The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-09-16
THE GREAT SOUTHERN VICTORY IN
KENTUCKY.
Complete Rout Of the Yankee Army-Ooer Ten
Thousand Men Captured.


| From the Knoxville Register we extract the
following Intelligence relative to the great victory
achieved over the Yankee forces, near Richmond,
KY, on Saturday, the Both August 1t Will be
seen that our victory was complete in every par
ticular, the entire army being captured, numbering
over ten thousand men, The following is a des
patch from Gen Smith announcing the victory:
owe had three fights on the 30th near Rich
mond, Ky. The enemy completely routed
General Nelson is wounded in the thigh, Gen.
Miller killed. About three thousand prisoners,
including General Manson and staff, captured, to-
getber with all their artillery and small arms,
wagons, &c. Our loss small"
Immediately after the battle the following con-
gratulatory order was issued by Gen. Smith:
Headquarters Army of Kentucky,
Richmond, Ky, Aug. 30.
The Major General commanding returns his
heartfelt thanks to the troops Of this command,
officers and men, for their exceeding gallantry in
the several actions of this day, their patient, un
murmurng endurance Of fatigue during two days
and nights, forced marches, and fighting three
battles in twelve hours.
The country shall know of your suffcrings on
the march, as well as of the bold, pressing charges
| of this day.
Tomorrow being Sunday, the General desires
that the troops shall assemble, and under their
several Chapains shall return thanks to Ami ghty
God to whose merces and goodness these victo-
ries are DUE +. KIRBY SMITH,
General Commanding.
The Register publishes the following highly in
terestine letter. which it says is from very wor-
| thy source and entitled to the utmost credit:
Gen Smith and staff mounted their horses at
o'clock, Saturday morning, and moved to the front
| IN who Iyyod last
night Just before reaching the place the enemy
attacked us, opening with artillery, and in about
an hour the infantry opened. In less than an
hour we drove them from their position, with great
slaughter on their side, we taking many prisoners.
Our loss was quite heavy, especially in officers.
We moved on about two miles beyond Congersvile,
at which place the fight first occurred and found
them again in position, when we made the attack,
and the second time drove them from their posi-
tion with still greater loss both in killed and
wounded and missing, with smaller loss on our
side This second fight occurred about or )
o'clock, and our troops having marched some eight
miles, and having no water except little taken
| from the stagnant pools along the road, and see
! ing the enemy again preparing to receive US, We
halted men and gave them several hours rest.
Everything being ready, short march brought us
within sight of Richmond, where the enemy made
third stand, when moved and attacked
| them the third time
After hard fighting routed them, and drove
them through the place little before sundown in
utter confusion In this last fight we did not lose
many men, but we captured from 300 to 800
prisoners, besides their killed and wounded. Af
ter we had whipped them in front and started
them running, Colonel -, with his command
who had been sent around on the Lexington road
to catch them keeping his command in ambush
until the retreating army came up, attacked them,
and succeeded in capturing and killing nearly the
whole army, taking all their guns and some ten
pieces of artillery, with all their wagons stores,
ETC. 1t is estimated that their killed, wounded
and missing will reach some 10000, whilst ours
will not reach more than from three to five hun.
dred killed and wounded Their loss in killed
and wounded officers is very heavy. The troops
were from Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky, and
commanded by Gen1 Bull Nelson. Colonel Cas-
sius NJ. Clay commanded brigade. Gen. Smith
commanded our troops, and by hard fighting and
the blessing of God, We destroyed their fine army
Ii was grand sight to see our ill-clad, and some
i times barefooted troops, with no food and but lit
tie water, marching with steady front on theil