The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-09-08
Cor. SHACKLEFoRD.-We regret to

Cor. SHAcKLEFoRD.-We regret to
lear that this gallant officer has returned
from his pursuit of johnson, severely
and painfully wounded in his foot. ~
From the best reliable information we
are able to obtain, it appears that on
Thursday, Col Shackleford, with Por-
ton of his regiment, came upon the guer-
rilla camp situated near the foot of Gey-
ger Lake, back of Caseyville. The rebels
being warned of their approach, left their
camp and took to the brush. Col Shack
leford calamity charged into the camp,
which he found deserted. He found in
the camp large pile of gnns, and con-
siderable other stores. While observing
the condition of the camp, and caculat-
ing the probable number of the enemy,
heavy volley was poured upon them
from the brush, killing one man and
wounding ten or eleven others. Being
satisfied from the appearance of the
camp that the rebels largely outnumber-
ton, being concealed in the brush where
clvalry could not follow them, Colonel
Shackleford deemed it prudent to retire,
which he did in good order, bringing off
his dead and wounded These last, with
the Colonel, reached Henderson on the
Sallie List on Friday night The wound
of Col Shackleford is exceedingly pain
tul but not dangerous, Minnie ball hav-
ing perforated his foot through the instep.
inai 1t is 'reported by scouts that the guer-
rillas, after firing on the federal troops,
scattered through the brush, and did not
return to camp until next morning, sup
posing that Foster and Shackleford held
it with all their forces The gratiica-
ton Of the rebels upon finding the camp,
guns and stores unmolested, may be inn
agined Johnson has removed his camp
, to some other locality.
A letter from some rebel of Union
town, which we publishin another place,
Is, as most things, emanating from that
source VIGOROUSLY false, as far as it re-
lates to the rencounter at Geyger Lake.
A larger cavalry force is necessary in
that region, and we hope Gov. Morton
will make an effort to equip the cavalry
now at indianapolis, and send them to
Col Foster at once
LATER.-Since the above was in type
we have gathered the following facts and
particulars, from an officer of Shackle-
fords Regiment, who was in the fight and
whose account will not differ materially
from the official report of the fight
1t seems that the rebels were fairly
driven from their camp and finally rout-
ed, and their camp burned, and nothing
but the want of ammunition and an Off
Ger to lead his forces after Col. S. was
wounded, prevented him from pursuing
and utterly dispensing the guerrillas.
The following is the statement of our
informant:
On Sunday last Colonel Shackleford
learned that Johnson was in the neigh
borhood of jacksonville when he and
Col. Foster started in pursuit with cav.
airy, infantry and artillery. Shackleford
SINE up to the guerrillas at Morganfeld
and dispersed them taking several pris-
oners and killing FIVE men.
't Here Col. Foster turned off towards
Slaughterville where he had a fight an
account of which we have published.
Col. Shackleford, with three companies
of cavalry, started toward Casyville, in
which direction Colonel johnson, Lieut..
Col Martin, and Major Scobee had gone
with the arms captured at Uniontown,
having one piece of artillery. He de-
termined to give the rebels, who were
estimated at 200 to 800 strong, fight
On Wednesday morning he found the
rebels near Geyger's Lake, drove them
from their camp and took possession.
The rebels opened fire on him across the
lake. when Col Shackleford dismounted
all the men had armed with ear
bines, about IS or 80 in number, and
fought them until his ammunition gave
out, when he ordered his men to fail
back. The enemy then re-crossed the
Lake, thinking Shackleford was retreat