New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-19
FROM GEN. THOMAS'S ARMY.
THE BATTLE BEFORE NASHVILLE
COMPLETE DEFEAT OF THE REBELS.
Cen. Thonss's Reporf o. '"" ""'
Tbuy.aay-A Brisk Eisst 'snd pes'"0"
Uuiou Success.

WASHINGTON Saturday, 'Iec. l'-e'o' d. in
,;..Ger. JoHN A. DIX: The following oihcl'l
,.nort of the great victory achieved yesterday hl
Mai Gen. Tbonas and bis gallant army over nc
Rebel forces under Gen Hood in front OF Nashville
was received this morning. Ono OF the most Sni-
rising Circumstances cornectcd with the great
achievement is the small loss sun rodhy our troops
tyiueng among other things thoadmiratlc skill ana
ssption of Gen. Thomas IN his disposition Of 'he
,atle. In oar rejoiengs 1t the defeat OF the
.remv. trlrks arc due to the Almighty for his
,-oection 70 our Gallant officers and soldiers in the
.rrcat conflict they have passed through.
The report Of Gen. Thomas and also on unofficial
,eport containing interesting details are suhjoned
HpoRs. DrPAETNsvT OF tn CUMBERLAND,
smilcS from Nashville, Dec. Tt p. ID.
ia he PRESIDENT OF THE INITfp SrAlAs, non.
EDWIN ". STANTON, and / .tet.-tica. L. ).
GRANT: .
This army thanks You for your APPRECIATION OF i's
coDSuct Yesterday and 10 assure YOU that It IS nov
r,spliced, [ have tie honor 10 report that me
enemy has been pressed at all points today III his
line of retreat TO the Brentwood Hills.
Eric Gen. Hatch, of Wilson's corps o. cavalry,
On the right turned the encInys left, and captured
alaree number Of prisoners, the number not yc1
reported. ,.,,oa os,,o
cavalry carried several hills, captured many pms
oners, and blk pieces of artillery. Breyet ldaJ.-
Gen. Smith, next on The left OF Maj.-Gcn.
Schofold, carried the sfient point OF the enemy 5
line with NcAlillens Brigade OF McArtburs Dlvi-
sion, capturing sixteen pieces Of artillery, two Bne-
odier-Gencrals, and about two thousand prisoners.
Brig.-Gen. Ggrrard's Division OF Smiths com
nand, next on the left Of McArthuTs DIVISION,
carried thc encmys intTcnchucnis, capturing an
the artillery and troops Of the enemy on tho line.
Bric.Gen Wood troops on Fraiklin pike took mp
The assault. capturing the enemy lntIenchmen's'
and in his retreat cipturod eight pieces Of artillery,
something over TX hundred pr''oncYS, and drOy =
the enemy within ono mile OF TITO Brentwood HUI
pas.
o. the different armies Of the military division ni
the Mississippi, most molly supported Glen. Wood :
let, and bore most honorable pert III The opera
tons Oft the dav. have ordered lie pursuit 10 DO
continued in tue morning ~ day Wight, although the
troops are very much iatguei. The utmost eithH-
sasul prevails uust not f0I ref 20 roport the OPP
e.a'ons Of Brighton Johns" an successfully dIly-
iBg the enemy, with tie cooperation OF the gun
boats under Lent. Commander Fitch from their
established batteries OH the Cumberland River be
low the city OF Nashville and OF the success OF
Brg.-Gcn. CToylOn's brigade in covering ami re-
tuning onr right and rear.
In the Operations Of yes efd8ysnd to-day ,Glthopsh
Ihave no report Of the number " prisoners cfl'-
iured by John,on's and troxt0l' > Glnnald, kAo"
they have made large number Gnu also slad 70
be able 10 state that the number of prisoners cap
turod Yesterday greatly exceeds the number reported
by telegraph last cycni,g.
The woods fields and lntrenchucr,s aIc streWn
with the enemy small arms, abandoned III the re.
treat in conclusion am hapig 10 state that al
this has been ELECTED with but TelY small loss 10
Us. Our loss probably docs lOt exceed t'Iee huhd-
red, and yc,y lew Killed.
Go. II. 1HONAs, Maj.-Gen. Con'dS.
N,.WIUlf. Tenn, Dec. IG-o +. 10.
Dining last nj. stt Hood withdrew his right from
the river audtoos position cOyGins HillsboToush,
Grsaywlile and Franklin pixies, which line had
been esref1Hy prepared Tor inst his contingency
He was driven from the iu,' linc easily, but The
second was stlbl0Tly defended, aud of last heavily
assaulted three tneS before succeeding.
Il was carried, however, aua- % pieces Of aruielT
1000 men, including zen. Jacxson, with the re-
main. Of lis {iisiog, were taken, the enemy forced
back two mics, and his amy broken into isc
parts one on the White pike AID the other IN tho
Franklin, with range OF B.4fy Hills between them.
Steedlnan ond Wood pressing down the latter, Al.
Smith, SehoGeld aad he ,aigy down the former
Small am lay as thick on The contested hGc as The
Rebels had stood ilcre.
Hood can't make ano,ler such Day hight. while
Thomas is in good condition TO press bin. Caught
more wagons can't ray number h7 rybody,
shltt and black, did ,rleAdidly.
EDWIN II. STANTON. Secretary Of War.