Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-01-29
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The Battle Of Somerset.

Louisville, Jan. 22-Gen. Thomas now
reports the Federal loss at thirtv-nine
Killed and one hundred and twentv-seven
wounded Among the wounded is Col
Robt H. McCook of the Ninth Ohio. and
his aid, Lieut. Burt, Of the Eighteenth L.
,. Infantry. The rebel loss is Gen. ZoIli-
Golfer and one hundred and fourteen 9th
crs killed and buried: one hundred and
sixteen wounded, and forty-tive prisone. 5
not wounded, five of whom were surgeons.
and Lieut. Col Garter of the Seventeenth
tennessee regiment. The prisoners say
Gen Geo. b Crittcnden was first in com
mand ZollicoHcr second Crittenden fed
to the woods, taking the wrong road 1t
IS supposed he viii be captured.
The Federal forces actively engaged
We're the Tenth Indiana, Fourth Ken
lucky, Second Minnesota and Ninth Ohio.
Their respective loss was in the order
named. They were reinforced alter the
first Somerset engagement bv the Twelfth
and Tenth Kentucky, First and Second
Tennessee, Fourteenth Thirtv-firsr. Tbir-
ueth and Thirty eighth Ohio. and Stand
ard ;, WLiumores aud Henneys batteries.
Inc rebel force was estimated at ten
thousand
Green Clay, Of bourbon county, son of
Brutu> Clay, aid 70 Schoepf, but with Gen
homas IN the engagement, has lust ar
rived bringing an elegant TX rebel fac.
Inscribed" Presented to the Mountain
Hangers, Capt, I, A. Ashford, bv Miss
W. u. Chardvcine"
Col ;. :. Fry, of the Fourth Kentucky.
had ms horse shot from under him bvone
Of Zollicofler's aids, when he turned and
shot Zollicotler through the left breast
The first hre king of the rebel ranks
was effected by Col r. II. McCook of the
Ninth Ohio, ordering his regiment to
charge bayonets, which put the rebels to
Immediate flight The last order issued
was found in the rebel encampment. and
was signed Col. Cummings. Senior in
Command, directing the rebels to dis
Perse and save themselves in the best way
they could
The Journal says Gen. Thomas with
large force crossed the Cumberland and
Is hunting Flying rebe.s through Wavne
county.
Cincinnati, Jan. pa private disnatcb
from Somerset Ky, saws that Col. McCook
Of the Ninth Ohio, was wounded in tho
recent battle Three balls struck his
horse; a fourth passed through his over
coat, and fifth hit him. Tie wound is
painful but not dangerous
The Louisville JourHdl Of Yesterday
says twelve cannon were CAPTURED at
Somerset, and thinks the rebel army can
not escape. There are from seven to ten
Federal regiments, which were thrown
across Cumberland river some DAYS since
to intercept their retreat Unless the reb-
els divide into squads and find their wav
into Tennessee by unlrequented paths.
they must all be entrapped.
y letter TO the COMMERCIAL dated som
erset, Jan. 18th, SAYS Zollicofcr i sai5 -
have been killed by Col Frv. Of The
second kentucky regiment We have
taken many prisoners
Inc loyal Tennesseeans fought Ike t;,,o,..
and have suffered much The Ninth 0l,;o
Is badly cut up The Tenncssaean,s. ~ I'll.
one battery at the point of the bayo-et
louisville Jan. I9-The entire Ioss a.
tue late battle near Somerset was IL
wounded al" Hlty
Gen. Thomas forces took fourraor 90,
non and one thousand four hundred mules
Gen Thomas Is now across the Cum
'e IN; river IN pursuit Of the rebels
The steamboat and eight of the barres
used U, BY the rebels were burned The
| elerais are using the remaining barres
II transporting troops across the river