The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-03-02

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GEN THOMAS L. CRITTENDEN.
L s. Ist battalion. and Co. b, I'd battalion
18th L. s, list battalion. and Cos. A and d.
81 battalion; 18th L. S, I'd battalion. and Cos
B. c, z and f. Sd battalion; 10Th U. s., lst bat
SALON. Artillery-Capt. Cyrus o. Loomis-
Kentucky, Battery A LIST Mich, Battery A 9Th
[. s. Battery II. Cayalry-2d Ky. (six COM
paniesl.
Second Division-Brig- Gen James S. Negley.
First Brigade-Brig- Gen. James G. Spears
LIST, Cd, Sd. 9Th. 9th Tenn. Second Brigade
Col. Timothy r. Stanley-I9th ILL.,, 18th Mich,
18th. 69th Ohio Third Brigade-Col. John f.
Miller-37th Ind. 2lst. 74th Ohio, 18th Pa.
Artillery-Kentucky, Battery B LIST Ohio, Bat
Ieries G and NJ.
Third Divsion-Brig.-G Gen. Speed S. Fry.
Escort-2d Ky. Cav, Co B. First Brigade
31st. 3Sth Ohio Second Brigade-Col. John
NJ. Harlan-10th. 74th Ind. 4th. 10th KY, 18th
Ohio. Third Brigade-Brig.- Gen. James B.
Steedman-S7th Ind, I'd Mimi. 9th. 35th Ohio.
Artillery-lst Mich. Battery d; LIST Ohio Bat
terry C; 4th U. s., Battery !.
Fourth Division-Brig. Gen. Robert b.
Mitchell. First Brigade-Brig.- Gen. James d.
Morgan-loth, 10TH Goth III, 10th, 14th Mich.
Second Brigade-Col. Daniel McCook-S5ih,
seth, l25ih H., sd Ohio. Cavalry-2d Ind,
Co. a 9Th Ky, Sd Tenn. Artilery-2d ILL.,,
Battery / 10th Wis battery. Unattached in
fantry-Sth Kan. five companies, LIST Middle
10th Tenn. Artillery Reserve-1Ith, 10Th
Ind. batteries; LIST Mich. Battery E.
Fifth Division-Brig. Gen. Joseph J. Rey-
nolds. First Brigade-Col. Albert S. Hall
e0th, 123d Ill., 10Ist Ind, 1O5th Ohio. Second
I'D, 18th Ind. Artillery-lSth and 18th Ind.
batteries.
Left Wing-Maj. Gen. Thomas /. Critten.
den. First Divison-Brig.- Gen. Thos. ]. Wood
First Brigade-Brig Gen. Milo s. Hascall-
Tooth H., 5Slh Ind. ID KY, Goth Ohio. Second
Brigade-Col. George ID. Wagner-15tb. 10th,
57th Ind. 9th Ohio. Third Brigade-Col. C. G.
Harker-5lst. I'D Ind. 18th Mich, 9th, 65th
Ohio. Artillery-Maj. Seymour Race-sth and
10Th Ind. batteries. 9th Ohio battery Second
Division-Brig.- Gen. John NJ Palmer. First
iRade-Brig. Gen. Charles Cruft-31st Ind,
LIST. Cd KY, Goth Ohio. Second Brigade-Col.
William b. Hazen-ll0th Ill.,, 9Th Ind, 9th
KY, 4lst Ohio. Third Brigade-Col William
Grose-64th H., Goth Ind, Odd KY, 9Th. oath
Ohio. Artillery-Capt William Z. STANDARD
1st Ohio Batteries and F 4th u. s., Bat
teries II and N. Third Diyision-Brig..G Gen.
Horatio p. Van Cleye First Brigade-Col.
Samuel Beatty-79th Ind, 9th. 18th KY. 18th
Ohio. Second Brigade-Col. James 2. Fyffe-
44th, Seth Ind 18th, 59tl Ohio. Third Bri-
gade-Col. Samuel W. Price-35th Ind, 9Th,
2lst KY, 51st, 99th Ohio Artillery-Capt.
