The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-02
DESPERATE EFFORTS OF THE
REBELS,
GREAT SLAUGHTER AMONG THEM,
Their Loss Estimated at Seven
Thousand.

70. o. N'.re Sotrr ur NhauNg--n. Trlr.d.r.
Eesembcr General q 'hodclIycsterlAy Dt.5t
one o. the pr,'.icyt ffL., Of the war, result u-
most dislstrousy TO the Rebels, with lttls loss
10 ourselves. After three dlvs' sh.rmi.hil- th.
Rebels crowded our irst line of works Yesterday
afternoon, end at { 2. ". mad. @ most Iss.a.f.c
attack on our right and centre, forcing ogf Ines
10 cur bre1stworks, which were thrown gp from
river to river iu an opan GlII ruilc Cumberland
pike, viii ran through tugu,Ge. OF tr8u..a.
At least half the Rebel force cugr.l euj.a.
vored 10 pi-rce our centre, md came down
yigouSly on Waguor's Division. which. after
desperate fighting, fell back, and Nlny's Rebel
Division of Frank Chaa'ham's Corn, gO- inside
oar works and captured Two guns. Our centre
was not broken, however, and otter SILL, Gene.
raj Wagner successfully rallied hi -roDos, who
charged on the enemy, re'Apturel the tT1 gus,
AMI drove the division over the brya a.tw Jrl>s can.
turing one entire brigade and rs C1mnan lpr.
At A'3O O'Clock the battle was wa gel with IN.
abatiug ygOr, th" enemy htvtug mll', lurtn. 2
half fhour, several attempts 10 break orr centre.
The Union position was milufi ssu. Que, and
the results OF these four days work ver, mlgni-
fCCnty grand.
All Ibis whi'e theB'b'ls had appeared in from,
OF our right. The plan was ~ %, rec QUE centre
and crush our right wing before lark. ro-tion
of our infantry were engJgcd three quarters Of nm
hour firing ON the Rebel columns, who stood
their mouud like malmon.
During every charge mn lC on our right AMI
GENRE, vOlcvs Of grape and ,luI,t,r were hur'ei
into their lines, and only dd-t0css prevented
their sarriECe being moro awfIl. II IS slil that
no can -teT shot was used Oy the Rebels duFiu-
aha. day, but fired shot and shell.
After the first break of WsguCr's Division AMI
its recovery, our line neycr bndged o step. An
was quiet after 10 =. NJ. twas nOs only one OF
the prettit 81 but ceauc,t battles OF the war; The
excessive Slaughter Of the enemy was owing TO
our wholesale use Of canister and grape, and our
selection Of the ground.
The battle was fought in an open field, with no
trees or underground, or other interruption. The
enemys loss in killed and wounded approNi-
mates IOOO and we have over 1900 prisoners, and
one General officer and several field officers. The
Colonel of the 18th Mississippi, a Northern man,
of Illinois, was wounded aud taken prisoner.
Fuur-tittbs Of his regiment were killed, wounded,
and captured. Oar loss does not reach a thou
sand.
General Bradley, OF Illinois, while glantly
leading his troops, was severely wounded in the
shoulder Our loss in field officers is very small.
Our troops behaved handsomely. SchOheld com
mandCd on the field, Stanley on the right, and
Cox on the left. General Stanley was wounded
slightly in the neck, but remained on the field,
and is all right to-day,
l have told you all along the programme of
General Thomas woud ccctrify you, and this is
but the prologue of the battle to come OFF.
After our dead, wounded, and prisoners were
cared for, our army fell back TO this point, and
are in line of battle while write. Up to this
time, 3 Z. NJ, the enemy has not made his ap-
pearanCe. The Sd Corps Of Veterans are in reldi-
ness, and battle is expected before daylight to-
morrow. All Government work Is suspended,
and all are under arms, from General Donaldson
down 10 the unscicntidc laboTers.
The falling back of our troops was accomplished
at o'clock this morning, and bridges burned
across arpeth river retard the transportation of
Rebel supplies. The cavalry was handled pret
lily by General Wilson, between Spring Hill and
Triune.
A. !. Smiths Corps is in line OF battle, and the
situation is particularly grand. Forts Negley,
Morton, Cairo, aud Houston, arc alive and the
infantry movements perfectly satisfactory. Some
thing must Immediately trluspirG rs General
Rebels mOYC.-N \. Tribune.