, 1862-01-25
THE KENTUCKY VICTORY.
Details Of the Action by
Participants.
GALLANTRY OF THE INDI-
ANA TENTH.
Substantial Results of the Triumph.

Substantial Results Of the Triumph,
sHoEPFF's BRIGADE DISAPPOINTED.
rFrom the Cincinnati Commercial yesterday
We are indebted to Mr.. n. Derry Of Sprsgpe
d Co., just returned from Somerset, for very
Interesting particulars Of the battle
The battle ground was ut place known as
Old Fields, in Pulaski county, and not twelve
miles west Of White Oak, as telegraphed, but
eight miles north Of the mouth Of Fishing
Creek. The forces under the command Of
Gen. Thomas were rs follows:
and Twelfth KcutuckT; NintE and -Four
tecnth Ohio; Tenth Indiana; Second Anne-
sofa; -Four Batteries, and Wo1ford's Cavalry
Tie Tenth Indiana were on picket, with
Nolford's Cavalry, and received the shock Of
the advancing enemy. They fought desperate
i, giving ground slowly. and allowing Gen.
Thomas lime to como up in good condition.
The attack upon them commenced soon after
daylight, Sunday morning. It had evidently
been the intention Of Zollico1er to commence
the attack in tic night, but he had been de-
streams and the darkness Of the night. Near
1y two hours elapsed before the Indiana rcgi-
1nent was supported in force. The Indanians
lost eleven killed and forty-nine wounded.
The first support received By the Indianias, was
from the 4th Kentucky, who lost nine Killed
and twenty wounded. The Second Minnesota
was in the fight next, and lost ten killed and
fifteen wounded. The next regiment in the
fight was tho Ninth Ohio, Col r. E. McCoo6.
The loss Of this regiment, our informant did
not learn, but it was slight.
The 9th Ohio found the enemy posted be-
hind a mil fence, from which they were firing
with deliterntion. When within about thirty
Yards Of the fence, Colonel AlcCook ordered
Lis nlen to charge bayoners, Which they did
t;rml.. and with alacrity. The rebels fled at
once, throwing down THUR guns.
General Zollicoffer was attempting flank
movement with two regiments when he was
killed. He came out Of the bushes on the
Hank Of our forces, close by where Col Fry Of
Kentucky WAS posted, and shouted something
to Fry, which was understood to he not to fire
upon the men in front, for they were Missis-
| si},pial1s- One report Of what he said is :
! You arc firing upon yonr own men there.
They are Mississirpians Seeing his mistake,
he discharged his pistol at Fry, striking his
! horse. Fry instantly returned the fire with
his revolver, shouting Zolicoi1er through the
heart Zol!icoffer was very handsomely
dressed. His clothes were taken by, the Fed
| eral troops is trophies. His corpse is said te
| have been very beautiful, being white and
| clear rs wax work, with little red hole IN hls
| left breast, where the messenger Of dcatl
| entered.
The old 1ic1ds'' where the battle took place
| were once cultivated, but have been aban
! doned, and are full of briar bushes and scdgc
The Fcdcr:!s and Confederates were at times
within twenty yards Of each other. Most Q
the dead rebels were shut through the head
! 4 surprising number were shot in tue fore
head and eyes. The corrscs lay Oh !: hillside
where the scverest fighting took place, thlcl
:.s 4 flock Of sheep.
The rebels took out but two field pieces
and left them both. Our artillery WAS yigor
ouElE used III the pursuit of the enemy, llllrl
ing shells among them :s they ran. The bat
tie was fought III 3 heavy rain, the mud beln'
very deep, and the little creeks were roaE1"
| torrents.
The 7st and I'd Tennessee did not get int
| the fight, tut took the advance in the pursuit
aud Elelst the night after tue battle close to tn
cncany's mtrcneEncnt6 intending to
foremost Of the stornler=. But Monday nlorI
ins they found the enemy hid sc.1Dpercd i
! the night.
, Tic rebels were well provided. They La
!, erected good cablns, and h'd clilnked IN
TO their houses, built Of sticks, and plastere
: inside with clay. They had m ample supp
Of thick heavy Noolen blankets, mostly whit
. | with dark stripes in them. Their slotke= -:
, jeans, mostly buttcrnut coloFcd; and wei
thick and wary, :,rt They had few :s-accet
: Only two overcoa1s we're found on thu field
| battle and the track Of the flight. Some
/ the rebels wore straw hats. Their food seen
to Lave consisted largely Of corn rone.
y 4 The rebel officers generally had their tsu1l
;. in camp, containing ali their fine c}othe
!. | love letters, trinkrt6, etc. 4 iar7c number
heavy leather trunks were taken. Sever
a suits OF white duck, such us arc worn by &C
| tle1ncn in the SPINNER, were found III I
; trunks, showing that the rebel officers Il
q an unnilitAry assortment Of surcrHuous b.
c gage; ,,
The Brigade Surgeon Of tho Tennessee re
l. lnenfs relates that he WAS examining !
