Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-12-20
Up Geleg 1a4B.
For Afternoon Report see Ist Paee.
From Tennessee-Our Losses in the
Late Battle Determination of
Gen. Thomas.

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Gen. Thomas.
NASHVILLE, Dec 19-Our forces are ad
VanciDg southwark. About eight o'clocl
a. m they captured body of rebel pris
oners, estimated at 800, among them ont
General and a number of commissioned
officers. The capture was made between
Brentwood, ten miles south Of this on the
Franklin pike, and Harpeth river.
An order tor 900 men, to guard pris
oners, has just been received by Gen. Jno
A. Miller, commander of the post They
are expected to reach here during the day
The losses in three brigades of the lei
division Of Smiths army are: 35th Iowa,
% killed and II wounded; among the kill
ed ia Col. S. G. Hill, in command Of the
brigade; 18th Iowa, killed and II wound
ed; SD No., commissioned officers
wounded and 80 priVates wounded; list
Minu., Z killed and 81 wounded.
Col. Spaulding's brigade of Tennessee
cavalry distinguished themselves yester-
day. Col. Spaulding was in the heat OF
the battle and noted for his daring con.
The 10th and 18th Tennessee regiments
contributed largely to the success Of the
day.
The total number of Confederate officers
captured yesterday was as follows: B
colonies, l lieut.. colonel, majors, 46 cap
taius, 1877 lieutenants and surgeons.
Among the prisoners taken yesterday
were three other Brigadier Generals, not
yet reported, viz: Brig. Gems johnson,
Smith and Rucker. All the Confederate
prisoners are corralled in the Casey stone
quarry, from which the material for build
leg the capital was quarried some years
ago. Half of the prisoners are baretooted,
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
his death, and they did it in yesterdays
fight with desperate valor. Gov. Andrew
johnson was present on the field in the vi
cinity of the last bloody charge which he
watched with intense interest.
Additional particulars of yesterdays en-
gagemeut are very creditable TO our caVal-
~ who contributed TO the defeat of the
rebels by their effective corporations.
Gen'l R. n. johnson is cot among the
killed as reported. He has turned the
rebel flank and crossed Harpeth River, IL
miles from the city.
A large number of prisoners reached the
city last night and this morning who will
be forwarded North at once. Among the
killed in yesterdays fight were Major
Storey, 10th East Tenn. Cavalry, Lieut..
Van Fleet, goth Michigan aud Lieut. John
Serist, I23d Michigan. About 100 deser-
ters camo into our lines yesterday. The
army is to- day undoubtedly attacking the
rear of the rebels as heavy firing was
heard in the direction of their retreat ear
" this morning.
The total number of prisoners captured
in the two days fight is estimated At $500.
81.
600 since be advanced from Columbia TO-
wards Nashville.
Gen. Thomas is determined to again give
battle, and has ordered poutoOn train
forward to cross the streams between this
city and Columbia.
Reliable information confirms the con-
scription of several we'll known cttizens
residing near Nashville, among them Nc
Gsroch, Holding, Johusr Archer and
Cheatham, who have been forwarded to
NashviIle.s
Among the incidents of yesterdays fight,
while during heavy artillery FIRE about
noon, the sIh Ohio Battery located imme-
diotely to the left of the Frankie pike, in
two successive shots from their guns blew
up two caissons of rebel battery, Stand
ford's of Miss. The whole was afterwards
taken by our forces in the last assault.
ers. The river ia rising with 8 feet on the
shoals.
NASHVILLE, Dec. ia courier who left
Franklin on yesterday reports the rebel
forces 10 full retreat. Hatch'5 cavalry at
tackled the rear guard of the rebels on
Saturday, capturing a number Of prisoners.
The 4Ih Corps crossed Harpeth river,
at Franklin, on Sunday morning.
franklin is reported full of rebel wound
ed, over 1900 being being left there on the
retreat. Every church and public build
ing there has been taken for hospital use.
Nearly all the churches In this city have
been appropriated for the use of our
wounded.
II is rumored here that Rousseau's COM
mand attacked and routed part of Forests
force near Murfreesboro on the 18th inst.
Heavy rains yesterday and last night
River rising rapidly with twelve feet water
reported on the Shoals.