Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-09

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COLONEL s. s. FRY, U. s. A., WHOSE PISTOL
DROPPED GENERAL ZOLLICOFFEk.
crossing. The Fourteenth Ohio and
the Tenth Kentucky had come up dur
ing the pursuit and We're placed in adj
vance for the assault ordered for day
break. General Schoepf arrived about
dark with the Seventeenth. Thirty
first and Thirty eighth Ohio.
At daybreak next 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 il was soon abandoned and
set on fire by the enemy. The assault
ing columns moved forward, the Tenth
Kentucky and the Fourteenth Ohio in
advance, and. reaching the intrench-
ments, found them abandoned. In the
bottom, near the ferry crossing, were
found eleven pieces of artillery, with
their caissons, battery wagons and
FORCES, hitched and ready to move. but
abandoned by the artillerymen. $50
wagons and over a thousand horses
anu luultS. All lIle llOUDS udu tSCdlCN'
The steep road on the bank was strewn
with baggage and other evidences Of
disorderly flight. The boats used for
the crossing having been destroyed by
the retreating enerly. no immediate
pursuit was possible, but during the
day means were improvised for getting
the Fourteenth Ohio across for recon-
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property.
Thomas reported his loss in action
as thirty-nine killed and POI wounded,
the casualties being confined entirely to
the Tenth Indiana, Fourth Kentucky,
Second Minnesota, Ninth Ohio and
WolfordS cavalry. Colonies McCook
and Fry We're among the wounded.
The enemy's loss he reported as 1872
killed. 80 prisoners not wounded ard
CS wounded. Crittenden's report stated
his own loss at 125 killed, 300 wound
ed and 30 missing. much the heaviest
loss being in the Fifteenth Mississippi
OF ZOllicOffer's brigade. which had led
! the attack on Fry and had fought the
whole engagement. Besides the prop
erty mentioned above. a large amount
Of ammunition, commissary stores, en-
| branching tools, camp and garrison
equipage and muskets and five stands
! of cOlors were found in the camp.
| The Decentralization was acknowledged
I by Crittenden in his report. in which he
! says: From Mill Springs and on the
! first steps OF my march officers and
D friuhtnnnd hr- no run Of N
movements of the enemy, shamefully
! deserted and, stealing horses and mules
/ to ride. fed to Nashville and other
places in Tennessee" OF one cavalry
/ battalion he reported that all had de-
serted him except twenty-five. On his
retreat his sick list increased greatly
from lack of food and fatigue, and the
effective force of his army was prac-
| ticslly destroyed. After entrance into
his intrenchments had demonstrated
the panic that existed in the enemy's
forces Fry said TO Thomas, General,
why didn't you send in a demand for
surrender last night" Looking at him
moment as If rejecting, Thomas re-
piled, Hang it. Fry. / never once
thought of it."
Minor Events of the Week.
On Jan. Is the United States senate
adopted a resolution favoring a gen.
eral exchange Of prisoners OF war in
the military prisons north and south.
Senator Trumbull Of Illinois introduced
a bill on the 18th providing for the
confiscation Of Confederate property,
including negro slaves, the latter to be
set free This measure was intended
TO define more clearly in its application
to slaves the confiscation act which the
previous congress had passed in Au-
gust, 1861. Jan II the United States
senate adopted a Joint resolution to
levy a war tax of S150,0O0,0O0 This
tax measure had been reported by the
committee Of ways and means to meet
the ordinary expenses of the govern