Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1862-10-24
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The Great Victory in kentucky.


From all we have been able to learn, land
much that we have learned, comes from sour
ces entirely reiable) we believe that our
arms under Gen. Braxson Bragg, in Kentucky,
have been crowned with the most signal vie
+urv of the war When all the details shall
reach the public, the fruits of this victory, in
arms, aud other spoils, will be found to certain
ly exceed those of any other battle fought on
this continent It's important and beneficial re
suits ia ether respects are ipcalcuable 1t re
deems the entire State Of Kentucky, at
least all that portion oft wor h holding, in
wolves the tall of Nashville, greatly mperils
Louisville ard Cincinatti. and will enable Us to
strike blow at Corinth and Menu phis, which
can hardly fail of success. Late Cincnatti pa.
pers which have been received at Knoxville
and Chattanooga, acknowledged all over
whellning defeat, and state that they consider
1T their duty to come ont plainly and inform
their readers, that the peril Of the Queen City
of the West is imminent If all we hear be cor.
rect and as " Q have stated it, from a
source entitled To the fullest credit Gen. Braggs
programme, ~hen that fficer was last heard
from, had been executed fully, so far as it
..,nid be executed in Kentucky; and his pros.
poets bright for expellng the Yankee
to!ces from every foot of kentucky soil, save
the extreme Southwestern portions bordering
Oh the Ohio river.
The accounts received by US represent
that the fighting ommenced ON the 7th near
Perry Vile, and continued for several
hours. each side desperately contestng every
inch of ground. Night closed the contest, how
ever, with the advantages decidedly in our fa-
vnr, we holding the battle field, and securing
many prisoners.
During the night Gen. Bragg retired large
portion of his army through deep valley,
\ or. frsrl. dof
the eAd of the valley, one of the forks sdivcrg-
iag to the left, and leading to Cumberland
Gap, On both sides of TIE valley, Gen.
Bragg masked batteries, the undergrowth and
shrs, bbsry, offering am pis concealment. fIes-g
On the inoruing of the. sth the the fight was
resumed at near a place called Chapiin's
Creek, and for an hour or SO ragged with ter
riac fury, when the Confederates in obedience
to orders, broke and retreated rapidly through
the valley. Buell's forces thinking our men
demoralized aud endeavoring to reach Cumber
land Gap, started in hot pursuit, and after fairs
is entering the valley, they were opened upon
by our batteries from hills on either side, while
Gen. Kirby Smiths column suddenly closed
in on the southern end Of the valley, and Gen.
Humphrey Harshall's forces swept around on
the Northern end, thus effeetuaiIy surrounding
the Yankee forces with wall of FIRE. Here
it was that the Yankee accounts reported our
army rs having broke and ran oy Inree oiVerg
ing roads. And SO they did, One column
either side, but only to halt at a certain
poiat and encompass the army Of Buell. after
they had sentered the the trap prepared for
them. ds ss1ss s.d "a douee a8sIsah baa aata a3iI
The fighting here is said to have been ter
rifle. our men emboldened by the prospect of
ar utter annihlatien or capture of the Feder-
ais, and the Yankees driven TO desperation by.
the horrible doom of death which seemed all
most inevitable. They finally succeeded in
breaking through o portion of Gen. Hum
phrey Marshal's column, and Though, the open
ing thus effected many made their escape, but
thousands of their dead, wounded and many
prisoners were left lin our hands. Another.
stand was made on the third day of the fight,
Friday, but the exact locality, our informant
0nld not learn. lit isH knowns however, that
agu