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The Daily Dispatch: January 25, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 21 (search)
th the aid of their boats and barges they managed to get across the river before daylight. They left behind all their artillery, ammunition, horses, and tents, and eighty wagon loads of quartermasters' and medical stores fell in to our hands. Our troops had possession of their entrenchments early in the morning. After reaching the opposite side of the river the rebels dispersed in every direction. Two hundred dead and wounded rebels were picked up on the field. General Zollicoffer was found in a wagon, mortally wounded. Our loss is not definitely ascertained, but it must be considerable. The Surgeon of the Tenth Indiana regiment telegraphed that his regiment had 70 killed and wounded. General Thomas' division embraces some of the best regiments in this department. As far as I can learn, the Ninth Ohio, the Tenth Indians, the Second Minnesota, the Eighteenth Regulars, the Fourth Kentucky and the Tenth Kentucky regiments were among those engage
The Daily Dispatch: January 25, 1862., [Electronic resource], War matters. (search)
The Somerset disaster. We have some further particulars this morning relative to our disaster in Eastern Kentucky. They remove all doubt of the death of General Zollicoffer. The battle was brought on by our forces, who attacked the enemy under the apprehension that his force was greatly less than it really was. Notwithstanding the mistake, our men evidently fought bravely; for besides losing their second is command, their Major-General, four of their Colonels, two Majors, and three Surgeons were wounded. The retreat, which it appears was well defended, was commanded by Col. Carroll. It will be seen that the loss on our side is not so large as the first account on our side represented it to be. The Northern statement and that last received come more nearly agreeing. The error made by our Commanders is a strange one. To attack a fortified army under the impression that it numbered only 1,500, when it was 14,000 strong, is a remarkable error. To underrate the enemy i
The Daily Dispatch: January 25, 1862., [Electronic resource], War matters. (search)
--The following has been received here from a friend in Knoxville: Gen. Crittenden began the attack at 7 o'clock on Sunday morning. The enemy were supposed to be only about 1,500 strong, but they were found to number fully 14,000. Gen. Zollicoffer was killed early in the action, and Gen. Crittenden was wounded.--Col. Carroll then assumed the command, and recrossed the Cumberland. Our loss was three hundred, and the loss of the enemy from four to five hundred. The Fifteenth Mi We lost all our horses, tents, equipage, and eleven guns spiked or thrown into the river. It is not known whether or not the enemy has crossed the river. Cols. Powell, Battle, Statham, and Cummings were wounded. Surgeons Morton, Dulaney, and Cliff were taken prisoners. Our regiments were all engaged. Majors Fog and Shields were wounded — the former in the hip. Gen. Zollicoffer's body was not recovered. Our forces (6,000 in number) are still falling back.