Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1863-06-17
The Second Ohio Cavalry in Battle
Sharp Flghtin Southern Kentucky.

By special dispatch to the Cincinnati
papers we learn that n severe battle has
been fought in Southern Kentucky, in
which the ID Cavalry took a prominent
part. The Commercials dispatch says,
under date of Somerset, Ken, June llth:
The force that marched on Monticello
Yesterday was under command of Col. 4.
V. Kautz, and consisted of the ID Ohio
Cavalry, Majors S. PuringtOn and Seward:
I'd East Tennessee ~Infantay, under COM
mand of Lieut.. Col. Adams, of Wolford's
Cavalry 7th Ohio Cavalry, Colonel Gar
rard, and Companies A and F, 18th Ohio,
Captain Scott with two sections of noun
tain howitzers, Lieutenant Law. They
crossed the river the night before, and
were in motion yesterday morning by
four o'clock. The rebels were completely
surprised by the celebrity Of our move
ments. Gen. Pegram commandedin per-
son.
After driving them through Monticello,
our forces continued three miles on the
jamestown road in pursuit. 1t not be-
ing the intention to hold the place, our
forces began their Ietroat at n O'Clock,
P. NJ. leaving a rear guard.
Our men were but little molested till
we approached Captain Vests, eight
miles this side of Monticello, when Pc
grams forces overlook the rear guard, and
fighting commenced in earnest. We
were now reinforced 10y the remainder OF
the I'd East Tennessee, Lieut.. Col. Melton,
and the 45th Ohio, Major Ross, both I'M
der command of Colonel Carter.
The whole of Colonel Kautz's com
mand now moved against the enemy, who
were pressed back one mile. Taking a
position behind a stone wall, they made q
stubborn stand, and finally pressed our
men heavily with greatly superior num-
bers, and compelled them to fall back
fifty yards.
The ID East Tennessee dismountedan and
were ordered into the woods, where the
enemy was now spreading his forces
This regiment came on in a splendid man
ner, in double-quick, and, raising a shout,
dashed into the rebels, who were soon
compelled to fall back.
1t was now dark, and the fight for the
time being over. and our force being nu-
merically inferior to that of the enemy,
Colonel Kautz wisely determined on re-
firing about four miles, where the men
b~ivouacked, and this morning returned to
the highlands opposite this place, which
they were ordered by Gen. Carter to hold.
No enemy having appeared, u forces
have been withdrawn from the battle
ground to this place
Lieut.. Cox, of the I'd Cavalry, was
wounded in the chest, and was left behind
with some others, in charge of Surgeon
Smith, of the Second Cavalry. A later
dispatch says:
Information received from the other
side of the Cumberland shows conclusive
" that the rebels were badly whipped on
Tuesday. The rebels report a loss of six
ty, and that Col. Ashby was wounded in
the foot.
They sent in a flag of truce during the
night to look after their dead and wound
ed. supposing that we yet held the field.
Surgeon Smith has returned He was
taeated with great kindness. Lieutenant
Case, Jacob Wise and Joseph Taylor will
be brought here tomorrow. John W.
Devalin and Arson Chapman, of Compa-
nv H, I'd Cavalry, are both dead. This
makes our total dead seven. The miss
ing of the 45th Ohio have all come into
camp. The dead were all carefully bur
led by Surgeon Smith, near Capt. Vests
The following is the list OF the wound
ed of the I'd Cavalry
I'd Cavalry-Wounded-Lieut. W. S.
Case, Co, II, right breast. severely Or
derby Sergt D. P. Bealon Co. H, ankle, Sc
verely Corp John P. Loudon, Co. H,
slightly Corp Henry Gordon, forearm,
slightly; Corp David E. Brammer Co, K,
foot, slightly Andrew Bishop, right fore
arm, slightly; Frank Hale, thigh, severe
"; A.. Chapman, abdomen, MORALLY ;
Herman F. Schecht, Co. X. thigh, slight
ly; Geo. L. Hartman, slightly. Missing
John Davilin, Co. II.