Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-15

uVy nlGhti COMING 70 bnlb punt Dy sSeAHt
yesterday morning.
A letter to the Commercial from Captai
John 8. Butler, A. A. g., gives the follow
ing additional particulars
The whole force in the fight at Keller
was 78S men, 600 Of whom were sctuall
in the fight. The fight at Cynthians wa
not connected with the one at Keller'E
and the fight did not commence in tn
night. When General Hobson and staff
with the 17lst Ohio, under Colonel Asper
and small detachment Of the 47th Ken
tncky, srdvtd at Kelier's, firing was hesrt
st CyDthisna. The men were taken off thu
cars, ammunition distributed, and the reg
iment drawn up in line. Skirmishers
were thrown out, and we advanced to the
aid Of the 178th Ohio, in Cynthians.
We attacked the lebels and continued
fighting until IL clock A. M, when, be.
ing surrounded by a largely superior force,
we were obliged to surrender to save the
loss Of life. 1enerol Hobson and the cap.
tured officers are not to be sent to Cincin-
nsti, as you report. Please correct these
statements that Justice may be done.
After the surrender, General Morgan
/ e~-eNA bA0h NAAn 1tsnoA upOu O6lAYeU
his movements, and prevented his reach
ing Covington and Cincinnati.
The Gazette has the following account ::
THE RIGHT OF THE 17Isr o M
Ny dispatch Of yesterday failed to do
anything like justice to this regiment. its
Colonel, ]. F. Asper, and to General Hob
son in command. The truth is, did not
know, and did not see any citizen during
the whole Of Saturday that knew the 17lst
or General Hobson we're about. We knew
there was some fighting going on over the
river toward Keller's bridge, but supposed
1t TO be with some Of the scouts and pickets
Of the 16Sth. 1t was not until reached
Falmouth on my return, and found General
Hobson and portion Of his staff there,
that learned the remarkable contest he
had.
Beside the l7lst Regiment 500 strong,
he had about 100 men Of the 37th Kentucky
and other regiments.
They reached the vicinity Of Keller's
bridge about O'Clock A. NJ, Saturday
morning, Immediately debsrked, ascended
the high ground west Of the track, and pro-
eeeded to prepare for breakfast, first send
ing cut SCOUTS to the east Of the road
Captain Lsjrd, ASS sstsnt Qdsrtermsster,
was attending to unloading the fifteen cars
full Of horses, and hsd got only two Of
them out, when the attack was made in
town. He opened the doors and tried to
get them to jump cut but few Of them did
30. General Hobson Immediately ordered
his men into line Of battle. Although the
horses we're saddled and ready for an en-
gsgement, and 255 men selected to mount
them, it was imprscticable to take time TO
60 back and get the horses out.
Aportion Of the regiment WAS held back
as reserves, and the rest posted in very
favorable positions. In q very short time
their piokets were fred upon, and the reb-
els came down the road. Our boys poured
a volley into them, and they fed in confu-
sion. They rallied with increased num-
beFs, dismounted, 80 a. not to make such
conspicuous marks, ami approached more
cautiously, and firing was renewed on
both sides, the rebels keeping st safe
distance. The skirmisheFs on the east
side Of the road were also soon engaged,
end we're driven aoross to the main force,
Without describing all the movements, it
is sufficient to say tLat General Hobson,
and the officers OF the regiment, handled
their small force 80 adroitly, and the men
themselves, all unused to such scenes
ss they were, many Of them were boys,
behaved so eoelly and brsVely, that they
kept 1000 to 1000 of Morgsn's men at
hsy until after twelve o'clock, inaicing
severe punishment upon them very fire.
uuently; sRG when at last they found
themselves almost entirely surrounded,
and the enemy sent in flag OF truce,
General Hobson replied that he would sur
render conditionslly. Previous to this,
however, when prospects seemed dark,
and he told the boys he would surrender II
they said SC, tears we're observed to course
his cheeks, and he wished for few Of his
own hardy men, or that Burbridge
would come up to his relief The condi-
tion he required was, that opportunity
should be given him to effect an immediate
exchange Of himself and men for similar
rebel prisoners now in our possession,
which Was granted. The boys, therefore,
laid down their arms, aud were marched
off east Of the town nssr those Of the l6Sth.
TIE officers were permitted to retain their
side arms.
General Hobson himself vas consigned
to two officers, and sent to Falmouth, there
to remain with them until the success Of
his project was aecertsined from the War
Department. The presence Of hose rebel
officers we found last evening to be very
obnoxious to the good citizens Of that
town. Now that the other prisoners have
been parOied, fEom sheer inability to hold
them, after Sundays Gght it is q nice
question, what is to be done with General
HObson, and if his guar d psroleIhim, what
will become Of the gusrd2
The following is the list Of casualties in
the lTlst regiment, from the Cincinnati
Gazette:
COMPANY A.
Wounded-George Van Gorder, bSS
flesh wound in hip; Francis RoWsnd, Sc
verely in breast; John Kinsman, lost left
thumb, flesh wound in leg and arm; 8 P
Severely HIT IN lei; l&ES; l&S;Q QFsemgs ggnlaY
known; Rodolphus Rowe, slightly; John
Rush, do; J II Smith, do.
Missing-B C Winnsgle, 8 Willisms,
GIN D Wood, A Truesdell, A J Martin,
I F Mcdonnell, A J KebleT, 0eorge jane
son, Thomss Hervey, George Hervey, A
D Hixlop, James Gaskill, C B Gilbert John
Diehl, Oliver Belden, George W Bissell,
KIN Fitch, George N Stiles, George Hol-
land, VIM Il Dams.
COMPANY B.
Killed-Jacob Stevenson, Mortimer G
WOnnded-Albert C Cleveland, in arm;
John jenkins, in arm, severely; A 9
Parker. in arm, severely; Mahlon Cope,