The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-01-25
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body in small pieces for trophies. His horse,
saddle and bride were captured. In the
heat of the melee Zollicoffer shot at Col. Fry
twice and wounded hi5 horse, when the
Colonel drew his pistol and MORALLY
wounded the rebel leader.
Another account in the same paper, fur
nished by Col. Green Clay, who participa-
ted in the battle, says that Gen. Crittenden
has been appointed to the command of the
rebel forces, but had not arrived in camp
The following in addition, we clip from the
columns of the Journal: a rs IA
Gen. Zollicoffer was killed at very close
quarters; he had ridden up to COL Fry and
told him not to shoot at his own men, when
Col. Fry replied that he was not doing so.
Soon after this the encounter commenced
which proved fatal. The regiments en-
gagged in the fight were the Tenth Indiana,
Fourth Kentucky, Second Kentucky. Sec
ond Minnesota, and Ninth Ohio, with a por-
ton of Woolford's Cavalry and two batter
les. The Tenth Indiana was in the advance,
and contested the ground nobly, but bayo-
net charge being ordered, the Ninth Ohio
advanced with thu cold steel and soon broke
the rebel ranks, when panic flight ensued,
the retreating columns being followed by
shells, which did terrible execution, and vol
lies of musketry were poured in upon them
An order was found in the entertainments
after the final flight, signed by COL Cum
mings, from which il is evident that he sue
ceeded to the command after Zollicofer's
fall. and gave the order to dispense.
| From accounts furnished by records found
| in camp and by prisoners, the rebel force
4 1k,~ g. al r
eighteen hundred cavalry, and sixteen pieces
of artillery; two of the latter have not been
discovered, and were probably concealed
Zolhcofer was in strong position, and his
entertainments could have been defeaded
| against thirty thousand men. 1t had win
ter quarters Of log huts for fifteen Thousand
men, and everything was very comfortable.
So precipitate was the evacuation that
trunks were left in the huts as if the own
ers had gone out to dress parade; shaving
materials were left behind, private cores
pondence, miniatures, extra clothing. &c.
The rebels seem to have been well clothed
| in jeans, but they were without overcoats.
| Their discarded knapsacks contained two
or three days rations. They were well sup
piled with blankets, and had plenty of old
army regulation ones, white and black,
which were unbalei.
The rout of the rebels was pressed until
our men reached elevated positions which
partially commanded the camp. Our regi-
ments were thrown across the country from
White Oak Greek to the Cumberland river,
while Col Harlan's regiment was advanced
some distance on the top of the hill to pre-
vent the enemy from occupying it during
the night. Zolliceffer was evidently under
the impression that Gen. Thomas had but
two regiments with him, and that the re-
serve cou'd r-',i t.'nle up on account of the
swollen stlrtn4s. He therefore left his en-
trenehments aAd marched eight miles in the
hope to Gu him off. He was correct in
q measure, for Gen. Schoepf on Friday sent
three regiments, the Twelfth Kentucky and
First and Second Tennessee and a battery
to General Thomas, bat they did not arrive
in time to participate, and on Sunday he
sent the Thirty-first Thirty-ffth, and Thirty
eighth Ohio from Somerset, and they were
obliged to cross Fishing Greek by means o.
an overstretched cable to which they chung
advancing hand over hand, stringing along
the rope, such was the swiftness Of the cur
rent and the depth of the water. When
Zollicoffer discovered his mistake, his mer
fought well, but they could not resist the
bayonet charge. Our men shot with grea
precision; the forest trees through which
the enemy retreated were ri6dled witt
balls. -
1t is uncertain whether the steamboat
was fired by our shells or destroyed by thC
rebels. The eonfagration was watched
from the hills by our men while Hbomb
{ bursting in air" lent terrible reality to thu
scene. The body of Gen. Zollicoffer wa:
placed in tent under a guard of honor
awaiting flag of truce from the rebels fol
! its delivery, but his men are so demoralizeC
and scattered that it is hardly possible the
requisition will be made, unless it com,
from Bowling Green. The rebel General
/ had but one wound, the fatal one in hi
breast, and his features, after he had beer
washed, were calm and life-like. Colone
Hoskins was ordered to go few mile.
t above Somerset and obtain twenty Goa
barges, and it is probable that with thest
Gen. Thomas crossed the river.