The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-23

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forced their way up the hill. Thompsons
men, in endeavoring to pass around to the
left met q terrible flank fire, which con-
fused their, ranks The treqp gan thR
right, torn in pieces by the terrible fire,
paused an instant and at this juncture the
brave Col. Post was wounded.
=, In moment all order was lost and men
whose conduct had immortalized them,
rushed back confused and bleeding to the
line whence they started. Wood soon Ne
formed his broken battalion and issued
orders for the renewal of the assault, while
Posts veterans again assailed the fort on
the Hill directly, and Thompsons Afri-
cans moved on the rebel right, Elliottis and
Kimballs divisions were hnrled like
thunder bolt against the rebel left '' ~
Wood himself, accompanied by all his
staff, followed, and directed the charge.
The rebel fire blazed forth anew, but our
soldiers, without hesitation or pause, car
ried the entire works with all their guns,
and drove the rebels in dismay from the
hill. .4.. s. 49,. l...s ,.s..at'
This was the last stand the rebels made,
and their whole army was now fleeing in
route and panic. Had not night inter
vened their army would have been de-
strOyed. ..r. 4
The appearance of the battlefield was
horrible in the extreme. Rain was falling
rapidly and the ground thickly covered
with the dead and dying. Camp equip
page torn and trodden in the mud was
mingled with shattered artillery wheels,
and fragment of exploded caissons.
The correspondent says: pushed for
ward to the southern slope of the hill.
It was almost dark, the rain was pouring
steadily down and standing there midst
the dead and dying I caught last glimpse
of our line of battle and heard the trium-
plant shouts of our soldiers as even
through the darkness they passed on after
the flying foe. The results of the battle
are over 5000 prisoners, thirty guns and
seven hundred small arms.
| LATER.
NASHVILLE, Dec. 17.-Our forces ad-
vancing Southwark this morning about
eight O'Clock captured body Of rebel
prisoners estimated at 5000 among them
are q general and number of commits
stoned officers. The capture was made
between Brentwood ten miles south of
this and Franklin on the Franklin pike and
Harpe.h river.
An order for one thousand men to guard
prisoners has just been received by Gen.
John A. Miller, commander of post. They
are expected to reach here during the
day.
The losses in the three brigades of the
LIST division of A. j. Smiths army: 35th
Iowa, Q killed and II wounded, among
the killed is Col. S. G. Hill, commanding
brigade.
Twelfth Iowa. killed and II wounded.
Thirty-third Missouri commissioned
officers wounded, 8 privates killed, 80
privates wounded.
Seventh Minnesota--7 killed and 81
wounded. ...
COL Spaulding's brigade of Tennessee
cavalry distinguished themselves yester-
day. COL Spaulding was in the heat of
battle, and was noted for his daring con-
duct. %
The 10th and 18th Tennessee regiments
contributed largely to the success of the
day: =.
| The total number of Confederate officers
captured yesterday is as follows: Three
Colonies, one Lieutenant Colonel, seven
Majors, forty-six Captains, 157 Lieuten-
ants and two surgeons. Among the pris-
oners taken yesterday were three other
! Brigadier Generals not yet reported, viz,
Brig. Gems. johnson, Smith and Buckner.
All the Confederate prisoners are quarter
ed in the stone quarry from which the ma
terial for building the capitol was excavat-
ed, some few hundred yards from the cap
itol, which is called Andersonville.
As the penitentiary and all the public
buildings are full, the quarry stands at bay.
half of the prisoners are barefooted, and
all are sleeping on beds of rock. .
During the fight of Spring Hill, Major
Bowling, of the 18th Tennessee, was NOR
tally wounded. His men swore to avenge
bis death, and they did it in yesterdays
fight with desperate valor.
Gov. Andrew johnson was present on
the field in the vicinity of the last bloody
charge, which be watched with intense in
terest. 81.
Additional particulars of yesterdays
engagement are highly creditable to our
cavalry who contributed to the defeat of
the rebels, by their effective cooperation.
Gen. r. N. johnson instead of being
killed as reported, has turned the rebel
flank and crossed Harpeth River, eleven
miles from the city.
Large numbers of rebel prisoners
reached the city last night and this morn
ing, who will be forwarded north at once.
Among the killed in yesterday fight
was Maj Story, of the 10th East Tennes-
see cavalry, Lieut.. Van Fleet, 29th Mich
Lieut.. John s. Reist, 123d Ind, Lieut..
Thomas, 18th Mich. cavalry, Capt. Scoll,
81st Ind, Capts. Agnew and Aldridge,
18th q. 8. colored
On the first day charge was made on
the rebel works by colored troops. The
18th Regiment lost 256 men, and the 18th
lost 119. Lieut.. Geo. Taylor, 18th COL
ored, is among the killed. Officers of
colored troops wounded-Col. Holenstern,
Leuts. Babbitt and Grovsnor, Captains
Wright and Straight. e. L..
About 100 deserters came into our,lines
yesterday. ..e.. ~ d
The army is to-day undoubtedly attack
ing the rear of the rebels as heavy firing
was heard in the direction of their retreat