoe from
this city. They reached us by daylight
when Rosscau, with tho lst or a part of the
LIST East Tennessee Cavalry under Colonel
Browulow, advanced, meeting tho enemy
behind breastworks made Of fence rails
Brownlow charged them, drove the John
ries, and We moved up still closer. II was
soen however, by Gen. Rosscau, that they
had not burned oil they wished, and had
made preparations to resist us. Capt Mar
shall was ordered to take position, and nc
sooner had he done so than Brownlow was
ready for another charge. lie took thirty
of his men and charged ovor ridge. Tn,
rebels opened fire upon him and drove hin
back pcll.melI Our Battery opened, ans
some few got unhorscd, letting the few
Johnnes fall into our hands. Our loss i.
but few.
Wheeler moved his force on the same DAY
to the Franklin & Huntsville Railroad, talk
ing u? u few miles of it, and cutting dowl
Telegraph posts.
Our forces engaged him again on the Al
day out, killing tho Rebel General Kelly
aud woundins many of the enemy, who fel
into our hands, 0nly ono section of on
Battery engaged them; but canister cam
in play. s
From thence they went for tho Govern
mcnt bridges on the same railroad, but the
met with poor success. If those bridges
eleven in number, had been taken and burr
ed, we could not la vo rebuilt them short q
three months.
On the sixth day out wo camo up to hir
again and fought the whole iorco Whcole
hnd. Rosseau says they We're not less tha
fifteen thousand strong. Our position ben
the best, aud our guas of much the lomge
range, the battle only lasted an hour, who
they run again, This ast engagement wa
near Cameronsvlle.
Their next object was the Great Wester
Railroad, but Gen. Steedmau having LA
notice of Wheeler's doings, came to our u
( sistance near Black Creek Bridge. Ge
Steedman had few U. s. Colored troops
: one brigade believe--aud two of Whit
b which opeuod-the 18th Michigan tagit
, tho advance.
n The engagement was short, and Wheel
G pulled our for the Tennessee River, viii,
+ ho crossed, and was joined by Roddy. O.
pursuit was abandoned, and we returned
g Nashville with our horses we'll jadsd.
d Rosscau's loss is about forty killed a,
L wounded, while tho rebels must have lc
q " not less than three hundred, besides bei
o beaten back from thoir main object
e burning of those bridges
e close, as the orders now ut head qu,
:, = tcrs are for this Battery to take up lis Ii
N of march for Atlanta
ID ] will writo you again as soon as
Il reach that proud city, which now has /
~ y Stars and Stripes floating over it for {
r first time since the rebellion was inau.
% rated. As ever,
4, NJ, LIST o. V. V, A.