Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-30
GEN. HUMPHREY GARsHALLs VICTORY IN
EASTERN KENTUCKY.

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We'll vs have Why, them 90 the morning Vt the
I0:a instant heard that the slssy, including the
force ue bad e1psced 70 meet from Licking river
concentrated AZ Preso1s8usg tO1l strong and we're az
yAncins upOa as We commenced 4 retreat bu: they
Usessei on our rear and forced give bS,te Al the
-oss-roa4s on dile Cr2--, planted c,s artery to
.soep tie approach ~ the valley, uhi.e Col Trsg's
.eysn: gRs isEIoyei sl5lg the bscsIons OF bill that
slopes " the road o. the left al held 10 reserve Col
h55res and Williams regiments sers thrown on. o.
Tue hsgls 70 the right and here the vboe battle
fought The draSiag, Which have carefully prepared
and send ~ll give clear idea Of the ded and PlAa of
Da,te Col M,o,e'- lsfj rested the s.ops -ATia
the rcai our cavalry being the lsf OF bin, aad Coz
WlHara' Left rested o. bis right. Cur msu lay de.
2oyed E5o-t TO pas spar, Gsbint The ridge A.
oolock cur ooEou;s reported hs enemy Advancing in
iJTcs up sD1r TIA, .5psi down from the I0ctiOa Of
cur tsO regiment a. riga; angles tom tbs ridge on
which &c avAi.e- then. A. ,aa ans moment our bA''
tsry opened sld u Tea minutes after hey made Go
tsrsued s-.s- 10 ~,hia sixty PAGES o. the centre OF
our iue 4lel our Jcys r.-' from and poured
as.ay so.!sy i-t- ,.-- su..a las re, -ruCd v-I-y
81 sho1. Jasc, % ~ LI5, then art OF the eaemys
force adsAaya, up lobgr sglr Assa our right, go'
plain vir. OF ouf e aad oyel-i ire in thai O.
rsetou. TIE engagement lasted an hour, Shen The
enemy fell back 5u. returned strongly reinforced
We held our yrogad aSails, them for 81 hour and
,IaI.sr sLe5 sssss.Sa t9 tie '-.iey, -o'' par
ned by Moore Tho Sets ordered back IL gOcl uale.
b E..s.H .I. ~
daring the shoe bg,;,s the sac. Of our IRE much
e1acsaled BY taics underground, through which, how
ever our men could often see ae obscs OF their ire
fA 10 short time toe e7eu7 made sizultsnSCls
.I:AeS IS ,.iOre VI .as suyse o. SCr Lae Aad Up
smother syu oa ths rig. ei-s Of w ans Saere DO:
uork uas done here le, re tell Jog Incident
GONE distance ever tie ridge dis-o'srsd oa9 Il oui
30 lying just IN tie POssgre o. The owing GiAe,A
,5r 90, Shen the Stacked lt's took sergeant
Sith ne, TO help to drag him in Ne pulled him 6y tie
shoulders some distance, bus the enemy caught sight OF
nv sgmsntAls, a1d 80 musical did they make the sir
with bullets cutting up the dirt between rs sa3 Or 200,
s,lEer, taa, ~ dropt aim bu, had not 2ous foot
sors thought Ue bad c5as for eomraie and must
Fave him in auy hoS So With look al the sergeant
~ caught him By the waist and hurried him the
bill But 10 VAin-he sho, through the abdomen,
sai nus, die Hs vt sords we're TuAuk you, Ad-
I,..n., s-t T.. 40 u.e Somebody pr.y TO ne SEE
lie DARK clouds roihns, rolling here the enemy open
Ell terrible 6re, Il think they mus have been rein
foreed but returned for than Al hour Shep
H. rstrsatsd 70 r.turp no more. We could EeeF theif
a5cerS bsos d.sgucuy attempting 10 rally their scat
tered forces Three desperate assaults had they made
to carry the hsigh and three times had they been re-
pulsed Nigh. vas coming oc, aud We remained I'LL
la.s buryng the dead attending TO the wounded and
awaiting orders bh, se bad eaten nothing for twenty.
four hours and we're ordered four miles further on that
night BY Gen MARSHALL aud - lost the scs Of sleeping
On the battle Ge.l
sac sEsuJ, a. se learned, c,uld not have lOst, in
s.sd and zOandel less th.l four hundred This seems
p0t impTobsals, when remember they charged an
inPregDable Insight three times with courageous peril
h-ay. Oar batteries opened too Joon but killed three
mounted Chcers At che d-st Ore. Their "hole force,
from ShAt Ne could gather, mus, haze been aOJo Peo
p from Prssoa6urg say they senl dosa the Saady IN
S ssgts OF crafts day, admitting tha. We hsd "hiPt
tssH. Thsy oul. 6res the opposite hi' the ngh' Of
tee hghI 70 nike faiat o. reusiuiug, Had We kuoSR
the sEtsaG sf their dscOG4Eurs, ~Ouid have routed
them utterly.
SO ended the battle the ctossFoAis Middle Ofees
when the etttOl Of the scene pls7ed-Whsn the
OOoGins OF cannon aud rafting Of sua had given
pics 70 the seemingly 'oft whispers OF men, and Ne
sl; that the eOO6isnt and Wanting foe bad asdI sat
dOEa With The charming OF satisfaction Jou
eau imagine. Where all COOS conduct, it we're IL
widows " atteup. 10 discriminate Col Tsgg much
ehAsrasd Al not being engaged a. a but be stood
sqaA obsues Ubsa Ee as, took position. OF thOse, you
know, may Sly my friend Stanton behaved ulL great
galAntEy did PeytOa alSo $40 uith the battery
Gaa, Of o. Williams, I'll saJ, hat from lAs time !