The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-03-12
The Fight near. FranIEIII, Ten.

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FRAERtiE, TEEEEssEE. MafcK B.-Tke
reports heretofore tsspsmittedIuave given
you no general Idisa Of the 6ght and the
disaster al ThSmpson's Station, There
is no evidence that Colonel Coburn, com.
manding. omitted the necessary prscsu.
tions against surprise; mo evidence in
IA ct that our force was surpriued. Van
DorsD was known 10 be 10 force shea3,
and the brigade. asas slowly advancing
and conStAnlly skirmishiDg " hen The re,
6els appeafed'if overpowefiDg numbers
There was no ambuseads, the enemy Elm
fply having numbers to engage US in front.
and at the same time throw large bodies
upon either q nk. The l24.h Ohio, which
was along 10 the rear of the wagon train
at the lime Of the rebel flank movement
were cut of from the main body and 90
capped The I29d Wisconsin, seth Mich
igsu, SD and e5th Indiana, were there
'omplrtelJ surrounded. and aher the ex
hausIion OF the ammunition. having in
flicied severe ltss on the rebels, were
forced TO surrender.
A flag Of truce sent to the rebel lines on
the succeeding day, by Colonel Opedyks,
to obtain Information ol our losses. was
prohibited from approaching tile battle
Geld. The officers Of the escort were told
by the rebel officers that they had buried
about eighty Federal priv.tes killed out
right. and twenty who aflerward died from
their wounds. They said from $50 tc
300 Federuls were wounded. They sale
no Federal officers were Lilled, at leas
none were found to bury. and but one
Colonel ]. p. BaiId, of the 85th Indilna
was wounded. and he slightly. They
admit having had force of from 6fleeI
t, twenty thousand, b-longing to Var
Doren's division. They say ,ha. sixtesr
rebel Bigadier Generals were on th,
field, and an actual force of twelve tbon
sand engaged. 4" r.
They acknowledge loss of one Colo
mel and several line officers. They sa,
that their loss was 18O killed, and pro
portioua'e number wounded. Their los
in killed and wounded largely exceeded
that of The FederaIs.
Colonel CubuIn surrendered the com
mandin person 10 General Forrest, VIII
gave him an escort 10 ride over the fell
and look alter the wounded. Tho 20
Wisconsin lest l59 privates and commits
stoned off ers. including Colonel Utley
Adjutant Bones, Captains Kellein an
Tray, Major Brown, Lisutepants .Dud
ley. Kingsman. Buell., Jennings, Newma
and Neye. The 18th Michigan lost As
privatss and commissioned officers, in
Guiding Colonel Gilbert. Major Shaflel
Captains Smith. Lincoln, Baker, Thong
son. Bigelow, Duffy. Lieutenants Shafsl
Wing, Hubbard, Easton. Clark, Staff ,rd
Thomptins, Anderson, Brown, Colmer.
Tie Thirty third Indiana lost 44O pr
yates aud con missionsd officers. iDcudn
Lieutenant Colonel Henderson. MajorMil
Ter, Captains Leatsop, Day, Burton Viii
SOD, Medrauer, Dill; Lieutenauts SimE
} son, Fleming. Meze, Scott. Day. McKir
uey. Hill. Johnson, Mcknight, Walling
ford, Slaughter and Boou.
Eghty,6hh Indiana lost 26o private
and commissioned cfficers. including Co
: J. P. Baird. slightly wounded; Leutenar
Colonel Crane, Major Craig. Adjuar
Crawford, Sergeant Major Dowd, CaE
tains Floyd, Brooks, Brandt. Nash, Ricl
cit. Wier, Lieutenants Ingraham. Shel
man, CLARK. Brown. Hungate. Harbur
! Gunner Gregory. FlnDey, Hu,chisou, an
D Tillson, First and Second Lisutenan,
Grimes of this regiment, Sergeant An
: brose Of Co. B, and Hazcli,. Of Co. !
are known 10 have been killed. Adjut,I
=, , H. B. Adams, Of Colonel CoburD's sta1
. , was in the rear, urging up the ammun
,ion wagons. and was cut of by the r.
, bells. and escaped capture. led. . .
! Considering the 6ercensss and lengt
u oi the fight, it is remarkable if the reb
state ment that none Of the above nam,
captured officers were killed is true.
Look out for stirring dispatches fro
|, this quarter within three days. iflhe re
: els stand ground A division Of cayal
= = under Acting Brigadicr General Min
! attack Russell's rebel cavalry at Unio
|, vile, soms ten Mills southeast OF Mu
fieesborough yesterday. at hali-past o
y o'clock They captured twenty one va
= = ons, twenty Eve tents, eighty FIVE null
y y Eve horses aud all The camp equips
u and uniform Of Colonel Russell. togelll
with two captains and three lieutenats al
e City three privates. Two Fedcrals We
;, u slightly wounded. The rebels lost 81
- ,s killed and one hundred and eighty woun
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