Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-11-02
PartlouIars OF tho wIId Cas- Fight.


Kentucky is now our nearest lighting
ground, and many brave soldiers are there
from Northern Ohio, whose friends will be
interested in all. particulars Of fights upon
the ozark aud bloody ground" The
following details of the Wild Cat fight
are from the Cincinnati Gazette Of Satur.
day
Since receiving the intelligence of the bat
tie at Wild Cat Camp, yesterday morning,
we have CLEANED some additional particulars
from the wounded soldiers who arrived in
CoviDgton last night Their names are d.
H. IMcCounell.ond VIM. Chandler, Company
d, 33rd Indiana regiment, and Henty
Rothrock, Company /, same regiment.
They are but slightly wounded in the legs,
and are on their way home to Shelbyvilc,
Indiana.
1t appears that about eleven o'clock on
Monday morning four companies of the 33rd
aud part of Col Woford's cavalry regiment
(not mounted, however,) we're attacked bY
two or three regiments of rebel infantry
with one battery of artillery. Our men
were intrenched upon a ridge which com.
pletely commands the only available pass
toward Camp Dick Robinson, which it was
TIE design of the rebels to reach, and they
were allowed to Gene with IS yards of the
breastworks, when the Indiana boys spraDg
from their shelter and poured their fire with
uuceasing vigor upon the foe for nearly Two
hours. There was little regularity in the
engagement so far as the rules of battle
are concerned, for each Union soldier fought
as though the fate Of the day rested with
him alone, and such bravery has rarely
been recorded during this rebellion as was
shown by the Indiana boys on this occasion.
The rebels two fought like tigers, but the
great disadvantage of approaching their
opponents up bill, aud under steady fire
from behind entertainments soon began 10
tell upon them, and they kept falling back
at each yolley, dragging their slain and
wounded with them. Our loss is four kill.
aud thirteen wounded, as far as we can
learn, but it is more likely that more re
cent intelligence will show an increase OF
both.
The loss Of the rabels is variously estimat
ed al from 800 to 600 Toward nightfall
the rebel forces had fallen back almost out
of sight, but it was thought that possibly
they might renew the attack with increased
numbers. knowing the weakness of the nnion
force, aud the utmost vigilance was kept OF
surprise. About midnight the alarm was
given by the booming of cannon from the
rebel side, and a simultaneous movement by
by both infantry and cavalry upon the
right flank of our force. BY that time,
| hnu Nf
which We could not learn, had arrived upon
the scene, and Immediately opened most
eff,c ual fire with shot and shell, which
scattered the flank rascals, and after few
rounds completely silenced the rebel bat.
terry. Next morning one field piece, a six-
pouDder, was found spiked with both
wheels shattered by one of our shells, aud
fourteen or fifteen dead bodies scattered
around it. ..t. .... "a -....
1t was probably that our battery was Of
the 10th Ohio, which had passed through
Crab Orchard Springs on Sunday, aud the
Springs are about 20 miles from the scene
of action. .n -......
Thirty stand of arms had been captured,
q number of blankets and large quantity
of accoulrements, including terrible home
| made knives. r....
The l4th, 3Sth, and 18th Ohio, and 2
Tennessee regts. arc now in hot pursuit Of
the rebels, and it is not Improbable that hot
and bloody work has been done since these
struggling particulars reached us, The ball
has fairly opened on "the dark and bloody
ground" and it is very safe. to predict thai
nowhere during the progress of the present
war will it be carried on with more fierce
ness and unainchiug bravery upon ou
side