Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-10-25
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Rebels Defeated and one Of their Colonies XII
ed-Major GaUdt, Of Union Forces, also
KlLtd.
PHor KNOB, Oct. 22.-The following dis
patch was received here this morning, and for
warded to Headquarters, St. Louis:
FIELD OF BATTLE, FRBDERICKTowy,
October %.
In conjunction with Col Plummer's cont
nland, we have routed The rebels of Thompson
and Lowe, estimated at 5000.
Their loss was heavy; ouFs small. and con-
fined principally TO the First Indiana Cavalry.
We captured four heavy guns. Lowe, the reb-
el leader was killed.
Major Gavitt and Captain Hynlan, Indiana
Cavalry, were killed in a charge on a battery.
The command of Col. Plummer, referred to
above. was, on Friday morning last, ordered
forward by Gen Grant from Cape Girardeau
with instructions TO move toward Frederick
town, and cut off the retreat of Thompson and
loves army.
This force consisted of Marsh's 18th Illinois
Regiment a section of Taylor's battery, and
Stewards and Lohrman's companies of cavalry,
all from Cairo.
y lao, part of Plummers Eleventh Mis-
souri,, part of Ross Twenty first lllinos,and
a section of CampbeIl's battery--all from Cape
/ Girardeau.
The forcc from this point was composed of
/ the Thirt5-eighth Illinois, Col. Carlin; Thirty
! third Illinois, SOL Hovey; Twenty-frst Hi
/ nois, Col. Alexander; Eighth Wisconsin, Col.
Murphy; First Indiana Cavalry, Col. Baker;
+ Capt. Hawkins Independent Missouri CavaI-
ry, and four six Founder and two twenty'four
/ pounder cannon, under Major Schoield, Of the
/ Flri Missouri Light Artillery.
Especial to St. Louis Republican
Pnor KNOB. Oct 22.-From rc;liabIe par
tics who witnessed the fight at Frederckowu
yesterday; we gather the following particu-
. lars:
Col. Carlin, with parts of the 2lst, 33d and
38lh Illinois regiments, 8lh Wisconsin, Col
Bakers Indiana Cavalry and Maj. Schofficld.
battery, reached Fredericktown at nine O'Clock
in tie morning, aud at p. N. was joined by
the llth, l7th, and goth Illinois, aud 4G0 Cav
airy from Cape Girardedu.
They then advanced in pursuit of the rebels
under jeff Thompson AMI Col. Lowe, who haC
left the place twenty -fours houts before, an,
reported to bic rapidly rctreating south; bu
about mile front tawn they discovered tht
entire force of the enemy drawn up in line o
battle. partly posted III all open field and part
Is in AN adjacent woods; with fout iron IS
Founders well planted in their front. Major
) ,holfi.d Immediately opened fire. At the
four round he silenced one Of the rebels
guns. The engagement then became general
and lasted about two hours, but after the frs
| I,,If Nf,ur tho rebels left the field i'm diSOrdr
and took to the woods, followed by toIh on
infantry and cavalry.
Before leaving :!re field the rebel Col. Lowe
was shot in the head and instantly killed
Maj Gnyitt received FIVE bullets while ltadin!
charge thirty yards in a ivance Of his com
, mand. Wyman was killed in the same charge
Our loss is reported killed, . morally air
90 slightly wounded The euemys loss is no
asccr'aincd, but supposed 10 be considerable
AT last accounts the rebels were in full retrca
with their baggage train and onr troops il
= pursuit.