The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-01-31
XIII, NO. g.
The Late Battle in Kentucky.


The Clovoluud Herald learns from privat
/ letters to Col. STANDARD, tho following par
! ticulars respecting the position Of the force
engaged in the luto battle near Somerset
KY;
| Gen Thomas, with about sevcn regiments
including 9th o., % Num-. tOth Ind. som
cavalry and Konneys (Gunova o. batter,
had come on Saturday to within about eiph
miles of Somerset, or. the Columbia road
at what is called iogan's Forks. On Fri
day our rSups at Somerset marched on
Tor the Same place. Two regiments going
b., road oalluh tho lower road. and til,
1tnors BY tho Columbia road. Those b,
tho lower route wcro prevented by tho bach
water from the Cumberland from crossing
| Tuike Creek as intended at Hudson. o.
Saturday. four regiments were ordered bach
, to Somerset. Mcanwhilc heavy rain fell
raising the streams still highor. Standartt
/ Battery won't with tho force to Thomas
camp. WotmorU's Battery remained a
Somerset
Ga Saturday night tao rebels. untor Con
Crittondcn, left camp to attack our forces
undor tho suppOsition there we're but thro,
regiments at Logau's Forks, he. no doubt
had knowledge of tho four regiments or
drrrd back to Somerset Tho attack was
rnadu carly Sunday morning. Tho returned
forces to Somerset wore sent forward again
on SUNDAY. arriving n: tho sCDno OF opera
tinns before Monday morning.
Thore wore but fow prisoners takon ono
of whom SAID that ho was mndO To believe
that thuy could walk over tho Yankees. and
one of them conld whip eight. u ,!licolfer's
body had been fully identified by pooplo at
Somerset who knew him personally.
The Somerset correspondent of the Gin.
cinnati Times gives tho following account
of tho battles
Al 7 O'Clock on Sunday morning tho ono
my drove in tho pickols ot tho l0ih Indiana.
stationed at tho forks of the road, eight
niles from Somerset. Tho 10th wpro
drawn up in limo of baltic aud moved into
tho woods. whore they woro met by tho
enemy. six thousand strong, who immedi
atoly opened upon them. Gen. Thomas
Immediately ordered up tho 9Th Ohio, q
Minnesota and Alb Kontucky, to the sup.
port of tho 10ih Indiana, tho latter holding
tho enemy in check nearly balf nn honr
before bong reinforced Tho lst and 0d
Tennessee woro ordered up on the right
wing Tor tho purpose of outlanking the
onomy. Standards and Weimore's batteries
in tho meantime sholIing tho enemy in tho
woods.
After being engaged nearly two hours,
the oh Ohio. 2d Minnesota and Ith Kon.
lucky mado a desperate bayonot charge
upon the enemy, drove them from tho
woods, completely routing and pursuing
them to their ontrenchmonts. At tho heat
of tho engagement Capt. konnoy ordered
ono section of his battery to within sixtv
yards of tho onemy's line. and opened u
deadly fro upon them. which added greatly
to the success of tho day.
Our advance arrived within sight Of tho
enemy's entrenchmonts ono hour before
dark, and opened upon thcm with shot ami
shell. Night closing in put stop to fur.
ther demonstrations. At daylight next
morning steambOat was observed trans
porting troops across tho Cumberland, whom
battery of Parrot guns was
brought 10 hoar on the boat, which in few
minutes afterwards. was in flames. Tho l0tb
kontucky and l4th Ohic wero ordored for.
ward 10y Gcn. Thomas 10 advance on the
onemy's broastworks. Moving up in limo
of battle aud soaling tho cntrenchmonts,
they found the camp entirely deserted. and
standing as whom occupied by
tho enemy. Houses, fonts, horses. mules,
wagons, baggage. cannon, ammunition and
firearms woro found in perfect preservation
The enomy's forces in the attack woro lod
by CIittendcn ana Zolicotfrr, and were
eight thousand strong The Federal forces
in tho fight did not exceed throo thousand.