Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-15


Albany Ledger Of Friday evening saws:
The news from Kentucky today is exciting.
1t is now beyond question that Bragg is NOV
ing with his entire army against Louisville. His
advance occupied Lebanon Yesterday and his
troops and wagon trains on Wednesday filed the
road almost the whole distance from Campbells-
vile, Taylor county to Lebanon.
We couversed this morning with well inform
ed gentleman who left Campbelsville on W ednes-
day morning, being driven away by the rebels
He states that rebel officers informed him that
Bragg had his whole army on the road, and that
their destination was Louisville. These officers
claimed that Bragg's army numbers over sixty
thousand men.
The rebel pickets now reach within four miles
of Lebanon Junction, where Gen. Dumont is
stationed with two or three Indiana regiments.
He will undoubtedly fall back on Louisville.
Buells army is in motion towards Louisville,
nearly fifty thousand strong. The advance ar
rived at Bowling Green yesterday, and is ex-
pected at Louisville to night to morrow fore
noon. Gen. ROsecrans and his brigade are in
the advance. Gen. Buell. himself was at Bowl
ing Green last night.
Rosecrans's division of Grants army arrived
at Nashville on Tuesday and is moving toward
Louisville. The combined Federal forces are
moving in two columns-Rosecrans' command
coming bv the old turnpike road.
The whole force will reach the neighborhood
of Louisville by Saturday night, and it Bragg
continues to advance. will undoubtedly fall on
his rear. and, acting in conjunction with the
troops now at Louisville, bag his whole army.
Gen. Wood remains in command in at Nash
vile with force Of near $4,000 men, 1t is not
intended to abandon either Nashville or Mem.
phis.
Hurlburt's division left Memphis on Friday
last, moving in the direction of Columbus This
NAV account for the charter of all the light
draught boats by the Government on Thursday
and Friday last.
General Sherman remains at Memphis with
sufficient force to hold the city against any at
tack.
The Louisville Journal of Saturday says:
Passengers who arrived in this city last even
ing from Lagrange, report that Frankfort has
been evacuated by the rebel troops. 1t is said
that the force recently in possession Of the Cap
ital has moved in the direction of Cincinnati
DEFEAT OF FoRREsr's CAvALRY.-The Nash
vile Union OF the 9Th gives the following ac-
count of the defeat of the rebel cavalry under
Col. Forrest. allusion to which has been made in
the telegraph:
After Forests skirmish and defeat by Gen.
McCOoks division, near Altamonte. and subse
Quent precpitate retreat before Nelson's troops
on Saturday morning, he retreated in body to
ward Woodbury., to. make his escape between
That place ana mcMlnnflie ne lOm Drlgaue
of Woods division. learning the movement made
rapid march of nine miles in two hours, under
command of Col Fyffe, Goth Ohio, with view
to entrap him he should cross The McMinnville
and Woodbury. pixies. Col. Fyffe's command
comprised the 26th Ohio, Lieut. Col. Yourg;
17Jh Indiana, Lieut.. Col. German; 56th Indiana.
Col. Buell., and two sections of artillery. They
came up with the rebel column justas its van was
entering the mBin road.
Forrest Immediately formed line of battle TO
receive us, and our troops. by rapid charge on
his right and center. and with one or two volleys
of musketry and a few rounds of artillery, com
pletely broke and dispersed them. The enemy's
left faced about and retreated the way they came
IL was already dark, the enemy all mount
ed, we hid no cavalry, and after pursuit Of two
miles, Colonel Fyffe marched back to camp. ma
king an eighteen miles march and utter route OF
the notorious partisan after four o'clock z. NJ
His force consisted of the Texas Rangers, two
Georgia. one Tennessee, one Alabama regiment
and Kentucky squadron. Forrest lost by the
admission of his own men, several killed. some
seventy FIVE or eighty wounded, and 400 tc
$40 missing, toe entire column being utterly
scattered.