, 1862-01-22
THE SITUATION IN KENrUcKY,


Oh foslaions and Forces.
|
| tontFa1s 10 "hat Las been TOO often the eS-
| Perience o1 our readers in war news, subsc-
qucnt dispatches have carried forward and
neisntciieo tne ehect Oh the earliest dispatches
annoanelns tne utler ac1cat OF Aollcoltcr on
Inc Cumoe1land river near Somerset in East
| esl hcn1ucky, W the Federal forces under
Och. 1EonaS, on Sunday last, l9thinst. That
oui fs:soe's may understand what has been ac-
eoinlnlshea' anu ITS relations to the position
| - AsntueAy' II Will be necessary to recapitu-
! 1',D u'cns tne slluation III lAas state.
Ao' l"o HA.es na'c oecn 1or some time
I PAST s1aduaus taking tic position Of two par
al'e1 alne5' llat OF inc rebe1s extending across
| lne @o'aAe' run humphrey Aarshall's recent
po7l..on d. 1ames'nle' TO Columbus on
'n 4ne feoefsa lines rested the
.lnt "iAn IT'LL eEhlehoen camp at Calhoun,
e"e''s 4iAes no1la u 1aad1sonEille, to SOM
e'se.' Ut 1a1ner 10 Inc h51ng column Of Col
' W out eAlrc1nc 1clt, which best
ue,11'eo It's 1oc'2lon ny It's late lmplns-
.5 VI ,n'i snu iorec' ana drlvlng 1t before
.ns-4 41Ae . noeA ~ snecp. COL Garfield was
a. rfes'ohourss, tew miles
soetn u faantsFllle, and Marshall, who with
.a's ~ s.sen -, thousand men had been
19 5o".lo due grass region with i de-
n on icAinston' Was hopelessly discom-
N1eeu. ,
LUIS ,nel11ns away OF the extreme right o
LIZ iepel lo1ees' made Zolicotfer next in turn
az 1Ac tisn1 q me Tcoel line. He had chosen
als posl-loo on thc Cumberland river at Mill
elaA4s, twenty-five miles southeast Of Sonlcr-
se1' where small creek cmptles into the
onh'ue'1'no" 1ol1concr's position was for
islu'ole oi1e' selecting the mountainous
res1on' on both sides of the Cumberland
rl'er' aS point where its course 7cers
llou o1e sou1h 10 uue west, he had occupied
'nc i.1nci,ai NUS commanding all approach
es ns INC ftFcr from both directions,
- "e41 40 Through INC valleys OF White Oak
ereek' On the north side, and Meadow Creek
W Ane sootn' some ldea may be formed Of
lae topography Of the country, when VIC
ssa1e 1nat the hills, although Immediately upon
ING oanks, rise to an altitude Of three hun
dfed' three hundred and fifty and four hun
ofcd teet above the level Of the river. His
forces, on the north side of the Cumberland.
consisted OF six regiments stationcdon height
!oui luhored 1cet above the river, command
ns Inc approach from both directions, and
m,na;,,. ,,,o AsnAen1s COLL
7cr-,ss;ot, - w. Ienuom efeesA; anu
ahon+ one milo ,roe+ ~ ,I:,. -.o.1 1ne 6ou1a
Thn In WV - ~ ~ r'tt eP' n5'
+,,c,-7- s. oa.,,,,saa, - - e''@1 4olees III MI
Is ~. -. 19u. - ol'lsloh' ana
Thomas. whose nos;,;.,1 w. IL sn C11..,.. w. Il
c,,,n+,, 49, ,.e,s- "''' SNs eoAu.lola' 7ouf
twc,.+r.tro n,;,es a:o.a "sst -, -. eonerset,
75yiscd b;s f:,-oo 49, us- rA'.t. usu 1nonas had
fir md ,aa-;,,,r -, So ~ "'N'en 1oi'leoi
mi fro,,+ ar,9,,ss spA ~ "alen lne re-
division h,5 ,aon taol r,,a,'o y. uen@ Anonass
tho ro7n.f,,ao. - az o ~. 'o0tA"iaa' "hhe
.,a,,.~ 1 .,sa " .Ae o'is4oh was scattered
za17;aaaa.,sa s .o,a 40 III nolln as oarostoRn.
of ofr..H-s.1',, =" aiatienls lof tnc defense
t;a,, +1,-,s tr.S o"p' 'nu pfousa' 70 ms posi-
,.,o.+ a,.s A.es'e "no one Misslsslppl rcgi-
rooin'an.s u.sl"aiae reinforced oy three
va 0o"!las oreefa' and still more
E,,oxr;,1,. T;1 rUans .'ov 'rslnia troops from
@"o sa'e hih au told over IL, 600 |
.ros 80, euec4'e por'lon OF his force
et-o.e. w.: " e.'''1fS' IRON Sooo to 5000
- "a .aut a1n III which he was
~ oen tnoanas. ana th1s may have |
too ncaara -, f,,n,. e.'.ls teeel'eo arc yet
Goht ~ 49, 49,. lAs @*ofase VI tne
vc,1.nio,, ;,,,,,rna.,e,1s =, e' Iom PoslI!on
It had ,,,,r,a % ~ .1,S. uen' ~
1,>t von.,,,., e, , liz on sunday
.,t,c,..a naa neu nsne and
,,,~ ~" 4Aoni's oas1sloh, which
co1nn,h, - apon -4.n No1a lne o1reellon Of
~ e.. So asAou m. "1ln movement
:ro,n sa,nose,t z.,,. .lsiol' VI LUG othef side
,,ra,,,,,,. ~ 49,. Aonieoiiers intention was
,r;,, 49,. .,.sas A e~N.e 'ne's 'Is'ons N detail
+o,,, ~ ,.1a,. ~ NV -s'poleonlc sys-
,,o,aar,;a e. Sso"' wv 1"eAeo ons Na-
t,,a+,n 49,, A1sseao o1
+ota1 se'. M ~ 'elons ~ oetai, .hc result #as
o, oeeup9 ns ootn sldcs OF the river,
ano Eapldiy retrcatcd by means Of the boats,
out SILL III ZOO great haste oprcyent the same
.,les.ns OF transit being employed by an enemy
WIN victory, since our last nights