Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-06-13
SPECIAL DISPATCHES
FROM SOUTHERN KENTUCKY.
Fight Near Somerset--The Second
Cavalry Engaged-.Killed
ard Wounded.
ITO the Cincinnati COmmeroial.I

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The force that marched on Monticello
yesterday was under command of Colonel
A. V. Kautz, and consisted Of detachments
of the ID Ohio Cavalry. Majors S. Puring-
ton and Seward; I'd East Tennessee In
fantry, under command of Lieutenant Col
Onel Adams, Of WOlford's cavalry; 7th Ohio
Cavalry, Colonel Garrard, and Companies
A and F, 45th Ohio, Captain Scott; with
two sections of mountain howitzers, Lieu
tenant Law. They crossed the river the
night before, and were in motion yester-
day morning by four o'clock. The rebels
were completely surprised by the celebrity
Of our movements. General Pegram com
msnded in person.
After driving them through MOnticelloi
our forces continued three miles on the
jamestown Road in pursuit. It aOt being
the intention to cold the place, our faroes
began their retreat at one P. NJ, leaving a
rear guard of Companies A. and F. of the
45th Ohio, Captain Scott, and paris Of
Companies H, Lieutenant Case, and K,
Lieutenant Pedrick, End Ohio Cavalry, and
Company D, Captain Lindsay, 7th Ohio
Cavalry, all under command of Msjor
Seward.
Our men were but little molested till we
approached Captain Vests, eight miles
this side of Monticello, when Pegram's
forces overlook the rear-guard and fighting
commenced in earnest We were now re-
inforced by the remainder of tAe 2nd East
Tennessee, Lieutenant Colonel Melton, and
the 45th Ohio, Major Ross, but under COM
msnd of Colonel Carter.
The,whOle Of Colonel KanPz command
now moved against the enemy, who were
pressed back one mile. Taking position
behind stone-waIl they made a stubborn
stand, and finally pressed our men heavily
with greatly superior numbers, and COM
pelJed them to fall back fifty yards.
The2 East Tennessee dismounted and
were ordered into the woods, where the
enemy was now spreading his forces. This
regiment came on in a splendid manner in
dOuble.quick, and, raising shout, dashed
into the rebels, who were soon compelled
to fall back.
It was now dark, and the fight for the
time being over, and our force being nu
merically inferior to that of the enemy
Colonel Kaatz wisely determined on re
tiring about four miles, where the mel
bivouacked, and this morning returned t.
the highlands opposite this place, which
they we're ordered by General Carter t.
hold. No enemy having appeared Oul
forces have been Withdrawn from the bat
tle-ground to this place.
The 7th Ohio cavalry, under command
of Colonel Garrard, was our rear guard
Our men this morning were not much har
rassed by the enemy, but were much ia
tigued. The losses of the rebels can no
now be ascertained. We saw eight deat
or mortally wounded. Many more were
no doubt, killed in the dense woods an,
not discovered. Their wounded, of course
must greatly exceed this number. Tw
rebel lieutenants were wounded early il
the day. We lost, as far as known, fOu
killed, thirty-four wounded, snd six miss
ing. We captured at the same time LieU
tenant Taylor, of Phipps' battalion, an
four privates.
SECOND ONO CAVALRY WoUEDED.-
Lieutenant G. Chase, Company h, righ
breast, severely; Orderly Sergeant D.
Beslan, Company NJ, ankle, severely
Corporal John B. Laundon, Company T
thigh, slightly; Corporal Henry GOrdor
fore arm, slightly; Corporal David !
Brammer, Company K, foot, slightly; Al
drew Bishop, Company H, fright fore arm
slightly; Frank Hale, Company H, thigl
severely; AnsOn Chapman, abdomen, mol
tally; Herur F. Schenok, Company +
thigh, slightly; George F. Hartman
slightly.
SOMERSET, June IL.
Information received from the other sid
of the Cumberland shows conclusively tn,
the rebels were badly whipped on Tuesda.
The rebels report loss of sixty, and tbs
Colonel Ashby was wounded in the foo
They sent in flag of truce during IL
night to look after their dead and 7youndel
suppOsing that we yet held the field.
Surgeon Smith has returned. He WI
treated with great kindness. Lieutenar
Case, Jacob Wise and Joseph Taylor wi
be brOughthere tomorrow. John W. De,
alin and AnsOn Chapman, of Company /
I'd Cavalry, are both dead This max
our total dead seven. The missing Of IL
45th Ohio have all come into camp. tt
dead were all carefully buried by surgeo
Smith, near Captain Vests.