The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-31
The Kentucky ViotOry.


Aho pVmOt uoN NpiEbaNOuuoHi VI Nno OinClu- !
natl GAZETTE gives the following additional
pru, ulars Of the late bsttle
The direct cause Of the Tenth Indiana falling |
back from heir first position was lscklt ammuni'
tion. Col tnsob, seeing hve Of his compn-
/ ns ,tritg, RODE up TO them aud asked them
~hefe the, were going. They reptile ty bold.
i"Htp thet empty cartridge boxes. They had
saut a"y foi'' found'. IL wis thou that the
Col uvi gave the order for the regimen aaI the
ascii II Il art try o fall back.
Tee crand,et and most effective charg. or
he dav vas mndc by the Ninth Ohio Thoy
loaded their muskets but cha'goi from ne woods |
without Il ing. For ment there was q |
heico hald.to hand encounter, thcn the elemy |
fled, and II was then tha. Tho brave & rnsns |
poured IN their FIRE.
The hattie, unlike tho m )st of the wa grnwS |
larger the moro that is kuow wn of At. OAe hun- !
dred and binety-two dead bodics of tho reos,s |
were buried up TO Tuasd.y night, s11 they
were still found thick in the woods. l. was
hrst suppOesd that the forces engaged were about
equal, but 1t l. nov known thA, tho enemy out
numbered "a two TO ono Tno regiments under
Con. Thomas commard could not bring at the
utn cat over six thousand men into the fell
Atd ~ thsec orly about orc half were actually
ongagcd in tho oom1at. Tne consoli lated morn
ing report Of tho troops at Mil Spring ,st Fn.
day has heon found Ctitteudcn had under him
at that time, ard there, ons tbous md three hun
and tvcn y-tw' men sick, and fourteen thou
hAfO tNO NuiiNftN AMI SIX mon NJ t1T Ou'Ns N0I
lss, than fifteen thousand men mtrched out TO
give battle, ~ thcy tuppe,cd, 10 three req qmsnts
Ui Union trcopFi
II ia ttus iarGo proportion OF Cri,tendcns
force Consis ed ot tho raw two mon 'h,' lsvios
recently taia,d IL Tennessee. A~d thev vera
even furher ueoless because they had no hearts
for a fight afairst the I'niop. One Of them
coming uoar our lines, rushed across to us. ak.
claiming, " am = Union MAN aud i'm ue,irtc-
" commenced .Gring on H., former, On B,rdiesl
We undoretard that there are about ton tlou-
sAud Of such uoop' al ROCKVILLE
Anoihe' correspondent describe, the & Ia az
ter tho hattie, ani ,lo condition Of tho wound
ed, ~ follows
Only one dead man hii bean brought in Tho
body laid upon tho ground in front Of one OF tho
MinnesDta tents, surrounded by soma twenty
soldiers. II hai been stripped Of all clothing
except tho nan's ant two sol lots wero busy in
washing off tho mud with which IL had been
covered II w-s almost ~ white ard transpt-
rent ~ tho most delicate waN-work. The fatal
wound wts In tho breas' and was eyidantly
made with pistol ball, az It could he easily
covered with tho end Of NV tiugor. There WAS
another wOuni up n tho insi ie of hii ril,h arm,
above the elboW, and still another gl,ncing
wound little above his hip. This WAS Lbl-
licotIerl
Dr. u ne, Z,l coilsrs Brigade SI-g,on, at.
| tcIwtrcs ioli no hi' anon; sli their woaud.
t', % far as they htq cone m, oulv one had
,on Injured by art laiy, ard no had lost hi'
ln. Passi1g through the woods FROM tho
| inst zen i.ll, a al ia .CI of nearly half
| mile, reach another opou, hilt-clpir 4 ii'i,
| ON tho lef, of tho roIi. Eighty i've dHd rcb,
| tl' lsv in this f,l which, hy way OF dstins-
! ton, will call th, old 6eli.' Further cn,
aud TO the right Of q road, II tho c,rn Geld
where tho brave In'iNs Tenth slil',ci 40
| severely. la the woods, sud along the road,
the scono was dreadful. Ons body wa. placed
| in sitting posture, with tho back lstning
| aga nst a troe, thN hands crossed in his lap,
| his e,es partly open, ari lips slightly part
| cd. The hall hat ,ntorel his lof. breast,
just above tho region Of thu hoart.--
/ Another laid upon his sle, with haat
and arms thrown back tho ball had cut
away a part OF his skull over his lott eyo.
