The New York herald., 1862-01-25
THE BATTLE OF MILL SPRING.
The Rebels Overcome by the Superior
Fighting Of the Union Troops.
INTERESTING DETAILS OF THE BATTLE,
&c, &C., &c.
Our Special Army Corrsspondence.

Our Special Army Correspondence.
TEE FIRST MOVEMENT OF GEN. THOMAS FORCES
WHEN TT COMMENCKD-NATURE OF THE COUNTRY
OF THE BATrLB-THE TROOPS UNDER GEN.
sCHoEPPP-rHE DEATH OF THE REBEL GENERAL
how AND BY WHOM HE WAS KILLRD-A PANIC
AMONG THE REBELs-THH PuRsUIr-REsULTs OF
THE ACHIEVEMENT, ETC., ETC.
SOMERSET, KY, JAN q 1852.
Tho long inaction Of the army this State has at
length been ended and glorious and complete victory
has awakened the troops from their lethargy The late
movements Of Gen. Thomas, Of which, though not gno-
rant have been heretofore SILENT have achieved the aim
proposed and hasten to send you all details at hand.
The telegraph has sent You many particulars and per-
haps much write will have reached you ere this
account which made up the confusion Of the camp
The movements Of Gen. Thomas. commanding the
Fourth division Of the army Of Gen. Buell. which had any
relation TO his latest achievement were begun as early
the LIST Of the month"; when the principal part Of his
division took It's position at Columbia in Adair county
having left the brigades Of Gen Alvin schoepn and Gen.
Carter ton miles Of Somerset and about the
little less distance north of Gen. Zococrs ntrcnch
ments the Cumberland. Gen. Thomas had marched
tho brigades Of Generals Boyle, Ward, Manson &c,
from their encampments at Lebanon Bardstown
and other points to ono large encampment at
Columbia, from whence he designed making the flank
movement. which, though not completed as intended
and frustrated n important particular has yet re-
suited IN the signal defeat OF TINS part OF the r0Dei army
with force the full and exact number OF which am not
able to send but certainly comprising the greater
part Of the brgades OF Generals Boyle and Manson
Among the forces engaged In the fight 1t Ii certain
tAsss the Tenth Indiana Ninth Ohio Second Mime
sota Tenth and Fourth Kentucky. and the Eighteenth
regulars The Tenth Indiana and Eightesath regulars
were renforcemsnts which reached General Thomas on
Saturday morning, and they were compelled to make
forced march Of twenty five miles to reach the po
sition in time for the affair.
This position which General Thomas had proceeded
and which he had halted Saturday night with view
Of crossing the and proceeding southeast to
Monticello is about SIX miles east Of jamestown and
twelve miles west Of Mill Spring, the intrenchmsnts
OF ofZollcofer, at White Oak creek country road lead
ing to jamestown due east for six miles, crossing
two small streams and traversing rolling country,
thence, taking q southeast and crossing the Cum
berland, continues in the same direction to Mon
ticello In tho immediate vicinity Of the two small
crossed by this road the country is quite hly
and the south becomes rough and rugged eliminating
in the lofty that form the banks Of the Cumberland
at this point. The road named however, avoids these
crags and, following the Of small stream two
miles further east finds good descent and crossing At
the river. Here is
SKETCH OF THE BATTLE FIELD AND ITS VICINITY