Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-03-22

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9. g. FRY, U. 8. A., WHOSE PISTOL
DROPPED z~oLLICoFFEk
crossing. The Fourteenth Ohio and
the Tenth Kentucky had come up dur
ing the pursuit and were placed in ad-
vance for the assault ordered for day
break. General Schoepf arrived about
dark with the Seventeenth. Thirty
first and Thirty eighth Ohio.
At daybreak mex morning Wet
more's guns, which had been moved to
Russell's, began firing on the steamer,
which was busily engaged In crossing
troops, and it was soon q
set on fire by the enemy The assault
ing columns moved forward, the Tenth
Kentucky and The Fourteenth Ohio In
advance, and. reaching the fntrench-
ments, found them abandoned. In q
bottom, near the ferry crossing, were
found eleven pieces Of artillery, with
their caissons, battery wagons a
FORCES, hitched and ready to move, but
abandoned by the ar~tillerymen, 100
wagons u oyer a thousand horses
and mules. All the troops had escaped.
Liz STEEP IOdo I'll Lie OdAh
with baggage and other evidences Of
disorderly hight. The boats s Tor
the crossing having been destroyed BY
the retreating enemy. no immediate
pursuit was possible, but during the
day means were i~rnprovtsed for getting
the Fourteenth Ohio across for q recon-
noissance and to secure abandoned
property.
Thomas reported his loss in action
as t%hirty-nine killed and 2O7 wounded.
the casualties being confined entirely %
the Tenth Indiana. Fourth Kentucky.
Second Minnesota, Ninth Ohio and
Wolford's cavalry. Colonies McCook
and Fry were among the wounded
The enemy's loss he reported as 1o2
killed. SO prisoners not wounded and
6s wounded. C~rittenden's report stated
his own loss at 125 killed. 300 wound
ed and 90 missing, much the heav1est
loss being in the Fifteenth Mississippi
of Zollicoffer's brigade, which had leo
the attack on Fry and had fought the
whole engagement. Besides b prop
erty mentioned above, q large amount
Of ammunition, commissary stores. en-
branching tools, camp and garrison
euuipage and muskets and five STANDS
Of colors were found in the camp.
The decentralization was acknowledges
py Crittenden In his report, In which %
says: From Mill Springs and on The
first steps Of my march officers ana
men. frightened by the runors OF the
movements of the enemy, shamefulty
deserted and, stealing horses and mules
to ride, fed TO Nashville and other
places In Tennessee" OF n cavalry
battalion he reported that all bad d6-
serted him except twenty-five. On h1s
retreat his sick list increased greatly
from lack Of food and fatigue, ana q
effective force of his army was prac-
tically destroyed. After entrance tnm
his intrenchments had demonstrated
the panic that existed In the nemy'
forces Fry said to Thomas, General,
why didn't you send In a demand for
surrender last night?" Looking at him
a momen as If rejecting, Thomas re
Piled, Hang II, Fry. I never oncs
thought of it."
Minor Events Of the Week.
On Jan. Is the United States senate
adopted a resolution favoring a gem
eral exchange Of prisoners OF war IN
the military prisons north and SOUTH
Senator Trumbull of Illinois introduced,
a bill on b 18th providing for the
confscahon OF Confederate propertys
including negro slaves, thel latter TO- be
set free. This measure was intended
to define more clearly in its application
to slaves the c~onf1scation act which the
previous congress had passed In An
gust, 1861. Jan. II the United States
senate adopted a joint resolution %
levy a war tax of $150.000,O0O- p
tax measure had been reported BY the
committee of ways and means to meee
the ordinary expenses Of the gcvoEn
ment. the interest on the national 49,