Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-12-24
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To the President OF the U. s., Hon lElfoos
NJ. Stanton and Leas. Gen. Grant uisss1 sdi
=, This army thanks youfor your approba-yio 500
ton Of isIcondnet yesterday, aud to- assure ,oli
you that it is not. misplaced, I have, tho so,
honor to report that the enemy has been
pressed at all points today Oh his lin6 Of '''
retreat to the Bent wood hills. fas y - soai
Brigadier, General Hatch, of iWilson'sgsJ
corps Q. cavalry, on The right, turned the ~
enenys left, and captured . large number q; !.
Of prisoners, the number not yet reported.
vi Maj5r General Schofeld's corps, next on II
the LETT of thescayalry carried several his,a
captured many prisoners,7 andEsx pieces of I
Bete. Mjor snserrss srs Smith. next aast z on s'a'
/ the left Of Mejor General Schofsld carried
tbe same poiut of the enemys line, with q
the brigade cavalry Of McArthur's division,T
Capturing l6 pieces Of artillery, two Brigr
adier.G GENERALS, and about 1000 prisoners! Hs'
| Bfgadier General Garrand's division Of 81
Gen Smiths conn aud, next oa-the lsfa ofIIsa
McArthur's division. carried tho .,enemy's ,ri
| eatrenchments, capturing all the artillery. :,
and troops Of the enemy on the line.
Brig. Gen. Woods troops, on Franklin
Pike, took part in the assault, and captar. Cr
ed the enemy's entertainments, and in his Z '.
retreat also captured eight pieces of artil,
lery, some: hing over 600 prisoners, and
drove the tnemy within one mile Of the
Brentwood Hill pass. 9'lA sai o. 1864 bs
\ Major General Stsedman, commandiag O
detachments of the military divisioD of the j
Mississippi, most nobly supported Gen.
Woods left, and bore a most honorable
part in the operations Of the day. - .do4
i have ordered the pursuit TO be continu- sa
ed in the morning at daylight. and although 2
The troops are ssry much fa,igued, the ut.
most enthusiasm prevails. -aAsAa 70 zs:S
must not forget to report the opera.
tions Of Brigadier-General johnson in sue. Z
cessfally driving the enemy. with the Coz I'D
operation OF the gunboat under Lieut.. Oum-
mander Fitch. from their established bat
teres on the Cumberland river, fellow the
city of Nashville, and OF the success Of g
Brigadier- General Caxton's brigade in q
covering from turning orr right and rear.aoo'
! In the operations of yesterday aud TO day. q
although haze no report of the prisoners q
captured by Johnson and Croxton's COM
mands know they have made a. large
number am also glad to be able to
state that. the number OF prisoners captur.,
ed yesterday greatly exceeds the number
reported by telegraph last evening. The
/ woods and entrenchmenss are strewa with,
the eaemy's small armss abandoned IN thsA
retreat. In .coucasion, Leans happy toaIo
state that all this has been effected with ,,l
but very small loss to Us. Oar loss proba-s
bly, does not exceed 500 aud very few :.
Killed. : (SignedY Gro, H. ia x1s, a''
81 sa Maj Gen comd'g.ss 10
Ia sIe.a apu % aoliasi'a 90 'ss sW .esnaf
r. q saa -. i5u. 81 Nashville. pss.llssy' 80
During last night Hood wiihdrsw lhissal
fright from the river and took n position
covering Hillsboro, Granny Whites and
Franklin pixies. which Iine bad been carey %
fully prepared for this contingency. He Z
Ewas driven from the afrst lipe easily bdt i,
THE second line was ssrft stGbbersIys defens .s
ded aud at last heavily assaulted thssa.
Sitimes before, succeeding, II Yas carried,
however, and stwen!y. pieces ,of artillery. -
so5 men, Including Geo. Jacksoq With the. -
remnant OF bis sdiEisions Wste tsksn- n Ths,,'
enemy was forced back tvo miles and his
army broken, iato two. psrtss. one on
1'White's pike and the other on sthe Frank
ifhs With ! be range Ok Baf''y Hills between.
4 them ~ Sleedman aud Woods pressing
down The Latter, aud a, y. Smith, Schoaeid
and the cavalry don d the ,torm mer. ~ ~ q
/ . EHood capnot ma ebother snch dsy
fight While Thapaa Il b good eooditIed "
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