Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-07-31
THE FIGHT AT CYNTHIANA.

The Cincinnati Commercial obtains
from Capt. VIM. Glass, who arrived in
that city at 4 O'Clock on Monday morn.
ing, the following narrative Of the fight
at Cynthiana:
His force consisted of sixteen men, a
12 pound cannon, caisson and ammuni-
tion, together with eight steam fire en-
CINE horses from this city-four ofthese
horses were grays, and belonged to the
No. engine; four were bays, and be-
longed to the No. 5 engine.
The train arrived at Cynthiana at 2
O'Clock P. NJ, and the men were or
dered by Col. Landrum to go to Judge
Perrin's [seceshl for dinner. After din
ner Col. L. ordered them to hitch up,
and started out to show them the posi-
tious, though no battle was expected at
that time. They moved out on what
might be termed scouting expedition,
crossing the Licking bridge on the
G..nroeioxn. nike Col Landrnsn Cant
Glass and Lieut.. Moore were together.
When they got about hall mile beyond
the bridge, our pickets came riding in
hot haste, crying out that Morgan was
coming in force to attack the town.
Col. Landrum then ordered them TO
return; reerossing the bridge the gun
was posted at the intersection of two
streets, about 600 yards from the
bridge, commanding it, the street inter
secting Main at that distance from the
bridge.
AS Morgan afterwards told Glass, he
commanded this division in person, with
400 men. AS they made their appear
ance through the bridge, Capt. Glass
opened on them with grape. Morgan
replied with brass howitzer, firing
shell. The rebels were held in check
about fifteen minutes.
Meantime, second division of Nor
gan's force made its appearance at the
head of Pike street, from an opposite
Wheeling bis gun, he fred
at them there, Immediately afterwards
opening on the first division again
Pretty near the same time they made
their appearance upon the north, COM
ing down the hill into Main street, be-
side Camp Frazer, [where the 35th o.,
Col. Vanderveer, encsmped when that
regiment took possession Of Cynthiana.
Seeing himself surrounded, Capt. Glass
told his men to disperse and save them
selves, which they did, each one finding
the best hiding place he could.
A company of Home Guards, num-
bering about fifty, held the band that
from the north in check a
little while. The Guards were posted |
on the Camp Frazer hill sides.
FIRING THE DEPoT-DEsTRoYING MUsKETs.
Morgan. with two men, set FIRE 10 the
depot, large frame building, which
was burned 10 the ground.
About three hundred Union muskets
we're taken and broken over the wheels
Of platform cars. A large number were
piled up near the Courthouse and burn
ed; among them were rifles.
Mr.. Thos. C. Ware, (father Of our Ci-
" Solicitor) an old citizen Of Cynthiana
and true Union man. was shot through |
lhe back Of the head and killed, while
6ghling on Pike street. An old gray
headed man by the name as Capt. G.
understood i'll Of Saint Thomas, was
shot through the bridge ofthe nose lit
orally and in the breast. His physician
stated that he would recover.
From fourteen to sixteen men were
buried in Desha's corn6eld, across
Licking bridge. Twenty-Five rebels
we're killed IN the streets; seventeen
Union citizens were killed and wounded;
hree Of Glass's men were missing. He
ieels sure of the safety Of all but one,
Tom Barry, who was asleep an the de-
Dot when the fight began.
After the fight, Thursday evening,
Morgan paroled about 200 men he bad
lisarmed, including about half of Billy
llass's party. Glass himself escaped,
was secreted together with others1 by
, good Union lady. He remained Sc
,reted until II o'clock next day. The
bulk of the men had been under guard
IN the courthouse all night. When they