The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-09-22
surrender of MunfordyiIle.

At last we have positive information
that our forces at Munfordville have been
surrendered to the rebel army. Lieut.
James A. Dawson, Adjutant to the 33d ;
Kentucky infantry, arrived in this city
last evening, having left Munfordxille at
10 o'clock on Wednesday morning, after
the surrender was made AT the time
Lieut.. Dawson left Munfordville the rebel
officers were engaged in parohng the
Federal prisoners. Y ftfb -
The surrender was a matter of abso-
! lutte necessity, as the gallant little band
of Federal troops, whe had fought so mo-
bly, on Sunday, and again ON Tuesday,
were surrounded on all sides by an over
whelming force 1t viii be remembered
that the defenees at Munfordville had
/ been formed with view to an attack
from the South; but as a formidable reb-
! ell force made its iappearRncee ON the
north side of the river, and as the Fed
eral works were three. ened at all points,
to hold out longer w I'D have been SUI
cidal on the part of she Federal troops.
Il Our forces were surrendered by Col.
EC. L. Durham. of the Fiftieth Indiana
infantry, who assumed command on
Monday morning. 4sr
: The forces embraced the Seventeenth
Indiana, the Sixtieth Indiana, the Sixty
f seventh Indiana, the Sixty-eighth lndi-
: ana, the Sixty-ninth Indiana, all imam
/ try, Captain Hare's cavalry company of
t Louisville Provost Guard, portion OF
) the Fourth Ohio Battery, and one section
of the Thirteenth Indiana Battery,
( amounting in all to about four thousand
~ five hundred men and ten cannon, in
Guiding 24-ponnder.
Lieut. Dawsons account of the fight
ing on Sunday and Tuesday represent;
those engagements as severe in the ex
IRENE, the rebel loss being fearful, while
! the Federal loss was but IL in klleC
;, and % in wounded, three of whom hay
- ing died subsequently. b.s...
e The rebels fought with great despera
u ton on Sunday, Col Wilder being il
= command of the Federal forces on tina
VI day Two regiments of rebels made fiv
u different charges Oh Federal battery
~ and were as often repulsed. In the las
~ charge the two rebel regiments were al
most annihilated; and our informan
- says that, of the members of one of tn
rebel companies, but three escaped dealt
or injury.
Lieutenant Dawson, in his attemp
to escape, was arrested and taken betor
f." Col n B. Forrest, the commander of tn
J. rebel cavalry, and w:.s confronted by
~ man named Cox, son -in-law of the Hor
). W. i. Underwood, wi.o represented hin
II self as a member of Gen. Buckner stat
a. On Tuesday Col Durham sent OF
~ skirmishers, who were soon driven. il
90 ID AS the rebels approached, the Fedora
81 81 were ordered to reserve their fire unit
.ne the enemy had advanced closely upo
r, our works. Volley after volley Of mu
~ kerry was then poured into the rebel i
~ fantry at short range, which moved dow
~ their ranks in great numbers. Durir
Ia the s1irmishing on Tuesday citize
III III named Robert Getty, who was impresse
a.; an by the rebels as guide, was killed.
-, Among the rebel officers lost in Il
he different engagements were three Col
.nII neIs and two Lieut. Colonels, including
"a Col Scott and Col Smith. 49,. sa,,