The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-22

The following from the Louisville
Jo,ynai of the 10th furnishes some inter-
esting particulars Of the late fight at
Tazewell:
From CUMBERLAND CARVE have had
the pleasure of an interview with Capt.
j. II. Ferry, Quartermaster Of General
MOrgan's Division. who left the Gap NJ
noon on Tuesday last, the 18th inst,
and he gives full and explicit denial TO
the rebel reports Of our reverses in that
vicinity. Since the fight at Wallace's
Cross Roads, in the middle Of July, there
has been no regular engagement near the
Gap until last Saturday, when Col. De-
Courcy went out on a fOraging party with
his whole brigade, consisting Of the Six
tcenth and Forty Second Ohio and
Twenty Second Kentucky, Col. Linsey,
and the Fourteenth Kentucky, Colonel
Cochran, Of Gen. Baird's Division Col.
Cochran was In advance with his regi-
ment, about a mile and half beyond
farewell, on picket duty,when he was at
tackled by four rebel regiments under
Rains comprising the Eleventh and Forty
second Tennessee, Thirtieth Alabama.
and Twenty first Georgia. Col Cochran
Immediately formed his command on
each side Of the road, each flank support
ed by piece of artillery from Fosters
Wisconsin Battery under command Of
Lieut. John d., Anderson. The rebels adj
vanced upon the Fourteenth Kentucky IN
extended line, and their thanking regi-
ments thrown forward with the evident
intention Of surrounding and cutting Off
the whole regiment and artillery. Col
Cochran seeing this retired his regiment
in perfect order as soon as the artillery
had placed itself in his rear, and took
position where the movement could not
be repeated against him. The rebels
then changed their plan Of attack and
charged by column Of regiments until
when within two hundred and fifty
yards If Colonel Cochran, who had stood
without dischsrging a gun, poured a
terrible fire upon them, which checked
their advance aud threw them into dis
order In the meantime Fosters entire
battery Of six guns had been placed In
position on an eminence in the rear and
opened fire, which turned the rebel dis
order into a route, and no more was seen
Of them. Rebel officers who cume in I'M
der flag Of truce acknowledged a loss
Of from 200 10 $50, and the Knoxville
Register, a copy Of which Capt. Ferry
had read, published the names Of 100
killed. We lost but three killed,
among them we regret 10 say was
| Capt. Edgar, Of the Sixteenth Ohio, who
was on picket duty with his company IN
advance Of ihe Fourteenth Kentucky.
| lie was brave man, and one Of the most
accomplished drill officers in the service.
| His death was instantaneous, having
been shot through the head. Colonel
| Cochran had fifteen wounded ia his regi-
ment and our total wounded was about
twentv.three. We lost ffty.se seven men
of EdgaFs and Tannehills companies OF
the Sixteenth Ohio, who were cut on be-
fore they could fall back from picket
duty. on the main body. Lieutenant
Colonel Gordon, Of the Eleventh rebel
Tennessee regiment, was taken prisoner
by two men Of the Sixteenth Ohio, and
though their company was completely
surrounded, they deKiorOusly managed
~ hiring him IN 10 Col. DE C0urcy. The
rebels offered TO exehange all the prison
ers taken by them lor their Lieutenant
! Colonel. but the arrangements had not
been completed when Capt Ferry loft
the Gap.