Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1862-02-06
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The Louisville Democrat of the 30th
ult. has the following.
Through gentleman who arrived in
the city yesterday, direct from Nashville,
we learned some very Interesting facts
This gentleman is well known to the pro-
prietors of the United States Hotel, where
he is stopping, and we are confident his
statement is truthful one,
He left Knoxville, East Tennessee, in
which vicinity he lives, two weeks ago
to-day for Nashville, intending to work
bis way into Kentucky, as he has business
of great importance in Washington. He
was in Nashville on the day the battle Of
Logan's old Fields was fought but left be-
fore any report had reached that city
Taking boat at that point, he travelled
up the Cumberland to Gainsboro, and
thence worked his way into our lines via
Burksville. In passing from Gainsboro,
he met, at different times, large number
of soldiers flying TO their homes. They
were in squads of two or three, sometimes
five or six, and their story was almost the
same. Among them was the son of
Goodal. They reported to him that Crit
tenden ordered an advance, relying on the
information his scouts had Brought him,
that there were only two regiments Of
Federal troops 10 be met. Zollicoffer en-
Geavored to pursuade him TO recall his Or
der, but he refused, saying that he never
recalled an order. Zollicoffer then replied
that he might as well take the men out
and shoot or hang them, but, as he was
ordered 10 go, he would do SO, and the
tears stood in his eyes as he spoke. The
attack w4 made, and the two regiments
they had been expecting to meet fell back
about half mile. They, thinking the
victory theirs, pursued and cnly learned
their mistake when they were attacked
from both flanks as well as in front.
When Zollicoffer fell, Crittenden not be-
ing seen on the ground, couple Of Coils
whom he did not know took command un-
til Col. Cummings ordeted a retreat
Some one cried that the day was lost, "ev-
cry man for himself" Then. they threw
down everything that could impede their
flight, and rushed for the in,renchments,
and then for the river. The rush for the
boats was SO great, that hundreds were
crowded into the river and drowned-ths
cavalry pushed into the swollen stream
pell, nell, and many Of them were also
drowned. The lowest estimate any of
them put on the rebel loss was 1000
some saying fully 1,5OO-but they stated
that the majority of them were drowned.
When asked what the Federal force was
by which they were hemrned in, they re-
piled that it could uot have been less than
$4,000 or 10000. They had no idea where
Gen. Crittenden was, and their estimate of
the Federal forces was the strongest evil
dence of the panic under which they fed.
By this gentleman we lea,n that Parson
Browplow's health is very poor. His son
stated that if his father wouldlive to reach
the Federal lines, and, if his health would
permit, he did not believe the rebel guard
would let him go. 1t is to be hoped, how
ever, that the defeat of Crittenden's army,
the death Of Zollicoffer and the panic
which evidently now prevails all through
East Tennessee, together with General
Thomas advance will open the way for
the safe arrival of the Parsop in land of
freedom.
This gentleman is On his way to see An
dy Johnson, and reports that the rebels
have seized Johnson's house, turning it in
to a hospital, and coniscating all'his prop
erty-that in order to save his mother
from the most fiendish persecution, one of
Johnson's sons had taken the oath 10 sup
port the rebel cause, or at least not to fur
nish aid and comfort TO the Federals. An
other son is hiding among the hills, and
has been since last December, looking
with eager, longing eyes for the approach
Of the Federal forces, and the relief from
a life of w.etchedness.