Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-02-21
Battle Of Losa9'. cree. Road.---aepsr. Of

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Us Gen. TbomRs.a
From the official report Of Gen. Thomas
we take the following full account Of Ii
battle Of LOgan'sCFOss Roads (Min Springs
near Somerset, Ky. As many Of the troop
engaged we're from this section, II win b
read with interest. The only losses Of Obi
, troops were six privates killed, and fOu
officers aud tWenty-fOur priVstss EOunde,
in the 9th regiment; Il ..- 7,r-a
/ reached LOgan's Cross Reads, about tel
{ miles north Of the entTenched camp Of th,
! enemy on Cumberland river, on the I7d
, Of January, With portion Of the I'd snC
/, Sd Brigades, Kennsy's battery Of artillery
/ and 3 battalion Of WOOdford's g OaValry
Q The 4th and 10th Kentucky, I4th Ohio snC
, the 18Th 0. S. Iufantry being still in th,
rear detained by the almost impassabI,
condition Of the roads, determined to hall
ct this point to await their sFrivsl, and tr
. communicate With Gen. sobOspH
The 10Th Indiana WoolfoFd's s Cavslry.and
Kenney's Battery, took position on the road
leading 10 the ensmy's camp. The 9th
Ohio and2d Minnesota part Of Col. Nc.
Z Cooks Brigsde) encsmped three-fourths OF
3 mile to the right, on the Robertsport
Road. ..r n.
Gen. Sshoepf visited me on the day of
my arrival, and sitter consultation / direct
ed him to send to my camp Standards Bat
tery, the 18th Kentucky, and the 1st and
% Tennessee regiments, to remain until
the arrival OF the regiments in the rear.
Nothing of importance occurred from
the time Of my arrival until the morning
Of the 18th, except q picket skirmish on
the 18th. The 4th Kentucky, the battalion
Of Michigan Engineers and Wetmore's
Battery, Joined on the 18Th. About 81
o'clock on the morning Of the Ieth. The
picket from Woodford's Cavalry encounter
ed the enemy advancing on our camp: re-
tired slowly and reported thei. advance to
! Col. ID. D. Manson, commanding the ID
! brigade. eaa-lssfsf =.
He Immediately formed his regiment
1.-THE 10Th indiana and took POSITION on
the rosd TO await the attack, ordering the
4th kentueky (Col s. S. Fry) to support
him, and then informed me in person that
the enemy were advancing in force, and
what disposition he had made to resist
them directed him to join his brigade
Immediately and bold the enemy in check
until 1 ordered up The other troops, which
we're ordered TO form Immediately, and
were msrched to the fed in ten minutes
Afterwards fei8s 1890
Upon my arrival on the field soon after.
ward, l found the 10th Indiana formed in
front Of their enosmpment, apparently
awaiting orders, and ordered them forward |
to the support Of the 4th Kentucky, which |
was the only entire regiment then engaged. |
then rode forward myself to see the |
enemy's position, so as l could determine |
what disposition 10 make Of my troops as
they arrived On resching the position |
held by the Fourth Kentucky, Tenth Indi /
ana, and Woodfords Cavalry, az 8 uoiut !
where the roads fork leading 70 Somerset. /
found the enemy advancing through 4 |
cornfeld, and evidently sndeavorine to
gain the left Of the Fourth Kentucky Reg. |
iment which vas mGintaini d its position /
in most determined manner. / dirested /
one Of my aids to ride back and order up
aseetion Of artillery, and the Tennessee
brigade toadEance on the enemy's right,
and sent orders for Colonel MeCook 10 adj
vance with his two regiments (the Ninth
Ohio and Second Minnesota) to the sup
port Of the Fourth Kentucky and the TenIh
Indiana.
A section Of Kinney's battery took 8
position on the edge Of the field to the left !
Of the Fourth Kentucky, and opened an
etheient IRE on regiment Of Alabsmians.
which was advancing on the Fourth Ken.
tueky. a :
Soon aflsrEsrd the Second Minnesota
(Colonel b. P. Van Clege,) the Colonel re-
porting to me for instructions, / directed
him TO take the position Of the Fourth Ken
lucky and Renth Indiana, which regiments
were nearly out of ammunition. The
Ninth Ohio, under the immediate command
Of Msjer Kaemmerling, came into position
on the right Of the road at the same time.
Immediately after the regiments had
gained their positions, the enemy opened
a most determined and Calling FIRE. which
vas returned BY our troops in the same
spirit and fer nearly half an hour the con.
test was maintsined on both sides in the
most obstinate manner.
at this time the Twelfth Kentucky,
Colonel ". A. Hoskins, and the Tennss
see Brigade, reached the field TO the left Of
the Minnesota Regiment, and opened fire
on the right Hank Of the enemy, who then
began to fall back. The Second Minnesota
kept up most calling FIRE in front and
the Ninth Ohio charged the enemy on the
right with bayonets fxed, turned their
flank, drove them from the Geld, The whole
line giving way and retrsating in the ut
most disorder and confusion.
As soon ss the regiment could form and
refill their cartridge boxes, I ordered the
whole force to advance "A few miles in
the rear Of the battlefield, small force of
cavalry was drown up near the road, but
few shots from our artilley (a section of
Standards Battery) dispersed them, and
none Of the enemy were seen again until
we arrived in front Of their entrenchments;
as we approached their intrenchments the
Division Wss depIoysd in line Of bate, and
steadily advanced to the summit Of the hill
at Moulden's.
From this point directed their intrenoh.
ments to be csnnonaded, which was done
until dark by Standards and Wetmore's I
Batteries. Kenney's Battery was placed
IN position on the extreme left at R1sselIs ]
hOuse, from Nhi5A point he was directed To-
IRE on the ferry 70 deIsf fk6mi rom st /
tempting to orossl On the foiloWihe morn
ing CAPT. Hetmore's Battery was ordered {
to husseiFs house, and assisted with his
Perrott guns in firing upon the ferry. {
= COL Manson,s brigade took position on
the lsit, near Kenney's Battery, and every /
was made to assault their IN.
trenohments on the following morning. !
The 14th Ohio, Col Steedman. and the
10th Kentucky, Col Harlan, having ioined G
from detached service soon after he re-
pulse Of the enemy, continued with their
brigade in the pursuit, although they could t
not get up In tins to Join In the fight I
Gen. Sohoepf also joined me- the egenint1
Of The 18th, With the 17tA, 8ist and SSH
Ohio. HisentiFe brigade entered with the !
other trooua.
On reaching theintrsnchments we found i
that the enemy had abandoned everything,
ana retired during The night.