Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-01-21
THE BATTLE AT SOMERSET, KY.
Defeat of the Ceufederates

CINCINNATI, Jan. % important news has
reached here from Eastern Kentucky. battle
the Federal troops under Gen. Schoepf and Zollf-
Golfers rebel forces, lasting from early in the
morning till dark The dispatch says that Zolli-
coffer was kill and his army entirely detected
The loss was heavy on both sides.
CINCINNATI, Jan. % "A special dispatch to the
commercial, from Indianapolis says that four
Indiana regiments Of the-Green river column have
advanced to the south Of Carrollton and will soon
occupy Rochester. This is directly ia front Of
Bowling Green. Gen. Buell. IL concentrating a
powerful force at Green river, and It is said that
he Is now ready for forward movement
The rebels al and around Bowling Green are
track, and doing everything to fetard the PROGRESS
OF our army IL Is said that they are making every
preparation to evacuate that place upon the ap-
preached Of our army.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 20 Gen. Thomas teleg raphs
10 headquarters that on Friday night, Gen. Zolli-
eoner came up to his encampment, and attacked
MIN al O'Clock on Saturday morning, near
Webb's Cross Roads, In the vicinity of Somerset
Al O'Clock on Saturday afternoon Zollicofer and
Bailie Peyton had both been killed, and the rebels
wee IN iur retreat to their entertainments at Mill
SPRINGS The Federal troops were in hot pursuit.
No further particulars respecting the losses on
either side have been received.
(sECoND DIsPATcH1
CINCINNATI, Jan. 20.-A combined attack was
made to-day on Zollicoffer's entertainments by
Generals Scboepf and Thomas resulting In the
complete victory of our arms
The Stars and Stripes now wave over the rebel
Ioruncanons. We captured all their camp prop
erty; and have large number Of prisoners The
ZOllieofer's dead body is in the hands Of the
Federal troops.
THIRD DISPATCH
CINCINNATI, Jan. 30 The Lexington co,res-
pendent Of the Commercial gives the following
brief account Of the battle Of SATURDAY.:
zen. Zollieoter learning that the Federal forces
LAO appeared In his rear, marched out OF his en-
uenchm merits at O'Clock on Saturday morning and
aItacked Gen Schoepf In his camp. His pickets
were driven In at an early hour and the attack
was mace before daylight.
fury until three O'clock in the afternoon chen
Zoulconer having been killed, the whole force of
rebels ned In confusion to their entrenched camp
Inc loss is not stated, but is thought TO be
The Bailie Peyton killed Is a son OF the ex
member OF Congress, Of Tennessee, Of that name
Our victory 10 said 10 have been a very decisive
ana Will result in the reut Of The whole force
ling Green.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 20.-The recent hp bit Il now
appears took place on Sunday instead OF saturday
morning After The defeat II the enemy on sun
oav afternoon, Gen. Thomas followed the rebels
10 their entertainments sixteen miles from his own
camp, and was about to attack them this morning
when ne found their entertainments deserted the
rebels having left behind all their cannon. quar-
termaster's stores tents, horses and WAGONS,
which fell into our hands
Inc rebels Distressing had crossed the Cumber-
land In steamboat ind nine barges, at White
OAK Creek, opposite their encampments at Mills
Spring.
Two hundred and seventy q We rebels killed and
wounded, including the bodies of Gen ZoIIicofYer
and Baltic Peyton, were found on the field.
wounded. 'N ""N
the Federal loss " "