New-York daily tribune., 1863-11-23
Tae disaster al Eogersvii'c. Tsauesssc-
Particulars by IN Eyc-N stncs-.

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/ ron. ouT special Correspondent.
Since The unpleasant affair Of the 9th inst. l
have written such particulars could obtain They
have been secondhand accounts however, and given
ly persons with less OF coorng or inacouracy
o detail have now TO state Ire affair us related By
cu eyewitness and IL only premise that be is a. Off
Ger ia ,ic "a renncsseo ard most yciac!oas person
The 2d Tennessee Mounted Infantry. Maj Carpenter
conman and the 7th Ohio Cavalry. Col. Gerard
command dino were lying encampcd ehout four miics
above ald south OF Lorers,ilc. Gt tie mouth oi BIS
Greek an H.. morning ~ Nov g. Tho TWO regiments
numbered go mer. ~ roGrted. The "a tennessee
MS o. uilec sep IS, lrti, and The 'h ONO more ie
Two r, dars hcfrc-thai is on the lth-Capt Milsaps
clmnt l.iag ca. B ID Tennessee had made Al t1pca
ton as f as kncspoIt ai tie iorh oi tAr hOs;0n. lie
made ~ discovery .. Rebel force and returned re
To-iiu- on quiet.
On fb, evening q the 5th. about o'clock Capt Mar
.ey Con }u, a, was orq'ic4 out A qeisoLheNi "l
81 men - t-e aiecoann .A''. H1v" On! NJ.
w,inin- fFn returned 90 camp IN SON rhng oi
FRIGHT uiha hats and ble i.lc-s. and reported that
..r scsu- had blsn attached and they supposed thc
gnriafn and balance had bscn captured. Immediately
aterumd cldc1s We're given to Col GH.rard 10 tackle
and move thc train down TIE rued toward TIE fod
o.grer Of n mile This done az quick rs possible
f.,r l. mute s- ia train hsc been halted. Col. Gar
rlrl and staff came 10 Major CaTpntcra headquarters
Ou A way the QuarieIlnnstc! r..t I'm ond inquired
~ would be better 90 move ic train forward Inc
Colonel riade no answer Ills Adjntan General efEtd
II thc train IL the place ordered ana Vas aus" eed
n q, af native. Tue Aduiani replied. lci II siaad
hirh Nal Carpenter bad s finished breakasisn Col
GaiTaId n tie no. Of roponiirg to linn tue ordc,
ie lad given p pe,Lg tle disposition - TIE train and
battery. Just at tis moment tfng vas heard IN ioii
OF the battery ana the icft OF iae camp and the
Rebels were seen advancing out ol tAs "ools. Wn-A
two iusdrtl vardr. OrG'r Hcrc nor gIcn tOtaGGle ul
ard iroaui Ito I'd Tennessee were "a the net ~ sad
ding their hOracs and majority "eTe .addled sna
~,o9.ol qfey moved 80 ihe i,un 70 meet tho enemy,
N. vol n
rarLt a.d our men replied ral.dly. AID win tlrrf
I1e nrine lasted minutes, when ne IN Omotreln
being .n front % tbs tran o. ihe - ienhss,ee NA,s
ard caEe Go tae iesi on te dOlbcPuiek Oh Telehns
r.fp o the ri Tennessee. and seeing the enemy Ia
r1I al or. nnc 90 pr@ t,e trfh f1f barflcGic
: p1 oi cur battery, iAeaniine' CAM upon we I-n
IN 10 asi!l position il irgn OF orr tr1ln IL p1sso
ttrn and tsok rori Jon o4 i.e oioslte bllc oI Tic
crook TIE train followed the battery having no sup
r0r r rinrd lie Rebels charged On iEr battery. oHe
aaeralc4..r. u "a tie wA0ic io-f zen MO 'he hhnr
lie lfst one CO ,ulcl va .araod upon oar n.h Aad
oiAohaTeCd Iaidi.. t'iii il"hsl,T ~" -, .. ~, 80
lrnuess by iis tine hna removed hs irhh - "'ih
.lrfer o( lie battery. seeing 10 otlc! gop. 81 Iiote
ton a. elon ss the h1f'rfy end IN Ollo tram bad
leen lot he drove hls aa across the bridge on tue
roud 10 Cafor Valley tle neaIest "1gon Ioaa 20 4or
i .r,yl'c Intending, Il Vo..alc. 10 escape. By TINS
time the whole force LId been suIDulace' mo
the iui Ohio tlain. wiih TIE b@,,T!, We
calfr.fa. ana the regiment an ONO BAD
Iol'srys.Ied. Meantime the - Tennessee continued
iIe rl.urgie steadily falling back fgh'iAs down TIE
r..r u Icy were finally oycrpowcicd. about ~ Weie
iiJ orJ a.ogndcd and nearly 30 were made prison-
Itr Oh, tifoe commissioned oIc,fs eschPtd. FROM
tae not. Trustworthy oaia ilnt colia DC oD,li'l 'n
..bel zee Numbered about 900. Among tiein vas a
Kentucky regiment about lloJ s'ro"s lAe' - i a.
Ioo,.ted men but lad 40 artillery. The! Id Iaii
lleu tire uDos above Eosers'.he. , q,
uur Whole I0ss Ia illrd wounded, ana prl."hrIh u
-.I O.arermastsr Ksiih obtained fng Of truce 70
I'd, aud INQUIRE after the Killed. wounded ana mi-'NE
bp. va. recalled bclOr ie cOn.d ucc0nphah hs M
~. ,v .op o I'D N Die hegcGtceith year s HilhC'
rd tie father Is naturally much distressed D. aonos AZ
| 10 nia iale.