Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-02-07

Second Tennessee auetber quarter of milo n
| the rear of the Fourth kentucky. BY this
time the cavalry were running their horses all
1 ever the country, in every direction except
towards the firing, which still continued at in
/ tervals. The Second was just getting breakfast,
aud supposiog it to be only picket tight kept
on cooking and eating, though very few bad
eaten anything when t he column of our force
appeared coming on in our rear. Lieutenant
col. Trewhit promptly got ne into liue end
double qa ;eked US into the road ahead of the
adyspoinc column; the Fourth Kentucky had
cone when va rem. he'd their encampmeni. The
firing still continued aud Wv brisl.pi We keph
on At double quick, ali hoping anu eeiIe7Ing
that we would have chance to smell burss
powder. But when opposite the eucampment
of the Teuth Indiana, up rode the Colonel, and
halted rs for further orders; we ell thought
if we didn't say it--d- further or
derp.
The Tenth Indiana went into ths woods a.
bout a quarter of mile in advance OF their
tents, to the support Of their pickets, aud
brayely did they support them, too, for over
half an hour, against the whole force led against
them; and never retreated step, nor give an
inch of ground, until nearly surrounded by
overwhelming numbers; then to save themselves
from being entirely surrounded, they unwilling
ly gave way. Here was crisis: and yell on
yell went up from the lantsrn-javsd Seees.
sionists; they thought the day was all their own.
But, happily, any disastrous consequence
was prevented by the arrival Of the Fourth
Kentucky aud Nlath Ohio, to the support of
the gallant Tenth. Again our men made
standi now There was lighting in good earnest,
aud the Second Minnesota joined in with the
Teuth and Fourth aud the Ninth Ohio. Voiley
after volley ratified 10 quick succession, and
sometimes it seemed as though there was only
one continuous vollsy, interrupted now and
then by the growing of the "yellow pups"
which had been brought to bear on the enemy;
| and when they once commenced, they dlstrib-
uted their favors freely in all directions, u the
shape of shot and shell and, gentlemen, ex-
cuse me from being the recipient Of any such
favors. There we're only two or three shots
| from cannon fred by the enemy, and they we're
eitbc~ badly aimed or the pieces we're cut Of
range, for the shot did not disturb anybody
I Once they tbreW she'll into the air which
burst when some four or ave hundred feet high.
No damage was done by it, and their artillery
seemed to be of no use to them whatever, while
on tho contrary, ours seemed to be ct immense
use to US; aud II was most ably aud effectively
haudled. After a little more than two hours
Of hard fighting, most tsemend rus Volleysof
musketry, followed by ringing shout from
our side, seemed to haze decided the battle 10
our favor, for from that time, although firing
was kept up at intervals, the Seeessiouistsl
whipped aud eowed, began their retreat, Which
in about twenty minutes more became total
route; and from the indications along the road
which we aftorwsrds passed over, the flight
( appeared to have been regular race from that
( point back to their entertainments, to see who
could get there FIRST, aud the devil take tbe
hiudmost.
All the credit and honor of this battle i
due TO the Tenth Indiana, the Ninth Ohio, the
Fourth Kentucky and the Second Minnesota.
For they did all the fighting, as il were, single
handed, with the exception Of what support
thep received from the artillery. They all
fought nobly, and judging from tho sound Of
the musketry, they never wsVered from fxed
determination to gain the victory and they did
| gain it. The combatants were so pear 20 each
other at one time, that the powder burned their
faces IN the discharge of their pieces; but the
underbrush was so thick that bsyonets were Of
been made.
the death Of Zollicoffer. Col Fry, of the Ith
| Kentucky, charged up hill by himself upon
group of mounted officers, and fired at the
one be conceived to be the chief amoug them;
1 be fired two shots; both of them took effect,
aud Zollieoffer, one of the master spirits of re-
/ belliou, fell from bis horse, dead. Col. Fry,
/ To- Il
through the body, the bullet entering only
! few inches behind the ColonePs leg. This
must have been a deadner to all the hopes the
SecesSionists had for victory, as from tnis mo.
ment begun the retreat: and so closely did our
forces push upon them that they were Obliged
to leave their illnstr;oas leader where be fell,
| By the side Of the road.
What were the East Tennesseans doing du-
ring all this engagement, with their boasied
brayery2 Tbe First regiment know but 1T
tie about, except that it marched towards the
edge of the woods in which the firing was go-
ing on, and disappeared from sight. AS reg
iment they did not fire gun, but Lieutenant
Col Spears, who is whole team and horse
to let, soma way got in ahead of his men aud
where the fighting was; he shot few times
with his revolver, and lurned around to sec
where bis men were, when, he perceived an Off
Ger ia between him and where his regiment
ought to be, evidently trying to cut him of.
But the oficer-who turned our to be Lieuten-
ant,Col. Carter-waked up the wrong passons
ger when he got after Spears, and the tables
we returned; Tor instead OF cutting Col. Spear
off, the Colonel took bim prisoner aud brought
him back into the regiment. The Second Ten
nessee wont through various and spndry ogo-
atioas; they were marched aud conntersmaroh-
ed; right-obliqued and left-obliqued right
faced and left-faeed, and brought up all stand-
ing in n briar match