! My own brave boy wu either among the sliin
or pursuing the tlving tHo. In which OF these
| positions might tild him / knew rot Win
| all Tho anNiotes common TO parents searched
| for his well known cJuuts. ango among the
/ san. so close was the resemblance ia many
| cis.', that my pulse puicko1ed and my brain bl
| gan g. iCcl remembered thh hs wore a pair
! Of boots oi peculiar make, ard before lOlkoi az
the face ui ho corpse, looked al the boots I'LL
| az Last ! felt confident | hal fund what |
| sought. looked again and again before !
| dared TO lot my eyes rest on the face. There
was mark-aot on hs. passed on in haste,
| but suddenly lelt COmpollei 10 stop once mOfe
| sgainst a tree, leaned back in tho most classic
composure, was TIE iai,ost and most boluttul
cpunteuanCo ! ever saw in death. No female
complexion could be more Spo.lcs4. The silky
locks Oi wayy auburn hair iel, in rich prJtusiOn
| upon fair temples and a iaultleSs io 'chead.
Some inen. ly hand had pirtoI his garments,
barring his breast, from which the red current Of
life Il wed out aud had bathsd his temples, which
were still warm, but had ceased 20 throh for
ever. q We wlnds, bear these It'd ,ngs softly to
the loved ones a. home Among tho wounded
OF our men, II was really C)miOrting 10 sse with
what patient heToism they bore their pains.
! said TO ore poor fellow with shattered log,
! on must bo in great pain CA ] do any
thing for you p lie said, " 1nsre are others
worse OF than me when they are carried in
YOU can tell them whore | am, If you please.
Another nan had ball through his right
hand breikng two ofthe bones. lie had done
it up himself with a wet bandlge, and with his
other hand was carrying one corner Ot
stTetcher with wounded man carrying sn-
other corner OF the same stTet -heT, was q man
with his head and face covered with blood. lie
sail he was not hurt at all he hal only lost
large piece OF bis hat and small piece OF his
scalp.
In lbo ''old fields" among the r., OILS some Of
'to scenes were horrii an feyOl ing in the oX
tr me. a largs uuRber o. the dead were Al OF
in tho head. On. was sho' direc " in the eve
ard the brain wa oo2i-E from tile waun H.
Five de AMI wounded lay behind ore log all
hut the woun led one wero shot ia tho head.-
one Rebel Ia bHll through his neck, which
dest eyed thl power Of spe'ch-'hough don't
think his wound was mortal Several Of the
dead were old grey, head, a men.
! A dark cOmple SiOn man With a heavy black
beard, who said he was from Mississippi, was
lying on the < ound with q broken thigh. lie
wos stern ard su'len- Ao had only one favor TO
ask-,hlt was that souic enc " would kill
| him.
, A young man quite a boy begged me not 10
: let the LtncOlnitss kill him, Al elderly man
2 with his back against stump with ball directly
through the centre of the head at the base OF the
brain. There was ghasty grin upon his
CONFERENCE.-The eyes were stretched widely
, open, ard staring wiltly into vacancy, while
! his breath was rapid, deep ard heavy. llis
was a living death, for he was senseles4. lad
OF fourteen, with mashed ankle, protested his
innocence, nd begged 20 bo taken care Of
left these fields Of human suffering with feel.
inEs such "a never before experencei. The
| freshness Of death seemed to fill the whole at
. mosphere. 1t is a scene which man roeds only
20 look upon once in his lifetime IN Or4er /,
occupy all his powers of reflection.
q Lieut.. T.. G.. Jacobs told me he saw a Min
n ne -otian co, lily advance from the ranks som,
< dis ar co, and, placing his rho by ,hc eide Of
?, tree take a lorg and deliberate aim towards Tho
!, old los house when a rahol head, which hl,
Il been peeiiug from behind the corner of tn,
!. house, was suddenly discovered 10 hlve a bod,
i attached 10 it, by lls pitching at illl lengtl
Il ir' m the erd Of the house. und seven deaC
| ,y,, g.