, 1862-09-20
THE WAR IN KENTUCKY.
The Surrender Of Munfordsville.
Dastard]y and Dkgracefal Conduct
Of Col, Dunham Of the
50th IL diana.
INCIDENTS OF The SURRENDER.

Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune
Lou1syILLE, Ky, Sept: Is, 1852.
Ycu have probably received through the
daily papers here an account OF the two days
battle Mt Munfordsyille. II hive just man.
sged to reach here from Buc1rs army, and
cannot give you the details as soon as You
will get them by mail. But this much can
say, that In no event Of the war Of rebellion
have treason and trcachery been 50 apparent
rs in this surrender Of 5000 troops at Mum
fordsVille. It is enough to make man In his
frenzy clench his fists till the nails iodent his
flesh, to think Of the disgraccfnl conduct of
the commanding officer. do not mean Col
Wilder Of the 17th indiana That gallant OIL
Ger has nothing Of the submissive in his char-
acter. He deserves and ought to have imme-
diate exchange aud the reward Of soldier.
Do you know the features of his fight On Sun.
day at 3lunfordsvile? With $500 men and
five pieces of artillery he successfully resisted
five different assaults upon mud fort with
bitches not three feet wide and deep, made by
force Of 5000 men He fought these rebels
with raw troops who had not been In the field
two months. He killed at least 400 Of the
rebels. His men beat them down from the
rifle pits with the butt Of their guns. He re-
sisted this force for seven honrs, and so well
did he maneuver his men that he lost but
seyen killed and thirty-thzee wounded.
But unfortunately he was reinforced by Col.
Dunham On Sunday, and Durham superseded
him as the senior colonel. Duuham proposed
even on Sunday, when victory had but perehed
on our bauners, and the enemy was actually
retrcatipg, to surrender. Oa Monday Dan
ham demanded reinforcemente, and two regi-
meuts and q battery were sent him. OnTues-
day the rebels again attacked They planted
q battery and shclled the fort for five hours,
and then cool1y demanded its surrender; and
tie Butternut-D Democrat Colonel Danham Of
the 50th Indiana, who has had to publish de-
feuses Of himself against the accusations Of
ds ze1s who called him rebel symp1thizer, as
cooly surrendered this to the same force
which Wilder with half the men had whipped
mcst numerically.
There is much excitement in the city over
the affair. Yesterday the major general COM
mancing this army sent to Gen. Boyle orders
to impress negroes into service on the fortifi-
cations. Boyle publishes the following order,
GIu 0AlNS45 VAC CA2uf1NA LII d14tatl4t1 d1A QE-
groes to be found In the city:
HEADQUARTERS, LoC1sy111E. Ky.,1
LOUISVILLE, Stpt. II, 4aG2
SPECIAL ORDER No. II.
iExTRAcT.
", Msjor GcLd1a1 Gilbert having ordered the
erection Ut fo1tcatfor to def nd and protect the
city. and having been called On b7 him for Lou
lahorcre, 1t is ordered that the citizens ct L1uis-
Vile and Jefferson county report to Col Henry
Dent the number Ct slaves each will furnish aud
they viii deliver them Into the cnstody Of co1
Dent to be uscd in the erection Of fortiheat1ons.
" Col Dent is ordered to impress sufficient
npnber Of 1nbn1ere to erect the works Of defense
De will appoint officers from his command to take
rh11ge Ct them, AID report them to Capt. Jenkins
e: $. having in charge the construction Of for
: tifcAtfons.
VI Col. Dent is ordered to take charge OF the
1sborere ard pr vide for them and sec tea. they
are in place, tobe returned after the work il
rltteed.
By order Of Brig. GEN. BOYLE.
A. c. SEMrLE, A. A AZ
The city is literally crowded With refugees
from every direction. SPECIAL