The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-29


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We are In possession Of New York and
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O1aciEIArI, Jan. -, lse2. This mornihk's
papers contain full accounts or the hAtalc =
Mln Spftng; II was . fair open battle. The
rsssIs ioe9nt we'll, and was Overcome oaly
~ eePsfior nghsto& ON our side. Accordin1
~ tneir oWn account the rUbei foroo consist.
ca OF YEN infantry regiments, three batteries
ana SEINE cavalry, altogether about ten thou.
eana men. Trey 0ueht In bushwhackins
IA ME- rc ~" fav'nse ana seAind srses. bnshsa
Iae Grons OF the battle devolved on the
toertn AsnsacHy second Minnesota, Nfnth
ONO, ava Ienth Indiana. For nearly thrss
nSar: s.e I0s. OF mas.etry WAS kept mp.
SnoEuy eiteI eleven O'Clock Colonel Aaskin
succeeded IN making the enemy on the sx.
sEsm. =. axnr wnen the Ninth ohio and Sc
o0.S Casteoo with the bayonet,
r~hei rAnre Avn - an. SMca U CS Inc
psllmsll 70 the camp. strswins the road with
muskets. blankets, ovsrcoats, and In psscks
ana AoanesneI I've guns and caiesions
0Saea 1oIlsc"8eE W. snot through the
ne1ts = ~ noAa .! nls sAns by Colonel
tEy. e sno ryc.n 1entucKy. IL appear
Doenes, ana eoo0en,y emerged before Uolo.
mel Fly, No 49, accom panied BY some stan
omcefs Ine TWO pAfues mlstoOk each other
tor irienos, ana spPloached within q LW
yaros OF eaSn otneF, Wneo, dnding their mu.
tuAi mistake. o0S1 naies0 ana prepared for 4
nan0 70 hano conatct. Oas OF General Zol.
iiconeI . aios snot % COLONEL Fly, but only
oIouSn. ais noLs0 0oWn: Inc Union Colonel
kmMoUi0WLy o!oW ms sx-shootor and
o!ouknt 0oneIai Ao!liconer from his saddle
~ tne nIst nfe. 1ne REBEL staff deseYted
thelI cnleIs oooy, Which was taken 70 som
slset tae o4y aitos tns battle.
An 1ast Ienneseeean writer TO the C1mxsev.
cfat eSys:-AH the credit and honor Of THU
battle are due 70 the Tenth Indiana, the Ninth
Onio, the Fourth Kentucky, and the second
mlnnesota regiments; for they did all the
nghung single-hAnded, with the exceptions
OF what support they received from the Ar.
tllery. 1ney all fought nobly. and nave,
wavered from their Nxed detey1ni In alton n
gain the victory. The com batahts were e
near each other that the poWd from tn !
discharged pieces burned their faces.
soarzERx DETAILED Acoouxr o. -xr a,v.,
pxrxAr Ar soxxxsKr. ~
The Nav York Hsratd,, $ ,m.r... .,r
~" Se' coTFes'
ponoent gives the 1olioWl1g account OF this
defeat:
Among the forces engaged in tina A1ht !,
il cert ain there were Inc ION lndinu. Or
Ohio, q Mlnnesota, 10th and 4th Kentucky
and the 18th regulars, Tho IO,h in.ia -
aud lSln regulars were reinforcement "a whicn
reached Gen Thomas on SATURDAY. morninr
and thyy were com PEELED to make a forc.n
march OF over twenty i've miles 10 reach the
position in time for the affair
This position, 10 which General Thoma L
had proceeded, and in which he had halted
on Saturday nigh with a view Of crossins
the Jun bsriahd and proceeding southeast Ia
nonticsilo. is about SIX miles east OF James.
town and twelve miles west OF Mill Spring,
or the iA,rencnments Of Zoiliccffs ut WhlIs
YAK Greek. a country road leading to
JAMESTOWN runs que east Tor SIX miles, cross
;ns ,wU saL ,s sans ana travsrsing = roll.
.nx cra..y1 ,ns n ux.ne turn southeast
ana am sIossa ~ sae yum Dsrland, continues IN
d;.,. ~tas. ~ .SoAucciIo. IN the I'M
cross.d Nv mi. r".a ~ .maIi streams
n;iIv and n ,he somth h.oos qultc
-nryss- cn,minn,ins IN tn ~. .vssn ana
form In. hanks of tha 1inr hsyr,.nS .nat
point The road named, however. avo,as
fra.a crso. ara 6oiIo,in, ~ nn,.. "sotos
.,, 49, :, too nil. $3.50 nc 80. oI
ynnd descent ana cro..in~ At n. r;xSr
mis- fisid DEN. rhomas hailed on tns 49,. Un
~. Is,h w,h ~. 1880 W sne Sen-
nv IS;,. thts movam.n, ~ 10;
n,o s ~. Ill 20. os,nx N aoo the
s""s ~ 49, So.e ospn' ana
Oare., hn aa.ss. n0 Scho oTtsets ano com.
! manue. ~ ~. r,ou nau 40. osen
.aIe. ~ ~, ,S NJ, NJ ~, H ~. W ;nS Htn
movsMent on lug POI. " uoAeraI oonoepn
VIC. o 49,. n., y. aa.antFy, a.
~ nvt"s s-,,., ar Gap'a IN, ossWarts
~>AF ~
Somerset, taxing tntee days ratlons, and be-
gan tns maIou IE E Moi,;o On iisnAe creek,
hvs miles nottn OF AoiAco1ers sntrench-
ments, ana consequently near the mouth Of
tho stream. Two regiments were left In
camp a. reserve, Iolonei tandervesr in
command. Inc force under Gen. Schoep6
In tho march to Fishing creek consisted OF
the following: bIigadiSr General Alvin
SchOspf, acknowledgements Regiment
Kentucky Volunteers; Twelfth Regiment
Kentucky Volunteers. BrIgadier General
Carter, commanding-First Regiment Ten.
nessee Volunteers Secrud Regiment Tanne..
see Volunteers.
At tha same time that this forward nova.
n@nt was made by Gen. SehospT. rein forcs..
msnts were forwarded from Harrodshnrr
and the reserve was strengthened nv IT,
regiments left at Somerset and batterv
This reserve then consisted of fnnr rer;war;.
under Colonel Vanusryeer. OF the Thirtv,
fifth Ohio regiment.
The Intention Of Gen. Ruell-who In hi.
quarters at Louisville. appears In havs No.
ned the Whole sffaiY-was. that the two {nrca.
Of Thomas and Schoepf should attack ZaiIi.