Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-01-30
THE BATTLE IN KENTUCKY.
Full and Important Particulars
now zoLLICOFFER WAS KILLED'
TOTAL ROUT OF TIE REBELS

TOTAL R0UT OF THE REBELS
We gather the following particulars OF
the battle of Cliff Creek Ky, fought on
the 10th inst, from the correspondence
of the Cincinnati Gazette (:
The enemy under the immediate com
mand of Major General Criitenden,
marched, eight regiments strong, from
their camp, last Saturday night. Their
Mounted grand guards were skirmishing
through the greater part of the night
with ours. Col Wolford's cavalry were
doing. outpost duty that night and by their
behavior then, and in the battle alter
ward, ompletely cleared away the rep
proach which some unworthy officers
have brought upon them. They will al
ways fight well when Wolford is with
them. The Tenth Indiana occupied a
wooded hill on the right of the road
On the left was a field stretching down
the hill for several hundred yards. In
front of the woods was another field Of
about twenty acres.
The enemy formed in these two fields,
attacking the Indiana troops both in
front and upon their left flank. a Sec
ton of Capt Standards battery had been
brought up, and was stationed in the road.
The attack here was made about seven
O'Clock in the morning. Col. Manson
coming up to the position just after the
attack began, and seeing that his men
must be overpowered before the other
regiment could come up, ordered his men
to fall back, which they did in good or
der, fighting as they went. Capt Stan
dard reluctantly gave up the privilege OF
"giving the enemy one good blizzard >
from tina. point and retired too.
; Immediately to the rear Of the woods
where the Tenth was stationed in anoth-
, er field, with steep descent to a ravnc,
and then comes another dense forest
t On the left of the road clearings contin-
: nc to the yavne, the sides of which at
= that point are covered with a growth ol
scrub oaks and other tim Der.
y After crossing the river another field
y lies on the left of the road. The Tenth
retired through the field on the right Of
t the road, and through the woods fol
n about hundred and fifty yards to the
f rear OF the ravinc. AT this point Col
= Fry's Fourth Kentucky came up and
formed along the fence, which separates
: the road from the field on the left. There
= is no fence on the right of the road Of
# that point. The two regiments hero
i formed in the shape of "V," its poin
n towards the enemy advancing from The
$ ravine, behind which they had reformed
. after their temporary success in the frs
o attack. For nearly an hour they trieC
to break that "V," but failed.
. What rebel regiments came through
: the woods to attack the Tenth at this
u place, / have not learned. Those whicl
: attacked Col. Fry were Battles Tennes
C see and the Fifteenth Mississippi, th'
c "Wigfall Rifles" and the Mississippi
Tigers" as they loved to call themselves
. These were the crack regiment Of th'
!. enemy and they sustained their reputation
d Again and again they charged across th'
J, field, but were always met by the terri
: bic fire of the Kentucky Fourth and driv
G en- back.
j. At the point of the "V," died Gen
% Zollcoflcr. lie fell nearer our camp thai
n any other man Of his army. lie wa
# with Battles regiment, his own hom
s. friends, born and brought up around hin
j. at Nashville. A short distance from him
IN to his right, party of his men had bee
broken from their comrades and wer
IN hcrding together like frightened deer
ps Col. Fry's men were lust about to fire ul
I'd on them. COL Fry himself was at til
he right Of his regiment at the point of I'll
a. greatest danger. Gen. Il. was on foe
il and within few feet of the Colonel
n. gum coat concealed his uniform. Sc
yo ing the condition of his men, as the Col
y. rode up, Gen, H. said to Col. Fry, "Colo
H. mel, you would not fire upon your friends
he would you ?" Col. f. supposed, iroi
to the Generals manner and remark, thu
he was one of our own officers, and {
ut once replied, "Certainly not, Sir; ha,
40 no such Intention" lie turned an
,o rode few steps, when one of the Gcne
90 90 al's Aides fired at him, wounding h
ur horse. Believing that he was tricked
N Col. +. at once wheeled and fired at til
fl. General The latter raised his hand t
y his breast and fell dead. Another la
struck him al the same moment, | believe
in the arm
S. Here, too, fell young Ballie Pcytor
l. son Of venerable man well known
the nation. Young Pcyton, like his fail
r cr, struggled long againt disunion. /
We was Kissed and insultcd in tho stree
Ii, last May for telling his love for the Oh
Union.
st The death of their General does m
w. seem to have greatly dsheartcncd the cl
re cmy. They continue their attacks wit
ld as much vehomonce as ever. The Sec
he ond Minnesota Regiment came up an
IA formed along the fence, on the left of Il
Fourth kentucky. The rebels still c!
m tended their line to flank us on that sid
tn The Fifteenth Mississippi charged up
vi the fence, and the men i'll the two reg
,e- mcnts fought hand to hand, catchir
ng hold of each others guns, and trying
d. drag them through and over the fcnc
at but it was all in vain.
as rode over the battlefield in the eve
ed ing. Our men were burying the dea
to but many still lay CHASTITY where they ie
yo The wounded had all been taken up
Tho same kind treatment was extend
no to to tho onemys wounded which "
lid given to our own. The universal rcma
which they made to me as | pass
he through the hospital, was, 1--WE nev
,sS expected to be treated so. We have be