, 1864-11-10
FROM EA ST TENxEs5 .E.
Gen. GiI1enass Brilliant victory.

The Eashv;]1e correspondent OF the New
York Ip.e5, whiting from ttat city h'Ven.
Der 7st, gives the folio Fing account Of Gen.
Gjlfem's victory:
Tmu,cdis,e]y af.tr Baehr1dge's defeat at
9sItv1lic. Gen. Gillcm wss advised ct the
heuyy nf1 fo1cements sent tato Eeun.ssee,
ana fbe charge OF comneodefs- r. there-
which latter place il 50 mlles 5Eom KaoK-
villa. At this place portion of his force
were temporarily d.tacted. ana he u In ELL
bAck to Monfstown, pit assntly locsted I'll.
lsee 42 milrs from Knoxville.
The rebels tol1o wed him mp closely, md
bis dsnke. The bulx ot the armE under Gen
Vsugup, consisting Of three br1tades, he ..
ceraatned to be between Rusesl slvilla a1d
Bulls Gsp, and also aecsrtalned that the par-
ty annoying him at Mosr1sts sn, Was a small
hriRace crnmanded py Col Day.
On the 26th, therefore, Gen Gillem order
ed bis whole force to fall hack to asmal
toxin called Talbott's, as fefat, at the same
time plscfrg Coils Palton's and BrOW IS
regiments ii position to deliver some etl1u-
ming blows in case the en- my should be 30
unwtse as to hurriedly follow Tbat'e just
what the eremy did. and Hhen within bait
mile Of town, Parsons aud Bro wnlow turned
their commands about and inside f,lsions
tath into the bowels Of the rebel brigade,
driving it in confusion Line nailea, killing
Col. Day, the Commander, capturiog about
forty prteoncra, and killing eud wouudlng
sbout tie same number, among them broth.
er Of Col. Dag snd Surgeon.
Altar the disaster TO Col Day, Gen. Gillem
made disposition Of bis forces in ana around
Me,riBtowp, With the caacuiztion OF making
an ats ck upon tive brfgade8 under Vaughn,
1hich were located Ut Russsnsiiie, SIX miles
distant, respectively commanded By Cols.
N91s Was.,, anu ouH ~ 4s.i,,,+ = s,r,. H.
1oo1nsng OF the 28th, be drove io our pick
cts aud drew up In line Of battle about a
half q mile OF town. About half hour had
Expired, when Gen: Gi11em moved, out his
forces IN line OF battle. with nfs fl4uks cov-
esed ty tNo regiments wita eabres. AS
GtlCm Etre Au order to c1aree, when the
c-ntre poured dreadful volley Into tue rebel
line, Ole regiment being armed with the
Spencer rihe, and the regiments armed vita
sniest q vollsy ot grape from McClunE'a
celebrated battery. TIE charge vas 20 well
planned, and executed with eu b mastsrl7
grllantr,r, thst betore the uns vera hred i
5srge rortlI99nn l9n. Of OF or +, men were at TIC
battery and It's enttreEcomple.ne Of on
GERS ard men were captured.
By Ibis time the Whole torce WaB retreat-
1rg In great disorder, AID Gen Glen aud
bie ccmmsnd in close pureult Darcg the
chase the eabre was used to vast advantage,
and the pursuit was kept up uutil our torces
psfsed jar beyond Russ. llg'lte. tbs sum-
njrg up of this sffair gives it tone unsur-
paescd By any cavalry Of infantry fight dur
tpR the wsr.
TIE Hght and pursuit lasted vigorously for
0esrly tour hours Our eatire l3ss Was nina
killed aid tweIty-one wounded, the Latter
including two officers. The rebel loss il
seventy Killed and txp hundred wounded,
all Of when fell into our f,ands. We cap.
tured three hundred prisoners, including
Col Roee, commanding brigade, two Majors,
six Cap:sine, and thirteen LiEutenants. We
also captur. The celebrated McClung's bat
irg it CT tie horses attached to 1t in the
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