Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-01-24
Great Battle In Kentucky.

The rebels totally defeated-Generot
Zol7icoGsr ksaasd-loss heavy on both sides.
A battle took place at Somerset, Ken
lucky, on Saturday, between Gen. Schoepff
and Gen. Zollicoffer's forces The battle
lasted from early In the morning till dark.
The rebel Gen Zollicoffer was killed. and
his army entirely defeated. The loss is
very heavy on both sides
Somerset is the county town Of Pulaski
county, in southern central Kentucky.
The town is eighty-6ve miles nearly due
south from Frankfort. and the Cumber-
land river flows six miles South of it.
1t is the center where three turnpikes meet
and cross. The county contains coal and
iron, and Somerset has an iron foundry.
three churches and branch bank.
Gen Thomas telegraphs to headquarters
at Louisville, that Friday night Zollicoffer
came up to to his encampment and attack
ed him at o'clock Saturday morning
near Webb's Cross Roads, in the vicinity
of Somerset. At half past 8 o'clock
Saturday afternoon, Zollicofer and Baily
Peyton had been killed. The rebels were
in full retreat to their entertainments at
Mill Springs with the federals in full pur-
putt. No further particulars respecting
losses on either side.
The Lexington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial gives the following
account of Saturdays battle:--Gen. FOL
licoffer learning that the federal forces
had appeared in his rear marched out of
his intrenchments at 3 o'clock Saturday
and attacked Gen. Schoepf in
camp. The pickets were driven in at an
early hour, and the attack was made be-
fore daylight. The battle is reported to
have ragged with great fury until 8 in the
when Gen. Zollicoffer having
been killed, the whole force of rebels fed
in confusion to their camp. The loss is
not stated but thought to be heavy. The
Bailey Peyton killed, is a son of the cx-
member of Congress from Tennessee of
that name. Our victory has been very
decisive and will result in rout of the
whole force defending the right flank Of
Bowling Green.
FIGHT CONTINUED ON MONDAY.
A despatch from Cincinnati says com.
bined attack was made on Monday on
Gen. Zollicoffer's entertainments, at Mill
Springs, Wayne county, resulting in a
victory. The stars and stri pes
now float over the Notifications. We took
all their camp property and large num-
Der of prisoners. Our loss is heavy.
Gen. Zollicoffer's dead body is in the
hands of the federals.
A Louisville dispatch says the recent
fight at Somerset took place Sunday ill.,
stead of Saturday morning. Gen.
Thomas on Sunday afternoon, followed up
the rebels to their entertainments, sixteen
miles from his own camp, and when about
to attack them Monday morning, he found
their entertainments deserted, the rebels
having left all their cannon, quartermas-
ter's stores, tents, horses and wagons.
which fell into our hands. The rebels
dispensing, had crossed the Cumberland in
steamboat and nine barges. at White
Oak creek, opposite their entertainments
at Mill Spring. Two hundred and seven
ty- five rebels we're killed and wounded
including Gen Zollicoffer and Bailie Pey-
ton dead. who were found on the field.
The tenth Indiana regiment lost 70 killed
and wounded. Nothing further of the
federal loss has yet reached Louisville
Telegram to Spring. field Republican.
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