The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-03-26
Sharp Fight Near Milton Tennessee.
MuRvarE-BoRo'. Tenn, March ql.

- 'Ao tVOtp NhHVs SOMWhuNluB uughuo
in Gen. J. J. Roy ynold's Division. went
of on g reconnoilering expedition toward
Cainville and Auburn, in Wilson county.
Returning yesterday. he was within \
mile or two Of Milton. about 10 A. NJ.
when he was suddenly attacked BY Joan
Morgan and rebel General Wheeler, with
seven regiNsn's Of cavalry. and a battery
or two Of artillery.
Col Halls forcs consisted OF detach.
msnts from The l05th Ohio. COL Tollen:
l0lst Ind, Lieut.. Col. Doan: 8Ih Illinois
Lieut.. Col. Biggs: l23d Illinois. Colonel
Monroe, and q section of 8. J. Harris
10Th Indisna battery. in al. amounting to
abou. I.4oU men.
When Hall found he was abou. 10 be
assailed, he Immediately sen. into Mur.
freesboro' for re.infOIcemsnts. promising
to bold bis ground until they should ar
rive. A part Of the rebel cavalry dis.
mounted and attacked with impetuosily,
but we're repu ssd at every point. A
section Of Capt Harris battery. kept up
all the tins = most elective 6,e, At
length. the rebels, enrageI at the sxecu.
tion it was Going amongst rhem. deter.
mined TO chsrge it. Massing- two or
three Of their regiments, they rushed up.
on it wi hi eous yslls. Nothing ap.
peared 10 check their course. tut tn. l0l
Indiana were lying .concesIed behind he
battery and On either flank. Oar Foys
waited patiently bat with bsaing hearts.
until The shouting rebels we're within ihir
~ yards Of them. thea they opened
most gallant and destructive FIRE, which
made The rebels recoil 10 terror and dis
may.
After this they kept at respectful
distance aud oonlent0d themselves with
firing few shells al leng range. and, 6
Ually retreated in confusio from the field,
II was about Two o'clock when the battle
was over. Victory was complete. Forty
rebels were killed, one hundred aud fly
wounded aud twenty taken prisoners
Forty stand Of arms we're also taken.-'
Amongst the rebels killed we're ons Col.
onel, one Captain, and lhres LieuIsnants'
Our loss was seven killed aud thirty two
wounded. Capt Van BusGirk. OF the
l23d Illinois, was one OF The killed.
Col. Halls victory was completed be.
fore any reenforcements arrived. After
their arrival it is said tha. be followed
up the enemy and took one hundred pris.
oners. The reenforcements consisted Of
one thousand cavalry commanded by r.
Il. G. Minly. of the 4Ih Mich. Cavalry.
and brigade of Infantry from G4n'l
GraDger's division, rnder command of
Colonel Hambright. ol the 18th Penn
sylvania.
SECOND DISPATCH.
hURFKEsBoRo. March 9l.
We have some further particulars Of
the Milton fight. Il took Place OIL the
Laneasas Pike, one or two miles-nn this
side of Milton. which town is twelvs miles
northeast Of Murireesboro.' Col. Hall
was not returning. ss at FIST reported -
He had inter ded to return some lime be-.
fore. but had changed his mind, aud
when The attack took place, was march.
ing to Liberty. The rebel forcs came
from toward Milton. On their first ap.
pearance Col Hall fell back some distance
and then took position. Three OF Ihs
rebel regiments were mounted infantry,
who duriLg the contest fought on foot
These attacked in front while a column
Of cavalry attacked either flank. The
- on the right Of our line replied,
one of these fsuking columns They
were posted in a thioket, and whea the
enemy came near enough. poured 10 up
on them single vvIley which threw
hem into confusion, and caused them
hastily TO retreat, they losing by this on,
voley killed, 35 wounded, and about 81
horses.
Capt, Blair, DR.. Merrick and Lieut.
Hammond, of Gen. Reynolds stat. wsut
out for information last night,aut return
ed about mdnight,with these particulars
On their return they narrowly escaped
falling into tho hands Of some rebel guer
rillas.
The exact force of the enemy was fou
regiments of cavalry. three Of mounts5
infantry, one riHed cannon, az pounder
: a bowilzsr and two mounted howiIzers
One Captain and three Litutona ar
among the prisoners taken. g..
On Thursday our lines we're slight
contracted. This morning the rebel
o came up, and not finding our lines i
The same position as before, advanced an
J. threw shells. for the purpose Of discOV
d eriug the new line. Part of Sheridan
: division, with Stokes Cavalry, wsut OF
aud drove them of. Our cavalry ha
Two killed and several wounded. tt
enemy's loss is unknown.
IA Rebel Reverses in the Southwest.
,s New YoRK. Marsh lO.-Ths followin
: explains something Of the recent matte
: near Port Hudson
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