The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-02-07
Jiffia st'erklp gribnne
inrifcnIs OF tfc RntIic.


The winter quarters frr HE nrrny Of th-
most comfortable kind---log butts, well
built. good chimneys, and Other con,cn.
fences. Cob Stccdman's I4th Ohio wa,
sent across the Cumberland to destroy
Tho cncmy's quarters Of 400 log houses
on that sidc OF the river. Mdny Of the
boys went 40 housekeeping ia the com.
Portable quarters on this side. and found
everything ready to their hands. The
quarters consisted Of about BOO good log
houses, and some 800 canvas tents.
Many Of the rebels tticd to swim the
Cumberland on their horses aud were
drowned. They tried TO carry OF the
wounded, but lett them on tho roads at
different points. At one house, on tho
other side Of the river, twenty wcro found
Unattended who cut their horscs loose
and acd. ln shaniy on this side three
sick were found, uncarcd for, 20 exhaust
cd that ttcy were unable TO move or call
for help--not having had any attendance
since last Saturday.
The rebels lay all the blame of their
disaster on Gen. Crittendcn, aud say that
spint Of whiskcy did il all. It is under.
stood that hs Is under ptrest and sent
away under guard.
On Monday, (the day after the fght,)
the eitizcns state tho soldiers were about
TO mob Critteudcn, and one fact we know
l5o0 guns rerc hrorn doirn in one pil,
The men, the citizens say, declared they
were going aoInc, and would never raise
enother ariu In defence Of the southern
conspiracy.
Wagons loaded with pers6nal effects
were len stuck IN tho mud, with horses
ttill haruJsscd 10 them. Ilurscs aud
mulcs were len hilohcd 10 the stalls pro.
vidcd for tho m. An the cuissons belong
ing 10 Tho field pieces, aud loaded with
uinuuniuon, were len on the rumparts.
Nothing but the guns had been removed.
Thousands Of bushels Of corn, which
they had been accommodating Tor their win
tct's supply, was found housed away
Everything, In fact, was In the very best
Of order and abundance.
Several boxes Of muskets wcru found
which had never been opened. large
quantities of muskcts were found scatt r.
ed oil over the pre- cmisrs, which the enc
my had thrown away In their hRsty re-
treat. Over eight transportation wagons
were there found loaded with quartcrmas.
hrs' and conlmissHry stUrs. Also fivo
hundred head OF hogs, three hundred
head OF cattle, and innumt rabo equip.
are.
The fifteenth Mississippi wus richt
"creck regiment" These were tho men
who were loaded down with bowie knives
and pistols, and who made their boasts
that superiority of long rangc muskcts
would avail our troops as naught, ne they
intended 10 chrrgc upon our men, md cut
aud slash with the bowc-kniic aud pis.
tol.
Throc times during the conf Ct, the 10Th
Mississippi, and tho 10Th Tennessee reg.
iments attempted 10 charge upon our
lines. hut they were each tno forced,
back, atcr reaching within thirty pacss
OF our lines. The combatants were at
no timo more than ono bundled yards
apart during the whole conflict.
At the order of Col. McCuok, Of the
9th Ohio, 20 his men to fix bayonets. Tor
a moment after the rattling had ocuscd.
there was dcath-likr stillucss. But
when the order To "chorge bayoncts" was
given those rcsoluie and determined men
gave such wild shout ~ never before
echoed through those woods, nj the same
moving forward with u steady "doublu
quick" upon the lincs of the foe.
Here was an opportunity for tho foe to
manifest that desire fof a hand 10 hand on.
gbgcment Thcy stood their g;uund no.
bly, for moment, but they soon learned
that Dowio-kniie exercise was no match
t. hayonct / rusts. The Tenth Indiana,
Fourth Kentucky, and Second Minnesota
Hdvauc immcdiuty to the support Of
the gallant Ninth Ohio.
Ju,t at this critical moment the Twelfth
Kentucky, Col. Hoskins, at The extreme
lct wing n iscd the brow of the hill with
his iine regiment, andop, ned upon the
o'cmy's right flank. but few shots were
exchanged here, when the enemy were
heard TO cSclam:-- Hero comes Hos.
kin's regiment with his ilvcshootcrs,n
Then they turned and fed, In oxpla-
nation win state that three companies
Of Col IIoskins' regiment urc armed
with Colrsr volying n the Il 10 shoot.
ere. The cnt my have always been In
great dread of meeting tins regiment with
this deadly weapon in tho hands Of those
who know how TO use them,
The Tennessee Brigade, under Gen.
Carter, boiag held in reserve, was not
brought under fire, bu, the impcmosiiy of
somo Of the men Ia the ranks was SO
great that they could not be restrained.
A few leit their ranks ami rushed madly
10 the 'front.' Of battle. II wus with the
utmost difficulty that the officers could
keep back ta,ir men, II wanting to rush
forward.
Lieut.. Col Spears, Of the FRS, Ten.
ncssco Regiment, starred in prrsut Of