Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-01-31
BATTLE OLE MILL GREEK.


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Gen. /ollicotfer, at the battle OF Mill CrceK,
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kentucky, but all agree that ne was KIIeu W
Col Ery Of tho atb Kentuck y reoinnent an
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! old schoolmate and friend OF the rebel gener-
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al. Inc account Whlch seems most auVheu''0
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.N"I fy was ,ylnk IN AMBUSH WIN sqIau w ~
regiment when Hocofef appeared a. the head on DC
tachment o. ms troops wheh ueta'onnenl w. "i'ion
nR rapidly ~ advance OF me man conlvuettaw t',e.
NIcn lhe general nag atnNeu "lin l"tnl ~, M u u
Ampush "hefe Try ana nls men were oou''A'vu' u'I Wy
onel spahg forward ana are" ms navy teFol'y auu Pt'
se1e9 u at ihe confederate Rcnejai cPou nl'oo,,
,ol fry acr"ss us patn ,ien "olhcoue' 'utc" p 's
nA"u', M a,u = vl1'n'l n"'. y gov t by, Xxx,
your OLD friend, would you lhen placing ms uHht
h'hl ON h'' Psi9 ana pointing oa.N 20 W. @
I'M @ i'oN, l"t,, a,t S' }"d IT, ,'t,rtn
marx was evidently intended TO dnW KY alttut2n
away rom NM whie he Woulq hP'9Ne 'n' ~ KY V
sno9'ink ray, me maVe oe"ut' u'e my ~ 4 NE,
marx out sad WI attend to you hisI aeo lunuB
ine trigger Holh'ohcr ie'l win 9al t1tous9 s &
ms last words we're J. am kiHcd' ah wen, anu WIN
groan expired The detachment then turned on .hcr
heels and etfeacd 20 The main BODY d the army mere
too fell young Baltic Pcymni son OF venerable man,
well known 70 TIE nation Young fe{ion, uNe hl' ia,n
cr struggled long agau. di,un"u ne was nis,'a Ahu
msucd ast May llr 'ehns ms l'tc i't Ine uiu un'3l
The death OF their general does not seem 60 nave
great) oisheariened the enemy. lhey continue" l"'l
attacks win as much yehcmcnce a. ever; me ssl'nu
Mlnneso,a fcAiment came up ana lofmVe aonB e g'''
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tehdeu men line 10 Hank as On that side. Inc elkn
men ln the NV" IeRm'hW ouBh' h,hu w uN"1 Va'.'ub
hold OF co b others guns, aud trying 10 dag ihem
through aud over the fence put II was al IN VAN
were buryng the dead but many still lay ghastly where
they iel The wounded had been all aiken up ne
wounded which was given to our own. The universal
remark which they made to ne as passed through the
hospital was W never expected To- be treated so We
have been mised We expected On be served like dogs
should We nl into y0.r hands You kinder 20 as
Than we would have been 90 you The only difference
va fu ft bfift NJ fte do of
laid together iu pits. Our own were buried IN
separate graves aud many of them saw young ce-
dar, already planted by their comrades.
poor Iolicoher lie has been most unfortunate
man Di-trusted by BIZ, patty account Of his supp's
ed hoeray toSad the North which was hts birth place
hm political ASPIRATIONS were destroyed before me ltnti
lion commenced Do It's inception hc was bitterly oppo.
ed 90 10, aud struggled against dsuni0n u that great
5000 udc came which swept away so many OF ih'-"
whose names once ycnefated throughout the land
Assuming command u the confederate troops h East
tennessee ne became terror there aud along he upper
Cumberland, not, as ! convinced through any ots
position Of hs own % De cruel or rapacous buf on ac
count of the wild aud utdisupliued hoides which he
commanded bnt could control. His hleity 20 the
up-iar government doubted aud he fought the bat
No. Of WulOat against the advice Of every colonel n
his srnv and win yersless desire 10 obtain military
distinction aud prove himself faithful 20 the new cause
T,,t att,r. ,,as npsurcessf .iriply because il wa.
