The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-01-24

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The Somerset correspondent of TIL
Times gives the following account Of tn,
battle. At seven clock Sunday morning
the enemy drove in the pickets of thu
10th Indiana, stationed at the fork of The
road, eight miles from Somerset. The
10th were drawn up in line of battle anc
moved into the woods where they wers
met by the enemy, 5000 strong, who in
s.antly opened upon them. Gen. Thomas
Immediately ordered up the 9th Ohio, Cd
Minnesota and 4th Kentucky, to the sup
port of the 10th Indiana. the latter hold
ing the enemy 10 check nearly half an
hour before being reinforced. The Isl
and I'd Tennessee we're ordered up on the
right wing for the purpose of outfankine
the enemy, Standards and Whitmore's
batteries in the meantime Smelling the
enemy in the woods. After being en-
gagged nearly two hours the 9th Ohio, I'd
Minnesota and 18th Kentucky made des
perate bayonct charge upon the enemy,
drove them from the woods completely
routing and pursuing them to their en-
trenchments. In the heat of the engage
nent Capt. Kinney ordered one section of
bis battery to within sixty yards of the
enemy's line and opened deadly FIRE up
on them, which added greatly to tie sue
cess of the day. Our advance arrived
within sight of the enemy's entrench-
ments one hour before dark and opened
upon them with shot and shell, but night
closing in pat stop to further demon
STATIONS. At daylight the next morning
steamboat was observed transporting
troops aeress the Cumberland, when
Whitmore's battery of PARROT guns was
brought to bear on the boat, which in a
few minutes afterwards, was in flames. -
The 10th Kentucky and l4th Ohio were
ordered forward by Gen. Thomas to ad-
vance on the enemy's breastworks, and
moving up in line Of battle and scaling
the Entertainments, they found the camp
entirely deserted aud everything stand
ing as when occupied by the enemy
Houses, tents, horses, mules, wagons,
baggage, cannon. ammunition and fire.
arms were found in perfect preservation.
The enemy's forces in the attack were led
by erittenden and Zollicoffer, and were
5000 strong. The federal forces in the
fight did no, exceed 5000.
Gen. Thomas Report Of the Battle.
Washington, Jan, 22.
The House Committee on Judiciary To-
day commenced an investigation into fele-
graph censorship
The following was received at head
quarters tonight, from Gen. Thomas:
The rout of the enemy is complete, At
ter getting two cannon and about Fifty
wagons across the river they abandoned
them. with all the ammunition in the de-
pot at Mill Spring. They then threw
away their arms and dispersed through
the mountains, in the direction of Mon,i-
cello, so demoralzed that do not believe
they will make stand short of Tennes
see. The property captured on this side
of the river is of great ynue, amounting
to six Founders and two parrot guns,
with caissons, filled with ammunition;
about 500 four horse wagons, about 200
horses and mules, boxes of arms never
opened, and from 800 to 1000 muskets,
mostly flint locks, subsistence stores for
the entire army for three days, aad a
large amount OF hospital stores Our
loss is SO killed and 1T wounded Loss
Of the rebels, Ia killed and buried, lie
woun led and as prisoners unwounded, 5
of whom are Surgeons and Lieut. Col.
Carter, Of Tennessee regiment.