The New York herald., 1862-01-27
ANOTHER UNION ACCOUNT OF TINE VICTORY.
Especial ccYrespondence Of the Cincinnati Gasstts
CAMP MAR SoxxRsxz, Jan. II. 1861

Especial correspondence OF the Cincinnati Gasstas1
CAnr MAs soxHszz, Jan. q. 1851.
wasn't there. Don't ask me "a give you description
Of the night. have heard accounts of u a. muitiform
and d1srsnt the author&ssfrom whomI derived
them have passed the battle ground, asked innn
erabIe questions, compared and contrasisd answers
until am weary but sti ssl that am inadequate q
give anything HE vivid cd prseioa aauannS q ~
engagement or aursc each regiment sagaesd clains
the glory Of the fght and 70 each man hi regiment
appeared always N the advancs and ooatnus Ps.forn
ton which have heretofore complained a. rendering
almost all the Kentuckians whom We have met unr
fscted everybody. only tell you whatl myssk saw
and give you accurate description Of what did ~
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ATTACK.
Last Thursday evening We learned that Gen: Thomaa
certainly advancing toward W On the Columbia road
Communication was once more opened up between hA
forces and those Of Gen. schospn BY that, direct
thec regiments and others following Gen. SchDspn ~
prepared 70 cooperate with friends On Friday
marched out on the Columbia road and wore followed BY
the Twelfth Kentucky The Seventeenth and Thirty first
Ohio went to Hudsons Ford near the mouth OF Fishing
creek, cut OF the enemy should hs attempt retreat
this side Of the river by that road to throw force
between US and Gen. Thomas. Two pieces Of Captain
battery went with the Tennessee troops. The Thirty
eighth and Thirty nth Ohio remained tn camp, - rs
serve.
After tresome march Of nine muddy miles, we reach
ed our destination At the lower ford We found ,hs
creek mpassabe except by bridging IT, The back ws,ef
the creek, which was itself raised BY heavy rains. No
signs Of the enemy visible. The two regiments
stream completely, and bivouacked for the night Before
morning the boys enjoyed the luxury OF seeing aud feel
ing smart shower when there wasn't cloud in sight
The shining bright through the rain
Our boys think that tn next experience OF amnsphers
varieties In this moist kentucky will be Of rain growing
Saturday afternoon the order csme TO fall back en
Somerset. On the way back considerable excitement
COX in the dss.ion Of the Columbia Cross Roads. Il
the as We have since learned Of the nsxt
days bC0dier work Late q RSh. our M regiment came 10
Thirty had gone upon the Columbia road in the
morning, had enjoyed the satisfaction Of wadng the
creek, aud had then been ordered back 10 camp.
lisTExrSG AT scHoErrs BArnx.
Sunday morning came dark and rainy-a nt day for Q
heard the rst boom Of cannon. We had frequently
heard what imagined TO be artillery firing before but
always found but that was distant thunder some
thing similar In sound but there doubt 70 this
The Imagination may mistake other sounds for cannon,
but there little danger Of mstaking the heavy
boom Of artillery for thing sss The battle was evi
IDENTIFY raging somewhere General Thomas' camp.
Yet unexpected ~ that could scarcely be-
eve the evidence Of That the enemy should
seemed almost Incredible. Major Coffee, Of "Wolfords
Cavalry" the only one who could Offer any solution
OF the mystery. He knows Major General Crittenden
personally, and remarked George Is drunk ~ usual,
ami come out for fight"
two hours, and then ceased We waited in suspense for
two hours more but no news The widest rumors began
TO circulate. The rebels had completely surrounded
Thomas and taken his whole force prisoners but
about to Fishing Creek to complete the days work
by demoishing The general impression seemed 10 be
that something had gone wrong.
KEcEvEs RrpBL ATTACK REPuIsE.
About noon Lieutenant Colonel Moore and went
10 headquarters couldn get Information
We found Lieutenant Munoz Of the Generals Aids,
busily engaged in examining the bottom OF q we'll He
The only officer visible, and we approached him No
his answer 10 our question: and still he pesred
with anxious eyes down the well IL N still wonder to
me what good friend the Lieutenant looking dcwn
there for thoughin the dismal condition OF external
ture and the general uncertainty which prevailed II
about good thing could do Probably be was
trying whether he coudt get out some Of that truth
which they say lies hidden In well and which 90 rare
an article In Southern Kentucky.
Just then coming over hill Opposite, ~ full
SON with the Inevitable wolfords cavalry bundcrbuss
slung over his shoulder lie and hs horse looked like
Incarnation Of the demon who may be presumed 70 pre-
side over mud II there was one square inch on their
several bodies visible through the surrounding OF
earth aud water my failed 20 perceive u But his
first words were decidedly those OF OF like pass ons
10 those OF other mortas. Hurrah, Zolly's dcadp,
He sought General while tho Major stopped TO tell us
that the rebels routed and 10 full pur-
suit of them towards the river. In moment out rushed
General Schoepn, baerheaded and jubilsnt. "Mtnoz,
10 and tell the Seventeenth, Thirty NTH, thirty.
eighth and Thirty.nrst to prepare 10 march In
stantly.' Instantly he repeated IN his quick,
decisive way We hurried back 70 camp. The
boys had NOT eaten their dnncrs yet They were tired
with saturday march They had moat fr breakfast
end no time TO prepare IT, But u made no differences