Cooks wound, when an order c;,uc 10 go f
ward in pursuit Of the enemy. McCool
.c wound was painful, but lie compelled the s.
r. .con to ':andagc it up temporarily, to stop I
blood, and being helped upon Il horse, press
., forward with his men.
IL The rchcl troops were not very well ARM
D. having generally smooth bore muskcts, alt
cd frorl flint Looks, and squirrel rifles. tt
lad no long range rifles. -Four Of our re
Il that they could whip fifty thousand fanle
,o Zollicoticr's attack is said By military men
~ have hetn well planned and encrgetica
p push. i, but he WAS mistaken lis to the clat
IL ter OF the men he Ind to fight, rs well as
rs strength Of tho division under Gene
Our informant thinks it will be impossi
for Genera! Thomas to pursue the enc
rs with great effect Tic roads are absolut
of inpassih2c. There LAS not been a freeze
nc tho Cumberland this winter. The GROUND
IT, full Of water, and the mud OIL the roads i
''- to tho knees Of the men. The road fl
re Somerset to Stanford is hardly passil,Ic.
re- Our informant saw one hundred Cow
Of ncnt wagons hopcless'y stuck in the II
~, ucar Stanford It is 4 serious luesti
Oh whether it will be possible to transport I
or visions to our army OIL thu Cumberland.
les stron. force is, however, at work on tic r.
~. aboye Somerset, corduroying the worst pla'
It Would be hardly possible to push an ar
train through tho Wild country beyond
-. Cumberland, where the rebels dispersed.
sst there should be freeze there would be nc
ID lnents but while the weather remains Il
$. we need not expect to lear Of such j thing
M CELEBRITY.
nt G:aIILASTRY OF THE INDIANA TENT
nr An East Tcnnc=seeau, writing from Zolli
,l1 fcr's camp on the Goth, {the day after the
ia. | tlc,} gives the following additional pal
4a- | u1ars:
n, Just ut daybrcak oM Sunday morning,
~ 18TH Of JANUARY, sharp firing commenced y
'he the p;ckets in tho same spot where the ii
was last Friday night; the long roll bea
the 1rdiana 10th, and they formed insta
h1y and marched to tue support Of their pick
~ / The 10th and Kinncy's battery were clos<
~ gethcr, and half 4 mile in advance Of cy
oer thing: The battery got ready for action
ne. the instant, and awaited orders. By the :
ics standart's battery and Wctmorc's four
haftery we're both III park, ono on each sid
no Kinncy's battery The ]st Tennessee
siQ | about i quarter Of mile in the rear Of Il
ich batterjes, in the woods. The 4t1 Eentu
49,. Col Fry, was the next regiment on the r
o'o half q mile i'll tho rear of the batteries; tn
I'm Tennessee another quarter Of 4 mile in the
of the 4th Kentucky.
The 10th Indiana went into the woods al
, - a quarter Of q mile in advance Of their tt
A. to the support Of their piekcts; and bra
So did they support them, too, for over hal
etc hour, against the whole force led against tt
tbe and never retreated a step, nor give an inc
- ground until nearly surrounded by oycrwh
tne ing numbers; then, to save themselves
the being entirely surrounded, they unwilli
so gave way. Here was crisis; and yell Oh
~ went up from the lantern. .jawed seccssioni
they thought the day was all their own.
TO happily, uny disastrous consequence was
th- | vented By the arrival Of the 4th Kentucky
9Th Ohio to the support Of the gallant lot
Again our men made stand; now there
lighting in good earnest, and the ond Minn
ops "a JOINED in with the 10th and the 9TH and
hip 9th Ohio. Vollcy after vollev ratified in q
nd, succession, and sometimes it seemed as tho
est, rnts "as ot,s ons e1n'uous ~ 4h ,ges' y
}os- Hye1low INNS !: which Ind rccn I-5nol
the bear on the enemy; and WHOM they once
1nentcd, they distributed their fayors free]
al directions, in the shape Of shot and 81
INV and, gentlemen, excuse NE from bc;ug til
@en clpent OF any such fayors. There were
ard l"o or Three shots from crnnon fired by
ters enemy, and they were either badly aimc
g. the pieces were out Of range, for the shot
1fe@ not disturb anybody. Once they threw a
ion into the air, which burst when some fol