The New York herald., 1862-01-23
THE COMMANDER OF THE EIGHTEENTH
UNITED STATES INFANTRY AT SOMER-

THE COMMANDER OF THE EIGHTEENTH
UNITED STATES INFANTRY AT SOMER-
SET.
In the reports Of the battle and brilliant victory
at Somerset We find mention made of tho Eighteenth
regiment of United States infantry. In our Yesterdays
issue gave list OF the officers Of that regiment but
the Colonel had been appointed Acting Brigadier
General, the command devolved the Lieutenant Co.
lionel. The following is sketch Of that officer
SKETCH OF LIEUT.. COL. SHEPHERD.
Lieutenant Colonel Oliver LAhrop Shepherd born
Saratoga and is native and citizen OF this State He
entered the Military Academy at West Point in the
1885, and graduated July 1s4o when he appointed
TO the regular army Brevet Second Lieutenant Of
the Fourth infantry. In October of the year he
appointed Second Lieutenant of the Third infantry
which rank be held until November 1s45, when he
promoted TO First Lieutenancy He served in Florida
during the Florida with the Indians, and
in Mexico during tho Mexican campaign, and
brevettsd Captain for gallant and merito
rious conduct tho battles Of Contreras and Churu
busco his brevet bearing date August 90 1s47 He
also brcveed Major for gallant and mertoous conduct
in the battle of Chepuepec, dating from September 49,
1s47 In December, 1S47, he appointed Captain Of
his regiment which rank ho held at the breaking Of
the present rebellion During the interval he has held
posts and expeditions the Indian frontier of New
Mexico and Texas, and during the past year con
nected with the mastering Board of officers this CITY,
When authority given for the organization of
regular regiments he appointed at the
Of Congress the Lieutenant Colonel Of the Eighteenth
Unitod States infantry, which rank he now holds, his
commission bearing date Nay II, 1861.
ZoLLICOFFER's ARMY BEFORE THE BATTLE.
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S0ARRsxr Jan. 10, 1862.
From the different rumors Tying about, now OF one
move, Of another, Of the enemy II would seem that
old Zolly rather in quandary-a brown studyor
bad x, for which II would be advisable 70 extricae him.
self soon, If not sooner The old gentleman begins to
smell large sized mouse there Ia something wrong
somewhere; there altogether many getting
behind him which do not belong his side Of the house,
and no he believes that blue beed Yankees could
encompass him round about with about three times
large q force his own, that they would attack him.
Now Mr. yolliconer too old fox to get caught in trap
he set himself. His position the Cumberland at the
mouth Of White Oak creek natural fortified place,
and not comeaable from the north side Of the river
be Is going TO take up permanent position there,
whathsr he is already making backward move through
Monticello is not definitely known
The report that Zoiccer crossing the Big South
Fork, and aiming 70 get back TO Cumberland Gay
ont to be false. Though hc might the Big South
any other gap and we would not stir hand or foot to in
terrupt him go after him until he had taken up
strong position and fortified II.
| man. John Smith, who was instrumental In captur-
ing several prisoners time since in Huntsville Scott
county, East Tennessee and confined somewhere
in Ohio has just returned from Scott county The Union
mon rising and forming companies Five companies
have already been formed There are ninety in
the largest company and the others vary that down
| 70 thirty men. Ho at gathering last Saturday
| At which thore are three hundred Union Thcy
need guns very much though great many have their
rieos. Ammunition IL very scarce and II seems that
ammunition which sent In for the benent Of the
Union from these camps has been appropriated by
those 70 whom or by whom II WIS sent. and they
making small speculation by selling IL. There are
mean men In all countries and among all classes but
trust this If not true.
Some one thousand four hundred or one thousand Eve
hundred troops passed through Montgomery last week
join Zoilicoers force; they from Virginia. through
Enoxvlle-and there are swarms Of soldiers at Knox
vlc The rebels report that the soldiers in Virginia
starving and compelled BY necessity to get away
from there. They won't fare much better al Knoxville,
where salt is $40 bushel hogs, ,$l2 hundred, gross;
beef 81 so a hundred, gross sugar, common brown,
CSC. per pound cofee-nope to be had; domee-
tics, 50c. per yard; and everything else in pro-
portion. Isn't this pretty state Of aarsY And all
that cursed little sand tapping State Of South Carolina
But these prices Nothing ~ the gentry OF the socaed
Southern conederacy for each Of them carries die
about with him, and whenever funds low, why
the die and funds struck OF. Nobody dares
To- reject this money for people who live in glass houses
don't like to throw stones
hava Just u who lives within mile OF Zoi.
co.r's encampnent he is still in his original position.
with about 10 900 men, al told renorceuents aud all
sick included-and there are great many o. his
SICK The man who brought this ia reliable man
and who fed many Of the Tennesseeans when they
first to Kentucky