The National tribune., 1906-03-22

center. Gen. Carter arrived in the
meanwhile with the 1st and I'd Tenn.
ana the 18th KY, striking the encniy's
right. AT this moment the 9th Ohio,
superbly-drilled regiment of Cincin-
natl Germans, afterward lovingly mem
toned as McCook's Bully Dutch"
ceased firing at the sound of their bugle,
lowered their muskets, fixed bayonets
ana advanced across the field in q mag
nificent line. perfectly dressed. Arriv-
ing within easy pistol shot of the rebel
line, the bugle sounded, the muskets
were raised in sweep Of steel, and a
whitening Yolley was poured into the
enemy's ranks, Immediately followed
by rush with the bayonet and deep
throated German cheer.
The Confederates had been shattered
by the heavy, long-continue0 fire which
they had been withstanding, and this
wave of bright steel was too much for
their nerves. They broke and ran as
best they could over the muddy fields
Soon all the unhurt infantry had dis
appeared, and there remained a few
cavalry to cover the retreat. Gen.
Ihomas's first thought was 10 reform
his regiments, supply them with am
munition, and prepare for the pursuit
Gen. Schoepf's Brigade and Col Steed-
| man, with the 14th Ohio and 10th Ky.
who had been pressing forward to
reach the battlefield. now came up with
Standards Battery, which scattered
the enemy with a few shots, and
Schoepf led forward in the pursuit.
AS the Winters sun was sinking the
Union troops came upon the hill be-
You'd which was erected the intrenched
camp of the enemy and deployed in
line with Standards and Wetmore's
batteries opening a sharp cannonade
upon the enemys works and Kinney's
Battery moving down to the right to
where it could reach the boats by
which the enemy communicated with
the farther shore. The troops were ar
ranged with the intention Of assailing
the works ut daylight and then went
into bivouac.
With the dawn they moved forward
! to find the works deserted and the
boats In flames. The enemy had taken
advantage of the darkness TO escape
across the river, but they had left
everything behind them, including all
their seriously wounded. Within the
| intrenchments We're found IL field
pieces great amount of ammunition
and small-arms, $50 wagons, more than
1000 horses and mules, and an ex-
ceedingly large amount of Commissary
and QuarterUaster stores. The burn
| Ing Of the boats prevented crossing the
river in pursuit, but the demoralized
enemy fed over the mountains and val
leys In an absolute panic which was
uHllI lIty TtdtEeG hIlbA-
vile, Tenn. Their condition of mind
was far worse than that of the Union
volunteers who reached Washington
after Bull Run. and they told the most
exaggerated stories of the fierceness
! and murderous skill of the Yankees,
which were listened to with the utmost
enjoyment by the harrIed Union men
Of East Tennessee.
Gen. Crttenden put into the
fight eight regiments of infantry,
| besides some Independent COM
panies, six pieces of artillery and four
or more battalions OF cavalry Gen.
Thomas had engaged in the battle six
regiments Of infantry, one battery and
some of Wolford's Cavalry. The Union
loss was 39 killed and 207 wounded
Among the latter were Col. Robert Nc
Burt, OF the 18th U. s., now a Briga-
dier-General on the retired list.
The Killing Of Gen. Zollicoffer.
Rev. W. II. Honnell, the Chaplain
OF the 1st Ky. Cey.. gives this account
of the killing of Gen. zollicoffer:
"In the battle Of Mill Springs there
were other incidents of thrilling inter
est. The fall OF Zollicoffer, the rebel
General, was one of these. The dark
ness OF the morning was Increased by
the heavy rain and dense smoke Of the
battle. SO that 1t became difficult to
distinguish the battle line. We had
fallen back in good order to the west
fence of Logan's field. leaving the open
grounds covered by our dead, now be-
ing more thickly dotted over by those
of the advancing enemy. Wolford was
riding up and down our front in al
most the same danger from both sides.
Gen Thomas and Gen. Joseph Breck-
iDridge sat on their horses 20 steps