The Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1861-1862, 1862-02-01
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DESPERATE FIGHTING ON BOTH SIDES.
The Cincinnati papers bring Us long &C
counts of the late battle in Kentucky, in
which General ZOllicoffer, Of TenDesses, was
killed. These accounts are written in ssnsa-
ton style, but contain facts of interest We
subjoin the following:
THE BATTLE.
On Sunday morn Of the 10th Of January,
at seven O'Clock, the camp was alarmed by
the driving in of the pickets of the Tenth In
diana. This regiment being in the advance
of the other regiments, advanced Immediately
into the woods to ascertain the position and
strength of the enemy. After proceeding
ouo-half mile from camp they suddenly came
upon the enemy in dense wood, drawn up
in line Of battle ready to receive them. AS
the Indiana Tenth emerged from the wood
into an open cornfeld the enemy poured
volley from their whole line into their midst.
But what is most surprising, from this tre-
mendous fire but few men fell.
The Tenth instantly opened fire upon the
enemy, their fire telling with fearful effect
upon them. But the Tenth, in their exposed
condition, in the open cornfeld, and the ene-
my sheltered in the woods, were obliged to
fall back few PAGES into the timber Here
the Tenth made a stand and held the entire
force of the enemy in check for nearly half
an hour before the arrival of General Thomas
with the remainder of the forces On the ar
rival of Gen. Thomas, with the Ninth Ohio,
the Fourth Kentucky and Second Minnesota,
they fell back, drawing the enemy out Of the
woods into the open field.
Gen. Thomas then advanced his force to
the open field, when the engagement became
general. The armies less were than one hun
dred yards apart; our little band Of four regi-
ments holding their ground against more than
twice their numbers, showering leaden hail
upon them. The two Tennessee regiments
under Gen. Carter, were advanced on the right
wing, for the purpose of outhanking the enc
my, and consequently were not brought much
under fire.
CHARGE UPON THE ENEMY.
The left wing and centre had sustained the
fire of the enemy for two hours, and had SUI.
fered severely in killed and wounded. The
enemy were stationed behind high fence
which protected them in great measure from
the bullets of our men.
A simultaneous charge was now made upor
the enemy by the Ninth Ohio Tenth Indiana
Fourth Kentucky and Second Minnesota
The Ninth Ohio, Col. McCook, charged di.
rectly up to the fence, and thrust their bayo-
nets through at the enemy. The other regi-
ments coming up, the fence was thrown upon
the enemy, when their lines were broken, and
they fled in confusion and in all directions,
closely pursued by our forces. At the time
of the charge Colonel McCOok's horse wa,
shot from under him, and the Colonel himself
was wounded in the leg.
STRANGE INCIDENT OF THE BATTLE.
During the hottest Of the engagement, and
when the two lines we're not more than one
hundred yards apart, an officer with his aid
rode up to the side of Colonel Fry, and cau-
tionally remarked to the Colonel not to fire
upon our own men, at ths same time pointing
to the enemy's line, saying, They are our
own men, Colonel Fry, surposing him to
be Federal officer replied, we are not fir
ing upon our own men, and pointing to his
own regiment remarked, These are our own
men, here
The two rode by the side of each other fer
several minutes conyesing upon the battle
and the incidents, when the officer wheeled
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his horse and rode off to one side. After get
ting some thirty feet from Colonel Fry, the
aid who accompanied the officer levelled a
pistol at Colonel Fry and fired at him, at the
same time putting spurs to his horse and fled
The Colonel, now suspecting treachery, drew
forth his pistol and fred at the officer, shoot
ing him in the breast, just below the left nip
pie,
The officer fell from his horse dead man.
lie was soon after recognized as General Zol-
licoffer, late commonder Of the division Of the
rebel forces.
THE BEARING OF ARTILLERY.
During the engagement Standards and
Whetmore's Ohio batteries were throwing
shell over the heads Of our own men, in the
attempt TO reach the ranks of the enemy
But from their close proximity they were no
enabled to do the enemy much harm. Th'
only chance our artillery had fdoing any ex
ecution was when Captain Kinney succeeded
in taking one section of his battery throng
the woods to within sixty yards Of the enemy
and succeeded in delivering seven rounds up
s on them; every shot opening large gaps il
their lines.
y. The enemy then made a charge upon tn
G guns, but they were instantly rcpulsed by tn
n Ninth Ohio. The enemy, to their credit be