New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-27

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made inquiry and touhc that there was Ho
tie fact. ,,er
APPEARANCE OF ZoLlICOFFER toh VI ~.
Col Connen. wlo bid known Gen. =. IN "'sh,
irpiop asked 10 be permitted 10 see the CORP, 80,
went with him. He lay III tent wranpeu ~ ~ ="
blanket is clest and left arm ana sice "a NJ t;
IN and r,'1er l-rCer man. with ibin, brown mar
Ii,,h forehead somewhat bald, Roman nose, I'M UNI
wide mouth. and clesn-shavod fice l,'t4i un,'
hed struck lin IL the bIea-f httie ABOVE VIC
killing him instantly. lis laee Do'o w :; to,,ie-
snch ,s is usually fonnd Oh thOse VINO III III
mo- mali %. 10 reckless bate, not even s1ao,M
nbv,ical pain. 1t was c,im, placid, noble. Du.
lave never looked on a countenance 60 marker WI.n
sadness A deer detection bad teilied on ~. ~
loo, cares of the mouth distinct 10 INC u'VF
at lis rIers. az the thin checks snowed Tue w",,
iue which comes through disappointment ana "ouVio
ZOiJICOFFEK'S CAREER.
Poor ZocCfer lie has been most npio H un ''
man Disirusted by his Iariy on account o. us sal
rosed Gberaliiy tosa,d tie Noro, Wn'n Wns ~ =
ti1hrlarc is po'iiicsl aspirations were Destroyed
be,or, the rebellion commenced. In ns inception He
was bitterly opposed TO it. and struggled aehus'
Dsunion tll ii at great flood tide came when s"eP'
away 20 mary Of those whose names were once ven
Grated throughout the land.
East tennessee he became a terror there ana hlons
lie Upper Cumberland, not rs l am cohNlhceu'
through any disposition OF ils own 10 Oe ctuei VI
rapacous hut on account OF the via ana uhuiscl
/ uluC0 IOlOeS WIhm Lc NViAIihH'N'" -
control. Ills fdeEty 10 tie upstart Government
was doubted, AID he fought the battle oil WIN OHi
apairst the advice Of every colonel IN DIS Amy, sno
i'm reckless desire 10 OBTAIN military cisuhc Ion
and prove himself faithful TO the new c"u'e. ina.
attack was unsucct esiul simply because 1t WAS "a
hours too late. FOed there, lie brought bis troops
to tber late rositon on the Cumberland, threatening
the heart of Kentucky, keeping open tie iavlssuoi
of the Cumberland, and ready to ACT III concert WIZ
/ The army a. Bowling Green No posIloa WAS ever
/ tor stlsIltn or Us value
"a com ected with other military mo vtnehis on tie
soue line Gen. Crittenden relieved tlm OF hir
command on the let day OF January, ard Gen: Lot
hcoher went home for o Few days 40 ieIs MS
a battle sgs inst Lis own judgment, ana III Tue mo-
ment Of defeat. -
uARcH FROM THE BATTLEFIELD TO TIE
REBEL CAMP.
After leaving the camrs we pushed on our roao
toward the enemy. We passed through the o,' !
fcl1 in tire night. Two c0rlses lay by the road ne
aud our men stumbled over them in the dai khesT'
We could So oihiug more at that time
Tie road, which had been bad enough before, now
became f,ightful. The boys, worn out WIN ia'lBuF
and hunger. ore by one dropped down by TIE way
lido 10 slcep. Some, stumbling Ia The mud, were
too ,npch exhausted to raise Themselves again, ahd
/ had 10 be pulled ~ by their comfades.
About . O'Clock we halted, built fires and ny
down to res, " III the moon sho9l sel isr s
s6meyybqt refreshed us, and we again press o.
We lad heard heavy canronaaing al III III npriIS
| before dark a d we knew that ire morning Wouiu
Gee either bloody flht complete retreat OF ire
enemy. II was O'Clock when we reached lie
camp. More than half OF the three re9iments
which went through toat night were dropped on the
way. One by one they came Struggling III, III by
the time we were ready TO move Ia inc morning
there were but few behind.
Our bows built few camp hres aud lay down on
the damp ground to sleep. crswied oil 10 stable,
tied ny bose and at fret thought Of sleeping under
him tie Only place l could see which seemed avail
ate; but Capt. Rppeys sharper eyes discovered "a
hox which had once been flied with rye lin It's
iural state unteDanted. Fortunately, we are short
men, and tie box jost lifted us. There was enough
OF the gain lett 10 make comfortable bed, and We
enjoyed 1t.
usual for the last two weeks. Our wagons had not
come ND with provisions, aud we had but sc4Liy
breakfast. The enemy had not been heard ir'n dur
ing the night.
WI BunN THE STEAMBOAT, HOPING TO TRAP
THE ENEMY
/ About o'clock Capt STANDARD opened will his
guns upOn steamboat lying IN the Tiyer. lie soon
ret il On fire with bis saello ana buILt II. We ten
congratulated ourselves that had caught the rebels
and cat oil their ESCAPE.
INVESTING THE CAMP.
In little willie, long column Of our troops he
ran 10 fle away from point halt mile below ~,
toward the reuei camp. Another formed nearer M.
and marched over bill through the woods IN the
OF we went. We marched bali nile and halted |
forming in line If batie. just then the artillery,
which had accompanied the Lrst column, opened
again. For q little while were in doubt whether
II was replied not, but word soon came that the
amendments on this eide were abandoned. and that
we were throwing shell into The Notifications he
other eide without waking any one up there. Then
we were ordered forward sPaIn. In afew moments
we were a bill top, and the enemy camp lay BE-
fore us space Of more than hundred acres, sur
md Al Nod lOKy lii.s all OF which
capped BY long liues Of earthw orks. The woods
wcfe cut a,yay and the fallen timber lay in every
direction, 10 hinder the approach Of en- attacking
enemy.
AZ we marched over the ILL into the camp,
storm was raging. There was sullen fall Of rain.
The lighting ledped from tie sky upon the bills Oh
the other side Of the river though IL was pursuing
the remains Of the rebel army with tie wrath Of
heaven. The thunder echoed our artillery.
Long columns OF our men fled along the circular
Greet OF bills. But there was hardy cheer. We
had boped 10 capture every man, and though we had
fol. disappointed. 1tis war peculiarly the case with
| Gen. SchoepHs Brigade, snd most particularly 40
with The 17h and 9Th. We lad done more bard
work. made more marches under the most try ing cir
c0nistsnces, thrown ny more lnuencbments, and, in
short had done more OF every kind Of sodiers duty
than any other regiments IN the State. We wanted
10 have the soldiers luXury---a fight. We had
waited for IL here nearly two months and a. last
having run the fox 10 bis hole, 10 have him taken
/ from us by others, was too bad.
FRUITS OF THE VICTORY
Yet the victory was complete. Tbideen cannon,
more than "a thousand stand Of aruis "A thousand
horses, ammunition, baggage trims commss0ry
stores Of every kind, tents clothing and IN shori,
everything which Tho pool fellows bad were left 10
us. A COPY of the order Of retreat was found
directing that tic army should move Ut O'Clock,
silently and leave every thing They did not even