The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-22
The Victory in Kent uckv.

The rebel force which was defeated and rou ted
at Mill Spring, in the battle on, the 10Th inst,
must have been from 10, GOO to 20 600 strong
Gen. Zolicofer had been stationed for sovers1
months on this Cumberland river about six
miles from Somerset with force of about ) 600
men, for tie double purpose Of having access 10
coal mines and salt springs in that neiyhbor.
hoods. and to prevent ally advance of Federal
srcors hy Cumberland Gap into East Tennessee.
1t Is now generally believed that Z3licoffer has
been recently reinforced by Gen. Crttenden,
with body OF $4,000 men, who being Major
iiencral, ourauked Zollicofler and took com.
'and Of the entire force, though no mention
has been made Of Critttnden, in any bulletin.
thus far received.
Gen. Schoerffs force of Union troops ia said
to have been about 5 900, comprising two legi.
nents Of East Tcnnesseeans, who had been driv-
en- from their homes by rebel prosecutors. aid
were turning to avenge their wrongs upon Zol-
llc)ifer and his army. Gen, Thomas had recent
" moved to the support Of 'schoepd's position
witi' force Of $4,000 troops, and i, is supposed
had succeeded in getting in the rear Of the rebel
ARMY. which brought en- tho cnga ge,nsnt The
rebels finding battle inevitable and honinc to
saiu an advantage by commencing an attack
"pon Schocpf,.
mat this victory may be made very important
IN its results, if it is as complete as we thus far
rave reason to believe it is. seems quite appar
ent, 1t opens the road through Cumberland
Gap to East tennessee. and the loyal portion Of
that State can, by speedy advance of our tr1ops
be strengthened in its Unionism by the visible
presence o! the Flag and the Power of the old
Government. If this movement should be made
II would also very much weaken the relels boil,
at bowling Green and Columbus, by Interfering
wlsh their base OF operations, and possibly cut.
ting on their supplies. II couid also cut off the
communication between the rebels in Virginia
and those in Tennessee and Kentucky, und nigh,
lead to very important movements boil, on the
Potomac and the Mississippi We hope to see the
eio" followed up, aud the Predictions of those
who have prophoc;od action aud advance from
the advent of the new War Secretary, fully YER
flied.
TEN. sCHoEprF.--The General VII, l.d ~.
Union troops in the recent brilliant enaa,euant
IN Eastern Kentucky is Il Hungarian officer Of
great distinction. Exilcd from his own country
o. Austrian dcspotisn,, he sought an ASYLUM in
this and took up his resi'lcocc in New York. Il
hae been said that he WAS at one tins head ro,-
Yer IN one OF the hotels, but this has been de.
nied. lie weni fron ..'w York TO Washington
and attracting the notice Of Mr.. Holt, then Post.
master General, the latter procured for him ;,
rierkshir III tho Patent Office. From this bc
WAS transferred to the War Department and
Mr.. Holt discovering bis merit and apcreeia tin,
his military genius, procured for him commits
sion as Brigadier General, and he was sent to
protect Kentucky from invasion. Hc has now
become one Of the heroes of the war bv the s,,..
cess at Somerset, the main part of that engage.
ment having been contested by our troops under
his GeneraIship.