Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-20
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NASHVILLE, December Ii Our forces while
advancing southwark. this morning at about
eight O'clock. captured body Of rebels. The
prisoners are estimated NJ about 3 600 Among
them are one general aud number of eonieder
ate officers The capture was made between
Brentwood, ten miles south Of this on the Frank
lin Pike. and II ,rDeth river
An order Toe one thousand men TO guard
prisoners has just been received by General John
A. Miller, Commander OF this pos, They are
expected 10 reach here during the day
Our losses in three brgties OF the FRS, di
vision, A Smiths army, are as follows: In
the 35th Iowa - were killed and IL wounded
among the killed was Colonel ; G Hill com
handing the brigade: in the 18Th Iowa one was
killed and Il wounded; ia the $40 Missouri two
commissioned officer we're wounded and three
privates killed and 80 wounded: i'm the 9TH Min
nesota : were killed and 81 wounded
Colonel Spluldings brigade OF Tennessee
cavalry distinguished them-elves yesterday
Colonel spaulding was in The heat OF the battle
and was noted Tor his daring conduct The lOth
aud l2.h Tennessee regiments contributed large
" e. the success of the DAY
The total numbfr of Confederate '-iicers cap
ured Yesterday Is A. follow-- Colonel 3; Lien
tenant Colonies L. Majors I: Captains 40; Lieu
tenants l57; Surgeons Among the prisoners
taken Yesterday we're three other Brgadief Gen
erals not vet reported. w: Generals Johnson.
Smith and Buckner
All the Confederate prisoners are carrolled in
the Casey stone quarry, from which the'materi.l
tor the building of the capitol Wa- exca. a;ei
Some ew hundred Yards from the capital. which
- called AndersonVilie. i the peniteutiary, aud
III the public buildings are full Half OF the
prisoners are barefooted and all are sleeping OF
beds of rock
During the fight of Spring Hll M-jor Bosd-
i"g. OF the l0th Tennessee. was mortaly wound
cd The men swore 10 ateuge his death. and
! they did 1t il YESTERDAYS hsh; with desperate
valnr
Governor Andrew Johnson was present on the
field. r the vicinity of the Ia, bloody charge
which he watched with intense interest
Additional particulars OF yesterdays eng e
ment highly credtabic 20 our cavalry. who
contributed To the defeat Of the rebels by their
effective operations.
Gen K NJ Johnson. instead of being killed
AS reported has turned the rebel fink and
crossed Harpeth river eleven miles from the city.
large number of rebel prisoners reached the
city last night aud this morning. who will be
forwarded north at Ouce Among the killed in
yestesday's hght were VI jor Storey l0th Eis,
Tennessee cavalry; L. Van Fleet, 29h Nicai-
gan. l.. John Secrst. l23 ludiina; 1t. Thon-
As 18th Michigan cayalry, Cipfain Schell, eist
Indiana Captain Agnes and Captain AlGrdge
l7th Us color,d troops. IT. the first charge made
by the c0lorei troops made by Col Graats on
the rebel works. the l3lh regiment lost aS6 men,
and the l2th ll9 men Lieut. Geo Taylor. 18th
U. 5 coloIed regiment is among the killed
The officers of The colored troops wounded are
Col Hnllenstein Lieut.. Bsbbitt, 18th, Captains
Wright and Straight. and 1t Grosvenor. 10Th
colored.
About ore hundred de-erters came into our
lines Yesterday
The army is odiy undoubtedly attacking the
rear OF the rebels. as heavy firing was heard in
the direction of their retreat early this morning
The total number OF prisoners captured in the
two days fight is estimated NJ & 500
Hoods loss in men cannot be less than - ,0t0
since he advanced from Columbia towards Nash
vile
General Thomas is determined 10 again give
battle. and has ordered Dontoon rains forward to
cross the streams between this city and Coum
bia
Reliable information confirms the conscription
If several well known citizens residing near
Nashville, among them McGarock Holding.
Johns, and Archer Cheatham. who have been
forwarded 10 Nashville
Among the incidents OF yesterdays fight was
the following:
During the he IVY artillery frin. about noon.
the 6th o lio bttsTs. located in ne uely - the
lelt of Franklin Pike, in two successive shots
from their guns blew uptwo ctssons of rebel
battery. Smnford's. OF Mississippi, the whole
of which was Afterwards taken oy our forces, in
the last assault
The ~elther today was has been warm. with
showers
The river rose eight Zee, on the shoals.