The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-01-31
NEWS FROM ALL QUARTERS.
The Battle in Kentucky.
Cincinnati, Jan. %.

The Somerset correspondent OF the
Times gives the following account Of the
battle:
AT seven o'clock Sunday morning, the
enemy drove in the pickets of the 10th
Indiana regiment, that were at the forks
of the road, eight miles from Somerset
The 10Th were drawn up in line of battle
and moved into the woods where they
We're met by the enemy 5000 strong who
in>tantly opened upon them -sx
General Thomas Immediately ordered
up the 8 h Ohio. 2 Minnesota, aud Alb
Kentucky TO the support of the 10Th In
diana the batter holding The enemy in
cheek nearly half an hour before being re-
inforce.l
/ The 1t and 81 Tennessee were ordered
up on The right wing, for The purpose OF
eulflanking the enemy. Standards and
] Wermore's batteries in the meantime
Smelling the enemy in the woods.
After being engaged nearly two hours,
the 9th Ohio "a Minnesota and 4th Ken
tucky made a desperate bayonet charge
upon the enemy, drove them from the
woods, completely routing and pursuing
them 10 their entrenchmt At the
heat Of the engagement Capt. Kinney or
dered ere section of his battery 10 within
60 yards of the enemv's line, and opened
deadly fire upon them. which aided
greatly to the success af the day.
Our advance arrived within sight of
he enen,s entertainments one hour be
fore dark, and opened upon them with
shot AMI she'll Night closing in put a
stop TO furt er demonstrations. At dav
light the next morning steamboat was
observed transporting troops across the
Cumberland, when Wetmore'S battery OF
Parrott guns was brought to bear on the
boat. which, IN a few minutes afterwards
was in flames
The l0,h Kentucky and 4.h Ohio were
ordered forward by Gen. Thomas, to AL
vance on the enemy, breastworks moving
up in line Of battle anil scaling the en-
trenchmenls They found the camp en-
rirely deserted. and everything standing
as when occunel bv the enemy. Houses
Wagons. tents horses. mules baggage, can.
non ammunir"n and firearms, were found
IN perfect preservation.
The eucia,'S forces in The attack we,e
lei hv Crrrendpn and Z,iic, fer, and W.,
$500 str"rg The EIrra { Gas j.. n,
fight did u.t exceed :}pH0
Cit.,'tnn.:j. IAN ~
tbs Mornings papers rnn'air full y
counts Of the battle Of Mill Springs Il
WAS fair, open fight The rebels 4 ughi
well. ana were overcome only by superior
! fyh'ing on Our side
According To the rebel accounts ,hrir
rorce consisted of ten infantry r.,imenrS
three h,'r"rir> AMI >o'ra cavalry. in n |
ah"u' 10 600 men. They ion ut in hush
whacking sts IL. from ravines, AN behind
trees bushes and rocks
Tie brun, If the battle lero|veI on
the Ali Ken'urkv, 81 Minnesota o.
Ohio and l0h Indiana For uearl, three
hours lh- roar nf mu kerry was k"u' up
Shortly after IL o'clock. Col H,>,in-
>uccrplrl IN tiaLk NO he enemy in the
extreme right when he oh ohio and 2I
Minn->uta charged havnn-ls with ninn
plant va,i~ which broke the rebel rank.
auI the ion' h-gan
They fled pei mel 70 ,heir camps, srrew
inc the road with mu~ke's. blankets o, er.
coats, and knapsack~, and abandoning tive
guns and caisons.
Zn!lic"tf;er was shot through the heart
~ he head of his staff bv Col. Fry Of the
Ali Kentucky Il appears Z"llicotfer los
4, IL L.,
gel before Col! Fry. who was accompan
led hv the same statf officers
The two parties u>took each other f.,
friends, and approached within a few
yar'ls Of each other. when, finding lheil
mistake. both hailed and prepared for n
hand To hand conflict, One "f Zrlllcoffers
aids shot al Col Frv. but only brought
hs horse down. The federal Col imme.
.dia:e'y drew his six shooter and brought
Zoliic, fer from his saddle al the frs. fire
The rebel aft deserted their chiefs nod,
winch was taken 10 Somerset the day af
ter The battle.
An east Tenneseean. wiring to the
Commercioi SAYS: Al The credit and hon
or Of this battle is due to the 10Th Indi
ana, OH Ohio 4th Kentucky and Cd Min.
nesola for they did all the fighting single
handed, with the exception of what sup
port they received from the artillery.
They all fought nobly and never waver
cd from the fixed determination to gair
the victory The combalants were So
near to each other at one time that tn.
powder burned their faces in the discharge
Of their pieces.
The 81 Minnesota captured a bann-
from a Mississippi regiment on which
was inscribed mississippi Butchers"
The Flood at San Francisco.