Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-29
Latest from zoilicoffer,s Camp.
The Fight at Roskcastle, Kentucky.
The Reports of Both Sides.

We republished in our last issue, q brief
the 18th inst, relative to fight in Kentuc-
ky, near Rockcastle Ford, between Confed-
crate troops under Gen. ZoLLIcoFFER and
Federal troops from Camp Dick Robinson
In the Union and american, of Tuesday, We
find the following additional particulars
copied from private letter from gentle
man at Knoxville, written on the oath:
ssGen. ZoLLIcoFFER had fight with the
enemy on the bank this side of Rock Gas lie
river on Monday last give the account as
detailed here by MIR. JOHN PARKER, of this
place, who was in General ZoLLIooFF r.
camp at the time of the flight. The enemy
had felled trees across the road for a mile
and q half. Our men cleared the road for
half mile under FIRE of the enemy, who
were on a high cliff and overshot Gener-
al ZoLLIcoFFER could bring only about three
hundred men into the fight, and could not
employ his artillery. We took two of their
entertainments and two cannon, but cid not
hold them in consequence, it is said, of the
enemy getting into our rear, when Gen.
ZoLLIcoFFER fell back to protect his wagon
train. 1t was thought he would make an
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five killed and twenty two wounded on our
side, and took about forty prisoners, and 1T
is supposed killed and wounded O hundred
of the enemy. Some of the prisoners taken
were from Ohio. The enemy's number is
supposed to have been 5000. We expected
to get an account from Gen. Zollicotfer him
self, of the battle, this morning, but no
courier came, though there is q daily line
of couriers between this point and the Cen
erals Camp"
The Union and american also published
the following private dispatch.
CHATTANOOGA, October 26.
We learn from q reliable source that Cap
tain Rutlege's (frst) Artillery was not in
the fight at Rock Castle, on the 2lst, owing
to the country being SO broken that they
could not get their pieces into positiou-
Our loss is about forty wounded and ten
killed.
The following despatch giving the FEEDER
al account of this battle, we find in the In
dianapolis Gil. y Journal of the 23rd.
CINCINNATI, October %.
A courier arrived from Camp Dick Rob-
inson reports fight yesterday between Zol-
hcoffer with six or seven thousand men and
Col. Garrard with twelve hundred men at
Camp Wild Cat.
Zollicoffer made three different attacks,
each time repulsed with considerable loss.
Federal loss killed and 20 wounded.
The courier met reinforcements of one
regiment and artillery on the way.
REBEL Loss AT WnDcAT.-Mr. j. r
Wheat, who arrived at Lebanon, from Camp
Dick Robinson on Wednesday, SAYS the rebel
loss in their attack upon the entrenched
camp of General Schoepff, in Laurel county.
was over 500 killed and wounded. This in,
formation was derived from rebel chaplain,
Who was wounded and taken prisoner.
The AFFAIR AT CAMP WrLDcAr.-A reliable
gentleman who arrived from Lebanon his
morning, informs us that they had inteIli-
gence at Lebanon of the recent affair a.
Camp Wildcat, which is later than we have
received here. Our informant says that 2 a.
licofier was repulsed Ia the third aud last at
tack with q loss of seven hundred ia killed
and wounded, and that the rebel forces had
made a precipitate retreat in the direction of
rennessee. Louiseilie .Ioosnol.