Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-01-30
Particulars of the Battle of Mill Spring.

CINCINNATI, Jan. "a, 1861.
This mornings papers contain full accounts
of the battle. at Mill Spring 1t was fair,
| open battle. The rebels fought well aud were
overcome only by superior lighting oa our side.
! According to the rebel occounts, their forces
consisted of ten Infantry regiments, three bat
teries, and some caVaIry-altogether about
ten thousand men. They fought in the bash,
! whackiDg style, from rayineS and behind trees,
bushes aud rocks
Thc brunC Of the battle dGvolVed On the
! Fourth Kentucky Second Minnesota. Ninth
! Ohio, and Tenth Indiana. For nearly two
| hours the roar Of muSketry was kept up
Shortly after / o'clock Colonel Haskins sue
ceeded in ilankiDg the enemy Oh the extreme
right, when the Ninth Ohio and Second Min
| nesota charged with the bayonet with trI-
umphant ycllS, which broke the rebel ranks,
and the rOut began.
They fed pelhmell TO their camp, ,strewing the
road with maskets, blankets, overcoats, and
knap sacks, and abandoned two guns and
caissons.
i Zolicoffer was shot through the heart, at
the head of bis staff, by Csl. Fry, OF the
Fourth Kentucky. 1t appears that ZollicOffcr
lost his way in the bushes, and suddenly
emerged before Col Fry, who was accompa-
MED by some staff officers. The two parties
mistook each other for friends, and approached
within few yards of each other, when finding
| their mistake, both halted and prepared for a
/ thandto-hand conflict.
| One of Zolcotfers aids Shot at Col. Fry,
but only brought his horse down. Yhe Fed
era Colonel Immediately drew his six-Shooter
and brought Zollicoffer from his 80 ddle at the
first fire. The rebel staff deserted their chiefs
body, which was taken to Somerset the day
after the battle.
An East Tennessean, writing to the C0m
asercial says {: All the credit and honor of
this battle is due to the Tenth Indiana and
Ninth Ohio, Fourth Kentucky, and Second
Minnesota Regiments, for they did all the
| fighting single-handed, with the exception of
what support they received from the artillery.
They all fought nobly and never wavered from
their fixed determination to gain the victory"
The combatantS were so near each other at
one time that the powder burned their faces
oD the discharge of each others pieces.
THE CAPTURE OF zoLIcoFrERs BARGEs.
The Cincinnati CommcrciI says The tel
egraph announces that the rebels in their
haste to get on the south sIe of the Cunber
land, and put that river between them and
Thomas victorious army, neglected to destroy
the means by which they were enabled to make
their escape, aud that the steamer and nine
barges, used by ZocoiTer, have fallen into the
FederalS' hands. This is more important than
will appear at first sight, as it not only sup
plies General Thomas at once with the means
of throwing as much force as be desires on the
south bank of the Cumberland, but will enable
L., Al,
vile. and almost into the city, if it is deemed
advisable, without waiting for transporta-
ton The Cumberland has not been fortified
by the rebels above that city, so that virtual
y the defeat of ZolIicoffer, and the capture of
his boats gives General Thomas command of
the river to that point.
The bodies Of Gen Zollicoffer and Baillie
Peyton Jr., are in process of embalming at
Somerset.
REPORT FROM THE CINCINNATI PAPERS.
1t appears that the rebels knew that they
were to be attacked on Monday, and must
fight or retreat, hence their temerity in leaving
their intrenchments and attacking US in the
open field. Gen. Boyle's brigade had cut off
their river communication with Nashville, and
threatened their rear Gen. Thomas was ad,
vqucing on the Columbia road, while General
Schoepff had possession of HudSon's Ford and
was to advance from Somerset, thus hemming
them in on the west and north. To avoid be-
ing surrounded and starved out, and rather
than be diSgraced 10y retreating, they marched
against Gen. Thomas, supposng him to be
only 800 strong, being ignorant of his re en-
torcement by the arrival of two Tennessee and
the Twelfth Kentucky Regiments The attack
was made under the immediate command of
Major General Crttenden, who with eight reg
imentS marched from his intrenchmeuls on
Saturday night Through the night the
mounted pckets of the enemy skirmishcd with
ours. In the morning the brunt of the attack
was borne by the Tenth Indiana, who were
subsequently sustained gallautly by the Fourth
Kentucky, Col. Fry, the Second Minnesota,
aud the Ninth Ohio regiment, Col McCook
The rebels fought bravely for two hours, but
the death of Gen. Iollicoffer early in the ac
tiOn the approach of our re endorsements, the
! desperate valor of our troops already engaged,
and the destructive effect of our artillery fire.
compelled them to retreat. Our men followed
in hot pursuit. turning the retreat into rout
! While messengers went off to Gen. Schoepf'S
division, to notify him of the event. General
Thomas pursued the foe up to his intrench-
ments, and cannonaded him till nghtfall-
Meantime, Gen. Schoepff ordered out four reg,
iments, and reached Fishing Greek in an hour
and half. The water was very high and
rapid, yet, without bridge or boat, the forces
of Gen. Schoepff took to the stream and by
the aid Of rope waded and swan across
-Four miles more took them to the camp Of
Gen. Thomas Pushing on they passed over
the battlefield at night, and with bare tw
hours halt for rest, renewed their march over
the muddy roads, expecting to be in at the
death, in the morning. But in the morning
| Lhe enemy had fed from their Notifications