The New York herald., 1864-12-22
TIE BATTLE on THE HARPETH.
Tne Third Days Operations, Dec. II.
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Tne Third Days Operations, Dec. II.
To-day cavalry vigorously rsaping the fruits Of
glorious victories OF the past two days. for Hood
shattered, demorazsd army Ia breaking the
try, with infantry and cavalry ike vsngeful furies
hanging their TANKS and roar.
It cAnoot be called bat,e-t 10 disastrous rout OF
panc.stricksn men, who ouger retain the discipline
or esprit de- corps troops All the fine promises their
leaders have ended in disaster aud defeat Instead OF
feas,ng tho rich spoils Of tho Phistnes they
hurled back, naked, hungry and dispiried They now
SEQ instead OF entrappng Thomas aud his army-ss
both Hood and his archprest JEFF. Davis, told them
they would do-Thomas had loft the trap for them and
was calmly awaiting stupid victims mesh them.
selves in his snsres.
A. eight O'Clock infantry 10 motion 10 pursuit,
Smith and Schoeed moving on the Granny White PIKE
and steedman and Wood on the Franklin. The lighting
mainly confined TO the cavalry for the rebels mndo
good use Of the long night TO get out of reach OF our
infantry In limo march towards Franklin cap
iurcd number Of wounded, whom found In the
housss--amoug them rebel general-sso . rebel hos
pal containing nearly two thousand patients, including
some Of our own, who we're left.
Our cavalry fercely harassed the enemy, scattering
any rebel force that offered resistance and picking up
rebel straggleryAnd prisoners 10 squads
Knipe's division had wheeled around the rebel right
flank the previous Gay and their column
and now pressing them vigorously, also trying to
head them or
CAVALRY succsssu.
Hatch had nesn engaged the previous evening on the
left Of the Hsboro pikc, and had capturcd Gener OIL
Rucker and hundred prisoners and pressed
the enemy back u, Overton hl and moving through
tire gaps, harsssoi Hood retreatng columns all Saur.
day morning aud sweeping down them al Spring Hill,
where DO captured three pieces OF artillery and such
number Of prisoners that they soon ounumbcred bis
command
General Kope 20 ho,ly pressed ther guard that
they had 70 abandon their hospitals, with about three
ih,usand Inmates amorg them General olafics, o
Tennessee, ard five battle figs. General Johnston bad
wheeled round Franklin and struck tho retreang rcbels
EspE, capturing their In squads
In TACT, Hoods wtoe army vas ono domorazs ed
panic stricken herd seeking safety fight. They have
lost all hope that ibey zee til Instead OF LOADING
them with tho spos q Nashville NJ ne so vain gori.
ousy promised, Hood Only led thsm 20 slaughter, for
never had IA army beeO 80 badly managed.
just At tue Hood wanted his cavalry most he
GENT them 70 support column OF Pat Ceourns old
troops under Bate attack Murrsesooro; but Rous
scan was prepared for them. ior while Thomas was
whipping Hood In front OF Naabylle on tns nrst day
Rousseau and niroy were paying the compliment
70 Iorresi and Bates, oy routing them with loss Of
about one tbcusand hundred.
Hood dd not sypec, attack 40 foon frem Thomas,
sud ihoogbt that By STACKING Nurteosboro he ~ould
uorope, rhomes " tbrsw his afms down sbero But
Thomas w,s 100 cooun, an cft Rousseau g. axe oBre
= trises, and sufdspg sveot Hood nov tast be