The New York herald., 1862-01-24
IMPORTANT FROM KENTUCKY.
Additional Details of the Battle
of Mill Spring.
Desperate and Decisive Bayonet Charge
Of the Union Troops.
General Buell. Master Of the Situation
in Kentucky.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 23, 1862.
The Somerset correspondent Of the Cincinnati Times
says--At seven O'Clock Sunday morning the enemy
drove In the pcets Of the Tenth Indiana stationed at
the forks Of tho road eight miles from Somerset The
Ytnth drawn up 10 line and moved into the woods,
where they met by the enemy, 5000 strong who
instantly opened upon them.
General Thomas Immediately ordered up the Ninth
Ohio Second Minnesota and Fourth Kentucky to support
the Tenth Indaa the latter holding the enemy in check
nearly half an hour before being reinforced
The First and Second Tennessee were ordered up on
the right wing the purpose of outfankng the enemy
Standards and whtmores artillery, in the meantime,
Smelling the enemy in the woods.
After being engaged nearly hours the Ninth Ohio,
Second Minnesota and Fourth Kentucky made desperate
bayonet charge upon the enemy, drove them from the
woods, completely routing and pursuing them 10 their
intrenchmcRts.
In the heat of engagement Captain Kinney ordered
section Of his battery within sixty yards of the
enemy ue and opened deadly Ere upon them, which
added greatly to the success of the day .
Der advance arrived within sight of the enemys in
tenchments hour before dark and opened upon them
with shot and shell. Night closing in put stop fur
thor demonstrations.
At daylight the next morning steamboat was OBJ
served transporting troops the Cumberland Whit
moes battery Of Parrot guns brought to bear tho
boat, which few minutes afterwards in flames
The Tenth Kentucky and Fourteenth Ohio were ordered
forward by General Thomas to advance the enemy $
breastworks, moving up in line Of battle. Scaling the
intrenchments they found the camp entirely deserted,
and every thing standing when occupied by the enemy
Houses, tcnts horses mules, wagons baggage cannon
ammunition and firearms found in perfect preser.
walton.
Tho ensmy's forces in the attack led by Crten-
den and Zolliconcr, and eight thousand strong.
The Unoo forces the fight did exceed three thou
sand.
Yesterday louisville Journal says the instructions Of
General Buell. show that no fully master Of the situation
was arranged that General Thomas should leave James
town and General schoepT advance from Somerset tins
hemming General zocoer in from the west and north.
Some rebel spy carried the intelligence Of Gen. Thomas
movements to the rebel camp and Gen. Zollcoer, max
ing forced march saturday afternoon, reached Gene
raj Thomas encampment early Sunday morn
ing. In the meantime Major Shepherd, Of the
Eighteenth regulars, Colonel Munson's brigade; tho
Tenth Indiana, Coone! Harans Tenth Kentucky Colonel
Frys Fourth Kentucky reached General Thomas camp
after forced march OF twenty five miles, that he
able 10 advance upon the rebels and drive them before
him, until they reached their ntrenchmsuts at night
private letter from Somerset says that citizens and
soldiers struggling loaded with trophies Of the
battle Our bullets sent with unerring aim. Many
Of the rebels were shot in the forehead, breast and
stomach The Union people here hocksd to the battle
ned in droves, and jubilant at tho result II is
thought that Gen. Crittsnden is takcn disguised
surgeon.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 70, 1862.
Judge McCook has received despatch informing him
that his son, General Robert L. McCook, painfully
but not dangerously wounded in the battle at Mill Spring
Three balls passed through his horse through his
coat, the nth struck him.
Quartermaster Houk, in despatch to Senator johnson,
from Somerset, says:-General Zolliconcr is killed.
know IL, for have his dead body. We have achieved
OF the most glorious victories record The rebels
fed, leaving everything behind We have taken about
fourteen hundred horses and eighty wagons.