The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-04-09

The Lu1c victory in Kentucky.

LEXINGTON, Ky, April 2.
General Gilmore and staff returned from
the front last night, leaving Colonies Runkle
and Wolford to pick up prisoners and bring
up the rear. General Pegram's long planned
and boosted invasion of kentucky has ended
in a destructive and disgraceful defeat, to the
bitter disappointment of resident rebels, and
the CONSERVATION of the Dragging confederates
who, at a vast expense Of time, men and mon
ey, have at last made but a meagre haul.
Gen. Gilmore assumed command in person,
and left here with the determination to recap
ture the spoils of the rebel expedition anC
punish the audacity Of the braggarts. Per
ceiving that they had converted a retreat in
to a precipitate flight, he left the infantry anC
pushed on with his mounted force, consisting
of the 1st Kentucky cavalry, Col. Wolford
18th Ohio cavalry mounted, Col. Runkle
a detachment OF the 44th, mounted, unde
Major Mitchell, and the 9TH Ohio cavalry, Col
Garrard-in all /, 200smen.
Such was the energy Of this pursuit, that,
Notwithstanding the rebels had thirty-six
hours the start, they were overtaken four
miles north of Somerset.
Gen. Carter, i'll command Of 800 MOUNTED
men, had reached Duck Creek, twelve miles
from Somcrset t, where Gen. Gilmore reached
him with his body guard and the 9TH Ohio
cavalry, increasing the number to 1900 with
which they double quicked until within reach
OF the enemy's rear guard.
When the skirmishing commenced, Gene.
rails Gilmore and Carter, with WOlfOrds cav
airy and the body guard, were III the advance
As often as the rebels made q stand, they
were dislodged with a shell. Within twelve
miles of Somerset, at buttons Hill, in a very
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and planted their batteries, and here, about
Il o'clock, commenced the real battle.
Our line of battle was drawn up with the
batteries in the centre, supported by the 18th
cavalry: Runkle, with q detachment of the
44th and 10 Oh the left, and Wolford's on the
right. The preliminary artillery fight lasted
one and a half hours, d~ismounting three Of
their guns. The wings were then ordered to
Observation-Disclosures did 50, mounted, and Run
kle dislnounted-and found it too hot but
when the enemy found him out and commenced
shelling him he threw aside all hesitation, and
at the head of his men he gallantly charged
up the hill. The rebels moved out to meet
him and for an instant the line wavered, with
the batteries playing directly upon them, shot
and shell booming over them, and leaden rain
playing around them.
They paused only to take breath, and with
a shout they hurled their column upon the adj
vanciug foe. Col. Runkle and his command
behaved like heroes.
At the same time, WoIford, on the right,
and Col. Garrard, in the centre, charged, and
the enemy broke in disorder TO their horses,
under cover of wooded hills, and fled pelI nell
through the town. Captain Stone, with a de-
tatchment Of the 44th, was ordered forward
to encounter a body Of Scott's and Ashby's
rebel cavalry, which was here detected in a
flank movement on Wolford. Colonel Ian
derS FASTENED to reinforce, and, after a short,
sharp and decided conflict, captured sixty
prisoners and put the rest to rout.
y detachment OF SCOTS men were seen fly
ing into the road to cut off Captain Stowe,
when General Gilmore, at the head of his bod
yguard, charged down upon them like a whirl-
wind, and they turned of into another road.
Gilmore and the guard entered the
town, and held it until the 44th and 10Th,
regiments came up. The enemy made anoth-
er stand below Somerset, and were again
on ted. Night came on and our boys were
In the morning it was found that
the rebels had crossed the river during the
night, in great confusion, and more than one
hundred, it is said, We're drowned.
They planted a battery on the river, which
Was quickly demolished. We recovered four
hundred cattle at the river. Their los, in
killed and captured, is nearly five hundred
fifty were killed. The loss Q n our side is but
in killed, wounded and missing.
The whole affair is said to have been a bril-
one.
ASurgeon. under flag Of truce. came in
7ur lines, after the battle, to search for Gen.
Gen. Burnside arrived at Lexington at 6
o'clock p. m, and was received with great
,clas by the citizens.
legal Tender Notes Constitutional.
ROCHESTER, April 1.-THE general term Of
he Supreme Court Of the district ofNew York
ieclded to-day that the United States legal
notes were constitutional and valid. as
o debts contracted before the passage of the
aw making such notes a legal tender. All
he four Judges concurred.
Go and hear Mr.. Milburn lecture at the
iethodist church tonight.