New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-23
THE BATTLE OF MUNFORDSVILLE.
INTERESTING DETAILS or THE FIGHT.
From 7Ae Lorissait journal. Dee ~


We have seen and conversed with several gentle
men who arrived last evening from Munfordsvllle,
Tire sceue of The eiiunlsh Tuesday, some hfllcu-
lars OF which we have already given. Among those
with whom we lave COuyeised arc tic surgeon ui
Gen. RcuFseau's Bngace (wbo was OF TIE scene o.!
the fslt) and Nc. Henry Myers, VINO participated
in tie fght, both OF whom are gentlemen OF un-
questioned Verae,ty. Their state merits are ootl 10
the same eject and present the skrInsh OF Tuesday
of ibe moe: brilliant exploits OF the CAM algn
on the part OF the Union troops.
The slrnish lasted about ioriy-hve minutes IRON
the commencement Of the attack by the Rebels 10
te cose, st which time The rebel cavalry fed pre-
clip lately leaving their dead or the field.
II should be bone in mind that the f0nr companies
from the sd Indiana Regiment, Col. Which, under
command OF the LieutenaBt-C oonei, eros "a TO The
soulh bark OF Green River upon the bIicge near
Maufordsvie and were thrown out as PACKETS IN
SOUNDS Of eight or ten upon an oIei meadow ut q
distance of about 100 yards from the llyer bank
At lie Mmi0GsNille depot there WAS concealed
battery OF three gs and there was another battery
Of eqral force abod nile distant, 10 southerly d.
reclion There belt Of timber tklring tie Po-
sitiOn of the four companies from Indiana. When
tie batteries opened, The Texas hangers made a
charge for the timber, and about the same time al
order WIGS given to tie Union infantry 10 rally upon
the came pont. Tie Indianians executed the order
under CALI ~ fire from the batteries. They thus
reached tie wood, and under cover OF the trees did
fearful execution IN the ranks OF tie Rebel cavalry.
Tie Ices sustained by the Union troops was incur
red under tie elect Of the hrst Ire. lhe Rebel
cavalry dashed in among their ranks before our
troops had tine TO form. Once formed, however,
they CALAMITY advanced 10 the wood ngain6i fearful
odds.
The fight for few minutes ia described by en- eye
witness ar "A desperate encounter. The gallant lndi-
aniaus Iesored to their saber bayonets, forcing
haud-o-haDd combat upon their onenies, 70 loTg nc
the rebels could be induced to stand up and face cold
steel. When the Indiauians finally gained the wood,
they opened fire upon the Rangers, who fled pre-
cipilatey leaving then dead upon the field Including
The body OF Col. Terry, who was killed by nusket
ball which entered bis lower bowels. Col. J.rrys
booy was sent back TO the rebel camp yesterday
morning under a flag Of truce.
TIE rebel loss Is even greater than at FIRST sup
posed. There were found upon the field sixty-thrce
dead bodies and the bodies OF twelve or fourteen
horses. In addition 10 the bill of mortality large
number of relels are known 10 have been wounded.
The Union los was thirteen killed and an equal
number wounded.
Two regiments Of Union troops, the Thirty-sxth
Indiana aud the Sixteenth Ohio, came promptly up TO
the rel Ell OF the four companies Of the Tuirty- second
Indiana but the rebels had no taste for renewal Of
the fight.
Some instances Of desperate daring are related Of
various members Of tie I'D Indiana regiment. An
informant assures US that he was Wines to the
tact thai youth Of seventeen who joined the regi-
ment Ut Cincinnati, but whose name lie coulI not
the tine, and stationed himself behind tree. from
hat point he fired fourteen times during the engage
ment, loading and firing with much GOODNESS ~ If
lie were out ducAing, every shot bearing message
Of death TO misguided resel.
lbe body of the gallant Lieut.. SAKE Of the 32d In
diana was inferred lear MunfoId.ville yesterday
morning.
Theodore S,hmdt was killed by the same volley
which fatally wounded Lieut.. SAKE. lie was saot
through the head and died instantly.
Our troops uIe eXult ant over the result Of the
-kimifh Of Tuesday sDd eager to renew the fray
MUsFORDsyILLL.-Nos that this station on the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad has grown Into
Importance, by reason Of tie engagement between
he Union and Rebel troops there on the 18th inst,
L is proper that the orhography Of the place should
be properly understood. The location is called aud
,pelled Mumtordsrihe BY many. Muniorcsville,
however, is tue proper rendering. We observe that
many OF our exchanges, aud among them our CBoiL-
iati contemporaries, are Mum ON the subiect.
Lolisy!l!s Journal