Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-03-13
FROM TENNESsrE.

FrnnklAp, Tenn, March s.-Thc reports here.
tofofc traishpitled have kite ybtt a.n,erai idea
ofthe fight nlit the disastcr at Thompson's sthl
ton. There isApo evidence Tint Col. Coburn,
commanding, onnued the necessary precautions
against surprise; no eeyidence in fact, that our
force was surprised. Wan Dorn was known 70
be in force ahead and the briaade wns siovviv
advancing and consianil% skifmIshiue. when
the rebels appeared in vel,powerinq numbers.
There was no ambuscade, tS,e rebels simplv
having numbers 70 engage US IN, front, and Il
the same time throw large bodies on either Aank
The i24ih Ohio, which was along in N,he rear Of
the wagon train at The. timo Of The reRcl flank
movement, were cut off from the main boAi, al
escaped. The 122d Wis, 69tK Michigan, \ ssJ
and o5th Ind, were then completely surroundedi
aud after tho exhaustion Of the ammunition,
having inflicted severe loss on the rebels, were
forced to surrender.
A flag Of truce sent to the rebel lines on the
succeeding day, by Col. opedykc, was prohibi-
ted from approaching the battlefield. The of
hcers OF the escort were told by tho rebel off,
GERS that they bad buried about eighty Federal
privates killed outright, aud tvrlity who after
wards died OF their wounds. They said from
$50 TO 300 Federals were wounded. They said
no Federal officers were killed; at least none
were found to bury, and but one, Col j. p.
Bird of the 65th Iud., was wounded and he
but slightly. They admit having had force Of
from fifteen to twenty thousand, belonging to
Van Dorn's division. They say that sixteen
rebel Brigadier Generals were in the field, and
an actual force Of twelve thousand engaged.
They acknowledged loss Of one Colonel and
several line ofiicerR They say That their loss
was 100 killed and a proportonate number Of
wounded. Their loss in killed md wounded
largely exceeds that Of the Fcdcrals.
Col. Coburn surrendered the command in per-
son TO Gen. Forrest, who gave him an escort TO
ride over the field and look after the wounded.
Considering the ierceness aud length Of the
fight, it is remarkable il the rebel statement
that none Of the captured officers were killed is
true. fa '''gt'4 tFk .al
Look out for stirring dispatches from this
quarter within thrcedays, if the rebels stand
ground.
Cincinnati March 9th l963.--Information has
been received from Nashville that division Of
cavalry, under Gen. Minty, attacked Russell's
rebel cavalry at Unionville on the 7th, and cap
tured twenty-one wagons, twenty five tents,
eighty five mules, five horses and all their camp
equipage; also three licutenants two captains
aud fifty three privates. Two Fedcrals were
slightly wounded. The rebels lost fifty killed
aud 100 wounded. The 7th Pennsylvania and
4th Michigan cavalry did the work.
Rutherford's Creek Four miles
North Of Columbia, Tenn,
March ii, 1863
Gen. Ceranger came up With the enemy at this
place yesterday afternoon. The advance guard
was skirmishing yesterday and lost two in killed
and several wounded, but captured several reb-
els. One of them reports that Col. Coborn, with
1000 men, escaped and were making their way
to our lines