New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-19
Another Account OF Thursday's Bau'r


day with Gen. Stcedmans Corps on our hit -c
Fourth Corps next. and tken A. j. Smiths Corps. 'e
cayslry force moved to tie night ard the Twenty
Corps was held in reserve
Very little except rceonroitoring was dore IN 20
ter meridian but haf past twelve o'clock the rr
TO advance was given and the WHO'D column i
onward.
| Tie Rebels evidently expected that Gen. n as
would attempt to tuFn perle.t flank. Al tho ind 70
,ious would cause us TO suppose this, and they oe' .
numerous inducements for Us to DO SO, end had e.. r.
fully prepared their works 70 receive our forces Il
should attack them in that quarter.
TO leepup tie deln,ion SteedmaD's command 0as
ordered TO slirmsh heavily the Rebel lcit flank snd
he moved forward IN the direction " tie point which
the Rebels believed we were Threatening.
While Steedmen was malouvcring in Ills uanter
the Rebels were rassng thor left, and we were con
centra;irg the Sixteenth anil Invent! third cofVs end
General Wilson'S cavalry on our Iiglt.
The result Of iLis tha. when the blgts founded
tie advance orr night wing advanced rapidly between
the left ofihc Rebels and the Cumberland River, CON.
peicy doubling upon Rebel division which D., Rebels
had posted TO blockade tic river y batter! vas taken
I here hy our forces rHd cent 10 the rear
Tie Rebels Lad h. this time perceived HAT Jour at
tack on the tight WIS l,int aId Hood attempted
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tight had established force on The Main bank q. lie
river. and were steadily advancing.
The whole Twenty third Corps had taken position
Oh the extreme right while Smiths Corps executed
half wheel. driving tie columns Of Rebels bciose LIN
silly and rapidly
Soon tic hill where tic Rebels were posted va taken,
with little loss and les difficulty.
I'm m hour or 90 the Rebels Lad presented strong
front and opy progress !or tlc momcG, was checked
I. was low visible that the cOnies, about 10 co
mence Another diversion on tie left Wa made to
ensbe our the righ. 10 sc. into position and
strengthen Themselves 30 IS 10 be ready fog charge
In ort 81 the Fourth Corps and about one mile he
yond Ackn, the Rebels had strong line Of works lie
Tended hy heavy line Of skirmsheIs. General Wood
ordered charge upon II. and the word forward was
shouted BY tie division brigade and regimen com
msnders and with pIomptness and decision the men
| leaped over the breasivorks and advaaeed.
In t,.n twenty minutes forces Rad possession
Of the Rebel works and tic banners 0! Tie IeGtL Corps
we planted On them
Our men, fushed with victory without orders pushed
ara and reached tie second line Of Rebel works b.
tie most srenuous crcT.ons, end captured some prison
GRE Which, with those taken pre,iou.ly amounted TO
over one thousand
Tho secosd line Of Rebel inrenchmeE.s were now in
I lt,
sEirm.h line. There int.enohmenis were bult will
grca. shn and some time elapsed eie our men were got
| N position 10 advance upon them.
! oar covalry had advanced meanwhile until its right
rested On the li. Elk mile, beyond Nashville. Moving
from the rive, they could mau-uyer without Diff
Guilty. Instead Of fIeing 20 tie West they now faced
directly South. The Second Cops o. Schohed and
smiths CorIs were in position directly parallel on TIE
left The skirmi.lers wtIe advanced TO the Hil-bosOug
ple slelte,inz them selves behind fcnccs the north
side while the Ton,th Corps formed Il, right angles.
tie front division lying directly across tho HborOuSh
plks and tie remainder being 20 The left oft.
Willie these movements were going OF eBd cur lines
were forming and batteries being placed the Bobe!e
coad Je distinctly seen moving % tie LET towards
Hlsboroush With the view 10 prevent ou turning tbe.r
right flank.
A nr q. could 10 escer,ained the entire Rebel
,.alye WAS thus thrown in front Of our light aud
center.
IN the meantime o9r commanders sent Iosnfogre.
meIt. equoly strong ~ our posts meA9ced by the
Rebels.
Athaif past three O'Clock al ready for tie charge
Oh the second line Of the Rebel works.
The posl,lon was Il strong one to resch which onr
rcss had 10 ascend Ills to elevation OF fifteen do
vre.s ithout anv protection, bat tho Hae; were four
columns deep. with ample reserves.
Orr force. wao masseJ asss ~ thu Rebel lines, and
the veteran columns were hurled sgsinst the ebeswth
'i1e,,ib,s ;orca and at ten minutes before five ?. In
The charge commenced.
The First and Second divisions Of tho Fourth CORPS
moved west and tho Third vision at hight angles with
H. NOTED south.
On the right ot,he Fourth Corps was tho corr: Of A.
j. Smith.
The irst and Second diysion, OF the Fourth Corps
lad the hardest part OF the task 20 peiorms 1ley had
20 move In an exposed position to tho Rebel works In
their front and those works moro Formidable aud
stronger thsn those elsewhere.
Under heavy iTe OF grape, canister and nuixesIJ
our men mcyed, steadily forward; but owing to the
Rebels firing too high 1t mostly passed overthem-other
wise the slaughter would have been terrible some Of
our men were Killed. but the LIST OF casualties was e'
than expected.
Amer advancing within one hundred and Nifty yards
Of Tie Rebel works their fire became very severe Our
troops never yayeed but with shout along the lines
and ringing along the Marlborough pike they again ad
ysnced snd were almost nedatey upon the intrench
ments The distance yet 10 be passed did not exceed
one hundred yards and Requirements were 10 sgm
coninr yet the Rebels evreed no signs oil refining ala
G,slUged Wiley aher Yol'J hto OH I9nN y! ~