The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-08-20
q From the Louisville Jour ma.

FROM CUMBERLAND GAP-We have had
the pleasure of an interview with Capt. j.
d. Ferry, Quartermasler of Gen. MorgaR's
division, who left the Gap It noon on Tues
day last, the 18th inst, and be gives full
and explicit denial TO the rebel reports of
p our reverses in that vicinity. Since the
fight at Wallaces Gross Roads, in the mid
die OF July, there has been no regular en-
gagement near the Gap until last Saturday
when Co. De Oourcy went out on forag-
ing party with bis whole brigade, consist.
ing of the Sixteenth and Forty second Ohio
and Twenty Kentucky, Col. Lind
sey, and the Fourteenth Keotucky y, Colonel
Cochran, of Gen. Baird's division Colonel
Cochran was in advance with his regiment,
about a mile and a half beyond Tazewell,
on picket duty, when he was attacked by
four rebel regiments under Col. Rains, CON-
posing the Eleventh and Forty-second Ten
nessee, Thirteenth Alabama, and Twenty
first Georgia. Col. Cochran Immediately
formed his command on each side Of the
road, each faux supported by piece of ar
tillery from Fosters Wisconsin battery un-
der command of LIT. Jno. D. Anderson. The
rebels advanced upon the Fourteenth Ken
lucky in extended line, and their fanking
regiments thrown forward with the evident
intention of surrounding and cuttirg off the
whole regiment and artillery. Col. Coch-
ran seeing this retired his regiment in per-
feet order as soon as the artillery had placed
itself in his rear, aud took position where
The movement could not be repeated against
him. The rebels then changed their plan
of attack and charged by column of regi-
meuts until when within two hundred and
fifty yards of Colonel Cochran, who had
stood without dschargiDg gun, poured a
terrible fire upon them, which checked their
advance and threw them into disorder
In the meantime Fosters entire battery
of six guns had been placed in position on
an eminence in the rear, aud opened FIRE,
which TUNED the rebel disorder into a rout,
and no more was seen of them. Rebel off,
GERS who came in under flag of truce, &C
kpowledged loss of from zoo to $50, and
the Knoxville Register, a copy of which
Capt. Ferry had read, published names of
l09 killed. We lost but three killed; among
them, we regret to say, was Capt Edgar, Uf.
the 18th Ohio, who was on picket duty
with his company in advance of the l4th
Kentucky. He was brave man, and one
of the most accomplished drill officers in
the service. HIS death was instantaneous,
having been shot through the head. Col.
Cochran had fifteen wounded 10 his regi.
ment, and our total wounded was about
twenty three. We lost fifty seven meu of
Edgars and Tennehills companies Of the
10th Ohio, who were cut off before they
could fall back from picket duty, on the
of the eleventh feteT reInessee regiment,
was taken prisoner by two men of the 10th
Ohio, and though their company was COM
pletely surrounded, they dsxtrousy man
aged to bring him in to Col. De Courcey.
The rebels offered to exchange all the pris-
oners taken by them for their Lieutenant
Colonel, but the arrangements had not been
completed when Capt Ferry left the Gsp.
Gen. Morgan issued orders complimenting
Coils. Cochran and De Courcy and their
men for their bravery, but it is universally
conceded that to Col. Cochran belongs all
the credit of the splendid repulse of the four
rebel regiments a9