Nebraska advertiser., 1861-09-19
The Var for the Uniou.
CLARKsBURG, Va, Semi u

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A battle took place about three o'clocL
on Tuesday afternoon, near S%ommervilIe
Gen. Rosecrsns. after making a recon.
noissance, found FIoyd's army 5000
strong, with sixteen field pieces, ~enirench.
Cd in a powerful position on the top Of a
mountain, at Carnix Ferry, on the wesi
side Of Banley river. The rear and ex-
trene of both TANKS were inaccessible,
and the front was marked by heavy
forests and close jungle. Col. Lytle's
Tenth Ohio Regiment of Benham's brig
ade was in the advance and drove a strong
detachment Of the enemy out of the
camp this side Of the position, the site of
which was unknown. Shortly afterward
his scouts, consisting Of four companies,
suddenly discovered themselves in the
face of a parapet battery and a long line
of. palisades for riheman, when the battle
opened 6ercely. The remainder of the
Tenth and Thirteenth Ohio were brought
into action successfully by Gen. Benham,
and the Twelfth Ohio afterward by Capt.
Hartsuff, whose object was an armed re.
cOnnoissance.
The enemy played upon our forces ter
riically with %musketry. rifles, canister
snd she'll, causing some casualties.
Col. Lyle led several companies of his
Irish 10 charge the battery, when he was
brought down by a shot ia the leg.
Col. Smiths Thirteenth Ohio engaged
the enemy on the left and Col. loves
Twelfth Ohio directly in front. Col.
Lowe fell dead at the head of his regi-
Inent early in the hottest fire, by a ball
in the forehead.
McMullen's howltzer battery and Sni-
der's two field pieces, in the meantime,
were got into the best position possible
under the circumstances, and soon silenc-
ed two of the rebel guns. The fire slack
ened at intervals but grew more furious
as night approached, when the German
brigade was led CALAMITY into action by
Col. McCook, under the direction of Adj
jdtant Gen. Hartsuf; bat, after a furious
fight of three hours, night compelled the
recall of the troops, and the men lay on
their arms within a short distance of the
enemy, each ready TO resume the contest
on the mex morning. Floyd fed during
the night and sunk the boats in the river
and destroyed the temporary bridge which
he had made when he first occupied the
position.
The turbulence of the river, and ex-
haustion of the troops made ii impossible
TO follow him. He left his camp equip
age, wagons, horses, a large quantity of
ammunition and fifty head of cattle. Our
loss is fifteen killed and about seventy
wounded, generally flesh wounds. The
rebel loss is not ascertained as they car
ried their dead and wounded with them,
but it was certainly serious. Capt. Nc
Groaty, of Cincinnati, Capt. McMullen
aud Lieut.. Snyder, of Ohio, are among
the wounded, but not dangerously. TWEEN
ty-6ve men of Col. Tyler's who were
taken by Floyd at Cross Lanes, were re-
captured.
FlOyd's personal baggage, with that of
his officers, was taken. Gen. Benham's
brigade, which suffered most was COM
manded by him in person, and McCook
led his brigade. Generals Rosecrans
and Benham, Co.'s. McCook, Lyle and
Lowe, Capts. Hartsuf, Snyder and Me-
Mullen, Major Burke, of the Tenth Ohio,
and other officers, displayed conspicuous
personal gaIlantry; the troops were ex-
clusively from Ohio, and showed great
bravery.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. II.
A special to the Journal, from Wash
ington, says Gen. Mcclellan has carried
Halls Hill, losing Is killed. Gen. Banks
command is within a short distance, and
II general engagement is expected to-
morrow.
FRANKFoRT, KY, Sept. IL.
The House this morning adopted a res
dutiun directing the Governor TO issue a
proclamation ordering the confederate
troops 10 evacuate Kentucky soil. The
vote stood n against 90.
. CAIRo, Sept. 10.
The gunboats- Conestogo and Lexing-
ton. reconnoitering down the Mississippi
river to-day came IN contact with sixteen
guns at Lucas Bend, on the Missouri
shore, and two rebel gunboats. They
silenced the batteries on shore and dis
abled the rebel gunboat Yankee, and
would have captured her had she not been
supported by batteries on the shore near
Columbus. One man on the Conestoga
was slightly injured. Rebel loss not
known.
200 scouts were driven into Col. Og- |
lesby's camp at Norfolk by-two- hundred
rebel troops, No less than $4,000 are
encamped at Columbus. They were
largely reinforced yesterday. Surgeon
Peterson of the Eighth Missouri Volun-
was shot to-day noon by H G Kelly
the cor respondent of the Missouri Demo-
crat. Peterson is not considered mortal
ly wounded. The difficulty arose from
an article which appeared inthe Zouave
Register at Cape Giradeau.
"A lett in the Baltimore American
from a citizen of Leesburg says that a
whole Mississippi Repiment stationed
there revolted on Saturday broke their
muskets TO peices and started home.
We learn from reliable source that
Coy. R.. M. Stewart is raising a regiment
for active service and viii soon have it
in the field.
Our Temperance.
After a weeks suspension we again