Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1862-02-01
Additional Particulars of the Battle OF
Fishing Crock
Zoo the LouisYilIe Democrat, Jan. "a

From the LOUISVILLE Democrat, JAM 23I
Col Green Clay, q volunteer aid of Gen. Schoepf
-'-s1 Who himself IN the fight Of last Sunday
arrived in the city last evening as the bearer of
dispatches to General Buell.. He left the battle
grouEd Sunday night and Somerset Monday morn
ing. HIS report Of the engagement giVas the fol-
lowing facts:
On Sunday morning, about half past six o'clock,
she piCkets of the l0th Indiana were driven in Civ
ing the first intimaton of the enemy's approach
and in 3 very few moments afterwards the engage
ment began, by attack on the camp of that regi-
ent. This fact and the other that they fought for
short time uGGided, accounts for the heavy losses
in the 10TH but they were very soon renfocced by
the 9th Ohio the 4th Kentucky, and the I'd MINES
sofa, and W0Ifords cavalry. These bore the brunt
of the fight and their conduct gave the most per~
feet satisfaction to the General commanding When
the fight began the FederEls had no artillery, but
shortly afterwards Cop. Kinney's and one ether
battery company came up.
Opposed to these were 10 900 Infantry, 500 cav
airy and two batteries Of artillery In the hottest
of the fight, Col MCCook, of the eth Ohio, gave or
dars 70 his brave Germans to fix bayonets and
charge. They did go, with the force Of an ava
lanche, and the result was, that the enemys lines
were completely broken and his forces thrown into
inextTicable confusion. About the same time, FOL
Iicofer, accompanied by one of his aids, galloped
up to Col Fry, of the 4th Kentucky, in mistake,
and ordered him to quit firing On his own men. Col
f. replied that be was not firing on his own men.
On receiving that reply the aid drew his pistol and
dILiiIiS 10 SIOOL ut Ills uOrSS KllllDS SlS
multanaOusly, Col f., drawing his pistol shot and
killed Zollicoffer. The body of the rebel General
was recognized By very maay who knew hIm when
alive and at the time Col Clay left the camp was
awaiting the coming of q fsg of truce, which it
vas supposed would be sent for it.
When the principal fighting was over, other re
Inducements of several regiments came up, among
them the 18th Kentucky and LET and I'd Tennessee,
but there was very little left for them to do. ex-
Cept pursue. In the fight Col. MeGOOk received
painful but not dangerous wound and Gel VOL
ford lost one of his commissioned officers.
It was not certain that Bsiley Peyton was killed
bats sword was found on the field hlviag his
name on it.
The behavior of Wolford's cavalry, against winch
there has been soEle hsrd talk was declared to be
ali that could be desired-they went into the fight
with determination and fought Ike tigers, doing
CREST deal Of damage.
It Is known certainly that the steamer and al the
enemy e floats but one we're DESTROYED By FREE; but
p 2eLt IN 5'H-at the steamer il not known Col
clay left the 6attls ground before the flight Of the
rebels across the river kn0 n and canQot EtSte
any particulars of the pursuis OF Gen. Thomas
The engagement took plsCe at Logsn's Cross
Roads, about eight miles frOg Z3cofer's intreHch-
ment and the losses on beth aides are put by COL
Clay st about the same mentioned in the dispatch
from General Thomas, published IN yesterdays |
evening edition. Prisoners who had arrived IN |
Somerset state most positively that Gen Csc. B |
vas ii command, and ZOlicofer acting
under bin.
In the intrenchments was found q rebel nag.
which is in this city having on it the following
inscription: Presented to the Mountain Rangers,
Company A. Capt. F. II. Ashford, by Mrs W. n