Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-25
Special Correspondence Of the Chicago Time
second Battle of MunfoTdyiIle.


Surrender Of the Place 10 he Rebels-The Rebels
Secure 4. 500 Prisoners. 10 Pieces of artillery
1000 Stand Of Arms. Tents, Camp Equipage
Sc.-Whos to Biame7--P Prospects Of Battle
befreen Buell. and Bragg-Louisriie SAFE, and
Kentucky Soon 10 be Cleared Of Rebels
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept 90.
Confirmation. full and ndsputable has finally
been received of the surrender of Munfordville
TO the rebel force under Bragg. The result shows
that il required the entire of Bragg's army IL
bring the gallant Hoosiers to terms. This Is
shown from the fact that the surrender was made
20 Bragg in person. who at once established hi.
headquarters AT Munfordviiie and displayed MS
various divisions and brlgades to his prisoner:
before p,roling them. with the evident intention
of impreSsing upon them IN exaggerated idea OF
his strength, which he claims to he - 600 men
but which, in reality, j. known to he 40 900 But
on his own showing, how ridiculous his victory
appears. Seventy five thousand men against fouI
thousand. How much luster the victory sheds
on the Southern cauSel
THE SECOND BATTLE OF MUNFoRDviLLE.
The battle was renewed, as has been communi
Gated to you. on Tuesday morning and was con
tinued throughout the day in rather desultory
manner. The rebels, remembering their expert
ence on Sunday, fought shy. They kept off at
"A safe distance, using only artillery; to which
our artillery responded with good effect. The
command of the Federal forces devolved OH
Col Durham. of the 50th Indiana, who sue
ceeded Col Wilder by seniority of commission
The artillery skirmish availed nothing. Colonel
Durham then sent out SIN Ill detachment as
skrmishers, hoping TO draw the enemy up within
range OF his Ite pits But this mlneuver failed
The rebels had holy horror of those rifle pits
and preferred not approaching them So the
battle amounted to the mere banging away oil
artillery ut long distance. in which five men oil
Col Dunham's command were wounded. How
many of the enemy were hurt does not appear
At o'clock this slow and easy battle terminated
the rebels ceasng to fire and Col. Durham fol
lowing the example.
During the following night the rebels threw q
heavy furce of infantry and artillery across the
river at Tide Springs, a couple of miles above the
Federal position. and. under cover of the dark
ness. planted their guns il earth Notifications
thrown mp by their infantry on the hills on the
north side of the river overlooking the Federal
position Their operations noticed by our
forces during the night, who could distinctly heat
aud determine what going on, bat had no
means of preventing IT, So. when morning
dawned, the brave Indiinians were greeted with
a view of IA formidable array of batteries directly
that they could play right down Into our FORTH
cations.
THE SURRENDER.
There was no alternative left the Federal com.
mander. To resist longer was to have his whole
command slaughtered in a short time Hence il
was that he surrendered with so slight loss Oh
his part. He could do nothing else than surren
der. True. he might have fought an hour on
two: and in that hour or two he might have
killed few rebels. and had half OF his command
cut down But what would have been gained by
that! He would have been obliged to surrender
in the end, and humanity dictated the sparing OF
blood
Thus, through force of circumstances which
he could not control. Col Durham was compelled
To make an unconditional surrender The sur.
render carried with il pieces of artillery four
thousand tive hundred prisoners, with their arms,
tents, camp equIpaee, etc. and the position 80
much coveted by the rebels.
THE PRISONERS
Were paroled on the following dav. and are now
on the march for this city, having been furnished
by their captors with four DAYS rations to stand
them on the march
WHO'S TO BLAME
A good deal Of comment has been made on
this surrender. Those who are at all conversant
mandant of the for, Is Tor sunendering: but oIdn-
ions vary a. To who is to blame. Ii Is conceded
that the position, under the circumstances was
one OF The most important ia kentucky. and
ought TO have been held at all hazards. IL was
certainly the KEY To "A southern approach this
city. aud. 80 long a il waS IN Federal possession,
Louisville WIS safe from attack a great m INV
blame Buell. for not reinforcing the position.
Buell. was about thirty miles away, or within Two
DAYS march. and Doubtless knew the necessity of
strengthening this garrison. But what could he
d0g Ii Is true Bragg was not between hIm aud
Nunfordv'ile. but he occupied position up ill
the time of the final attack TO fall upon the flank
of any party moving from buell. 10 Munfordville.
The only way Buell. could have reinforced the
place was to have moved his whole force up in
body. and in order t. this he would have passed
Bragg. the very thing that leader wished him TO
Go. As soon rs Buell. found that Bragg had
moved up in force, lie moved. He moved on
Tuesday tor the purpose of giving battle AT
the time OF the surrender. We are told oy ia.
rolled prisoners. the rebe. camp was in coInmo-
ton. Whole dir isions N ese being rapidly moved
10 the rear. officers were flymg about hastily.
and indications were plain that an attack WAS
expected This al FBael could do He
was in no condition. to divide his command. bat
he prepared. and doubtless did, as soon as
he could. offer them battle But have good au.
thority for SAYING that Bragg would not accent
his challenge On the contrary. that wary ofi
Ger il reported TO be falling back towards Kir-
Nv SEsith's position. With yieg OF joiniag
forces with him before Undertaking 10 cope with
the hero OF Shiloh.
The fault, ii any there be. FOR not properly
strens thenng the garrison at Manfordville mast
rest with Major General Gilbert, then comnnnd
ing at this place, who had force of twenty five
or thirty thouSaed men then here. Idle subject TO
his oniers. Heknows shy lie did not send DOR
ton of them out Perhaps u ~as not deemed
Wise make general engagement At Mum
forlviie. aud. as the result shows, nothing short
OF a eeerai b.sttle with the whole OF Bragc's ar.
my could have saved that position. OF all this
Gen Gilbert j. the knowing one. and the one 10