The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-01-30
THE KENTUCKY VICTORY.
"Details of the action ~ Participants

We are indebted TO Mr.. \. Derry, OF Spfague
& Co. just returned from Somerset, for very
Interesting particulars Of the battle
The battle ground was at place known as
God FIeids,in Pulaski County and not twelve
miles west of White Oak, as tel gr9phcd, but |
eight miles north the mouth Of lshing Creek
The forces under the command OF Gen.Thomas
were as follows
First and Second Tennesseei Fourth, Tenth
and Twelfth kentucky; Ninth and Fourteenth
Ohio Tenth Indiana 2nd Minnesota -Four
Batteries, and Wolford's Cavalry.
The Tenth Indiana were On picket WIN
Wolfords Cavalry, and received the shock OF
the advancing enemy. They fought desperate
ly, giving ground slowly, and allowing zen zen
Thomas to come up in good condition. l ne
attack upon them commenced soon amer gay
ight Sunday morning. IL had evidently Oeen
the intention Of ZoI.icOiTer to commence the |
attack In The night, but he had been detained |
Inv the heavy rains, the heighth Of the streams
and the darkness of the night Nearly two I
hours elapsed before the Indiana Regiment |
was supported in force The IndIanlans lost
aleven Killed and 40 wounded. The first sup
mort received by the Indianians was from the
18th Kentucky, who lost nine killed and twenty
wounded The Second Minnesota was in the
foht next and lost ten killed end fifteen wound
ed. The mex: Regiment in the hgat was the
Ninth Ohio, Col, L, l.. NcCook Tn loss of
this Regiment our informant did not learn, but
it slight
The 9th Ohio found the enemy posted behind
a rail fence, from which they were firing with
deliberation. When within about thirty yards
of the fence, Col. McCOok ordered his men to
charge bayonets, which they did firmly and
with alaCrity The rebels fled at once throwing
down their ars.
General ZoLicotfer was attempting flank
movement with two Regiments when be was
killed He came out of the bushes the flank
rio nv WI n nv m X n
lucky was posted, and shouted something to
FRY which is understood to be not TO fire upon
the men IN front for they were Mls3issippians.
One report of what he said is" You are firing
upon your own men there. They are Mississip-
plans" Seeing his mistake, ne discharged his
pistol at Fry, striking his horse. Fry instantly
returned the fire with his revolver, shooting
Zolhcoffer through the heart ZolicOtter was
very handsomely dressed. His clothes were Ia
ken by the Federal troops rs trophies. bis
corpse IS said to have been very beautiful being
white and clear as wax work, with little red
hole in his left breast where the messenger Of
death entered
The old fields, where the battle took place
we're once cultivated, but have been abandoned
and are full of brar bushes and sedge. The
Federals and COnfcdcTates were at times with
in twenty yards Of each other Most of the
dead Rebels were shot through the head. A sur
prislng number were shot III the forehead and
eyes. The cOrpses lay on hillside where the
severest fighting took place, thick as flock OF
sheep.
The rebels took out but two field pieces, and
left them both. Our artillery was vigorously
used in the pursuit of he enemy, hurting shells
among them as they ran. The battle was fought
in heavy rain, the mud being very deep, and
the little creeks were roaring torrents.
The Isl and 2nd Tennessee did not get into
the fight, but took the advance IN the pursuit,
IsI,Y q hat
the enemys entertainments, intending to be
foremost of the stormer-. Blu Monday morning
they found the enemy had scampcled in the
night.
The rebels were well provided. They had
erected good cabins aud had chnkcd and
plastered the creylcys. They had chimneys to
their houses, built vi sticks and lasered in
side with clay. They had au ample supply of
thick heavy WOODEN blankets, mostly white, with
dark stripes in them. Their clothes are jeans
mostly butternut cOIOred, and we're thick aud
warm, but they had few oyefcOats. Only two
overcOats were found on the field Of battle and
the tracE Of the flight. Some Of the rebels wore
straw hats. Their food seems to have consist
ed largely OF corn pone.
The rebel officers generally had their trunks
in camp, containing ali their fine clothes, trink-
cts, etc. large number of heavy leather
trunks were taken. Several suits of white
duck, such as are worn ny gentlemen in the
summer, were found ia the trunks. showing
that the Rebel officers had al uumilitary assort-
ment Of baggage.
CoLR.L. McCooi's wound IS in the leg The
Brigade Surgeon Of the Tennessee Regiments
relates that he was examining McCook wound
when an order came 80 go forward in pursuit OF
the enemy. McCoOh' 0uud WIS painful, but
he compelled the surgeon TO bandage it up tenn
pOralily to stop the blood, and being helped on
horse pressed forward with his men.
The Rebel troops were not very well armed,
having generally smooth bore muskets, altered
from flint locks and squirrel rifles, They had
no long range rifles. -Four OF our Regiments
whipped the enemy who had boosted that they
could whip fifty thousand Yankees ZollicoIers
attack is said by military men 0 have been we'll
planned and energeticatly pushed, but he was
mistaken as to the character of the men he had
to fight, as well as the strength Of the division
under Gen. Thomas.
Our informant thinks il will be impossible for
General Thomas to pursue the enemy with great
effect. The roads are absolutely impassable-
There has not been freeze on the Cumberland
this winter. The ground Is full OF water, and
the mud in the roads is up to the knees of the
men. The DAD from Somerset to Stamford is
hardly passabie
Our informant saw one hundred Government
wagons hopelt ssly stuck in the mud near Stan
ford 1t is a serious question whether it will be
the Cumberland. slroug force is, however at
work on the road above Somerset corduroying
the worst places. 1t would be hardly possible to
push an army train through the valid country
beyond the Cumberland, where the Rebels dis
persed If there should be a freeze there will
be movement but while the weather remains
mild We need not expect to hear OF such thing
rs celebrity.
GlLLANTRy OF THE INDI ANA 10TH.
An East Tennesseau yrting from Zoliicot-
fers camp on the goth (the day after the bat
tle) gives the following additional particulars
Just at daybreak on Sunday morning, the
l9th Of January, sharp firing commenced with
the pickett in the same spot where the firing
was last Friday night; the long roll beat in the
Indiana 10th, and they formed instantly, and
marched to the support OF their pickets The
10th end k!nney's battery were close together
and hBt Il mile in advance Of everything. The
battery got ready for action on the instant and
awaited orders, by the way, Standards battery
and Wemore's four gun battery WIRE both in
park. one on each side of kImleys battery
The lst Tennessee WAS about quarter OF a
mile III the ear o! these Uat. cries IN the woods
The 4th Kentucky. Col. Fry, was The next
Regiment on the al, hall a mile III the rear OF
the batteries the 2ud Tennessee another quar-
ter Of mile IN the rear Of the Al. Kentucky
The 10th Indiana went INFO the woods about
quarter Of a mile in advance If their teuts, TO
the support of their pickle ard bravely did
they support them, too. ior over a half an hour
against the whole force led against chem and
never retre8ted a step nor gave an inch until |
nearly surrounded by oyerNvue ming numbers
then,to save themselves IRON being surrounded, |
they uuWllIingIy gave way HeIe was a crisis; !
and yell upon yell went up from the lantern
ltwed Secessionist> they thought the day was
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