The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-15
Defeat of Morgan at Mt. Sterling.
Seven Hundred Prisoners Captured,

Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette.
BOYD, KY, June y
Since my last dispatch l have seen
the elephant, and much larger one
than / bargained for To begin with
was the sharp fight on Saturday NOR
ming, before breakfast, near Cynthiana,
in which Companies A, D, f, F and G,
of the l68th Ohio, or most of them sus-
tanned the shock of three thousand
men under John Morgan Not know
ing their numbers, Col Garis, assisted
by Col Berry, Provost Marshal, and his
own Lieutenant Colonel, Barrere, con-
tinued the contest only too braveIy.
Outnumbered and overpowered, they
fell back, firing all the time, to the de-
pot buildings, where Col Berry fell
almost mortally wounded in the head,
and thence to Rankin's unfinished ho-
tel, where, after surrendering and com
ing out Of the house, Col Garis was
shot through the right shoulder to the
elbow, and others retreated to the Court
House. The consequence was the reb-
els poured into town and charged into
these several places, causing the utmost
CONSERVATION among the inhabitants
Col. Garis not surrendering soon enough
to suit the rebels, they set a stable on
fire near to our position, and the terror
Of the flames added greatly to the
alarm. On swept the flames, and across
the river, north Of the town, another
battle began between Gen. Hobson,
who had just arrived with the l7lst
Ohio, and detachment of the rebels.
Our Ohio boys, who had never seen an
engagement before, held their ground
calamity for fifteen or twenty minutes
before yielding to the superior numbers
which were constantly increasing.
The loss of life was surprisingly small,
not more than fifteen in both engage
ments, and perhaps fifty wounded,
many slightly
l had nearly completed list Of killed
and wounded when / was taken prison
er, as a war correspondent, and had
everything taken from me.
Colonel Berry was expected to die
every moment, but after a few hours
he rallied, but not so as to speak This
morning it was thought possible he
might live.
Colonel Garis' wound is through the
right shoulder and arm Lieut-Col
Barere was also quite severely wounded
Companies B, G, II, and X, Of the
I6Sth, were not in the fight
The following, of the l7lst, escaped
capture, and returned to Robinson
Station, seven miles this side Of Cynthi-
ana: w. w. Powell, VIM Dana, Geo.
Holland, NJ. G. Butler, w. B. Taylor,
Joseph Wilson (slightly wounded left
arm, Geo g. Huff, Henry Hall, Byron
Clark, Abner Hsrlep, Capt. Henry L.
Burnham, and Lieut. Matthews
Quartermaster Stambaugh arrived
here to-day TO Join his regiment, but it
being captured will 20 no further.
The following, Of the l7lst, have Just
come into Boyds, after evading capture
and dodging thirty hours in the woods
A. II. Belden, Adam Nye, A. j. Martin,
c. S. Curtis, Jno. IL Deal, Geo. Hewey,
and J. P. Lamister.
OF the Forty-Seventh Kentucky, Da-
vid Workman, A. Wright, JnO. II
Smith, and r. N. Mcclellan, in q skir-
mish with scouts, were perhaps captured
yesterday, as they have not come IN.
1t was pitiable sight 70 see al the
rest of our two young regiments hustled
out of their retreats, without arms, and
through the streets as prisoners. They
were 200 or / 500, with 100 from Mt
Sterling, marched out, your correspond
ent in the lead, three miles on the Au-
gusta pike. At daylight this morning,
/ took French leave, and have not heard
whether the regiments we're paroled or
not. They hoped to take them back
into Xirginiss unless General Hobson,
who was wounded, and has gone with
Captain MorgIn to Cincinnati can effect
an immediate exchange.
The FIRE ragged Notwithstanding Eig
Orous efforts to stop il, BY the citizens,
till noon, when all the business portion
of the town, over twenty houses were
consumed, with much Of their contents,
the rebels meanwhile helping them
selves abundantly.
rHE B1rTLE SUNDAY NoESISo.
At daylight this morning, Gen Bur
bridge had the satisfaetion Of pouncing
,,,,oTs Morgan's plundering band, while