The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-01-23
"Details OF isse EsOIst Of NOllicOfFcr's
Army by Sen, Thomas.

A special dispatch from Louisville says
dispatches just received at headquarters
announce that the battle did not take place
on Saturday. but on Sunday evening. and
that Gen. Thomas continued the pursuit
until night set in. Our forces followed
the rebels, who ran before them in the
widest confusion, like flock Of frightened
sheep, close up to their intrenchmen,s on
the north bank of the river. In front of
these they laid all night, expecting to
storm them in the morning; but. with the
aid of their boats and barges, the enemy
managed to get across the river before day
light.
They left behind, however, all their ar
tillery, ammunition. horses, tents, eighty
wagon loads of quarteamaster, commissary
and medical stores, all of which fell into
our hands. Our troops had possession of
all their intrenchments early IL the molu-
ng.
After reaching the opposite side, the
rebels dispersed in every direction.
Two hundred dead and wounded rebels
were picked Up on the field, among them
Zollicoiler and Baillie Peyton. Jr. Zolli
Golfer was found MORALLY wounded in a
wagon.
Our loss is not definitely ascertained,
but must have been considerable. The
surgeon Of the Tenth Indiana te'egraphs
that his regiment has seventy killed and
wounded.
Gen. Thomas division embraces some
of the best regiments in the deparr ment
AS far as | can learn, the Ninth Ohio.
Tenth Indiona, Second Minnesota, Eigh-
teenth Regulars, and Frurth and Tenth
Kentucky were among those engaged.
1t was Col. Mason's brigade, including
the Thirteenth Indiana. Eighteenth Regu-
lars, and some kentucky regiments. and
not two of Gen. Schoeplr's regiments, as
first stated, that reinforced thomas during
Saturday night. They made a forced
march OF twenty five miles through heavy
roads, and managed to arrive just three
hours before the commencement OF the
fight. in which they took glorious part,
in spite of their fatigue.
The tenor of all the official dispatches
goes to show that the affair resulted in the
most brilliant victory yet achieved by the
Federal land forces in this war
No prominent officers are said TO be killed
side. Gen. Schoeptf was unable to
cut off the re,rea. of the enemy. owing to
the blufy character of The country. and
the obstruction of all the roads by fclled
timber.
Cincinnati. Jan. 81
This mornings Gazette has advices
that warrant the prediction of an early adj
vance of the army in Kentucky. The
weather is now the emily hindrance. as
everything is ready and in fine order.
Louisville, Jan 81.
No news from Gen. Thomas to day.
No details Of the Federal loss are re-
ceived.
Gen. Thomas has taken tie steamer and
the nine barges in which the rebels con-
veyed their forces across the Cumberland,
and which. in their precipitate flight, they
failed to destroy.
The theory at headquarters is that he is
using those boats to convey his troops
across the river southwark, and providing
other means of transportation.
Gen. Thomas has been too busy to send
the details of the recent fight
No private kilograms Of military mat.
ters can come over the southern line TO
Louisville, and no private Information has
been received,