The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-18
sergeant MichaeI Sullivan, cOmpanY

Sergeant Michael Sullivan, company
T severe
Corporal Henry G Cutler, company
C.. mortally.
Sergeant K. vandervart, company H,
severe.
Private - Kimball, company K,
mortally.
lstsergeant JnO. Scarborough, com.
panY G, slightly.
We find the following report of a bat
tie near Murfreesboro, in the Press of
yesterday
Persons who arrived in this city yes
terday from the neighborhood of what
was lhe Rebel lines before the com
mencement of the fight on the morning
Of day before yesterday, bring some
particulars relative to bloody engage
ment which occurred at Murfreesboro
on Thursday morning last.
A lady who had a conversation with
Gen Cheatham, heard him detail in
part description Of the fight
The attack was made by Pat Gle
burns old division, and supposed to be
commanded by Gen. w. B. Bate.
The rebels fought with great degpera
ticn, and lost heavily. Once, twice,
thrice, they charged the strong line Of
works, and on each occasion were 70
pulsed, and assault after assault was
continued, until nearly half of the di-
vision fell in the action.
Gen. Cheatham was also heard to say
that the failure to accomplish what was
intended at that point, was the cause
Of Hoods retrogaGe movement
From the same source we learn that
Y S. Patton, formerly a well known
citizen of this place, and now Quarter
master of Hoods army, and who had
his headquarters at Col Tom Johnson's
two miles and a half from Nashville
was lamenting the great loss sustained
at Murfreesboro on Thursday.
The manner in which these reports
we're received, and the reliability o
those who detailed the information,
lead US to believe that it is substantially
correct II true, as reported, Hood
sudden march to Tennessee has cost him
and his army dearly.
We are'inclined to believe the aboy'
report, though up to the hour of writ
ing, (7R NJ we have.had no confrma
ton of it from official sources. One
thing is certain: if the rebels did at
tack Rousseau, they were soundly
whipped The excuse offered by Cheat
ham, that the defeat of Bate induced
Hood 10 fall back, is good we rather
think he was driven back, by the bayo
nets of Thomas gallant old army.
Among the incidents of the late bat
tie, none is more worthy Of mention,
than the conduct of one of Gen. Sher-
man orderlies-John c. Bybee, of the
LIST Ohio Cavalry. In the morning, he
asked and Obtained leave of absence
from head quarters duty, in order to
enter the ranks; and in one of the hot
test charges, he captured rebel battle
flag, which he bore off in triumph
Such a man deserves promotion.
LArER-A gentleman just arrived
from the front, having left Gen. Woods
headquarters at 5 P NJ, reports that
Hood could not induce his men to make
another stand, and that they retreated
peI nell through Franklin. General
Wood took up his headquarters for the
night in that town The rebel rear
guard was about two miles out. The
pursuit is to be continued to-day. In
addition to the other prisoners captured,
near 1000 Of the rebels who were
wounded at the battle of Franklin, and
about 30Qof our own wounded, fell into
our hands Every house in the whole
vicinity is a hospital; and we win prob
ably recover more of our own men and
canture more of the rebels