twenty four hours too late Fooled here he brought his
troops to thor late position on the Cumberland, threa,
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the army at Bowling Green 30 position was ever oct
ter chosen, either for its own strength or is value
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line. Gen Cutenden relieved HIM Of ms command on
the hrst day January. and Gen Z3@oher went home
for few days lie lef his home again 20 die at the
head u bis army hshung battle against bis own Juds
meut'
Another account speaks Of the battlefield
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After the retreat OF tue enemy II was uuy s'u ana
distressing % the bodies OF the slain aud hear the
eits o ihe "olhael Dug upon we he'l oi uatie. IN
"n' he'. "n're lle N'hlu SNl, 'hAseN ulou lut tlo
my ts"Y h't lay ei' lh uel anu S"n' my "~lHueu
ia{ y 4g"s WIN sul,lin4s oh tntt ",unus' va sAe
49, tj I i; wy a ~ u ,i 80 la '" NJ, 90. "i-y
were ieAh" 1lnB ueau aAH "'A"ue1. many were Nis'
I9uud llng in 'he WOODS Do every Wtecuon o'heIs III
ne road and % me ience corners
lhIee g" i'uI 9e'd np1e, were 20 ue seen o1hlhu oh.
u'e or stump vas i's' s'su'al 'lt vac e'e,ast "
~'uNu'u I'd lne nuoeI S.'eg snouu % 20 1uIH 'ess
5n'h ls usual 'n 1Ale. ne NlNeu SDe WognNeI VIZ
,uud 10 be mostly sAot ~ the mead or body showing
hdpui men pok a'n az tne enemy whenever the! haa
'n opportunity Inc enemy, 10 most instances hIea
Sc,t s n,' m M, men ~'.H ,S our en nv VI
On ,,,.,,, ,r,lei liz line NJ entrenchn,snts We ssre
rta, .urpfis Il, sae ,,s care aud ab,r had been ne
st,Uel b these deluded neoue 10 proyide for their COM
nm and s,f.tv W. there fiund an almost cot,rlete
civ Houses streets lanes Stores stables, every thing
complete except the Inhabitants Chickens pigs and
turkeys were as numerous as are 70 be seen about
thdfy farmers baru-yard over i've hundred neat and
weuit log houses we're to be seen With all the conven-
fences of house keeping be found about thenbeds
and beddiua sio'hiis aed aa,niare s.siA aud '''s'
provisions and gfoeefes. were leii u9ieuelsd, 49,
.n mus ~, ~ ,,,f -, .7o' raf,iro 1.,ain
r. n bif,h,l ir he stables and wagons left
standing read, 3r uccrss,rv use Kvcrv tent vas cf
e,er r,rk ne rtr,ler of three hundred wagons
we're ttre f,lud .,n5in an loaded win caup ,quip-
ago ~ Hero also were found fourteen pieces Ut ar
tIar iu n.tfee order fr nae. tuey NOT even taking
lime Ia 81 ,he1, ,,bi ou III cir ai.bt
T,sy, h,,nJ,eJ bn,sr. and nle. yer. also found on
tbr nreu,ise LARGO pu.uiitiss Of forage were n so
found proviled f9r he carc of be STOCK Guns pistols
.,yorJ, and All Mind. Of army qi,nients Wcre found in
pfeat abundance an over he canp Hoasheads OF SUI
I,rs oii,ntcs of c,f.c and every DESCRIPTION OF
9i.,rt srores wen, FOND lu i,lrnty Never was AM
arn, known 10 gee aud leave camp IN such perfect or
Had they have hed UP win lhe express intention for
our personal ooni.ii' 'hs' could no5 nave F1' " IN
In passing ,ne of ie houses aer the entering Of our
army noueed some Of 'he mon engaged in making up
s ,d y .oo ,','. ,1s, oo,, r,,., w,
taoes aud all apparently feeling as home if
,ney ha9 ice Simple VI ,he eng ny pIsm',s' hTss
found on tbs SIDE Of ,he river.
THE LESSON OF rHE BATTLE.
The accounts show THAT te r5ei troops eigaged
&c G'~, y 's '''y' H"a j".gf, IN, "',,,
ample OF our 5en volunteer troops a, Bail Run, and
their oat ana PANE we're even eeact ms IS 9ne Of
dens cres ior zoleoters as. from their being more
identified with him the public disposed cell them)
marched rom tae'f en.f'nenmeH''' to attack Zen lhom-