Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-06-24
miscellaneous,
nam in KENTUCKY.

MoRoAN's RAID in KENTUCKY.
From the newspaper accounts It is unoer-
tain whether the 400 Ohio troops captured
near Cynthiana, Ky, by Morgan's force,
we're released by the subsequent defeat OF
Morgan, or were got away by the rebels
One correspondent says they we're probably
paroled. but another account says the men
were hurried off by the rebels toward Nir-
giuia. They we're State militia and we're new
err in battle before. The following account
is given by the Cincinnati Gazette of the fight
in which they were captured;
Boyd. KV.. June II. A sharp fight took
place on Saturday morning, before breakfast,
near Cynthians, in which Companies A, ID,
f, and g, of the lS6th Ohio. or most of
them, sustained the shock Of three thousand
men under John Morgan. Not knowing
their number, Col. CARTS, assisted by Col
Berry, Provost Marshtl, and his own Lieu
tenant Colonel. Barrere, continued the con-
test only too bravely Outnumbered and
overpowered, they fell back, firing all the
time, to the depot building, where Col. Berry
fell almost mortally wounded in the head,
where. after surrendeTing and coming out OF
the house, Col. Garris was shot through the
right shoulder to the elbow, and others re-
treated to the Court House. The conse-
quenoe was the rebels poured into town and
charged into these several places, causing the
utmost CONSERVATION among the inhabitants.
Col. CARTS not surrendering soon enough to
suit the iebels, they set stable on fire near
20 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 General
Hobson, who had just arrived with the l7lst
apI daf If hn rak
Ohio boys, who had never seen an engage
ment before, held their ground gallantly ff-
teen or twenty minutes before yielding to the
superior numbers, which were constantly in
creasing.
The oss of life was surprisingly small, not
more than fifteen in both engame nts, and
perhaps fifty wounded. many slightly.
The same correspondent also describes the
defeat of Morgan, which happened on the
18th
" At daylight this morning Gen Burbridge
had the satisfaction Of bouncing upon Nor
gan's pl lndering band, while taking their
coffee For full an hour the contest was
ferce--the rattle Of musketry being inces d
SAINT, and so heavy as to be heard eight or ten
miles. When Burbridge's artillery go in po-
sition, few shots from II, with a charge, set
tie the conflict. The battle took place half
mile east of the town, and the rebels gave
way 10 that direction, and with the decent OF
the hill into town their speed increased, and
through the streets they went in gallop,
shouting on the previous morning, or stop
ping 10 pass compliments with rebel citizens,
and said citizens sat smiling at their doors.
On they went through the bridge till its ca
pacity was overtaxed, when they plunged in
to the stream, literally filling it for the space
of a square, at swimming depth.
OF course Burbridge was pressing closely
after, and at last accounts was pursuing.
The rebel loss must have been very heavy,
with little damage to our side. We took one
bundred and fifty prisoners, twenty-five Of
them officers. They fed mostly in the di-
rection of Georgetown-Morgan himself a
mile in the lead.
While the Uniou forces we're charging
through the town, Mr.. Buzzard wealthy
citizen, but in liquor, hurrahed for JEFF Davis,
when some soldier shot him dead"
At Lexington, on Friday Morgan and bis
men went through the town, robbing every
man they met of watches and pocket-books.
They made levy of $1,000 on the Northern
Bank of Kentucky, and took it in coin. They
burned the depot and few cars.