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The Daily Dispatch: January 28, 1862., [Electronic resource], Northern items. (search)
Northern items. The Victorious Yankees (?) Generals of Somerset. The New York Herald publishes sketches of the lives of the two Yankee Generals engaged in the last battle at Somerset, Ky., and of our own lamented Zollicoffer: Brig. Gen. Alvin Schoepff, the commander-in-chief during the engagement, is a foreigner by birth, and was appointed by Lincoln to his present position as from the State of Maryland. Schoepff, when he came to this country, was penniless. He hired himself as a porter in one of the New York hotels, from whence he went to Washington, still acting in this capacity. In the Federal Capital he became acquainted with Mr. Holt, then Commissioner of Patents. To this gentleman he is indebted for his first lift in the world. Gen. G. H. Thomas. Is an officer of the regular United States Army. He is a Virginian, and is between 40 and 45 years of age. He was appointed a cadet at West Point in 1836. He was brevetted a captain for gallant and merito
The Daily Dispatch: January 28, 1862., [Electronic resource], English and other European news. (search)
The Daring bravery of Zollicoffer. --The Bowling Green Courier and the Nashville (Tenn.) Gazette, publish tolerably full accounts of thrnish any additional facts, except in relation to the death of Gen. Zollicoffer. The Courier is informed that Gen. Zollicoffer mistook a KentGen. Zollicoffer mistook a Kentucky or Ohio regiment which had opened fire upon our forces, for one of our regiments firing upon others through mistake, and galloped forward Fogg was borne from the field. The Gazette says: General Zollicoffer advanced to within a short distance of an Ohio regiment, whingerous position was received when it was too late. "There's old Zollicoffer," cried out several of the Yankee regiment in front of him. "Kile levelled at his person. At that moment Henry M Fogg, Aid to Gen. Zollicoffer, drew his revolver and fired, killing the person who first rec As soon as this was done twenty bullets pierced the body of our gallant leader, and Gen Zollicoffer fell from his horse a mangled corpse.
The Daily Dispatch: January 28, 1862., [Electronic resource], Winter operations. (search)
hrough the chimney of the steamer Linn Boyd, which was lying at the fort. One fell in front of her bow, and one 8-inch mortar shell burst and fell on the fort. "Nobody was hurt." The pickets which returned on the night of the 22d inst. report that the enemy are encamped at Calloway, sixteen miles below the fort, and on the opposite side of the river.--Its force is variously estimated from five to twenty-five thousand. It is thought they are erecting fortifications there. It is very well understood that this is the force that was at Murray. Stragglers from Fishing Creek bring very contradictory reports, but generally concur that the enemy lost more than the Confederates in that engagement. The loss on our side is not stated, but former reports, at from two to three hundred, continue to be sustained. General Zollicoffer's horse and servant reached here this afternoon. A special dispatch from Knoxville states that Col. Rutledge and all of his command are safe.