Highly Important from Tennessee

Pomeroy Telegraph
July18, 1862

Nashville, July13.- Between three and four thousand Georgian and Texan guerrillas, under Colonel Forrest, attacked the Eleventh Michigan and Third Minnesota in Murfreesboro early this morning. There was desperate fighting at 3 o'clock this P.M.

The Michigan troops had surrendered. The Minnesotians were strongly entrenched, and cut up the enemy terribly with Hewitt's Kentucky battery, repulsing them with great slaughter in three charges. Flags of truce were sent in by Forrest, demanding surrender. Col. Lesler replied he could hod his position a week. The railroad track was torn up, but has been replaced. An attack on Nashville is not improbable. Colonel Lesler is reported falling back on Nashville. Cannonading is heard repeatedly here. Col. Boone arrived with several companies.

LATER DISPATCH.

A special to the Associated Press says Murfreesboro has been taken by Confederates, mostly Texan Rangers under Forrest, but was shelled by our battery (Stearns') which is reported there. The Ninth Michigan were captured. The Third Minnesota, with a battery, were holding out at last accounts. Brigadier Generals Duffield and Crittenden of Indiana were taken prisoners.

There is great excitement in Nashville. An attack is expected. We will give the best fight possible, and if compelled to yield will shell the city. A battery is in position for that emergency.

Article transcribed by Glenn S. Davis.