Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1861-11-14
Union Victories In Kentucky.

enemy taste Of what they may ex
pect from the gallant boys of Ken
lucky. The Colonel, with about 25(
Of his own and Capt. Jackson's men
left his camp at Owensboro' on Satur
day, and, after march of sixty miles
the men having nothing to eat but
few crackers, crossed Green rivel
about sunset on Tuesday evening. and
engaged over three hundred of the en-
emy's cavalry. and completely routet
them, with loss of City killed, while
we did not lose single man. Among
the enemy's killed were the Captain
and Lieutenant commanding the de.
tacl,ment. The officers say that the
boys fought like veteran soldiers
Capt. j. w. Belt with his company
were the first to cross the river, taking
with them q 6-pounder he crossed
and charged in gallant style at double
quick step, his men keeping step as
though on parade. He destroyed The
enemy's camp equippage, &c. Capt
Brathett and First Lieut.. Ashford, Of
Jackson's cavalry. behaved with great
gallantry; the latter killed four men,
and brought into camp a fine sabre,
the double-barrel shotgun of the reb.
el Captain, three navy pistols, and a
fine horse which he captured during
the engagement. Lieut.. Porter of the
cavalry, picked off some Of the rebels
at q distance of three hundred yards
with a Colts rife, and charged gal
lantly. McHenry had a skirmish the
same day between Cromwell and Nor.
gantown, and drove the rebels back
his officers and men behaved them.
selves gallantly. Capt. Netlcr. OF
Burbridge's regiment, also had a Skin.
mish at Morgantown, killing sixty OF
the enemy without any loss to his
command. Capt. Somerby, of the ar
tillery, did good service. He sighted
the cannon himself and at every fire
he made a lane in the rebel ranks.
The Evansville Journal states that
Col. Burbridge, in addition to the rout
of the rebel cavalry at Woodbury. and
the capture Of their arms and camp
equipage, took the mill which had
been employed there in grinding
wheat for Buckner's troops at Bowling
Green, and confiscatcd four thousand
bushels Of wheat for the use of our
soldiers. The Union men along Green
River are becoming fairly aroused and
will give the vandals a warm recep-
ton wherever they are found.
The Cincinnati Gazette says that
Col. Harris of the Second Ohio Regi.
ment, had brush with five hundred
rebels in West Liberty, forty miles
his side of Prestonburg, KY. on
Wednesday. He routed them, killing
thirty and wounding as many. None
killed and only one slightly wounded
On the Union side.
All these victories have hccn &C.
without the loss of sim
gle loyal man. The importance Of
these actions may be appreciated from
the fact that Woodbury. il not more
than twelve or fifteen miles from Bow.
ling Green, Browns Lock being inter-
mediate to the two places.
Tho Kentucky newspapers are cal
ling loudly upon the citizens for blan.
kets and other comforts for the sol.
diers, many Of whom have to sleep on
the ground without any protection
whatever, or continue on their feet
through the night to keep from suffer
ing with cold. The troops from other
states they say are well provided, and
Kentucky soldiers should not be thus
neglected. The Government would
gladly furnish blankets, but they are
not in market and those sent for in
Europe will not arrive for some days
The Union forces of Kentucky have
been planning concentration Of their
strength against Buckner at Bowling
Green, but their arrangements were
hardly completed when Buckner and
his rebel horde, fearing the attack, left
their entertainments at Bowling Green
and retired towards Russelvillc, think.
ing perhaps that distance lends not
only enchantmeDt to the view, but
safety to the observer. Ever since
his failure to reach Louisville compel
led Buckner to retire to Bowling
Green, be has been fortifying that place
the topography Of which affords many
natural advantages which, improved
by the art of the engineer, would pre-.
sent serious obstacles to the attacking
party. He already finds it necessary
to fee from the wrath which is to come
upon him, unless he leaves Kentucky
soil for good.
General Hardec has been promoted
to a Major Generalship. He aud John.
ston were at Bowling Green on the
4th inst.
Zollicoffer has fallen back to Cum.
berland Gap. and sent to Knoxville
for reinforcements.
MAP or VIRcINIA.-The most reliable
and valuable maps of those portions
Of the country in which important bat
ties have been and will be fought. are
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