The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-09-22
desperate Fight at greensboro.
Spencer County Home Guards Vie
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On Friday afternoon messenger
reached our city with the startling intel
ligence that Greensboro had been attack
ed that morning by 1000 guerrillas, and
that. Colonel Meter had written for re-
The messenger also stat
ed that he learned, on his way to our
city. that Col Meter had been killed.
4 ESaturday morning, Lieut.. Col John
son, with two companies of the 65th reg
iment went up on the D.. B. Campbell,
with two 12-pound howitzers which he
obtained from the. gun, boat .Fairplay,
with sufficient men to work the guns.
During the day thousands of rumors
were flying of an exceedingly contradic-
tory character, and it was only by the ar
rival of the mail boat late on Saturday
night that we obtained full particulars OF
the fight The same boat brought the
body of Col Meter to this city for inter-
ment .na sEa3
1t seems the guerrillas, about 800
strong, advanced to attack Col Meter
who had about $50 men encamped near
Greensboro, ON Friday morning. The
Colonel started out with small squad OF
men to station them as piCkets. AS he
advanced s:around corner of filed,
a guerrilla, named Ben. Johnson, fired
on him, the ball passing through his
heart, and the gallant fellow fell dead In
his tracks. Before johnson had time to
effect his escape, the whole top OF bus
head was shot off by Col Meters orderly,
who was by his side when he fell. Col,
Meter men seem to have fallen back
and no other skirmishing of any -conse
ouence occurred during the day. Col
METERS men remained in their fenced
camp, while the guerrillas rode through
and through the town. On Friday nigh
about 450 of the Spencer county Hom'
Gnards. under command of Lieut.. Col
Wood, of the lst Indiana cavalry, cross
ed the river, and on Saturday morning
struggle, cannon which had bee
brought from Grand View, exploded
Wesdid not learn that. any were injured b
this explosion. After fight of severa
hours, the Home Guards routed tn
guerrillas with great loss, driving then
back a distance of five or six miles, kill
ing the rebel Major and SO of his men
besides wounding % others.
The Home Guards lost two killet
and eighteen wounded Lieut. Colone
Wood behaved with his usual gallantry
His sword was shot out of his hand, Blu
seizing gun he fought at the head o
his men until the rebels were routed ant
scattered. The rebels had one or two can
non. Col. Wood says his gallant LITTLE
band fought like veterans
The command of Lieut. Col. johnson
did not arrive in time to participate il
the fight. He returned yesterday morn
ing with eleven prisoners. Their names
with their respective Captains, are al
follows. They are all members of Col.
Johnsons regiment of hospital plumber
ers -.
I H:Lowry Captain Poe, Crittender
Thos 6. Coleman, Capt Richorson,
Union county, Ky. s-
DAM Scarce, Capt Hammock Lewis
G, s, Q Bannon, Capt Ray, Lewisport,
Kentucky,
]. W Glover Capt Ray, Montgomery
county, Tenn.
L. A. Chapel, Capt Ray, Henderson
county, Ky.
?. Il; Edwards, Capt Ray Webster
county, Ky.
Al. Nottingham, Capt Fisher, Hen.
derson county, Kentucky.
Martin Mills, Capt n Taylor, Hen
derson county, Ky.
- lgnatius Blanford, Captain N,..Taylor,
Union county, Ky.
Our forces also captured number of
horses, small arms, &C. 1t was decided
" one of the most brilliant skirmishes, of
the war. IA sss-,....ss e..