The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-12-22
From Gen. T'hoEnas'S $ Army.
THE BATTLE BEFORE NASHVILLE
COMPLETE DEFEAT OF THE REBELS.

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COMPLETE DEFEAT OF THE REBELS.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 19.-The Gazette
publishes vivid description of the bat
tie of the 10TH The day opened cloudy,
with indications of rain. There was
dense fog at an early hour, but this soon
cleared away, and at eight o clock we were
able to determine the enemy's position
During the fight of the 10Th, Hood with
drew beth his wings from the river, and
contracted his lines everywhere, and was
holding astrong position along the Gran
nv White road Hills centre was pro
tected by two lines of entrenchment,-
Our own troops were disposed in the fol
lowing order: Wilson's cavalry on the ex
treme right. Schofeld's 23d Corps, con
. sisting of Couch's and Cox's divisions.
were at first held in reserve, but before
the main battle had opened, had taken
position on the left of the cavarly, thus
forming the right of our infantry line; A
j. Smiths 10th Corps, consisting of the
divisions of McAthur, Garrard, and
: Moore, came next, on the left OF Scho
field on the left of Smith, the magnifi
cent 4th Corps of t. j. Wood, compris
ing the divisions of Kimball, Elliott, and
Beatty, was formed in close order of bat
tie, and partially massed. S,eadman.
with Cruft's division, and two brlgades OF
D colorcd troops, held the extreme right
3 Our plan of battle was continuation OF
: that on the encmy's left At about half
e past eight o'clock our batteries opened
from a hundred pieces simultaneously
along the entire lines The rebel artillery
) replied fccbly. Schofell marched down
. the Granny White pike, carefully conceal
I ing his strength, aud placed his corps
Y directly upon the enemys left flank
: Steadman, at the same time, worked his
S force forward. The enemy, in the mean
: time, strengthened his advanced line
: kimball's Ist division moved forward to
q the charge, firing voley after volley more
: than once, but still steadily pressed on
: until within half pistol-shot, when the
: enemy's fire became so deadly that our
men, III order to return it more efectuatly
IS halted longer, perhaps, than any troops
t ever before in such position. They
e stood and fired fast and fGriously at the
t enemy, but they could not remain and
Is i've y few gave way and fed in dis
- order. The whole staggered, and had
I the rebels done nothing mUre than kept
y up their deadly fire, We should have been
" driven back, but they made a movement
= to shift their artillery, which OR men
. received as an indication that they were
r about to abandon their line, and raising q
Of loud shout, the division, with fixed bay
J. onets, rushed impetuously y forward, and,
Of swarming over the works, captured such
h rebels as had not fed They had time
/ to get away two guns, but the rest fell in-
'e to our hands AS soon as this prelImin
u airy success was achieved Major General
= - Thomas, who was seen during the day in
the very front of the line of battle, ordered
charge along the entire line. Schofield
= moved upon the left flank Of the enemy
aud before his verterans the rebels gave
way like frostwork The assailed flank
crumbled to pieces as Schofeld advanced
and was rolled back upon that portion o
d the line which just now was attacked by
A. J. Smiths troops with a weight anc
1 energy that nothing could withstand.
- McMillan's brigade, foremost in battle
- as on the previous day, rushed right vi
: in the very teeth of three powerful rebe
:, batteries, and carried at the point of the
- bayonet the salient point Of the rebe
4 works.
= In few moments the works were ey
:, erywhere taken, and their forces utterly
y routed. Their soldiers were captured by
a thousands and every piece of their artil
= lery is in our hands. Such as escaped
= death or capture fed towards the Frank
{ lin pike and took refuge behind S. d
II Lees corps, which held the gap in the
- hills
\ Wood and Steadman, on our left, were
q now prepared to assault the rebel right
= which was unbroken. Under cover of /;
tremendous fire from our guns, Colone
/ Posts brigade moved forward, anC
- Straight's brigade, of General Beatty.
4 division, formed on the right and imme
n lately on Posts left. Thompson's colorec
i. brigade was drawn up, and Morgan
!, colored brigade was next on the left
! The enemy reserved his fire until Post's
!, brigade commenced to climb the hill
when perfect hurricane of shot, shell
e and canister tore through his ranks. In
= the face Of this fire our men steadily ad
vanced. The colored troops We'd with
:. the whites in the persistent energy with
= which they forced their way up the hill
- Thompson's men in endeavoring to pas:
j around to the left met terrible flank
fire, which confused their ranks The
troops on the right, torn in pieces by the
r. terrible fire, paused an instant, aud in
: this juucture the brave Colonel Post was
II mortally wounded. In moment all Or
:, der was lost, and our men, whose conduct
had immortalized them, rushed back,
n confused and bleeding, at the time whence
y they started Wood soon reformed his
: broken battallons, and issued orders for
. the renewal of the assault, while Posts
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