Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1862-10-28
From the Knoxville Register Oct. 1871
Details of The Recent Bate in Kentucky.

Colonel r. C. Tyler, Of the 10th Tennessee
re siment, reached this city on yesterday directly
from the scene Of conflict in Kentucky. he ao-
yises us that the skirmishing commenced on the
9Th netwceu The cavalry, and occasionally ,hefe
Was an artillery duel. On the 1,h, Buell. occu-
5led Perry IL, making it the centrt OF MS line
&c hattie On the light ofthe 7th Hardee moved
M his D lsion. fronting BuelPs army. On the
evening" o tie It'll. portion o. te right wing
OF the army oi tie N ssissippi (Cheatnam D.
VISION Composed OF Donels0n' $, Stuarts u Ma
e,'s Brig ,des) Moved from Harrodsburg TO FER
ryvilu where t..ey rested on their arms III ilne
of battle tail day light. The pickets sklrmlsneo
all night On the morning of the 9th at day hight
al the centre of the lines, there were cavalry
| fights and many were wounded on both sldes.-
| About half past nine o'clock cannonading com
menced.
At half past 10 we discovered that the enemy
were m ,sslng troops on tn 'ir left to turn our
right wing. At this juncture Cheath"m $ Divis-
| ion above mentioned, was moved from the ieIt
to the right OF our lines, about one and hall
miles, During all this time brisk fire OF artll-
lery was kept up. Carnes' Battery was lmme-
diately brought into action. which, admirably
served, did great execution. This was Jackson's
Battery at Columbus, KY.
| Cheathams division was now about three
fourths of mile from the enemy, and in line OF
battle. Doneson's brigade being in advance.
| The ground between US and the enemy was
broken. but without timber. 1t was found nee
essary to approach nearer the enemy for this
reason, and because of the superiority OF their
guns Carnes was ordered to advance, and was I'D
this movement supported by Donelson's brigade.
| We advanced about one-fOurth OF mile, ana
the enemy, finding thelr p0Sltlon unIenaoie, re-
| tired to another.
! We again advanced about one-fourth OF mile
! to the summit Of precipitous bluff which the
battery Of Carnes could not ascend Our lines
were here reformed, and orders were received
to advance upon the enemy at double quick
across open folds unobstructed except by stone
and rail fences. With terrific yells and unbro-
ken front we advanced upon the enemy, two sat
ferries playing upol. Cheatham'S division, advan-
cling under this fire and enfiaded by the batteries
Of the enemy. When within one hundred and
fifty yards of the enemy they opened on US with
grape and canister. When within eighty yards
| tncv opened on us with musketry, and now the
fight became general. About this time Nancy s
| brigad. with Donelson's were sent round 10 the
| eneLay's extreme left to capture battery which
| had been so destructive to us. The battery was
/ taken, and here the Yankee General Jackson
! fell This was half an hour after the fight be-
came general.
/ Every inch of ground was bravely contested
II became known that jackson had fallen, and
the enemy retired probAbly for this reason, bu,
more probably because they could not Withstand
the impetuous valor OF our troops. About this
time, probably little earlier, Stuart,s Brlgade
moved INTO action, in perfect order and with
great GOODNESS. The troops first engaged, worn
weary rushed on with Stuart's men, and then
the rout on the left became general.
The enemy reformed their lines several times
but were no sooner restored than they were
broken.
The fighting wa kept up until night put an END
to conflict We had then driven the enemy from
three to five miles along the whole line OF the
Two armies.
We formed our lines and remained on the
ground during the night. On the morning OF the
9Th believing it would be hazardous with his
weary troops to renew the conflict with reintor
ced army If the enemy, GenI Bragg or Polk OF
dered oul army back to HarrOdsbuig.
We captured al the artillery of the enemy ex
cent one battery, aud unknown numbers and
quantities oI al, q, scriptiOns of small arms
The los Il thu enemy in killed and wounded
vas enormous The field of battle was every
where stIewn with the eilled, wounded and dy-
Il e. l. places tn y We're piled up on each
other.
We retired in perfect order each regiment anal
brigade IN proper order 10 Camp Dick Robinson
and It's vicinity where our army was concentrated
Our loss IN Killed, wounded and missing will
MT reach 300. The killed in Cheatham's Di
VISION numt,er 209 and about l $50 Wounded
This division suffered most.
. At half past 4 clock on Monday morning
18th inst j, Colonel Tyler left Gene al Polk, ano
of subsequent events, he is OF course not ad
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