Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-03-26
FROM RosECRANg ARMY. 2
A Glorious Victory.-John Morgan
and the Rebel General Wheeler
badly Whipped. ..,s ~s,. l,.
MURFREEsBoRo, March 81. 1863.

OF the lO5th Ohio. commanding brigade
in Gen. j. j. Reynolds division. went off
on Recommending expedition towards
Kainville and Auburn In Wilson county,
returning yesterday, He was within .
mile or two this side Of Milton, about 10
a. M, when he was suddenly attacked by
John Morgan and the rebel q en-. Wheeler,
with seven regiments Of cavalry and bat
terry or two of artillery. Colonel Halls
force consisted of attachments from the
l05ih Ohio. Col. Faler, 101st Indiana.
Lieut.. Col. Doan; 18th Illinois, Lieut.. COL,
Biggs; 123d Illinois. Col. Monroe; and o.
section Of Capt. j. Harris 18th Indiana
Battery-in all amounting to about L. 400
men. As soon as Col Hall found he was
about to be assaulted he Immediately sent
into Murfreesboro for -reinforcemsnts.
promising to hold his ground until they
should arrive. -
A part of the rebel cavalry dismounted
and attacked with impetuosity. but were
repulsed at every point. A section of
Captain Harris battery kept up. all the
time. a most effective Are. AT length he
rebels. enraged at the execution it was do.
it. Massing<twe or three regiments. they
rushed npoH it with yetls. Nothing APP
peared to chcck their conrse; but tbe 10lst
Indiana were lying concealed behind the
battery and on either flank. aud the boys
waited patiently, but with beating hearts,
until the shouting rebels were within fhir-
ty yards of them. then they opened q most
CALLING and destructive FIRE which made
the rebels recoii in terror and dismay.-
After this they kept at a respectful dis.
lance. contenting themselves with firing q
few shells at long range, and finall y retreat
ed in confusion from the field 1t WAS a.
bout o'clock when the battle was over
The victory wssseomplete.; Forty rebels
were killed, 100 wounded, and twenty
taken prisoners. Forty stand of arms
were also taken. I'D. ~. sd s ss.- ~ s.,i, g.
.a. Amongst the rebels killed were one
Lieut.. Col. one Captain and three Lien,
tenants. Our loss was seven killed and
thirty one wounded. Capt VanBuskirk
Of the lS2 No. I re, sns Of the killed.
COL Halls victory was completed be-
fore any. .reinforements arrived After
their, arrival. it is said he followed ND tbc
enemy and took loo prisoners" The if REIN
forcements consisted Of about l, 900 caval-
ry. commanded by CO.. Mihty. l4th 'Michi-
gan cavalry, and a brigade of infanty from
Gen. Giarger' division, unier command
of Col. Hambrighs. os the 18th Pennsyl-
wanna. .f Ill &c.,
Say to the, loyal people Of the land that
John Morgan. has been asisgracefuIly beat
en- at last. and that the disaster of Thomp-
sons Station has been fully redeemed.
MUnFREEsBoKo. March olive have
SOME further particulars Of the Milton
fight. I.1took place on Lancos Pike. one
orJtwomiles this side Of Milton. 8 Which
town is twelye,miles northeast Of Matrices
boro. Col. Hall was not returning, as was
at first reported. He had intended to re-
turn some time before. but had changed
his mind. AMI when the attack took Place
he was marching toward Liberty. The
rebel force came from toward AIilton. On
their first appearance. Col. Hall fell back
some distance, and then took position.-
Three rebel regiments were mounted in
fantry, who. during. the contest, fought on
foot. These STACKED m front, while COL
umn Of cavalry attacked either flank. The
S0th on the right Of our line. repealed one
of these flanking columns. They were
posted in thicket. and when the enemy
came near enough. poured in upon them q
single voley, which threw them into coR>
fusion and cansed them hastily to retreat.
they losing BY tlis one voiley seven killed.
thIrty-fiye wounded; y and about thirty
horses. ir-oibs 5na Ir.s-4sN al sssissssq-sT
Capt Blair. DR.. Merrick and Lieut..
Hamend, Of Gen, Reynolds staff, went
out for information last night-theY tr&
turned about midnight With these psrticu-
lars. On their returno they narrowly es-
capel falling into the hands of some rebel
guerriIas. .hs.h,
The exac. force of the enemy was reg
imenis of cavalry, three of mounted mfan-@
try. one riaed cannon one IL pound how
itzer, and two mountain howitzers. One
Captain and ilbree Lieutenaufs are among
the prisoners taken Thursday. Our lines
were slightly contracted. = This morning
the rebels came up, and not. finding our
pickets in the same position as before, Iad-
vanced and threw shells fot the purpose
of discovering our new line.
Part OF Sheridan division, with Stokes'
cavalry. went out ,apd drove them OIL
Our cavalry had Two killed and several
wounded. The epemy's loss unknown.r0