The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-19
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY. DECEMBER 49, 1864.

I 10y, but postponed for the reason iu.t stated
with he dawn Of Thursday, tho 18th thr art.
.ery aIm"' The whole Federal front opened on tie
Rrho line.
Atou,iock our forces advance 90 the attack
M the following order General Strldmln's
| Corps occupied the left; ihc 4th COros, rom
named by Bngsdigr General Thomas J Wood
D., centre; and General A. J. Smiths Corp, tho
r Ght.
Tue cavalry force was stationed on the extreme
fht, az the .3d Corps formed the reserve. In
pursuance Of the plan Of battle adOp'Cd nt q
council OF war held at Genera rhona head
quarters on the previous day, General cad
man. s commend made heavy dem Instrltion Ol
De heNri nigh, aud SD completely were they De-
'N'd iha' they nlpssed the main portion OF their
'oIces az tha' point
When The Rebel 'er: had been thus mlterilrIy
weakened, the f'h Corp, and @ neral smUh's
Corps assaulted %, and succeeded Ia d1ubli1g uD
n portion one division and Cumgg ling tla
'WIo.e 'iuc 90 tiI hack. Here several piece, of
artillery. constituting an entire battery, were rlp.
i'td. In he me 10 .im", no vCv'r, on the Fsi .-
raj LETT tile only revere OF the day had occurred
% u Pee proper 10 usa the word reverse.
DE brigade under Colonel Grlsveulr attacked
what proved to Re % strong line Of the enemy
and were, after g spirited fight, comDpIle1 l., rs
nrc hc Rebels after their dis cr on the left.
F1d fallen hack 10 "a strong line Of works Can.
mona, irE was continued al the morning, and M
10. another advlrc' was ordered. In twenty
Wi u'ts,' the despatch SAYS, "our forces n al
treating 90 another line. "a : "a
/ Jlon the hills so suddenly deserted bv the
sNel- our batter. were Immediately ppsteJ
waNery inch Of ground abandoned bv tbom
hut CaHn'lv oC"up'td by our forces who sloyIv
became 7sly advanced. At 2 O'Clock tho battia
At 3 o'cural, our whole line being engaged
against the the entire Federal line advanced
The Rebel ld position.
ably short space'uk was turned IN remark,
became terccr ihatlmc, and now the contest
| the Rebels making any time during the no.
The ground they had lorate efforts 10 rr,,ynr
line seemed 10 have beco but finally the ,vbole
fell back i'm the utmost uuanic.stri,kep srI
Of the dying columns Of tner The n1rsIir
up until nigbtttll-hrCc numo,uy was L .rt
brirC captured, and, as Gcner-of pris,nsls
informed the public, the Rebels ANA. l,s
baCk q distance of some eight niles nr.ss Il
day fight was ended, and the FedC fr.t
| m0ndCr had secured possession of the IN,
pike, one of The three lines absolutely ofN
| importance 10 Hood in securing his retreat r.
roads were still left open 10 him, covered bv hu
army. snd to obtain these another battle beoam
| l eCesSary.
On Fr'uay, therefore the Rebels were ataakea
| in their new position; ana General ThOmls''
stirring despatch cOnyevs the tmprc sion tha
not the slightest reverse was suffered by
our forces The Rebels were eyerywher.
driven, and at niRhtall their army, broker
| In two, was rctrCating In hot haste oysl
| the Granny White and Franklin pike, The
| ground It had Abandoned being covered with 'ht
| snail arms thrown away by the pauic-strcker
| fee Forty niue pieces of captured artillery hat
! arrived a. Nashville, and over five thousand p-i
! soners But, what Is better than all, we have thl
| pursuit ot the enemy would be continued ia th
| morning (saturdag) J, ana we know, from eNp"r.
| cncc. tie meaning OF such statement from surl
q commander.