, 1863-07-06
FROM KENTUCKY,

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Gen. Burnside. will send additional partie
ulare tonight, If can get them before th
wires close:
The advance Of Gen Morgan's rebel forces
reported at Columbia last week, reache.
Grocn River and bad bloody fight nth on
| f-Eces at Sateryille yesterday afternoon.
After defeating our forces they advanced to
| day at noon and attacked the garrison a
Lebanon, KY, consisting OF fur or five com
panies Of Michigan regiment Aftera fight
III which We lost five killed, our garrison sur
rendered.
| Gen. Burnside Immediately ordered up re
! Inducements by telegraph, and upon theil
reaching Lebanon, 'Morgan's men withdrew
! after dark this evening. These ere all tut
| particulars hare been able to obtain at tht
present writing.
Gen. John Bcatty's brigade of Negley'e
command was in the advance On Winchester,
Oh Wednesday afternoon, when our skirmlsh.
els were assailed and driven back by largely
superior force Of the enemy. Beatty's men
Instantly deployed In line Of battle, as did
also Col. stoughton's and Col. sirwell's, and
sharp conflict ensued.. The enemy retired,
burning the bridge over the Elk River, behind
them.
The courage OF, our boys wero severely
tested, for they. afterwards found that the
fy4ce opposed to them was A. r. s;ewarta
entire division, and Churchfll's and Stones
brigade OF Clayborn's division. The 1st Ohio
cavalry bore gallant part In this fight.
George Wind, Co. E, 10th Illinois, wua
killed; aud VIM. Winslow, Co. G, 10Th I'LL.
n',is; Philip O'Conne1l and L. Runner, Co. B,
18th Kentucky, and John A. Heron, Co. D,
42d Indiana.
The next day (Thursday), schnlbe's Ohio
and Hewitt's Kentucky batteries we're moved
into position on the north Of Elk River, and
By rapid and sustained fire quickly dislodged
the enemy from their works erected on the
south side Of the river to defend the bridge,
dismounted one gun, and killed number OF
The rebel guns replied freely for q ehort
time, but hurt nobody. In Turchin's cavalry
fight on the south side Of the river, on Thurs
day last, Col. Webb, Of the 51st Alabama
regiment mounted infantry, Was MORALLY
wounded and died last night. Another rebel
Lieutenant Colonel and several other officers
were killed in the same fight. They were
buried BY Ne3ley's men, yesterday, after
they had crossed the river.
LOUISVILLE, July Sat o'clock this
morning John Morgan, with !, 900 cavalry, at
tucked the Goth Kentucky infantry, 400
strong, under Col. Harrison, at Lebanon. AZ.
ter seven hours' fighting Morgan's forces CON-
menced burning the town, setting fro to the
railroad depot and six or seven houses.
Col Harrison then surrendered, and Nor
gan's forces left in the direction Of Spring.
field.
Six or seyen were killed On each side and
several wounded.
The Journal Is advised that thirty rebel
gue1il1as crossed the Nashville railroad at
Rocky Hill station early yesterday morning,
burned the depot and then went on to Leba-
non Branch, nine miles from Lebanon, and
fired into train going down, one person WIS
killed and another wounded
One car was completely ridd1cd with bul.
let's.
They then went toward Lebanon, encoun-
tering on their. way ten infantry, who, without
even commissioned officer, whipped thirty
rebel cavalry, killing four, when the rest de-
camped. There was no loss on our side.
Capt. Plnest Of the 2Sth Kentucky, attacked
rebel company at Woodburn, on the Nash
vile railroad, md whipped, them, capturing
fifty horses, four prisoners, and wounding
eeTeral. The rebels fled In direction south.
The Union partisans Of Col: Murray's cavalry,
l. in pursuit.
The fact Of the enemy: leaving their dead
and wounded upon the field, indicates how
completely Turchin defeated them. Turchin
has shown himself brilliant cavalry leader,
and each regiment Of his glorious 9Th Brigade
18th Ohio, Col. G. q. Grosvenor; 37th Ind,
Col Vail; 18th ILL.,, 24th Ill, Col. Mkalober,
-has done honor to itself within the last
ten duys, and honors to the commanders.
Col. Vail and Col Miha1otzy we're both in
the fight near Hoorer's Gap, on Wednesday
and Friday, aud both tousht splendIdly. Col.
G1osvenor and the 10th Illinois we're In Neg
lsy's fight on Wednesday aud Thursday last,
and discharged their duty noblY. r :.
Tie crossing Of Elk Mt other points on the
Winchester road was not attended with much
fighting, but was successful at all points, and
we now occupy Winchester, Dechard, md
Cowan. In fact, oil parts Of Tennessee are
ours, and during the entire campaign our
losses have not exceeded in killed, wounded
and captured 100 men. =.
There was some rain TO- day, bu. the weath.
er generally for the past two days has been
+ntarahIv rond The rnnds hnuapo- .~o c.s1t