The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-10-24
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company o. Rebels Rassedo
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masss RoLLA, Sunday Morn, Oct. 20.
n;ng Nss er from Linn Greek arrived yesterday eve
iels aging Interesting news from that point hayin
-Iere Oh Thursday night. He reports that Gen. Wy
nan with his command had arrived safely in that place
de was proceeded by two three companies of cavalry
When the cavalry entered the town, they found on
company of rebels under Capt Roberts, merchant o
Linn Creek, in possession of the place. They were,
all appearances perfectly ignorant of any danger from
any quarter. portion of them in blacksmith
shop moulding bullets, and the rest were in difere
parts OF the town. SO that The surprise complete.
The whole company officers and privates, was bag
ged and held in safe custody. The company numbered
about forty men, and were well armed.
On Thursday night, Wyman's pickets fred upoI
by squad of eight secessoniss. The fire returned
with effective of the eight rebels being killed. wthou
loss TO our pickets.
On the day of Wyman's entering Linn Creek, two o
the rebels who angling around the neighborhoot
were killed after being pursued into the bush. They
were both found together.
Col. McClurg, with his regiment of cavalry, wss ex
pected at Linn Greek, Thursday night. Some appre
tensions of from the secessonist we're enter
tanned by Gen. Wyman, but fears were entertained
that he would be defeated
RBy the officers of the two companies referred to- anC
others, ana enabled to gain additional particular
of the fight on sun lay, which occurred at Monday
Hollow.
The rebel force consisted of about eight hundred
under whose direct command not known, but most
them belonging TO Col Johnson's regiment which, since
the accident to that noted officer, has been under thu
command of Lieut.. COL Summers.
The fight took place what is known the Unior
road, lead lg from here to Lebanon. Near the road
steep hill, rising abruptly from the road, and slopinG
to the south On this declivty the rebels formed
IN line OF battle, when Capt. SwitZer advanced anG
formed in front of their left flank, and between then
and the road AT the time, and strangely enough
without Capt. Switzer's knowledge, Capt Montgome
came up on the enemys right, and Joined his company
with that of Capt. SwltZer
Between them and the enemy was q thick ccpse Of
brush which, except at two intervening spaces
protected them from The IRE of the rebels. 1t wa'
through one of these open spaces that Mr. Tucker the
only man killed on our sde was shot. AS our cavalry
advanced the rebels fired several rounds but doing
injury except the killing OF Tucker and horses
When within sixty yards Capt. Swtzler gave the
mand to hre-hrs with their carbines next with theil
pistols and then, with drawn sabreS, charge accom-
panied with deaienng yell, In instant the gallant
little band was in the midst of the enemy dealing death
and destruction all sides. Their line broken
the utmost confusion ensued, and soon the whole rebe
force was III full retreat. Among the first to
the principal commander, Lieut.. Col. Summers, who
started his horse at full gaCp to escape at the first fire
OF our men. The loss of the rebels, accurately as
certained since the battle, sXy-three killed, about
forty wounded-many Of them mortalynear forty prs
oners ry head of horses and large number of guns
pistols, &c. Nearly all the guns We're destroyed by
Capt Swzler, as he had no means of bringing then
away with him. Our loss man and two horse!
killed, and one or two horses slightly wounded. 1t il
proper co state that Major Wright with company
at the time of the engagement, advancing TOWARD
the centre of the enemys 'front.' and Major Bowen, witt
two companies was forming the extreme left, bu
these did not come up in time to engage in the fight
Switzer and Montgomery with not more than ninety
men, all told, gaining the victory. The engagement
| lasted about half an hour.
short time after the battle Lieut. Col. Summers was
taken prisoner after being pursued distance, by
detachment of Capt. Stevens company.
During the hottest of the conflict, Lieut. Montgomery
son of the Captain of that name found himself without
sabre, having lost it, when he discharged both his
volvers, and having nothing with which to RELOAD ant
no other weapon OF defenee he pitched in with hi:
fists One of the prisoners brought to day, shows
mistakabe marks of violence from this source.
AT the close of the fight Capt. Swtzler became sepa
rated from his company, and soon afterwards founc
himself upon by three of the rebels Who, with their
guns, intent taking his life by Of club
bling him, their guns being unloaded As each approach
ed, the Captain struck him blow with the side of his
sabre, ordering him to surrender He succeeded in de
Tending himself in this way until young Montgomery
to his assistance when all three of the rebels
taken prisoners,
A negro, who is serving Capt. SwtZler a cook, wal
in the heat of the battle and behaved with great brave
ry He is said to have killed two men and taken ont
prisoner.