Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-12-22
BY TELEGR APH.
Washington, Dec. l7-s.SsA. W.

great victory achieved yesterday, by |
Major. Gen. Thomas and his gallant |
army over the rebel forces under Gen. |
Hood, In front of Nashville, was received !
this morning. One of the most surpIis-
ing circumstances connected with the |
great achievement Is the small loss suf-
ferred by our troops, eyincing, among
other things, the admirable skill and
caution of Gen. Thomas in his distribu-
tion of the battle. In our reioicings at
the defeat of the enemy, thanks are due
to the Almighty for his protection to our
gallant officers and soldiers in the great
conflict they have passed through. The
report of Gen. Thomas, and also an I'M
official report containing interesting de-
tails, are subjoined:
HEADaRs. DEPARTMENT or THE Cum!
BERLANp, EIGHT MILES FROM NAsH-}
WILLIE, Dec. 1876 p. NJ.
To TIE President Of the United States, Hon.
E, N. Stanton, and Lisut,-Ger U. s.
Grant.
This army thank you for your appro-
baton Of its conduct yesterday, and as
sures you 1t is not misplaced. have
the honor to report that the enemy has
been pressed at all points, today, in his
line of retreat to the Brestwood Hills.
Brig Gen. Hatch, of Wilson's corps of
cavalry, on the right, turned the enc
my's left and captured a large number
of Observation-Disclosures not yet reported.
Major General Schoield's corps, next
on the left of the cavalry, carried many
hills, captured many prisoners ard six
pieces of artillery. Brevet Major Cen
eral Smith, next on the LETT of Major
General Schofield, carried the salient
| point of the enemy's line, with McMll
lan's brigade of McArthur's division,
capturing sixteen pieces of artillery, two
| Brigadier Generals, and 1000 prisoners.
Brigadier General Garrards division of
| Smiths command, next on the left of
| McArthur's division, carried the enemy's
entertainments, capturing all the artil-
lery. Brigadier General Woods troops
on the Franklin pike, took up the as
sault, capturing the enemy's entrench-
ments, and In his retreat also captured
eight pieces OF artillery, something over
six hundred prisoners, and drove the en-
envy within one mile of the Brentwood
Hill Pass. Major General Stedman com
handing attachments of the different
| armies of the military division of the
Mississippi, most molly supported Gen.
Woods left, and bore a most honorable
part in the operations Of the day have
ordered the pursuit to be continued in
the morning at daylight, although the
troops are much fatigued. The utmost
enthusiasm prevails.
| must not forget to report the opera
ton of Brigadier General johnson, in
successfully driving the enemy with the
cooperation of gunboats, under Lieu
tenant Commander Fitch, from their es-
tabished batteries on the Cumberland
river, below the city of Nashville, and OF
the success of Brigadier General Crox-
toms brigade, in covering and returning
our right and rear.
In the operations of yesterday and to-
day, although / have no report of the
number of prisoners captured by Gems
Johnson and Croxton's commands,
know they have made large number
am also glad to be able to state that
the number of prisoners captured yes
terday greatly exceeds the number re
ported by telegraph this evening. The
woods, fields and entertainments are
strewn with the enemy's small arms
abandoned in the retreat, In conclu
sion, am happy to state that all this
| has been effected with but very small
loss TO us. Our loss probably does no,
exceed three thousand, and very few
killed.
GEO. II. THOMAS,
Maj.-Gen. com'dg.
NASHVILLE, Dec Is, 9P.M.
During last night, Hood withdrew hi
right from the river and took position
covering Hillsboro, Granny White ane
Franklin Pixies. which line had bee
| carefully prepared for just this contin
geney. He was driven from the frs
line early, but the second was very stub
bornly defended, and at last heavily as
saulted three times before succeeding
1t was carried, however, and invent,
pieces of artillery, two thousand men
including Gen. Jackson, with the rem
nant of his division, were taken. Th
enemy were forced back two miles, an,
his army broken into two parts--one OF
the White Pike, and the other on tn,
! a"tlin. with the range of bluffy hill
between them; ssstaedman and Woo,
pressing down the later and A. j
Smith and Schofield, with the cavalry
down the former. Small arms lay 5.
thick on the contested line as ii tht
rebels stood there. Hood cannot make
another such fight, while the army o
Gen. Thomas is in good condition t.
press him. Caught more wagons--can,
not say the number Everybody, white
and black, did splendidly.
| (Signed) E. NJ. STANTON,