George r. Swallow-7th Ind. battery; Battery
L. goth Pa; Sd Wis battery.
Cayalry-Brig.-G Gen. David S. Stanley. Cav.
airy Division-Col John Kennett. First Bri-
gade-Col. Robert II. G. Minty-2d Ind, Co. NJ
81 Ky, 4th Mich, 9TH Pa. Second Brigade
Col. Lewis Zahm-1st, Sd, 4th Ohio
Artillery-1st Ohio, Battery ID (section). Re-
serve Cav.-15th Pa. LIST Middle 9th Tenn,
I'd Tenn. Unattached-4th u. S. Cav
observation-disclosures Brigade-Capt Jas.
st. c. Morton-1st, Cd, Sd battalions: Iii. L. A.,
Stokess battery. Engineers and Mechanics
LIST Mich. Post of Gallatin. Trembling. Gen.
Eleazer A. Paine. Wards Brigade--Brig. Gen.
William II. Ward-l02d, 1O5th ILL.,. 10th Ind,
10Th Ohio Ind. L. A., 18th battery. Cavalry
LIST. 9TH. 1lth KY.
The effective strength was as follows: Right
Wing, 1894; Center, I0,66S: Left Wing 49,
2eS; Pioneer Brigade I,700-total, infantry
and artillery. 4l.SO0; cavalry division, $500;
grand total, $1,000.
OPENING THE BATTLE.
By daylight on the morning of the 31st the
troops were in readiness to move
Van Cleye began the movement by crossing
at the lower fords. TO be followed by Wood. In
the meantime the enemy advanced in heavy
columns TO attack McCook the left attacking
Wiliams's and Kinks Brigades, of Johnson's
Division, which being without support were
after sharp conflict, driven back, leaving one
battery and part OF another in the hands of
the enemy.
Davis's Division was next attacked. and Posts
and Carlin's Brigades were soon dislodged, and
though fighting bravey were forced back to
Wilkinsons pike, from which point the reserve
brigade of Johnson's Division moved forward
and made q gallant but Intellectual stand, as
the whole force of the enemy was moving I'D
upon the ground abandoned by the Union
troops.
Upon learning that Gen. McCook's Corps had
been routed, the Commanding General ordered
Gen. Crittendcn TO send Van Cleve i'm to the
right of Rousseau; Wood To send Harker's
Brigade farther down the Murfreesboro pike to
attack the enemy on Van Cleyc's right, while
the Pioneer Brigade occupied position about
500 yards in rear of Palmers center, support.
ing Stokes's battery.
Four successive attacks were made upon
Sheridan, each of which was successfully re-
pulsed. but his ammunition becoming ex-
hausted, and Negley's Division being in the
same pred 'csmeBt and hard pressed, they
both fell back, after desperate fighting. fol-
lowed by the enemy, who was intercepted and
checked in his advance by Rousseau's aud a
portion of Negley's Divisions.
Through the energy end gallantry Of Capt
Thrnsion, lst Ohio, Ordnance Officer, aided
by charge Of cavalry. the ammunition
train Of the right wing was carried through
the woods 10 the Murfreesboro pike, to the
rear Of the left wing, thus enabling the
troops of Sheridan's Division to supply them
selves with ammunition. In the meantime
the enemy had made several attempts to ad.
vance upon the line held by Gen. Palmer, and
Ii became necessary TO change the line of bat
tie. Sheridan's Division having been relieved
by Rousseau and Van Cleve's ady vance, Negley's
and Crnft's Brigades of Palmers Division. were
withdrawn from their original position and
crossed TO an open field east of the Murfrees-
boro pike, 400 yards in rear of the front line.
The right and center of the Union line now
extended from Hszan nm tha Mnr(raoshoro