Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-01-31
Rattle of Mill spriugs.-Dctans OF
the Action.

Full particulars of The great battle at
Mill Springs, in Kentucky, have at last
reached US, and are full of interest. The
victory is the most complete and brilliant of
any since the war began On both sides
the fighting was desperate, and the victory
seems to have been won by the herculean
efforts of the 10Th Indiana, 4th Kentucky,
Och Ohio and I'd Minnesota regiments. We
make up the following account from the
Cincinnati Ga@ette, written by one on the
field:
LISTENING AT scHoEPFF's CAMP TO THE
ROAR OF BATTLE.
Sunday morning came, dark and rainy
fit day for Sabbath battle. AT six min
utes before o'clock we heard the first
boom of cannon. We had frequently heard
what we imagined TO be artillery fling be-
fore, but always found out that it was dis
tant thunder, or something similar in sound !;
but there was no doubt as to this. The
imagination may mistake other sounds for
cannon, but there is little danger of ever
installing the heavy boom of artillery for
anything else. The battle was evidently
raging somewhere near Gen. Thomas's
camp. Yet it was so unexpected to us that
we could scarcely believe the evidence of
our own ears. That the enemy shoild
leave his intrenchmen.s to attack us in the
open field seemed almost incredible. Major
Coffee of Wolord's Cavalry was the only
one who could offer any solution of the
mystery. He knows Major General Crit
tenden personally, and remarked, 4" George
is drunk as usual, and came out for fight.
The cannonading continued, with but
brief pauses for two hours. and then ceased
We waited in suspense for two hours more,
but no news. The widest rumors began
to circulate The rebels had completely
surrounded Thomas, and taken his whole
force prisoners they were about to cross
Fishing Creek, to complete the DAVIS work
by demolishing US. The general impress
sion seemed to be that something had gone
wong.
AT noon we saw coming over a hill oppo-
site, at full speed, Maj. Lawrence, Captain
Hewitt, and third person with the inevita-
bic Woford's cavalry hlunderbuss sIune on
his shoulder. He and his horse looked like
an incarnation oflhe demon who may be pre-.
sumed to preside over mud. If there was
one square inch on their several bodies Wis
ible through the surrounding crust of earth
and water, my eyes failed to perceive il.
But his first words were decidedly those of a
man of like passions to those of other NOR
tals: " Hurrah, Zolly's dead !" He sought
the General while the Major stopped to tell
Us that the rebels were routed and our men
were in full pursuit Of them toward the
river. In a moment out rushed General
Schoeptf, bare-headed and jubiant. "Nun-
20, go tell the 17th. 35th, 3Sth and 3Ist to
prepare TO march instantly" INSTANTLY"
he repeated in his quick decisive way. We
hurried back TO camp. The bows had not
eaten their dinners yet. They were tired
with Saturdays march. They had no meat
for breakfast. There were no crackers.
only corn meal Ito make bread of. and no
time to prepare it. But it made no differ
ence. The only anxiety was lest Thomas
should drive the enemy over the river be-
tore we could get down. Bows sick in the
hospitals hurried out to get their muskets.
Our regiment, which could not have brought
out 800 men for dress parade, marched 500
strong to battle, and one company gone TO
repair the road to Stanford. Il was the
same with all the rest of the brigade. Coils.
bradley and Nandevier left their sick rooms
where they bad been lying dangerously in
tor weeks, to head their regiments. / did
not see the latter, but Col Il. looked as th,.
Cid Campeador must have done when
the spaniaris placed his corpse at their head
to lead them onse more to victory.
MARCH or SoHOEPFF's BRIGADE.
We reached Fishing Creek in an hour
and halt. IL was running breast high
and TIE current very swift. There was no