The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-27
A Battle i'm Kentucky.
UNION MEN VICTORIOUS.

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UNION MEN VICTORIOUS.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 18--The recent Mum
louisville engagement, considering the dis
proportion OF numbers, proves the most
brilliant Federal victory yet achieved.
-Four companies, about $50 men, of VIII
lich's regiment, led by Lieut.. Col. Won
Webers, drove back over 5000 rebel cav
airy, artillery and infantry. They were
first attacked by regiment Of Texas cav
airy, whom they repulsed and followed,
when they were drawn into ambush and
fred at from all sides by rebel infantry.
The FederaIs returned the fire vigorously
and stood their ground until the rebels fell
back, leaving all their dead and most of the
wounded on the field.
No reintorcements reached Won Webs
bers command as reported yesterday, until
after the engagement was over. St0ry's
Louisville battery supported the federais
from the north side of Green river firing
at very long range rom rihed cannon.
-Four other companies were on the south
side of the river but were engaged as pick
cts mile and quarter distant from the
action.
Among the federals killed were Lieut..
Sacks OF CINCINNATI, who killed five re0eIs
with two revolyers but was finally killed,
receiving nine bullets from rebels, also
Henry Jason, Richard wetz, Frederick
Shoemaker, Peter Smith, all of Cincinnati.
Smiths remains 60 to Cincinn att to NOR
row.
Of the Texan Rangers tixty.two were
killed besides Colonel Terry wounded un-
known, but supposed to be large.
The Federal forces buried their dead.
Fourteen rebel horses were found dead on
the field and three rebels were taken prison.
ers.
Parties just arrived from the scene of the
fight report that yesterday and today sixty
nine dead and wounded rebels were found
in the bushes.
Federal loss is ten killed on tn spot, sew
en- MORALLY and thirteen otherwise wound
ed four have since died.
The rebel lost "a Colonel, Captain and
Lieutenant.
The Federal forces on the south side Of
Green River have been considerably aug
mented, but the report of a general crossing
of Federals southwark yesterday, is denied I,
and probably would not take place until
Green River bridge, on which large force
is engaged, is reconstructed
The rebels sent a flag of truce to-day
asking permission to inter their alleged un-
harmed dead.
The Somerset Post Masters way bill on
the 18th says Zolicoffer with 1000 men had
crossed Cumberland River and were en-
trenching.
The 31st Ohio and I'd / asst Tenn. reg.
iments had arrived there, making force
about equal to Zollicofer's.
FIRE AND FATAL MISTAKE.
LEXINGTON, KY, Dec. 10. The amphi-
theatre at the Fair grounds where reg.
iment of soldiers were encamped, was com~
p.etely destroyed by fire last night. Loss
$40 or 10000. During the excitement a
sentinel shot Joel Hykman, 1st Lieut.. in
Col. Worley caverly, killing him immedi~
ately.
GENERAL SCHOEFF MARCHES TO AT
TACK ZOLLICOFFER.
CINCINNATI, Dec. l9.-The Commercials
Frankfort dispatch says advices from SOM
erset state that yesterday morning at day.
light General SchOef with all his forces
marched out to attack the rebels
Zolicoffer is ia position on Fishing Greek,
with 5000 men, and some artillery,
Schoeff's force consists of two Tennessee
regiments, Hoskins' Kentucky regiment,
18th, 3lst, 35th, 39th Ohio and Hewitt's
Kentucky battery of ten guns, four of
which are rlfed guns, four smooth bore and
two porrot guns.
ZoIiicoffer has no wagons on this side OF
the river, and but Indifferent means of
crossing.
General Schoef was confident of whips
ping him and with some hope of capturing
most of his men. The Tennesseeans led the
column. 1t is probable battle took place
yesterday Or today.
GENERAL JOHNsON's Reconnaissance
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 20.-General Johnson's
Brigade made reconnaissance in force to
day, six miles south of Green River, with.
out finding any trace of the enemy.
No official account of the MunfordvilIe
fight has been received as yet at beadquar-
tiers, nor anything from General Schoef.
FORCE OF THE REBELS.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 2O.--The Commercial
Frankfort d patch tonight says that there
is nothing from Somerset today.
Two Union and one Secessionist writes
from Owingsville under date of 10TH, saying
it is reported and generally believed that
Marshall and Williams have $1,000 troops
between West Liberty and Piketon, with
scouts extended near Owingsville. A gen.
tleman receiving letters tears it is true,