New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-28
LETTER FROM COL. McCcOK.

/ r., Crsr.vrs To-, cAsr HAMILTON, N.Y. 'sn "a iDh
DEAR FRtsSD:' Ii is ny painful duty TO commuui.
cafe 70 yoa that your brother Hugo, who was shot
~ i 10 .aIe weich took ACE on Sunday last died
nj ~ o'clock the same night.
lie fought like Iaan and scdier who is worthy Of
his name, bis country, and biz regiment,
GGstavns, you have through t1s death lost an sf.
fectionate brother and good man. You shonld re.
0ics that he who fell was your brother. IL Ia need.
lees 20 tell you that we all re2re. the los of yonr
brother, aud that we sympatbizs with you and your
family. This is doubtless sght coasolal,on 70 you.
Your brother was shot In the lower portion OF tho
chest and be suffered great pain. Il was impossible
to preserve bis body; he sdinwardiy, and were
compelled to bury bin. HE corpse lies in splendid
place, where we have slso buried TIE others who
tell. a BETTING monument will mark tue elOs
whore lie bis moral remains.
Now to the battle itself Had you seen how our
boys attacked the Mississippi Tigers' with the
bsyonet and put them to Eight, You wonid feel
proud thai yoa were member Of this reg nent.
Cant. Joseph was wounded in The hesby, portion
OF his leg. l received severe wound ~ the leg.
below the knee. hope the lex is but slightly in
iured. Had l left the field immediately, It would
perhaps haveSeen better for remained in tho
iiel, however, and pursued the enemy, at the head
Of my brigade, distance Of twelve miles, of which
was compelled to makethree miles On foos ia an
ankle-deep mOrsss.
Nv horse received three wounds from shots one
bah passed through the collar Of my overcoat, aud
he iftn struck NE 10 the les. You will see from
this tuat we were in the midst of fiery shower Of
BALI. Lieut.. BUT, one OF my sdJatauts, was also
wounded.
We pursued and drove Tire enemy behind HE in.
trenchments and captured about 100 .ld tents, l5o
wsgoas, L. cannons, 500 horses aud mules, aud Q
mass OF arms and ammunition. LOllicoier Is dead.
You can scarcely form any idea OF the extent OF ha
intrenchments We killed large number Of the
ereny. Many of sbenl still lie dead upon the battle
neld.' Re1lests 10 Stallo anu Henry.
1Our hieud ROOT. J.. MccooK
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED or TIE NINTH
REGIMENT.
The following il list of tde killed and wounded
of tue oh Regiment at the battle near Somerset. II
was received AZ The V0ikStion office yesterday. No
mention is made Of the 10th Company, in which. ws
believe one or two were wounded
KILLED.
First Company. Bnso TafeL
Fourth Company, H-ury LANCE Henry spensrbss
Eighth Company. HcTusn Su'k
ninth Company Theodore ssbh.
WOUNDED.
Col MeCook, IN the right leg.
Msjor Charles Jo.rph. In tie thigh.
Adjatsn, Burt Ia the back
Lieut.. Nepper, Company y, In the hand
Lieut. B,anseEtDer Sh Comp yonPin ~ ~. the ION
Fourth Compsny-Ant Mueller, in the shoulder; Henry
WoutsT In the back. ,
Sixth Company hsufmann In the thigh PA heDss,
In til Au Henry KarPf Ia the leg ksil Me IA the asd~
men Paul Oes-ous ia Tie legs fTsdr Nerth 10 the head
Fghih compsnyeo. LinberseI in the shoeiisr Charles
lie ssr IN the shogidrr NJ,
In ths shoulder Paul Dsg in the shoudcri Peer soh N
tle arm John Krsus IA the bre.s n,oitaly Insodots
K.rhr N tbs shoulder; j. rrolne IL TIE arm ~ D-on'
Ia the arm; Ant Wild In the leg Wa. Oshn' In ths es'
Gee Bcis-. in the breast
PRoBlnLE EFFECT OF THE KENTUCKY VICTORY.
-Ihc IouisriHe J0urRal Of "Wednesday last says;
The victory il complete, and its effects will be s.ul'
nj o 10 Secession IN all Southern Kentucky. 10
leayea a path open TO Eastern Tennessee through
Clinton County whenever il il deemed exPecienL 70
move forward, and under 10 circumstances e'n Iol,
Lcot,er : routed forces make their way toward
Bowling Green. Heavy batteries have been in'ed
on the bank. of the Cumberland 10 the southeast
ward Of Jamestown, which will prevent tbe steam
from escaping down the river; 50 HAT may Do
regarded as bazSed.' Such being the resnlis we
await with so icitude the returns Of the Surgeons,
with the confidence however, that orr loss VIII he
very small compared with that sustained by the re6'
els. Gen. Thomas, we have reason to believe has
found the means 10 convey his troops across the
river IL this oe go, he viii make terrible ~oss
AMONG the scattered marauders.'