New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-12
IL Sisuatisa ArssaA NashviIie--(:raPhi'
Picture OF Prepsrsiisns for Battle.


NASHVILLE, TYSN.,
Friday Night. Dec. ., 1904.
TO q, Editor Of ne Boston JosrpSh
have Just telegmpbed that Hood is within
ihr1 niles u Nssh' Me- that there has been slight
~ irnishin N around ths lines to-day; that oas army
marty doubled IN Numbers since the herce light NJ
Frs,kn that Forests cavalry bus c5ossed the rivcr
sf tie Hermitage. the home Of Andrew ,eScfson and
thai our mounted forces have cssed ct this point 70
ait'nd ~ him: that Col Johnson who commanded The
nero renmsat which was captured at Dalton Ga. Is
sdfovA0ed within ave miles Of the city has Fought oil
ID Az long ana it IL feared Is captured that che enemy
IA oucentr a,ing our right; that our army confonts
hin at every point; that Gen. Wood has assumed CON-
mad VI ten. St.nieys (sth) Corps-Sfanlcy having
i possession Of tho capital Of Tennessee win probably
be ought 10 morrow.
ihave been riding through the camps al day. Our
amy covers Nashville In the form OF aenicifGs or
.ourtns u ctrcle-tbe river In the rear; in
o.iBr vors our forces spresi out ike an open tan
the right and len wings resting on the river.
zen Smith holds tho iet; Gen. Steduan the left GEN.
tsl Gen Soshsd the right ceatsr and Gen. Wood the
rLs,t saw vsry sv csvnlry-pcrhaps hell dozen
rcsiineats IN oil n circumstance which has been cx.
:s: Porn ro% M hs IN
swimming tho RIVER near the Hermitage. while oaI
ca,sy hu paced over tho bridge here to intercept
an. hsht him. This statement however. respecting
Torest GOT retfec<y Trustworthy It 10 only certain
hs cavuiry force has cro~ed ss indicated but
whittier IL il the entire oommsnd Of the sbe! General
or ysrt u u only. remains uncertain.
kcS1Wnllo D neSt ~ kuhDOns eIFNcu nctv tHis
nom,nx; bnt what feet and how numerous IL Is FOR.
bdesu 70 say. would convey valuable Intelligence
" w. enemy" II may be that this contenplates
the possibility Of tho Lori!e and Nashville Railroad
bee and the mail captured by the murderer Of the
iGf Pillow garrison.
Con Stednan brought up nine trains from the South
lssn inside and outrde with veterau troops. Seven Of
thee trains came In safely last Nigh The eighth vas
ihnvn OF ths track which compelled the ninth TO re-
tuSu 70 HuffrcesbofougA What became Of the eighth
Trim (whether II wsu abandoned. we replaced and
90 IN safely have not boon able positively TO asccr
tain; bslisvs II came in. But tho ninth which con.
tanned two hundred and soy soldiers part OF the +4th
Uuted States Co,ored trOops--the Rev organization
which takes the place Of the regiment captured at Dali
tU-wss fred into this morning and Of course sban.
d,nsd The Regiment tonight Its way N block house
n, . about Ave miles from Nashville but they could
NJ. est iuto II ~ IL wN already full So the ivelong
dy they have boen fighting desperately CsnnonsdinS
be been heard oil hi. sstsrnoon In that direction:
hi escape and zane within our lines, wounded and
bleeding, 10 tell how his comrades were situated.
brigade vas ordered 10 be got ready 10 move at
moments warnins and horsemsn gslloped at full
speed 70 headquarters 70 ask II aid conld be sent ~
them Every nrc Minutes tho heavy, dull thIob Of
cannon told how the devoted blacks shD held their