Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-16
u TORY
Hood Badly Whipped
i'i ~. and Driven Eight
q :, Miles. -
Seventeenth Guns, an entire Train
of Hoods Army Wagons,
and all his Earthworks
{ @ sgSslj Captured. 30.
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The following ofacisi report OF the e.t,,s bo.
fose Nashville has been received from Major
II ~ .-FltEI "NAsnyiILr, rrrssr,.rs,
~ "peeember is-s p m, 1854
"Attsssed snemy's len thls morning and
drove IL fron the river below the ei,y, very
nearly 70 Franklin pike--distancs about eigh.
miles. Have captured oh,lmers headau.r-
,srs and train, snd asecond train Of about
twenty wssOns. with between eight hundred
and = thousAnd prisoners and sixteen pieces or
artinsy. Egi.s5s -r.' 4,
"Troops behaved splendldly, all taking their
share In assembling and carrying tho enemy,,
breastworks. H ".u A. ftH'a' Efl E.
81 shsa attack the enemy again TO- morrow, II
he stands to Bght, and II heretrsats during the
night win pursue his, throwing heavy cav.
airy rOrce In hi, rear 70 destroy hi. trains, IL
possible. r.ap y b.ga..-l .-l.5 n y. \
Via .gas'7 a1tE SEQ. II. THonAs,
KY 1.s be Jsgs,s- "Msjor Generals
Aniunotneisr dispatch gives the following
detaiis, ,.ss, rgisf r1..r -.
Il. .am "EAsHvrLz, TEsnsssrE,,
"Deeember 10, isst-io.ao p. m.
"ow line advanced and engaged the rebel
line 1t nine this a. m. Tho line was formed
thus: stoedmsn on lsn, L. J. Wood, with the
Fourth corps nert; A. J. Smith ncrt, with Cor
in reserve next, and the cavalry, under Wilson,
lighting dismounted, occupying the extreme
right, aided by gunboats on the river. The
artillery practice has been fine, and at times
the rnnsketry firing continuous and heavy;
and, though the casualties are light, the results
are very fair. ..' aa
+" Tho left occupies the same ground as at |
morning, but the right has advanced Eve miles,
driving the enemy from the river, from his On
trenchments, from ths range OF hills on which
bis len rested, and forced back upon his right
and centre, his centre pushed back from ono to
three miles, with loss In all OF seventeen
guns, and about nfteen hundred prisoners, and
his whole line of earthworis, except about q
mile on his extreme right, where no seriou.
attempt was made to dislodge him. ,.
"Ths whole of Hoods army is here, except
the cavalry and one divlslon,>which has been
detached to threaten or attack Murfrecsboro'.
"The whole action Of to-day was splendldiy
successful. The divisions commanded BY Gen.
Kimbsll, Of the 4th corps, BY Gen. Gsnard, Of
the command under Gen. A. J. Smith, and the {
cavalry division, under Gen. Knlpe, were under
my observation, and have never seen better
work. ...... a..
"Gen. Hmball's division carried two forth Z
aed positions by assault, with very slight loss, .
capturing at one point four hundred prisoners
and siK guns. No doubt the other parts OF the
IIns did as well. / only speak Of what saw.
No intelligence has been received from Gen. I
shermans army later than the published dis
patches transmitted by Gensrsl Foster and Ad-
mirai pahigrsn. gr..... l.... |,
ps-s Epwn N. STANTON,
.faa .rgal r fr Secretary Of War.