The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-01-24
WAsH1xeroN, Jan. %.

The following was received at Headquar-
tiers, tonight, from Gen. Thomas:
The rout of the enemy isccomplete. At
forgetting six cannon and about, fifty wag-
ons across the river, they abandoned them
with all the ammunition in the depot at
Mill Springs. iso
They then threw away their arms and
dispersed through the mountains in the di-
rection of Monticello. They are SO demon
allied do not believe they will make a
stand short of Tennessee. f.frsT a-f.1zEI-s
The property captured this side of the
river is of great value, amounting to eight
6-pounders and twosParrott guns, with cais-
sons filled with ammunition. ez
About 500 four-horse wagons, about :
200 horses and mules, boxes of arms never
opened, and from 500 to 1000 muskets,
mostly fiint-locks, subsistence stores for the
entire army for three days, and a large
amount of hospital stores Our loss was 80
killed and 127 wounded, The loss of the
rebels was la killed and buried, II6
wounded, and 45 prisoners unwounded-5
of whom are Surgeons, and Lieut. Colonel
Carter of a Tennessee regiment.
2aIsoBIsXILLE, KY. Jan. % Gem Thomas
now reports the Federal loss at 80 killed
andl 81 wounded. Among the wounded
is Col. McCook, of the Ninth Ohio, and his
Aid, Lieut.. Burt, of the 18th u. S. Infantry.
The rebel loss was Zollicoffer and l IA others
killed and buried, ZIG wounded, As prison.
ers. not wounded, five whereof are Sur
geons, and Lieut.-Col. Garter, of the 18th
Tennessee regimentoi i. lied s3btviba#
The prisoners say that Geo. B. Crittenden
was first in cornmandy band ZoIieoffer sec
ond. Cnttenden fed to the woods, taking
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captured. The Federal forces actively en-
gagged were the Tenth Indiana, Fourth Ken
lucky, Second Minnesota, and Ninth Ohio.
respective loss is in the order named.
L They. were REINFORCED afterthe first. and
severest engagement, by the Twelfth and
Tenth Kentucky, First and Second Tennes-
see, Fourteenth, Thigty-irst, Thirty-ffth,
and Thirty eighth Ohio, and STANDARDS,
Whetmore's and Kenney's batteries. 9G .a
The rebel force was estimated at ten
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Green g. Clay of Bourbon county, son of
Brutus Clay. aid to Schoepf, but with Gen.
Thomas in the engagement, hasjust arriv-
ed, bringing an elegant silk rebel flag, in
scribed " Presented to the Mountain Rang
ers, Capt F. A. Ashford, by Mrs. w. D.
Chardevoyne" saal8 .rosai6s14
Col. s. S. Fry, of the Fourth kentucky,
bad his horse shot Cnder him by one of |
Zollieoffer's aids, when he (Ffy) turned and |
shot Zollicoffer through the left breast. /
The first breaking of the rebel ranks was !
effected by Col. R. S. MeCook, Ninth Ohio, |
(acting Brigadier General, ordering his |
regiment to charge bayonets, which put the |
rebels to immediate flight. ai lc saL
The last order issued, found in the rebel |
encampment, was signed by Colonel Cum
mings, senior in command, directing the |
rebels to dispense and save themselves the |
best way they could. .s.asC /
The Journal says Thomas, with g large |
orce, crossed the Cumberland, and1is hunt
ing the flying rebels through Wayne couns
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