Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-02-04
Details Of the Late Victory
at ndill Spring.
Tho True Location Of the Battle.
MISTAKES OF LETrER.wRrrARs. &C, 40.

A correspondent of the Louisville Journal
furnishes some interesting facts concerning
the late battle at Mill Spring, Ky. He cor.
rects some of the statements made by cor
respondents of the daily papers Of this city.
CAMP BEECH GRovE, MILL SPRING,
Wayne County, KY, Jan. 20, 1862
It is amazing how difficult ii is for news.
paper correspondents TO tell the truth in re-
gard to the recent defeat of the rebel forces
under Crittenden and ZollicOffer. 1t would
seem that intelligent men at Somerset who
correspond for Cincinnati papers, ought to
possess more accurate information in regard
TO the battle of the 10th inst. than is devel-
oped in their letters from that place. Aud
then as a fair and candid man | must pro-
Ntest against the dishonest efforts of military
partisans to make their particular friend the
hero of the battle. With some there seems
I'd be lsbored effort to impress the popular
mind with the conviction that to some par
tic0lar regiment alone are we indebted for
victory. Now as to facts;
The Tenth Indiana, Fourth Kentucky,
Second Minnesota, Ninth Ohio, and VOL
ford's Cavalry, all fought equally well.
Never did men fight better or achieve more
glorious victory. Each regiment came up
Just at the proper time and dealt just the
right sort of blows. The absence Of either
regiment from the battle would have turned
the scales against us. All candid men will
admit this to be true. If were to single out
any one officer as having contributed inn
| measurably to the victory, and probably
| more than any other man, 1t would be Col.
| Manson, commanding the Second Brigade.
| It was that accomplished officer who saved
| the left flank of our little army by ordering
| up Col Fry, of the Fourth Kentucky, to meet
| the enemys right. 1t was Col N. who OBJ
served the danger Of being outflanked on the
| right, and requested Col. McCook to come
| up with his brigade on the right, which was
| done in magnificent style. He seemed
| to comprehend the whole plan of attack and
defense, and was everywhere on the battle
field encouraging the Union boys to mee
the enemy. He exhibited in the battle o.
the 10th inst. those same high qualities as
military commander which has won for hin
the proud title of the Hero Of Rich Noun
tain. |, who say this, am not au Indianian
but a Kentuckian. In awarding to Colone
NJ. what is his due, do not mean to detrac
from the distinguished merits of Colone
McCook or of Colones Fry, Kise or Val
Cleve. They each distinguished themselves
and they were each necessity in the battle
In paying these tributes to Colonels ant
acting Brigadier Generals by no mean
intend to intimate that our Division Com
mander, General Thomas, did not do hi
duty. He was present III person on the bat
tle.feld, and not only saw, but superintende
the movements of the Union troops.
The battle did not come off at webb
Cross Roads," as a Somerset ignoramu
: writes. 1t was at Logans Fields, twenty
five miles from Webbs Cross Roads. Logan
is on the main road from Columbia to Son
: eIset ten miles from the latter and fort
: miles from the former place. From Logan
, a road runs directly south to the crossing &
Mill Spring. That road runs directly throug
the rebel Notifications on the north side
the Cumberland. The distance from Lc
cams to the Mill Spring is ten miles 1h
battle should, therefore, be called Logan
Fields.
Schoepff's brigade had nothing to do wit
the fight at LogaD's. General Schoe pff Sdi
not arrive until the battle was over.
= Some ignorsmus writing to Cincnna
{ newspaper says that hen the battle opene
, General Thomas had under his comman
thirteen regiments of infantry. Such is NJ
!, the fact. The entire number engaged in II
l fight did not exceed 2, 500 men. But the
| were men all over.
q The object which the enemy had in vie
= in attacking the force at LOgau's was to pr
u vent q union of all the forces in this 10 cali
4 and to whip us 10 detail.
| 1t is now ascertalne0 mat the rebels klll(
, ard wounded will amount to more tbs
three hundred 1t has been also ascertainC
that large number of the rebels we
drowned in attempting to cross the Cumbe
e land on the night of the l9lh.
Many Of the papers seem to diEcredit Il
n statement that Crittenden was in commal
- at Logan's. Such, however, is the fact. A
l. the rebel prisoners assert that he was. A.
l. as conclusive evidence, there was found t
[, original general order, which Crittend
"a issued on the 3lst OF January. aunounci
- his assumption of command, and the nan
10 of his staff officers.
Ot The question used to be- "Who killed I
cumseh?" 1t now is, "Who killed Z0lly
There is no doubt that Colonel Fry kill
" him. He says that he did. Various men 81
ia him do it. At first all conceded that
killed Zollicotfer. But as soon as it was
'e covered that Fry Was likely to win sol
ly reputation from having done that gloric
deed, Immediately sprung up numerous &C
testants for the honor of taking the bret
ut out of Zoly's body. This and that man SO
a he did the deed, because, says one, am c.
tain of it, and won't lie ABOUT a matter
Sc that kind. "Be aisy," ambitions young m
and wait for the next battle. No doubt J
will have chance TO slew" some "bg
a. jun" Render Fry the things that are FIR,
or The Fry stock has "riz" He and his re
ment have shown of what stuff the U nj
men of Kentucky are made.